Samba & Favela Cuisine builds a custom catering experience around your celebration — whether that's the food truck parked curbside or a full plated spread.
Start BookingGuest count, setting, and style — truck-side service or a full catered spread.
From empanada and taco bars to carioca bowls and passed appetizers, we tailor the plate list to your crowd.
Fresh, on-site, with Chef Izolda and Gabriel leading the line.
A build-your-own taco or bowl bar, perfect for festivals, corporate lunches, and backyard parties. Guests serve themselves straight from the spread.
Individually plated appetizers, passed bites, and dessert courses for weddings and upscale private events.
The menu, the display, even the decor can be built around the theme of your event — here's a look at a fully custom dessert and appetizer table from a private party.
A complete custom spread, styled floor to ceiling around the party's theme.
Individually plated spoon bites, finished to match the event's color palette.

At weddings, Chef Izolda makes it a point to personally serve each couple herself — a small gesture that turns a plate of chicken, pork, and fish tacos into part of the memory. It's the same care every guest gets, from the first taco to the last empanada.
Samba & Favela Cuisine has catered university spring events, vineyard nights, and private celebrations across Central CT — with guests regularly calling the food a highlight of the day.