Libbie Events Inc

Libbie Events Inc is a caterer in San Jose, CA, offering full-service catering and event planning for business events, private parties, and weddings across the SF Bay Area. The company customizes menus, provides bartending with crafted cocktails, and rents a flexible venue in San Jose suited to weddings and corporate gatherings. Beyond food and space, Libbie Events coordinates themed events, photography, floral arrangements, DJs, full event planning, wine and food pairing classes, and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs that blend tradition with modern touches. Authentic Persian cuisine is part of the offering, and the business also hosts premier guest chef dinners. Menus are custom-built for each event, with sample dishes including stout braised short ribs with citrus carrots and red wine beef gravy, smoke tea duck sandwiches, ahi tartare with homemade wasabi oil in hand-made cones, duck confit salad, braised kale with ham hock and spicy sauce, and pork belly sliders with olallieberry chutney. Reservations are confirmed by email or phone, and the office operates by appointment Monday through Friday from 10am to 7pm at 408-806-6145.

The company was founded after 2021 by Hooman Soratpour and his partner Helena. Hooman moved to Germany as a political asylum seeker in 1984 and began working in restaurants there, continuing in the hospitality industry after relocating to America in 1988. His career has included roles at California Cafe in Los Gatos and Stanford Park Hotel, his first catering work at Delectables Catering Inc. serving clients including Apple, and time as Director of Beverage Catering at the Tech Museum in San Jose. He also managed operations for cafes and restaurants at Stanford and dining locations for a company called Just Catering, building a catering book that included events for the Hoover Institute, the Center for Economic Research, and the Stanford School of Medicine. Libbie Events is an approved vendor for Stanford's School of Medicine. The business holds a 5.00 rating.

The office sits on The Alameda, within roughly a tenth of a mile of the School of Visual Philosophy, the Alameda ArtWorks, and the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, with West Julian Street and Race Street nearby.

Hooman's two-continent hospitality career, his Stanford and Tech Museum roots, and a perfect customer rating together make Libbie Events a steady choice for catered events in San Jose.