NOT JUST A CATERER

AN EXECUTIVE CHEF

For years, Chef Marcus Locke has created exceptional dining experiences for some of Kansas City’s most elegant weddings, prestigious celebrations, and high-profile events. His passion for culinary excellence, artistic presentation, and personalized service has earned him a reputation for delivering experiences that are as memorable as the food itself.

Chef Marcus Locke with 15 years of kitchen and catering experience, starting from the entry level into the kitchen obtaining an associates degree from Le Cordon Bleu. He work at several restaurants in Austin, Texas where he gained a lot of his fine dining experience working for Chef Josh Watkins at The Carillion “Voted Best Restaurant Austin”. He then returned to Kansas City, were he choose to work at Lidia’s to expand his knowledge into Italian cuisine. 

In September 2012, Marcus assisted opening The Jacobson as Sous Chef.  Generating a buzz throughout the growing Crossroads district with his southern influenced, regional American cuisine. Chef Marcus was an integral part of planning, design, construction, finishing and setup of The Jacobson from a shell-out warehouse space to a polish restaurant.  Later moving to The Nelson Atkins Museum of fine arts as a sous chef, later becoming executive chef. There he did over 80 high-end weddings, galas, several different cultural events. 

At Catering On Locke, we don’t believe every event should receive the same menu. We believe every event deserves its own culinary experience.

what people say about us

It was a pleasure working with Chef Marcus throughout the planning, tasting, and execution of our wedding.
Meagan Adamson
Catering on Locke did an amazing job for our wedding! We were very impressed by the quality and taste of the food and their level of service! Their beef barbacoa and braised chicken was fantastic and we received many compliments on it throughout the night!! Would definitely consider using them again at future events!
Joey Smith
Customer service is superb! There were accommodations made for our food sensitivities and allergies. And everything was absolutely delicious!
Jessica Stephenson
Catering on Locke provided food for a party of 70 at my home. Marcus did an excellent job with the food! Everything was delicious! It was easy to communicate with him about the menu selections. He was quick to return my call. The quotation process was simple and his team showed up on time and set up quickly! Several guests wanted details for the caterer because they loved the food so much. We plan to use them again and I'd recommend Locke to anyone looking for a diverse menu offering. 10/10
Lauren Collier
Chef Marcus and the whole team were amazing from the very start. We had our holiday party and used Catering On Locke for our event. Chef Marcus was so kind and helpful, walking me through options and the menu from our first call. He was very responsive and helpful with every question. His team showed up on time and set-up a beautiful display. The food has received countless raves from our team and we will most definitely be using them for future events.
Amanda Washington
Marcus was very kind and professional. He made this process easy and checked in along the way. We wanted a plated meal (not buffet) and he made that happen for us. We were able to do a tasting, which was delicious! The wedding day- he and his staff arrived on time, very were professional, and there were no hiccups; the venue staff and the guests all exclaimed at how delicious the food was. If I need a caterer again, he will be my first call.
I had the pleasure to enjoy this catering at a wedding I went to. The food, including appetizers, main dish, sides and more, were so amazingly good. I highly recommend!