Call us to Cater your event and let us bring a platter or two to your event. We have a few spots available. And so, it begins…our journey into Fabulous & Fresh treats to share with loved ones: I am Annie, a mother; wife; sister; grandmother; traveler; wine lover; and foodie. For the past 30+ years I worked in Los Angeles as a Criminal Investigator and had the most amazing career anyone could ask f
or. Attorney’s Office in 2021 and moved up to one of the most beautiful locations in the West Coast: Gardnerville, Nevada. For most of you that have never heard of this beautiful location, I am just 20 minutes from South Lake Tahoe and have views surrounding me that are majestic. I now sit in my backyard in awe of my surroundings. Life is good! In 2016, knowing I’d be retiring young and in pursuit of doing only things that bring me happiness and fun. I began my focus on areas of life that I truly had a passion for. Traveling with my husband; friends; and family. So, I purchased my travel agency. I am now the owner and operator of: Premier Travel LLC, a Cruise Planners Franchise. Having a travel agency is the beginning of the next story for my life. I absolutely love working in the travel industry and it allows me so many great opportunities. In 2020-2022 through the pandemic, I began questioning everything. People were just not traveling. So, I looked to another of my passion’s “wine”. My entire life has revolved around wine in some fashion. My father taught me to truly appreciate it and allowed me to taste and learn through all my years at home. I have always included wine in some manner of our travels and loved the experiences and history that came with it. In 2020, I realized people were drinking more wine to maintain happiness through the pandemic, so I shifted my focus a bit. I spent the next three years waiting for travel to come back and became a certified wine expert. I took advantage of lock-up and learned another career. I am a wine consultant for a Napa Valley Winery and named my business Annie’s Wine World. Now, with my knowledge of wine and travel and the world coming back to a bit of norm: I have the good fortune to share these passions with everyone through wine travel. I love to experience the amazing wines throughout the world and sharing a bottle with friends right here in my backyard as I gaze at the beautiful views or wherever our travels may take us. There is such a connection to travel and events through the food we eat and the wines we drink. So, you wonder what does any of this have to do with Cheese & Charcuterie Boards and Valley Larder's Cafe what is now a Commissary? Those that know me…know I absolutely love to entertain guests. I took years of baking; decorating and chef classes in the 1990s; just because it was fun. I was fortunate to be living in an area of Pasadena, CA., where others also had foodie passions and love to cook, and bake like me. In 2017, our family went to Scotland on a vacation. The men were so excited to golf St. Andrews. A few of us nongolfers spent the day in the rain indoors at what was the most amazing café; store; and restaurant I had ever come across in all my travels. I knew then that I need to share this experience with my community, and it would become my pursuit. Here we are today. Valley Larder LLC has been born; the are several different organizations under the Valley Larder LLC Umbrella. Just an FYI - I realize most do not use the name Larder much anymore. It means Cupboard. However, it is the perfect word for Cheese & Charcuterie as this is how our ancestors preserved their food. Just a little trivia info: Charcuterie means salami or cured meats. We here in USA, use cold cuts or deli meats. So, you’ll hear me just use the word “Board” as I create. The initial phase of Valley Larder opened a few years ago here in Carson Valley as a Cheese & Charcuterie Business. This business is still active today and all folks have the ability to order one of my fabulous boards on the www.valleylarder.com website or email me personally for options. I offer delivery along with pick ups. I continue to bring all my locally sourced treats to my boards and share them with all in the Carson Valley and Tahoe Basin. The second umbrella of Valley Larder is Valley Larder Catering. Our Catering offers amazing options to those within a 50 mile radius of Gardnerville and from 10 - 120 people and for the counties that I have been cleared to cater in. Maybe a few less miles when it is snowing out. We have gotten better at driving in the snow. A few more years and we'll be experts lol! We offer just about any style of cooking Hot, Cold, Buffet, Seated with Delivery, Set Up, and Staffing (when needed) to each and every catering event we do. Please send Annie an email and let her know what you'd like and she'll send you a proposal. We have done 100s of catered events throughout the valley and offer a diverse amount of items. We specialize in our Grazing Table format, but can offer you just about whatever your event calls for. The fourth is our Commissary Kitchen, we were a Cafe, but went back to my roots and now offering a locally shared kitchen (as much as physically possible) in the Ranchos that brought a few caterers together more out of need and the passion for the development of Valley Larder. We now have 16 small businesses in cooking with us each week and offering amazing food via catering; special events or Food Trucks. For now, we are happy where we are and love our current home. When we began building the cafe...we came to the realization. oooh; the Ranchos needs good coffee; and then how about breakfast, lunch, fresh pastries and the best salads in the region. We opened our little cafe in June 2024 and someday we hope to turn the little cafe into what hopefully be a much larger locally sourced farm to table, cafe here in the Gardnerville Ranchos area. We love the Ranchos, with its majestic views of Job's Peak and some of the most amazing people I've ever met. With many issues over the year in staffing we have gone back to our roots and now cater. Pivot is what we did and now it is so much better! I realize so many out there just don't understand a Commissary Kitchen, but for all those in the industry, they do and it is a saving grace to them and their businesses. It allows me to work with amazing like minded forks in the industry each day. Check out our website https://www.valleylarder.com
Let me do the work for you. Open a good bottle of wine with your board, allow me to come to you and cater your amazing event or deliver the perfect board for your party or gathering. Lets hug our loved ones and live for today; no matter where you are in the world there is always time for some fun and happiness. Cheers! Never get so busy making a living; that you forget to make a life! Pivot and make life work for you!
