Ari’s

TABLE

Catering & Private Chef

GTA

Ari's Table — Catering & Private Chef in the GTA

Event catering built around one generous set menu and a grill station cooked live in front of your guests — across the GTA.

$80 per guest Minimum 20 guests Live grill station Food Handler & Smart Serve certified

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Registered Ontario Business

Smart Serve Certified — valid to 2029

Certified Food Handler — valid to 2030

Live On-Site Grill

Grilled shishlik lamb chops fanned on a rustic wooden board with a charred tomato and sliced red onion

Joojeh

Tikeh Kebab

Saffron Wings

Cheeseburger

Mixed grill on a wooden skewer — chicken, beef fillet, halloumi, tomato and pepper

Mixed Skewer

from the fire One Grand Platter

Everything comes off the grill together and lands on one grand platter — the centrepiece of the table.

cooked live The Live Grill Station

Saffron joojeh, kebab tikeh, wings and skewers — grilled on site, in front of your guests.

to finish — Dessert cups for every guest: shole zard, tiramisu, crème caramel and more.

Saffron ice cream with crushed pistachio and saffron threads

to finish A Sweet Finish

Dessert cups for every guest — shole zard, tiramisu, crème caramel and more.

01The Chef

Meet the Chef

One chef, one team, one standard: food cooked like it matters — because at your event, it does.

Chef Ari, the chef behind Ari's Table catering and private chef service in the GTA, in a white chef coat on a restaurant terrace at night

Chef Ari built his career in professional kitchens and hospitality. His training is in hotel and restaurant management, and it shows in how an Ari's Table event runs: the food is only half of it; timing, presentation and service carry the other half.

The menu is deliberately international, rooted in Persian technique — saffron, slow braises, live grilling — and finished with the polish of a fine-dining kitchen. Everything except the grill is prepared in advance and set at your venue; the grill station is cooked live, on site, so the centrepiece of the meal comes off the fire in front of your guests.

Ari's Table is a booked-events-only service: no restaurant overhead, no shortcuts — just a set menu done properly, for gatherings of 20 guests and up.

Registered Ontario businessAri's Table — Caterers

Food Handler certifiedCanadian Institute of Food Safety — to 2030

Smart Serve certifiedOntario — to 2029

Brands I Have Worked With

Ajoudaniye Complex — Aghdasieh, Tehran
Mamounia — Velenjak, Tehran
Kanka Restaurant — Niavaran, Tehran
Westeak — Opal Complex, Tehran
Roomeroon — Jordan, Tehran
Cafe Tehroon — Iranshahr, Niavaran & Kish
am:pm — Niavaran, Tehran
Marina Restaurant — Kish Island
Ziafeh Restaurant — Niavaran, Tehran
Wisteria Hotel — Darband, Tehran
Royal Lounge — Esteghlal Hotel, Parkway, Tehran
Roses Senso Café — Yonge & 16th, Richmond Hill
Roses New York — Yonge & Steeles, Toronto

02Experience

Consultant to the Best Houses

He helped launch them — and helped them grow.

As a launcher and consultant, Ari helped some of the best-known restaurants and hotels of Tehran, Kish Island and Toronto grow — the standards he now brings to your table.

Ajoudaniye Complex

Tehran

Mamounia

Tehran

Kanka Lounge

Tehran

Westeak

Tehran

Cafe Tehroon

Tehran & Kish

Marina Kish

Kish Island

Blue Marine Cafe

Kish Island

Red Marine Fast Food

Kish Island

Green Marine Healthy Food

Kish Island

Ziafeh

Tehran

Wisteria Hotel

Tehran

Royal Lounge

Esteghlal Hotel, Tehran

am:pm

Tehran

Roses Senso Café

Richmond Hill

Roses New York

Toronto

Ajoudaniye Complex✦ Mamounia✦ Kanka Restaurant✦ Westeak✦ Roomeroon✦ Cafe Tehroon✦ am:pm✦ Marina Restaurant✦ Ziafeh Restaurant✦ Wisteria Hotel✦ Royal Lounge✦ Roses Senso Café✦ Roses New York✦

03The Menu

The Menu — One Set Menu, Your Picks

There are no tiers. Every booking includes the full table below; within each course, you make the picks marked in yellow — and if a premium main catches your eye, its surcharge is shown right on the menu.

Always on the Table

Included in every booking

Bread Basket — sangak and lavash, plus burger buns and ciabatta for the grill

Seasonal Salad — the freshest of the season, dressed to order

Kahu Sekanjebin Shots — crisp lettuce with sweet-and-sour mint syrup, served in shot glasses

Jar Drinks

Choose 2 of 4

Saffron Sharbat — golden, fragrant, lightly sweet

Herbal Distillate Sharbat — traditional aromatic distillates over ice

Fruit Detox Water — infused with fresh fruit and herbs

Fresh Juice — pressed for the day of your event

Served in glass jars on the table, refilled through the event.

