Private dining & event catering
Bespoke canapés, shared feasts and degustation menus for homes, holiday houses and chosen venues across Rutherglen and North East Victoria.
Nick and the team cook, serve and clean, leaving you free to enjoy your guests.
Menu formats
Each menu is refined after a conversation about the setting, guest count, season, dietary needs and service style.
Meet Nick Gardner
Nick brings more than two decades in professional kitchens to Sticks Curated. His approach combines refined technique with food that feels natural in its setting, whether that is an elegant multi-course dinner or a relaxed shared feast.
His experience includes Quay and Tetsuya's in Australia, alongside Michelin-starred kitchens in Europe and the United States. He received the Good Food Guide Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year award in 2013.
Nick later spent seven years running a deli, restaurant and wine bar in Kangaroo Valley with his wife, before moving into winemaking at Campbells Wines in Rutherglen. That background gives him a particularly strong instinct for food, wine and hospitality as one complete experience.
Good Food Guide Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year, 2013
Quay, Tetsuya's and Michelin-starred kitchens in Europe and the United States
Chef, business owner, sommelier and viticulture-trained winemaker
Four clear steps
Discuss the occasion, setting, guest count, dietary needs and the direction you have in mind.
Pricing reflects the menu format, location, staffing, service needs and the overall event scope.
Nick designs the menu, you review it, and the final details are refined together.
Sticks Curated cooks, serves and cleans with care, leaving you free to stay present with your guests.
Food, place and people
Seasonal, detailed and relaxed. The food changes with the event rather than being pulled from one fixed menu.
Start the conversation
Share a few details about the occasion, date, location and the style of experience you have in mind. Nick will use them to shape availability, menu direction and a clear quote.