Food And Memories

Recently, i've discovered a Japanese TV drama that i had enjoyed very much.  The drama is" about a retired police detective now working as a chef and running as a private investigator agency with his daughter.  The aim of the PI agency is helping customer 'searching for the food with memories'.   It might seems strange, might i totally understand what were the customer searching for in the movie.

It is not just food they are searching for, they were searching for answer, for that sweet moment or that precious memories associated with the food they had during that period.  It started with the ex-husband's pork chop, then the wife's udon noodles, continued with father's burger and childhood spaghetti for grandfather whom suffered from Alzheimer.

When we were running the restaurant 5+ years back in Kuala Lumpur, we were glad and amazed to know how the food we served, managed to trigger a happy memories with the customers.  More than of then customers will share with us how the bowl of soup reminded them of the good time they had with their families when they were kids or how a bowl of pasta reminded them of their vacation time.  We were truly humbled about this. 

For a lot of others, food might be just a sustenance, a mean to go on with daily life, a way to keep moving and nothing more.  However, for a lot of us, for me at least,  food is more than that.  Food is about bringing strangers together to the dinner table, it is about dinner time with family members and celebrations.


Fast tracked to 5 years, here in Melbourne, food has becoming more important for us. A lot of time, when we missed our friends and families, we will cook the food that associate with them.  There is nothing too difficult or too hard for us trying to reproduce the taste of the food we love.    We've tried many things along the way, trying, tasting, experimenting and overall it's not too bad.  One thing may sounded cliche, but one most important ingredients in all the food we cherished were cooked with tender-loving-care.  Nothing more my friends, but TLC is the most important ingredients in all cooking to trigger that sweet memories.


One of the must-have item in our fridge is the good old 'Sambal Belacan'. Growing up, we had sambal belacan with almost anything.  Nasi Lemak, fried mee-hoon, lam-mee, nasi goreng and the list goes on and on.  It was the nasi lemak in the office, mom's breakfast fried mee hoon, grandma's birthday celeration noodles, nasi goreng in the sunday afternoon.  All wonderful memories.

To get your hands on some sambal jars, message us.

New School Year, Lunch Boxes and Summer.

Time flies, it's been a while i get to sit down to update the blog and it's at of summer 2016.  February is especially busy for us in Melbourne.  As you probably know, new school years starts beginning of February each year.  After about 6 weeks of holiday, all of us will need to pick ourselves up and face the excitement of a new school year.

Uniforms, stationary, book lists, school meeting, dozens of forms and payments later, we are facing new curriculum, teaches, friends, school mates, schedule, activities ..... ar ... i won't bored you with the details, but you know the drill.

If you're like me, whom need to prepare school lunch boxes, snacks and afternoon tea, i've found the following links are a great help :
(1) If you would like to know how much food to prepare :
http://www.taste.com.au/news+features/articles/3685/healthy+school+lunches+made+easy
(2) If you're looking for lunch box ideas other than sandwiches :
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/lunch+box+ideas
(3) If you're looking to go with the healthy vibe :
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/cooking/15-healthy-back-to-school-lunch-ideas/
(4) If you're preparing lunch boxes for preteen/teen/young adults :
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/lunch+box+ideas
(5) Finally, if you're organized, you will find this super handy :
http://beccisdomesticbliss.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/lunch-box-planner-free-printable.html

The best of course is a lunch menu that will double up as snack for afternoon tea later. For example, sushi rice for "Make Sushi" in the lunch box and add in sliced/smoked salmon as "Nigiri  Sushi" later.


Another example will be the meat balls for the lunch box and meat balls doubled up as the spaghetti meat ball in the afternoon tea and tripled up in the meatball sub even !  Loved the versatile meat balls.





All right, all these writing about snacks had caught the the kids attention, i'm gonna go warm up a snack right away.  See you in a bit.  ta !

Chinese New Year 2016

Thank you for your support and we truly appreciate your orders for the Chinese new year cookies.
All cookies are packed, sealed and will be delivered soon. Along with the cookies, please also accept our sincere wishes to you and your families in the coming year of the monkey !

Welcome and nice to meet you !

Casey’s Catering

First and foremost, welcome and thank you for visiting our page.  We are a group of experience chef’s and passionates cooks whom has combined experience in the restaurant and F&B industry.  We love food and love the creative process associate with turning fresh ingredients into mouth watering meals.    

Our book shelves are stacked with cook book, our conversations surrounded by food, we subscribe to cooking channels, our Instagram accounts contain hashtags that are related to food,  we scout for amazing local dishes when we are in holiday, we filled our hours with creating and perfecting meals.  This is who we are.

In Casey’s Catering, we have an extensive international array of experienced chefs who can provide heart-warming international delights. Want the flavors of American, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai, Italian or even Korean dishes to spice up your function? Our chefs specialize in the dedicated flavor and aroma of the cuisine and will be cooking up a storm for you!!

We are dedicated to perfect the art of mouth-watering baked goods, from glorious pies to scrumptious pastries.  We create the freshest gourmet sandwiches, delicious pita rolls, cakes, cheesecakes and puddings.  Our versatility is the key to your successful function.

Easy & Simple delivery?  Pick up & go? Semi-prepared to be assembled later? Or a fully catered service? We are flexible to cater to your individual needs; after all, we want you to kick back and enjoy your special moments.   

Casey’s catering: serving your special moments.

About Us :About Us:  Casey's Catering aimed to provide quality food at affordable prices.

Our promise: Freshest produce, real spices, specialized chefs & outstanding service.

Locations: Melbourne, Victoria Australia (there’s no place too far :)