Long oak table set for forty guests in an open pasture at golden hour, with a smoking pit glowing softly in the background and a caterer mid-carve at the head of the table
Pit-Fired Catering · Open-Air Feasts

Fire. Field. Feast.

Slow-cooked whole hogs and cedar-planked briskets over hand-split oak, brought to your farm, meadow, or estate.

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The Journey

Every scroll brings you closer to the smoke.

Wide open pasture at golden hour with long communal tables set under string lights, soft grass glowing in evening light

The Setting

Your land becomes the venue.

We arrive before sunrise to build the pit. By the time your guests walk across the field, the air already smells like the best evening of their lives.

Close-up of glowing oak embers in a stone pit with blue smoke rising, charred wood stacked beside the fire

The Fire

Hand-split oak. Open stone pit.

No gas. No shortcuts. Every brisket and whole hog earns its smoke over twelve-plus hours on hand-split white oak, tended through the night.

Raw whole hog and brisket on a thick butcher block with fresh herbs, garlic, and coarse salt in the foreground

The Ingredients

Sourced within 200 miles. Nothing more.

Heritage pork from family farms. Grass-finished beef. Cedar planks cut from fallen timber. We work with what the land offers — and it is always enough.

Beautifully plated smoked meats and sides on stoneware platters along a wooden table with wildflower arrangements

The Spread

Served family-style. Always abundant.

Carved tableside onto linen-lined boards. Sides in cast iron. Sauces in mason jars. The table stays full until the last guest pushes back their chair.

"By the time visitors reach the packages, they have already tasted the smoke."

Choose Your Feast

Three ways to bring the fire to your field.

Each package is built around the pit — scaled to your guest count, your land, and the evening you have in mind.

The Backyard

Intimate. Personal. Unhurried.

Guests

20 – 60 guests

Investment

Starting at $38 / guest

Sample Menu

  • Whole smoked chicken halves
  • Cedar-planked salmon
  • Cast iron baked beans
  • Charred corn with herb butter
  • Sourdough rolls & whipped lard
  • Seasonal cobbler

Includes

  • Pit setup & breakdown
  • 2 pit masters
  • Stoneware service
  • Up to 4 hours of service
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The Gathering

The communal table. The long evening.

Guests

60 – 150 guests

Investment

Starting at $52 / guest

Sample Menu

  • Whole hog, pit-roasted overnight
  • Cedar-planked brisket (half packer)
  • Smoked sausage links
  • Collard greens with smoked ham hock
  • Roasted root vegetables
  • Cornbread skillet & honey butter
  • Blackberry hand pies

Includes

  • Pit setup & breakdown
  • 4 pit masters + 2 servers
  • Linen runners & stoneware
  • Tableside carving
  • Up to 6 hours of service

The Estate

Full ceremony. Full feast. Full day.

Guests

150 – 350 guests

Investment

Custom quote

Sample Menu

  • Two whole hogs, stone-pit roasted
  • Full packer brisket cedar-planked
  • Smoked lamb shoulder
  • Oysters on the half shell with mignonette
  • Three seasonal sides
  • Artisan bread station
  • Dessert board: pies, tarts & preserves

Includes

  • Full-day pit crew (6 a.m. setup)
  • Dedicated event coordinator
  • White-glove tableside service
  • Custom menu consultation
  • Up to 10 hours of service
  • Cleanup & field restoration

All packages include travel within 120 miles. Custom menus available for all tiers. Allergen accommodations on request.

From the Field

The table remembers.

Wedding reception at a farm with long communal tables under string lights at dusk
"Guests are still talking about the smoke. Not the venue, not the flowers — the smoke. The whole hog was carved at our table and the field smelled like rosemary and charred oak for the rest of the night."

Nora & James Whitfield

Bride & Groom

Farm Wedding · June 2025 · Bucks County, PA

Corporate team gathered around long tables in an open field at golden hour, laughing with stained napkins
"We've done hotel dinners, vineyard tastings, chef's tables. Nothing has ever made my team sit at a table for three hours and not check their phones. The pit does something to people."

Marcus Chen

Director of People Operations

Corporate Retreat · September 2025 · Hudson Valley, NY

Outdoor birthday celebration with smoked meats on wooden platters and guests raising glasses at sunset
"Sixty people. My mother's eightieth. She said it was the best meal she'd eaten since her grandmother's kitchen in Tennessee. That's not a review — that's a gift."

Diane Okafor

Event Host

Milestone Birthday · August 2025 · Catskills, NY

340+

Events Fired

18,000+

Guests Served

120 mi

Service Radius

12+ hrs

Average Pit Time

Glowing stone pit with oak embers at night, soft blue smoke rising in the darkness

Reserve Your Date

Tell us what you're dreaming up.

We respond within 24 hours. Bring a date, a headcount, and a vision — we'll bring the fire.

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Pit arrives 6 hours before guests

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Service radius: 120 miles from Philadelphia, PA

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Booking calendar fills 4–6 months ahead

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Minimum 20 guests, no upper limit

Wedding client Nora smiling at outdoor reception
Corporate retreat organizer Marcus at event
Birthday host Diane celebrating milestone event
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Events fired since 2019

All 50 states + select destinations

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