ABOUT US
More than a caterer. A full-service event team.
The kitchen is where Scratch starts. It isn't where it stops.
OUR STORY
Food was never the whole job.
Scratch didn't begin with a catering company. It began with two people who had spent their careers in hospitality and couldn't stop thinking about food.
Monica's work took her to WingStop's headquarters in Dallas, where she helped open more than 350 restaurants. Tyler's took him to Topgolf's headquarters — corporate finance, golf operations, and experiential hospitality, running Stadium tours, mobile activations at PGA Tour events, and sponsorship builds at the Masters. Between them, they'd learned how to make big, complicated events look effortless.
They also ate their way across the country. “My wife and I are foodies,” Tyler says. “We spent our years dating traveling the country for work and eating as adventurously as we could.”
In 2019 they moved to Kansas City to get married and start a family. In May 2020 — not the easiest month to open a hospitality business — they started Scratch.
It's grown from a catering company into a premium catering and event operation, with a casual fine-dining and wine bar restaurant along the way. But the reason it works is the thing they brought with them: they never learned to think of food and the event around it as two separate jobs.
WHAT WE DO
We run the whole event.
Catering is the front door. Behind it is an event team that handles the parts most caterers won't, from the first walkthrough to the final breakdown.
Venue sourcing ✦ Event design & styling ✦ From-scratch culinary ✦ Mobile bar & beverage ✦ Full staffing ✦ Day-of coordination ✦ Vendor management ✦ Setup & teardown
THE TEAM
The people behind it.
You'll work with more than the two who started Scratch. The people below plan alongside you, and they're the ones on-site when it counts.
Tyler Morrison
FOUNDER/OWNER
Tyler founded Scratch with his wife Monica in 2020. His favorite part of the job is still watching a guest find their new favorite wine.
Monica Morrison
FOUNDER/OWNER
[BIO — to be supplied]
Makenzi Rockers
EVENTS MANAGER
Eleven years of events, from intimate dinners to full-scale galas. Makenzi is the one who anticipates what you need before you ask.
Madison Didier
EVENTS COORDINATOR
Over seven years in events and design, she has built a career around creating thoughtful, elevated experiences. From intimate celebrations to high-profile events, her work has been featured in Vogue, Style Me Pretty, Carats & Cake, and more.
Grant Ramirez
DIRECTOR OF CULINARY
Twenty-four years in kitchens — country clubs, fine dining, private tables. Grant joined Scratch in 2023 and now runs all culinary operations across the restaurant and catering.
Kyle Borland
SOUS CHEF
Bringing 13 years of culinary experience & the past 7 being immersed in the Kansas City Catering scene. For me, cooking is more than a career—it is a passion and a way to make people happy through food. I take pride in creating memorable meals and experiences that bring people together.
BY THE NUMBERS
24 years
Wine Spectator
AWARDED WINE PROGRAM
2,500+
IN THE KITCHEN
EVENTS SINCE 2020
75+
1,000+
100K+
WEDDINGS
PRIVATE WINE DINNERS
GUESTS SERVED