Hot Appetizers

Choose 3 of 12

Kashk Bademjan — smoky eggplant with whey, mint and crispy onion

Mirza Ghasemi — charred eggplant, tomato and egg, Gilaki style

Halim Bademjan — slow-cooked eggplant and lentil, rich and silky

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Barley Soup

Kookoo Sabzi — fresh-herb frittata, one piece per guest

Spinach & Cheese Borek — crisp pastry, two pieces per guest

Aash-e Reshteh — hearty herb, bean and noodle soup, finished with kashk and mint oil

Lentil Soup — red lentils simmered smooth with warm spices

Dolmeh — stuffed grape leaves with herbed rice

Kotlet — beef cutlet, crisp-fried with potato and onion

Sambooseh — crisp pastry triangles with a savoury filling

Cold Appetizers

Choose 3 of 13

Olivieh — the classic Persian chicken and potato salad

Mast-o Khiar — yogurt with cucumber, mint and rose

Mast Moosir — yogurt with wild shallot

Borani Esfenaj — spinach folded through garlicky yogurt

Borani Bademjan — roasted eggplant in yogurt

Zeytoon Parvardeh — marinated olives with walnut, pomegranate and herbs

Hummus — chickpea and tahini, whipped smooth

Shirazi Salad — cucumber, tomato and red onion with dried mint

Naan, Cheese & Herbs — the classic trio of fresh herbs, cheese and walnuts

Pomegranate Salad — jewel-bright seeds with cucumber, mint and walnut

Yogurt & Beet — roasted beet folded through garlicky yogurt

Abdoogh Khiar — cold yogurt soup with cucumber, herbs and walnut

Macaroni Salad — Persian-style, with pickles and a creamy dressing

Main Courses

Choose 3 of 7

The Live Grill Station Cooked live at your event · always included
Two chicken grills — saffron joojeh plus your choice of tangy (torsh) or spicy joojeh — alongside kebab tikeh (char-grilled beef tenderloin pieces), sausages, wings (saffron or spicy), mini cheeseburgers with avocado sauce and mixed wooden skewers (chicken, fillet, grilled cheese, tomato & bell pepper).

Everything comes off the grill together and is served on one grand platter — the centrepiece of the table.

Your 3 mains picks — premium picks carry the surcharge shown

Khorak-e Zaboon — Beef Tongue — braised, melt-in-the-mouth, in its own rich sauce Premium +$6 / guest

Lasagna — layered, baked and bubbling · needs an oven at the venue

Pulled Beef — slow-pulled and served with ciabatta

Vegetarian Main — vegetable lasagna or vegetable gratin

Shishlik — lamb chops, char-grilled Premium +$6 / guest

Torsh Kebab — fillet marinated in pomegranate & walnut Premium +$9 / guest

Grilled Salmon — a saffron-kissed fillet off the grill Premium +$5 / guest

Additional mains beyond your 3 picks are charged separately.

Dessert Cups

Choose 3 of 6

Shole Zard — saffron rice pudding with rosewater and pistachio

Shir Berenj — rice pudding with honey and jam

Tiramisu

Crème Caramel

Chocolate Mousse

Fruit Parfait

Every dessert is served in an individual cup — one per guest, ready to pick up.

Add-Ons

Ordered separately

Fruit Platter — available as an add-on

Sweet Platter — available as an add-on

Finger-Food Platter (mostly rolls) — available as an add-on

Dietary needs: a vegetarian main is part of the selection menu — you can choose it as one of your 3 mains picks. Halal options are available on request — just let us know when you book. Please tell us about your guests' allergies and dietary needs when you send your booking request, and we will plan the table around them.

04Every Booking

What's Included

One price — $80 per guest, minimum 20 guests — covers the full experience below. No tiers, no surprises: this is exactly what arrives at your event.

Live grill stationCooked live on site by the chef, in front of your guests
Prep, transport & on-site setupEverything is prepared in advance, brought to your venue and set on the table
The always-on tableBread basket, seasonal salad, kahu sekanjebin shots and jar drinks — your pick of 2 of 4
Your appetizer picks3 of 12 hot appetizers and 3 of 13 cold appetizers
The core grill, on one grand platterJoojeh, kebab tikeh, sausage, wings, mini cheeseburgers and mixed skewers — everything served together
3 mains from the pool of 7Premium picks — torsh kebab, beef tongue, shishlik, grilled salmon — carry the per-guest surcharge shown on the menu
Dessert cupsYour pick of 3 of 6 — one cup per guest
We arrive ahead of serving timeThe grill station and the table are set up on site, ready before your guests sit down
Professional propane grill stationA professional propane grill, set up and run on site for your event
Safety equipment travels with the grillA fire extinguisher and a first-aid kit are on hand at the grill station

05Instant Estimate

Price Calculator

One rate, no surprises. Enter your guest count for an instant estimate including 13% HST.

