Beginning her career in her mothers kitchen at a very young age, Michelle has always known her way around a kitchen and although she has not catered her entire life, it seems it was what she was destined to do.

For years Michelle was catering out of her own kitchen at home for friends and family and after the word got out, she quickly realized that her own little kitchen was not enough to support her new found career and opened up at her current location which now has the capability of serving over 1500 persons. That’s a big leap from the one man show in her kitchen at home. Although DeNoce’s opened 3 years ago, it was not until October of last year that she decided to open her restaurant at the same location. Purely by demand, Michelle was convinced that serving her food to the locals was necessary and was welcomed with open arms.

With a name like DeNoce’s it is easy to assume that she specializes in Italian foods, and well, yes she does those great, Michelle likes to call her particular style “International Cuisine”. She has great Italian foods (the meatball is my fave), and her Marinara sauce truly is a secret family recipe from Italy; but who would guess that she does a Persian style chicken that is just as good?

Okay, so you have a caterer that cooks great food. SO what really set’s her apart from the rest? Well, I think it’s all of the little things she does and the specialty foods that makes her great. She does a Kosher “style” cooking specifically for reformed Temples. I can tell you that I think there are only a handful in this area that cook that style of cuisine. And for you health nuts, DeNoce’s knows what it takes to make a vegetarian meal taste like something other than grass. For instance, she does a vegetarian Wellington with Portebello’s, and believe it or not, it’s layered so that when you cut into it, it’s the colors of the Italian flag; Now that’s ingenuity. But don’t think that only her vegetarian foods are good for you. Michelle uses absolutely no hydrogenated oils and only zero trans fat oils. This not only makes the food taste better, but really makes a healthy difference.

On top of the great food, DeNoce's is also extremely environmentally conscious. You will never find a single piece of styrofoam in her restaurant, and everything from soda cans to paper is recycled. Michelle knows that every person can make a difference, and we greatly appreciate it.

So do yourself a favor, the next time you have an event, be it large lunch, a wedding, or heck, maybe a business meeting, call DeNoce’s Catering & Cafe and let her take care of everything.