Today we’d like to introduce you to Mary Mast.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
We are a husband and wife team that started with Casey’s passion for cooking and my love for entertaining. We love throwing parties for any major holidays with all of our friends and family. Smoked salmon was a staple at all of our gatherings. It was trial and error for the famous secret sauce, but we knew it was a hit once everyone could not get enough of it. When Covid hit, nobody was getting together or having parties. We decided to spread a little cheer by smoking salmon, packaging it up in small portions and dropping it off to our friends. After that, we started selling our famous smoked salmon for everyone else to enjoy. SmokeZaddys grew from word of mouth and has now become a staple at most gatherings! Casey is the Zaddy in SmokeZaddys, he is mainly the quiet chef behind the scenes.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The biggest obstacles we have faced is mainly as we continue to grow every year is keeping up with demand. We both work full time and SmokeZaddys is definitely a passion project for us. With four kids, full time job and full time SmokeZaddys, it’s a struggle to find time to fit it all in!
We’ve been impressed with SmokeZaddys, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
SmokeZaddys is a full service catering business that specializes in smoked salmon served with toasts, our secret sauce, onions and capers. Recently, we have expanded to offering caviar, pate chaud and large scale charcuterie tables. What sets us apart from others is that we truly are the first in Houston to cater and offer smoked salmon that uses a high quality slow smoking technique. We are most proud of how we started from nothing and through the long hours, sleepless nights and busy season that SmokeZaddys is now thriving.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
Credit also goes out to our friends and family who helped move this vision forward. They are our biggest cheerleaders and have always supported us.
Pricing:
- $45 Regular Portion
- $130 Full size slab
Contact Info:
- Website: https://smokezaddys.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smokezaddys
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smokezaddys
