Crafted by Fire.Shared with Heart.
Authentic Neapolitan pizza, live from the forno, at your event
More than pizza. An experience.
We bring the warmth of a real wood-fired forno oven directly to your celebration.
Live wood-fired
Two handmade Italian ovens fired on-site, crafting authentic 90-second Neapolitan pizza in front of your guests.
Swiss-educated
Chef Uttam trained at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and studied hospitality in Switzerland — that craft is in every pizza.
Tailored to you
From intimate gatherings of 20 to grand weddings of 200+, every event gets a custom menu and personal service.
Born from passion & fire
A lifelong love of food, fire, and bringing people together
Al Forno wasn't built in a boardroom — it was built around a flame. Chef Uttam Khangura fell in love with cooking long before he had the words for it. By 18, that love had already earned him a sous chef role, and his first encounter with a wood-fired forno oven changed the course of everything. What followed was years of chasing that feeling — training in Vancouver, studying hospitality in Switzerland, and refining his craft at the two-Michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London. Five years across Europe. Countless kitchens. One obsession: the perfect pizza.
Michelin-trained craft, brought directly to your table
Al Forno brings everything together — classical technique, international influence, and the ancient tradition of wood-fired cooking. We don't drop off food and leave. We arrive, we fire the ovens, and we craft every pizza live at your event. From intimate dinners to grand weddings, the standard never changes: quality ingredients, time-honoured technique, and a live experience that becomes the highlight of the evening.
One price to bring the fire.
Everything after that is yours to choose.
Pizza cooked in front of your guests over live fire, with three hours of service and our crew at the oven. Add pasta, dessert, canapés or table service only if you want them.
Wood-Fired Pizza Service
Covers your first 50 guests. $20 for each guest after that.
Prices exclude GST. Travel included within 10 km of Surrey, then $1.25 per km.
IncludedThree hours of live service
Cooked to order in front of your guests, from first pizza to last.
Three signature pizzas
Chosen with you at consultation. Vegetarian and meat both available.
Your crew at the oven
Pizzaiolo and oven team, making and firing throughout service.
Setup and cleanup
Oven, station and serviceware. We leave the space as we found it.
Add what you want
Minimum $300 per addition · $400 for pastaPasta Trays
$10 per guestBaked lasagna, or penne in our garlic alfredo. The $400 minimum gets you two trays, so you can offer both. Served hot from the tray alongside the pizza — generous, and the thing guests come back to.
Salads
$6.50 per guestSeasonal BC salad · Caesar.
Canapés
$6.50 per guestSmoked mortadella, pistachio whip · Burrata crostini, confit tomato · Caprese skewers.
Dessert
$6.50 per guestGelato · Tiramisù · Cannoli.
Grazing & Charcuterie Board
$12 per guestCured meats, cheeses and accompaniments, styled as a centrepiece. A larger build than a side, and priced accordingly.
Service Staff
$350 for two, $175 each additionalBuffet service, plating, clearing and bussing through your event. Recommended once you add pasta, salads or canapés — someone has to serve and clear them.
What that looks like
All figures exclude GST. Service staff shown at two, which suits most events up to 75 guests.
| Guests | Pizza service | + pasta | + pasta & dessert | + service staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | $2,300 | $2,800 | $3,125 | $3,475 |
| 60 | $2,500 | $3,100 | $3,490 | $3,840 |
| 100 | $3,300 | $4,300 | $4,950 | $5,475 |
| 150 | $4,300 | $5,800 | $6,775 | $7,475 |
100 guests shown with three staff, 150 with four.
Holding your date
A $1,000 deposit by e-transfer secures the date and comes off your final balance.
Final numbers
Confirmed fourteen days before the event. We bill on the confirmed count.
What we need on site
A level outdoor space of at least ten feet by ten feet for the ovens.
Pricing validity
These rates apply to 2026 and 2027 dates. Quotes are held for thirty days.
Tell us about your day.
Send your date, guest count and venue, and we will come back with a firm quote — usually the same day.
Check your dateLet's plan your event
Reach out directly at info@alfornocatering.com or fill out the form below.
Or call us at 604-551-8082