Feast & F�tes
20 E. 76th St., nr. Fifth Ave.
212-737-2224
feastandfetes.com
Daniel Boulud's catering arm is a top choice for swank weddings. At George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth's reception, guests like Barbara Walters and Peter Jennings sampled lobster with black-trumpet mushrooms, plus a Périgord specialty: tournedos Rossini—filet of beef and foie gras (from $100).

Food in Motion
148 Chambers St., nr. W. Broadway
212-766-4400
This kitchen is known for its American favorites, like lobster rolls on homemade hot-dog buns. Husband and wife Lloyd Zimet and Michelle Lovelace scour the Union Square Greenmarket for their ingredients-tomatoes for a panzanella, for instance, and fresh peaches ($140-$170, with alcohol).

Food Matters
160 E. 88th St., nr. Lexington Ave.
212-427-2818
whenfoodmatters.com
This boutique caterer offers mostly American and Continental fare with popular setups like a carving station, a raw bar, and sushi bar. Start with butlered hors d�oeuvre that include standard options such as Maryland crab cakes and vegetable shu mai, and then move on to a sit-down dinner that includes a variety of gourmet options like filet mignon au jus or Asian-crusted Chilean sea bass. They also offer vegetarian, vegan, and glatt kosher menus. Prices range from $72 to $170 (includes alcohol).

Glorious Food
504 E. 74th St., nr. York Ave.
212-628-2320
For 30-plus years, co-owner Sean Driscoll has indulged everyone from guests at corporate parties to serious spenders who'll drop as much as $200,000 for a weekend-long affair with 400 people. Upscale canap�s include cr�me-fra�che-lined caviar puff-pastry tart ($125-$400).

Gracious Thyme
Catering & Event Planning
2191 Third Ave., nr. 119th St.
212-873-1965
graciousthyme.com
A typical Gracious Thyme wedding meal might start with seared scallops in a citrus vinaigrette paired with a 1998 Pascal Jolivet Pouilly-Fum� and end, after several other courses and wines, with tiny raspberry-and-buttercream cakes ($160-$210).

Le Moulin Catering
75 Main St., nr. Ferris St., Irvington, N.Y.
914.469.6762
lemoulincatering.com
Vera Wang and Victoria’s Secret have employed these epicurean experts to feed their guests with French delectables like gratin of eggplant with poached eggs and baby chicken stuffed with black figs, and desserts like poached pears filled with mascarpone and petits fours glacés. Prices—for everything from sit-down functions to picnics—start at $95.

Manna Catering
24 Harrison St., nr. Greenwich St.
212-966-3449
mannacatering.com
Caterer Dan Lenchner may keep kosher, but his cuisine is anything but traditional: He once wowed the crowd at a wedding for a couple who had traveled extensively in Southeast Asia with an exotic feast featuring Balinese tuna saté and Burmese vegetable patties ($130–$180). His A-list clients range from Steven Spielberg to Thierry Despont.