Number of guests

Set menu rate: $80 per guest — including your 3 mains picks · minimum booking 20 guests · plus 13% HST

Premium mains — optional

Beef Tongue +$6 / guest Shishlik — lamb chops +$6 / guest Torsh Kebab +$9 / guest Grilled Salmon +$5 / guest

Menu subtotal—

HST (13%)—

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This is an instant estimate. Your confirmed quote is issued once your menu picks and event details are set.

06Two Ways to Book

Services

Two ways to book Ari's Table — plus the finishing touches now in the works.

Event Catering

Full-service catering for weddings, engagements, birthdays and gatherings of 20+ guests. We arrive with everything prepared, set the table, run the live grill station, serve — and leave your space as we found it.

Private Chef

A private dinner in your own home: Chef Ari shops, cooks, plates and serves a set menu at your table, then leaves the kitchen spotless. Menus and pricing for private chef evenings are set with you in advance — message us with your date and guest count.

Table Plus

Our future fine-dining experience: one table, one party, one evening — Persian fine dining from a signature menu, entirely yours for the night

Coming soon

Table Styling

A fully styled table — linens, runners, tableware and branded touches

Coming soon

Balloon Decoration

Balloon arrangements matched to your event's colours

Coming soon

Flower Arrangement

Fresh floral centrepieces and table flowers

Coming soon

Photo & Video Package

Professional photography and reels of your event, shot by our in-house photographer

Coming soon

07Black & Gold

The Formal Line

Some occasions call for quiet. For formal and somber events — memorials, ceremonies, black-tie evenings — Ari's Table presents in a monochrome black & white identity with the wordmark in real metallic gold: black-table stationery, a restrained table, and the same kitchen, at a lower volume.

Tell us when you book that your event is formal, and the formal line carries through every printed and styled detail.

Black and gold formal stationery set for Ari's Table formal events

08The Gallery

Gallery

The uniform, the table, the fire — Ari's Table as it arrives at your event.

Ari's Table banner — chef's knife and hat over a deep red backdrop with the AT monogram — The AT banner

Chef Ari cooking at the live grill station in his white uniform and red AT apron at a GTA catering event — At the live grill station

Ari's Table server in uniform presenting a plated dish — Service, in uniform

A wide Ari's Table buffet spread under the canopy — The buffet spread

A fully set Ari's Table dining table with branded details — The set table

Ari's Table branded stationery and printed set — The branded set

Kahu sekanjebin served in shot glasses with fresh mint — Kahu sekanjebin shots

09The Documentary

From Day One — The Documentary

Ari's Table is being filmed from the very beginning. The Ari's Table YouTube channel follows the build of the business in the open — the decisions, the gear, the test cooks — and once the events begin, every event becomes an episode: the prep, the live grill, the table, the night itself.

Episode 1

The Beginning

Why Ari's Table exists — a restaurant career, a new country, and one conviction: the full restaurant can come to your home.

Up first

Episode 2

The Grill & the Gear

Choosing and buying the equipment the whole service runs on — the live grill station first.

Up first

Episode 3

The First Full Test Cook

The complete set menu cooked end to end for the first time — every dish, timed, tasted and adjusted.

Up first

Then, ongoing

Every Event, an Episode

From the first booking onward, each event is filmed as its own episode — with the host's blessing, from first prep to the last plate.

The series

Hosting an event with us? Your night can be one of the episodes — just say the word when you book.

Watch on YouTube — @aristableca

Book your date

Send Us Your Date

Message us with your event date, guest count and your menu picks — we'll confirm availability and send your quote. Dates are booked first-come, first-served.

DM @arash.table on Instagram Call 647-463-8204

Service area: GTA

Booking Request

Tell us about your event. The button below opens your email app with this request addressed to us and ready to send.

We reply to every booking request within 24 hours.

Ari's Table — a registered Ontario business Food Handler certified to 2030 Smart Serve certified to 2029

Book ahead

Please book at least 7 days before your event; later dates are accepted when the calendar allows.

Final guest count

Confirm your final numbers up to 4 days before the event — that count is what we cook and bill for.

Dietary needs

Tell us about allergies and dietary requirements when you book, and the menu adapts. Halal options are available on request — just mention it in your booking request.

Where we serve

Across the GTA. Travel beyond the GTA is quoted with your booking.