Arizona Homegrown Experience

Arizona Homegrown Experience is a Phoenix-based catering company led by chef wife duo Marissa and Kellie Delgado, offering elevated, chef-driven catering and culinary events. The team designs each menu from scratch using ingredients sourced from local farms, ranches, and artisan producers, with offerings that include grazing boards, buffet service, and Southwest-influenced menus. Co-founded by Marissa and Kellie Delgado, whose backgrounds span restaurants, luxury resorts, private dining, and high-end catering; Marissa holds a degree in Patisserie and Baking from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, earned the 2019 International Caterers Association Chef of the Year title, and has appeared as a Food Network Chopped contestant. Based in Phoenix, serving weddings in Sedona and across the Southwest, as well as corporate celebrations and intimate gatherings throughout the Valley. Couples and clients highlight the custom, Arizona-influenced menus, thorough cleanup by staff, responsive problem-solving by Marissa, and food quality that drew repeated compliments at weddings and private events.