B.LinCatering: Catering happiness to people through food
B.LinCatering provides catering and delivery services in the DC/VA/MD region for individuals seeking a culinary experience that combines flavors inspired by different cultures around the world. Owner Benjamin Lin incorporates a mix of local and seasonal ingredients in his creations and uniquely tailors each meal to the individuals’ specific event and palate. To set up an appointment or for additio
B.LinCatering provides catering and delivery services in the DC/VA/MD region for individuals seeking a culinary experience that combines flavors inspired by different cultures around the world. Owner Benjamin Lin incorporates a mix of local and seasonal ingredients in his creations and uniquely tailors each meal to the individuals’ specific event and palate. To set up an appointment or for additio
Operating as usual
At this point Ben was still working his full time job but decided to give his culinary love a chance by offering his services as a private chef! At that time it was hard to believe people might actually pay to have him cook for them but they did! And he and his clients both really enjoyed the experience!
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Before Ben quit his job he started to experiment with hosting dinner parties for his friends at his house and quickly realized how much fun he had testing out new recipes and enjoying sharing them with his favorite people!
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This month we are going to take you back to the beginning and share the story behind our early days & how we got to where we are today!
First up, Ben Lin. The founder of B.Lin Catering. He graduated from UVA with a degree in Finance. Wahoowa anyone?! Yet he has always had a passion for cooking.
While Ben was still working in finance he started to dabble in hosting dinner parties and being a private chef, but he decided that wasn’t enough so he took the leap and quit his stable 9-5 job to figure out his career in the food industry!
Ben started his dream career as a dishwasher at a ramen restaurant called Taan where he met his mentor, Dirty Johnny, who helped him work his way up to being part of the kitchen line and taught him the ways to a successful kitchen.
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Last weekend we had a late Labor Day celebration with our team to enjoy a little R&R before busy season starts again this week! Cheers to the great times relaxing with each other and to the great times ahead helping execute your events!
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Where all the magic begins - in the kitchen with our amazing staff!
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Here’s a toast to it being Friday!
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Florals can really help give a beautiful buffet a nice pop of color!
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So proud of former B.Lin employee and and their new restaurant LA TEJANA — opening tomorrow in Mount Pleasant! We brought the B.Lin familia out to show our support (and eat delicious breakfast tacos), and hope you will too! 🌮💯
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Family style - a great way to bring people together whether it’s family members who have known each other for their entire lives or friends meeting for the first time. What’s your favorite dinner style?
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The weather is over 80 degrees, the unofficial start to summer has happened, and outside parties are in full swing! Sea food season is here (or is it year round in the DMV 🤔)! Shrimp skewers anyone?
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! We hope you all are able to enjoy a well earned day filled with beautiful flowers, relaxation, pampering, and quality time with your loved ones!
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Happy AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islanders)Heritage Month! As a minority owned business we always love to honor and support the diversity among our team and community. This month we are sending a shout out to ,our owner, for bringing us all together and sharing some of his Chinese & Taiwanese culture through food!
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Happy Friyay! Let the weekend begin!🥂🥂🥂
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Meet Jose and help us congratulate him on his new promotion!
- Employee Name: Jose Castillo
- Title: Supervisor of Event Operations
- Where is your hometown? Washington, DC
- How long have you been with B.Lin? Around 5 years
- What do you like to do outside of work? I like spend time with family and working on cars
- Who would you invite to dinner both (dead or alive)? My mom
- What is your favorite dish at B.Lin? Ummm we have a lot of great options but I guess I’d have to say the BBQ sammies bar
-What do you like most about working at B.Lin? Everyday is different!
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This amazing weather calls for refreshing drinks on a beautiful patio!
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Happy National Empanadas Day! The perfect appetizer for your next event!
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Covid threw us all for a loop and we had to learn to switch up the game. One of the changes we made was to add delicious boxed meals to our menu!
If your looking for catering but not quite comfortable with your food being delivered buffet style. Our boxed meals might be a great fit!
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Meet Veronica, one of the hard working ladies on your kitchen team!
- Employee Name: Veronica Mejia
- Title: Kitchen Prep Leader
- Where is your hometown? San Salvador (the capital of El Salvador)
- How long have you been with B.Lin? 5 years
- What do you like to do outside of work? Travel and spend time with family. I recently became a grandmother!
- Who would you invite to dinner both (dead or alive)? My Mom, she lives in El Salvador so I don’t get to see her often.
- What is your favorite dish at B.Lin? The fajita bar or Mediterranean bar
- What do you like most about working at B.Lin? I love to cook and stay busy working events!
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Why limit happy to an hour? Happy !
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Spring is in the air! !
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Let the madness begin! Who doesn’t enjoy a great fried chicken bite while watching the game?! What are your favorite game day snacks? Happy
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Just pretending we are on a trip to Greece while we enjoy our Mediterranean buffet and ignore the fact that snow is in the forecast again for tomorrow.
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The women of B.Lin Catering (minus a few)! Our backbone! We would not be where we are today without them. Here’s to strong women! Happy International Women’s Day!
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TGIF! Time to party!
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Meet Arin, the real OG! She has been with B.Lin since nearly day one and has helped build the company into who we are today!
- Employee Name: Arin Noble
- Title: Technically still COO but since the pandemic hit things have changed so much that I'm not sure if that is still accurate!
- Where is your hometown? Charlottesville, VA
- How long have you been with B.Lin? Almost 9 years (!) - I joined shortly after Ben started the company
- What do you like to do outside of work? I love to travel and explore new restaurants (I love food, hence working in the industry for so long!). I also collect vintage furniture (and occasionally sell it over at ) -- I love interior design and am always doing new decorating projects around the house. I also make ceramics at a local pottery studio (). Most recently, however, I've been spending a lot of my time taking care of my 120 lb puppy Lenny :) (he's a Saint Bernard / Bernese Mountain Dog mix).
- Who would you invite to dinner both (dead or alive)? This is probably a boring answer, but the pandemic has made me realize how much I miss having dinner with groups of friends, so I'd probably pick that over anyone famous!
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- B.Lin? Butternut squash wontons and chicken banh mi sliders
- What do you like most about working at B.Lin? What I've enjoyed most about working for B.Lin is that I've been able to wear a lot of hats over the years and learn lots of new skills related to all different parts of the business -- it's a really unique experience you don't get working at larger companies!
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On this we are taking you back to many many weddings to 2015 when we catered for our very own and ‘s special day!
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Proud to announce that B.Lin Catering received a small business grant from the Inclusive Backing Program presented by , in partnership with and supported by community partners, .ace and . The program backs small business owners like ours, as we navigate the pandemic and plan for long-term success. Congratulations to our fellow applicants and grantees, who represent Small Business owners who identify as persons with disabilities and/or Asian, Asian American, and/or Pacific Islander. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3HGKSRQ
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