Ali Bishop-
Owner & Founder
Pachamama Catering was founded by Ali Bishop, who has a deep love for food, community, and meaningful gatherings. Ali’s career spans hospitality, café ownership, large-scale catering, and permaculture training, bringing knowledge, creativity and sustainability to her work.
In 2011, Ali co-opened Garden 2 Plate Café in Hardy’s Bay with her best friend, followed by owning and running Pachamama Café in Hardy’s Bay until 2017. She has worked as Head Chef for the University of Melbourne, gaining experience in high-volume, professionally executed catering.
Ali further refined her philosophy by training as a plant-based and nutritional chef in New York City, deepening her focus on nourishing, thoughtful, and seasonal food. Over the years, she has catered for a range of well-known and high-profile clients, always bringing the same care, creativity, and grounded approach.
Since founding Pachamama Catering in 2013, Ali has grown the business into a trusted local catering brand, known for its warm service, attention to detail, and heart-led food. She remains closely involved in every event, ensuring each gathering feels generous, intentional, and beautifully considered.
Our Story
About Our Name
Pachamama means Mother Earth, a revered goddess in Andean and Incan cultures, symbolising fertility, planting, harvesting, and balance. The philosophy behind the name reminds us that when we take from the earth, we must also give back. This belief underpins everything we do.
Who We Are
Pachamama Catering creates vibrant, delicious, and environmentally conscious food, celebrating the beauty and flavour of seasonal produce. Founded on the Central Coast in 2013, we are proudly locally based, values-led, and community focused.
We specialise in garden-to-plate catering, growing small-batch fruit, vegetables, and flowers where possible, sourcing from local producers, and keeping waste and single-use products to a minimum.
For over a decade, Pachamama has catered weddings, celebrations, corporate events, and special gatherings, earning a reputation as one of the Central Coast’s most trusted caterers. Our clients have included TripAdvisor, Uber, and Spotify, and our work has appeared on television, including Real Housewives and Selling Houses Australia.
We are proud to bring care, creativity, and professionalism to every event, making a difference one meal at a time.
“I can’t recommend Pachamama catering more highly! Ali and her lovely team catered our Wedding at Hunters Hill Sailing Club in April. The food absolutely blew our socks off. The shortbread! The dumplings! The satay cauli! Just gorgeous! Our guests were raving about the food and couldn’t believe it was all vegetarian. Pachamama looked after my special diet friends and even checked if my gluten free friend was coeliac (which she was) and organised to have all her food prepared on special untainted surfaces! So thoughtful and very much appreciated by her and me. ”
- Andrea Jackson