La Bonne Maison

La Bonne Maison is a Newton-based full-service catering company, led by Mary and Victor Alsobrook, offering custom catering for weddings and events. La Bonne Maison provides food, specialty cocktails, bar service, rental setup and breakdown, with Mary overseeing food and Victor handling drinks, eliminating the need for a separate bar provider. Founded by chef-owner Linda Marino in 1979 after culinary school in Annecy, France and work in Boston restaurant kitchens; voted Boston's best caterer 2021 by Boston Magazine and named among Boston's full-service catering companies by Boston Weddings, the Boston Globe, and Boston's National Public Radio. Has catered weddings at venues including the Eustis Estate, the Codman Estate in Lincoln, and other locations in the greater Boston area. Couples consistently praise the quality of the food as genuinely tasty rather than typical catering fare, highlight attentive and kind staff, and note that the sales team is responsive throughout planning; guests frequently rave about the food unprompted.