all about family

About the Chef

Chef and owner Matt’s love for cooking started with his love for family.  Matt recalls his fondest memories as a child and young adult cooking beside his grandmother learning European style flavor techniques, passed down family recipes and testing daily new concoctions on his parents and sisters.  Years later, his days look very similar but along with cooking for his loved ones, he uses his culinary talents to create scratch made rustic inspired cuisine for couples and clients through the Northwest.

In 2002, Chef Matt was formally trained and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute and spent a decade working alongside Portland’s leading Chefs and fine dining restaurants.  In 2014, Chef Matt along with his wife, Riley and their unbridled passion for food started Mad Hatter Catering and Events. Chef Matt utilizes Northwest flavors using organic and local ingredients while Riley is head of event presentation and food styling.  And works with the all-star Mad Hatter team to ensure every occasion is an unparalleled experience of service, presentation and taste.

Sincerely,
Matt Hategan

what makes us different

About Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter is a specialty boutique catering company located in Vancouver serving Southwest Washington and the greater Portland metro area. The Mad Hatter team has a passion for creating rustic scratch made pacific NW inspired and themed menus with a focus on beautiful presentation and taste. We specialize in larger events and have accommodated everything from intimate plated gatherings to 1,500 person multiple meal conferences.  Our goal is provide our clients with high quality ingredients, scratch made recipes and artfully styled food presentation.   Contact us to see how we can make your dream event a reality!

they said it best

Testimonials

Mad Hatter was so professional, efficient and fun and easy to work with. The food was AMAZING!! I am still getting compliments months later. Many people said it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. The presentation is spectacular as well. Everything was delicious, elegant and beautiful.

Julie H.

The Mad Hatter Caterer has been catering our events for the past 5 years and has done an excellent job every time! From our smallest event – 25 people to our largest event – 500+ the food and service have been outstanding.

Donna J.