Born and raised in the town of Henty in the Riverina of NSW. Karralee Meyer cannot remember a time when she hasn’t had a love for food. Much of her childhood was spent in the kitchen on her family’s property learning the art of cooking from her Nana.
She believes that her love of using fresh, local produce came from using eggs laid by the chooks, meat grown on their paddocks, vegetables grown in the vege patch or picked from the orchard on their farm.
After moving to Canberra to undertake some formal hospitality and catering training, Karralee decided to join the public service, but continued with her passion and turned her love of food into a part-time profession, which saw her catering most weekends.
Karralee made the move to turn her part-time passion into a full-time career in 2013 and moved back to Henty. Since then, Karralee has grown her business and catered for a variety of events and clients. She has developed a client base which reaches from North-East Victoria all the way through to the Riverina, Canberra and beyond.
Karralee prides herself on liaising with her clients to create decadent and delicious menus which reflect each individual event and meet the client’s budget and exceed their expectations.
Where Food by Karralee has left a lasting impression includes weddings, milestone birthdays, corporate lunches, private dinner parties, large special occasions and cooking classes.
Some of Our Favourites —
Shredded Asian Lime and Coconut Chicken
Sesame Crusted Salmon with Asian Greens
Ginger and Pear Cakes with Edible Flowers
Marinated Riverina Lamb Kebab
Roasted Pears with Ginger Panna Cotta
Cornish Pasties with Homemade Tomato Relish
“Karralee Meyer is a very innovative and diverse chef who runs a professional catering business. She has passion for creating delicious food.
Karralee’s food is very creative, and always prepared using fresh and high quality seasonal ingredients, which she sources locally if possible. She prides herself on flavours and textures as well as the presentation of her work.
Karralee’s catering is comparable to any high end restaurant. She is also willing to sit down and work on a personalised menu for your special occasion. Large functions are handled with ease and the staff she employs are always courteous and knowledgeable about the food.
We are lucky to have Karralee in our community. ”
“A talented, extremely professional and reliable individual dedicated to providing outstanding service. Using her knowledge, memories and senses, Karralee works passionately to combine ingredients to form something delectable.”
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the beautiful food you provided us with on Saturday. We had a lovely day (though very hot) and the guests all raved about the food. It was so easy to work the details out with you and I would definitely recommend you to everyone!! Thanks again...lovely to deal with you, hopefully we may even meet one day.”
