About Us & Our Services

Jennine Malone

Pizza has been and has become a part of my life in more ways than one over the years. I started Fired-Up Catering in 2010 and it has been thriving ever since.
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My heritage is 100% Italian and I come from a line of very good bakers and cooks.  When growing up, walking into my house every Friday after school was a delight, as the aroma of homemade pizza permeated through the house.  My mother’s pizza was known throughout the neighborhood and friends would look forward to receiving some as a special treat.  Also, at 15, I had the opportunity to visit relatives in southern Italy. One of the best meals I had eaten while there was their pizza.  Not just any pizza, but pizza baked outside, on a stone oven in the backyard and served as we sat around a large table and enjoyed pizza family style, fresh and hot out of the oven. It was my first experience with a stone oven and one that has left an impression with me for a very long time.

These memories and an unexpected side job as an event planner/business manager for a wood fired pizza business a few years back, inspired me to open my own wood fired pizza business, Fired-Up Catering, LLC.  I have always loved to bake and after spending many hours researching the wood fired pizza concept, I was convinced that baking pizza and catering was something I should surely try.

I trailer my wood fired, mobile stone oven, a kitchen on wheels, to all types of events.  My oven is a unique prototype built with my specifications in mind and one of the first of its kind to be built in the US.

Fired-Up Catering specialize in pizza and calzones but caters many other foods.  The parties we cater provide fun, a casual atmosphere and unique entertainment.  Party goers enjoy watching the bakers prepare and bake the pizzas and most of all, enjoy eating the hot fresh pizza right out of the oven.  The greatest enjoyment is all of the different varieties, like Chicken BBQ, Spinach/Artichoke and Sweet Red Peppers, Traditional Pepperoni & Cheese or whatever combination your heart desires.  Pizza is a food that has endless possibilities.  It can be a culinary experience or just a simple meal.  It has entwined my cultural heritage with my present life and the greatest thing about my business is I have been able to involve my family in the love of making pizza too.  Pizza is not just a food to eat; it has become a part of my everyday life!

Jake Malone

In 2016, Jake came aboard as an integral part of Fired-Up Catering. We now have 3 wood-fired ovens and Jake will take over ownership in 2022 to carry on our success.

Jake has been in the Wood Fired Pizza business since age 16. His interest in the business grew over the course of 10 years. It was his job every summer during high school and college. After completing his Accounting degree at Ohio University, he decided to continue his love of the Wood Fire and grow the business in some new ways.

His expertise is in Wood Fired meats. He upgraded his custom made oven to become a Mobile Kitchen, been instrumental in the growth, including the move of our base of operations to a new location in Ohio City, Cleveland (one block south of the West Side Market) and our commercial kitchen build-out in 2019 and expanding our corporate and wedding catering capabilities.

As Jennine remains a part of the business, expect more growth under Jake's leadership.

 

Set-Up & Policies

Fired-Up Catering will arrive 1-2 hours before the event to “fire-up” our oven and cater for up to 3 hours depending on the size of your gathering. Additional catering hours available at a charge of $150 per hour. All parties include heavy weight disposable white plates, utensils (when called for) and white napkins. Each party will have at least 2 bakers in attendance.

Additional servers/hostesses/bartenders are available upon request for a fee of $30-35 per hour (paid separately from Fired-Up Catering).

For events under 40 people, there is a minimum charge of $875 (priced for the Premium Package or more).  This charge does not include any additional travel fees or menu additions or weekend/holiday fees.

Weekend Time Slot Options (Time frames are suggestions only)
Friday:	6-9pm or 7-10pm
Saturday:	12-3pm; 1-4pm; 6-9pm; 7-10pm
Sunday:	12-3pm; 1-4pm; 6-9pm; 7-10pm
Seasonal Pricing Requirements (refer to Menu and A la carte pages for food pricing)
March - April weekends-$1,000- $1,200 catering minimum May - October - $1500.00 catering minimum November and December - $1200.00 catering minimum
High Season - Prime Weekends (Friday through Sunday and all Holidays from May to October) Friday & Sunday - $250 additional premium Saturday - $500 additional premium All weekend events from May to October - $1500 catering minimum (does not include weekend premium) For events over $3000, high season pricing does not apply.

Deposits
$250 deposit for all events except weddings.
$500 deposit for wedding events.

In the event of a cancellation, we will retain the deposit and reschedule up to one year in advance and apply the deposit to the new date in full.

A travel fee is assessed for events greater than 50 miles roundtrip from our catering location in Cleveland, OH. We do not travel farther than 120 miles total from our catering location.