Ayurvedic Catering
“All the world seeks food. It is the life source of all beings. Clarity, longevity, intelligence, happiness, contentment, strength, and knowledge are all rooted in food.”
Why Ayurvedic food?
Ayurveda is an ancient holistic healing system that originated in India over 5,000 years ago. In Ayurveda, food truly is medicine. Nothing else has the same power to nourish, heal, and bring together community. In Ayurveda, foods have distinct properties that can bring you closer to or further from health, depending on your individual dosha, or constitution. Koko’s cooking is balanced in the six tastes - sweet, salty, sour, bitter, astringent and pungent - and honors Ayurvedic food combining principles. Food that is filled with prana (life force), cooked gently with digestive spices to support your agni (digestive fire), and served in a sattvic (fresh, pure, and peaceful environment) is the medicine we should seek.
What can you expect?
Deeply influenced by Ayurveda’s wisdom, Koko is committed to creating menus with intention that satisfy each client’s vision for their event. She specializes in cooking nourishing, well-balanced, and digestible meals packed with flavor and spices. Her dishes are organic, gluten-free, whole food based, and seasonal. Based in San Clemente, Koko can prepare meals at your home or venue, as well as pre-prepare and deliver to you. Depending on the style of service you would like (drop-off, family style, buffet, grazing boards, or plated), rates will vary. Contact Koko to set up an initial conversation to discuss your event, timing, budget, and location.
Why choose us?
Koko’s family-style approach gathers people around the table to cherish community and connection. She specializes in providing nourishing, well-balanced meals that support the transformational work that takes place at yoga retreats, ceremonies, blessingways, sound baths, sacred circles, and in other similar settings. She wants your guests to leave energized, fulfilled, nourished, and inspired. Her dishes are always organic, gluten-free, whole food based, and seasonal. Her fruits and vegetables vary with the changing seasons, aligning the food we eat with our environment to encourage harmony within. Koko believes that when we are eating in a way that is sattvic and aligned with nature, food is our greatest medicine.
Sample Meals for Yoga Retreat
Breakfast
Quinoa Porridge with Maple Roasted Pears
Sweet Potato Frittata
Strawberry Rose Milk Chia Pudding
Cinnamon Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins
Tortilla de Patatas/Spanish Omelette
Kheer with Rose Berry Compote
Lunch
Red Lentil Pumpkin Dal with Chapati
Thai Butternut Squash Salad with Curried Tahini
Forbidden Black Rice Salad with Seasonal Produce
Ayurvedic Charcuterie Spread
Build-Your-Own Rainbow & Thai Chicken Buddha Bowls
Dinner
Thai Green Coconut Chicken Curry
Warm Buckwheat Soba Noodle Salad
Replenishing Kitchari with Seasonal Greens, Kabocha Squash, & Sweet Potatoes
Thai Creamy Carrot Coconut Soup with Nettles
Grass-Fed Bison Chili & GF Cornbread
Coconut Lemongrass Lentils with
Tamarind-Glazed Roasted Veggies
Sweet Treats
Shakti Mama’s Cardamon Ginger Donuts
Spiced Baked Apples with Coconut Caramel Sauce
Pistachio Tahini Date Bark
Apple Walnut Crisp
Raw Walnut Brownies & Cacao Frosting
“After hiring Koko to cook postpartum food for me, I knew her food would surpass my expectation of Ayurvedic catering for my dinner party. There was so much creativity & variety in what she offered. All our guests had seconds and thirds of her dishes & desserts. But beyond the delicious food that she shares, she embodies a generosity of spirit that completely elevates the catering experience. She is warm, open, accommodating to food allergies, & introduces each meal with such humble yet, passionate energy. Book her now!”