Sweet Carrot
Comfort food and creativity are at the core of Columbus-based caterer Sweet Carrot, which brings a sense of warmth to its events in more ways than one.
When Angela Petro first introduced Sweet Carrot to Columbus’ culinary scene in 2013, she did so as a food truck serving comforting fare that felt both familiar and new. Sweet Carrot operates under the umbrella of Together & Co., a catering business that connects people through food, and embodies its focus of creating dishes that are designed to surprise and comfort clients.
“I always like to think of it as eating Sweet Carrot and serving it to your guests is like basically offering people a really nice blanket,” Petro says.
She and her team developed some of Sweet Carrot’s signature offerings, like corn salsa and corn cakes, during its food truck days. Today, those items are standouts of the Corn Cake Bar, which is accompanied by the Cheesy Bar and the Baked Potato Bar. Each comes with a variety of toppings and sides: coleslaw, barbecue sauce and corn salsa for the corn cake bar; macaroni and cheese, fried macaroni-and-cheese balls, chipotle aioli and a garden salad for the cheesy bar; and broccoli, cheese sauce, sour cream and a side of house-made potato chips for the baked potato bar.
Meeting planners can add smoked beef, pulled pork or Sweet Carrot’s signature chicken meatballs. Sweet Carrot makes all its sauces from scratch and even bottles them for attendees, so they can take a taste of Sweet Carrot home with them.
“As a caterer, you’re not just putting food out,” Petro says. “Food is important ... but there’s so many touch points where you can make people really feel cared for.” 614-313-8092, sweetcarrot.com