In 1986, two young restaurant-industry vets named David started a business based on a simple question:
Could a catering company deliver consistently fantastic service and food as good as a fine restaurant?
The answer turned out to be an emphatic yes. Now, over three decades, thousands of events, and hundreds of loyal clients later, David Haggerty and David Meckstroth have grown that upstart catering business into DSquared, one of Seattle’s most respected culinary companies.
Catering is still at the heart of DSquared via Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes, the Davids’ original company. The DSquared portfolio also includes the premier events spaces Melrose Market Studios and The Hall at Fauntleroy, as well as two restaurants: Davids & Co., a “nouveau barbecue” café in downtown Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, and the fine-dining venue Muse, the official restaurant of the Seattle Symphony.
Though the Davids have grown and diversified, and David Meckstroth retired at the end of 2021, one thing hasn’t changed since 1986. Today as much as ever, DSquared Hospitality is passionate about combining fresh, delicious, creatively prepared food with exceptional attention to every guest.
From epic to intimate, fancy to homespun, our full service catering includes our signature pairing of guest-centric service and extraordinarily delicious food
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Our most popular small bites, platters, sandwiches and desserts - all available for pick up or delivery
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For cocktails as exceptional as our catering, belly up to the bar with TNT Twist
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Our exclusive venue for over 20 years - an elegant events space housed in a picturesque 1900s-era former schoolhouse
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Our urban event venue on the west edge of Capitol Hill, just a few blocks from the heart of downtown Seattle
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Benaroya Hall, Cornish Playhouse, and other Seattle venue spaces partner with Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes for catering services
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Smoky. Tangy. Sweet. Satisfying.
Barbeque elevated - located inside Benaroya Hall
Exceptional service and fresh Northwest cuisine come together in splendid harmony at Muse, the official restaurant of the Seattle Symphony
More about RestaurantNaturally, we're always glad to rave about our events, venues and restaurants. But it means much more when our clients do it. Here are recent reviews we were thrilled to get, by clients who thought we got it right:
The essential act of bringing people together to connect and commune is at the heart of everything we do at DSquared. It’s at the center of our community service work as well.
Every Thanksgiving, founder Meg Haggerty’s grandfather, Big Gordon, used to drive around in his huge car with a trunk full of frozen turkeys, dropping off the birds at local churches for distribution to the needy. In 1997, DSquared realized we could carry on Big Gordon’s tradition. Since then, our Team looks forward to preparing and serving a full, sit-down Thanksgiving Dinner at the Hall at Fauntleroy — entirely free and open to anyone—to more than 300 people each year.
In addition, we’re one of the founding producers of the Fauntleroy Fall Festival, an annual community celebration featuring food, music, family activities and more.
