PERSONAL · CREATIVE · CONNECTIONS
The Silver Shamrocks Team
Creativity stems from collaboration. Our team and our local partnerships foster creativity through our collective focus on redefining and personalizing expectations around dining, presentation, ingredients, and most importantly, quality. Connecting through food in unexpected ways.
About Chef Deb Silver
Over the past two decades, my culinary experiences run the gamut. My first kitchen gig was at the renowned Machus Red Fox in Bloomfield Hills and continuing through culinary school, apprenticeship, MBA, owning a catering business, and even a stint as a butcher, I lived the passion that I now deliver to you.
Food has always been my way of caring for people. Creating gatherings where guests feel seen, welcomed, and truly celebrated is at the heart of everything I do.
I am deeply committed to our community and proudly support neighborhood non-profits including Leader Dogs for the Blind, New Day Foundation, and Paint a Miracle. I am honored to serve on the Board of Directors for the Paint Creek Center for the Arts, supporting creativity and connection throughout our region.
In 2022, I was humbled to be named Businesswoman of the Year at the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Awards. I am also a frequent guest chef on The Nine on Fox 2 News Detroit. Our work has been recognized as a finalist for Hour Detroit’s Best Caterer in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and we are proud to be a preferred vendor at Oakland University, 2 Gather, Rochester Community House, and 429 Main.
For me, it has never been just about the menu. It is about creating beautiful moments, meaningful celebrations, and experiences that feel both elevated and deeply personal.
When not creating culinary masterpieces at The Silver Shamrocks or hosting culinary experiences and private events at Forks & Fêtes, you’ll probably find me on a crazy outdoor adventure with my husband, Aaron, and 4 children.
MEET OUR TEAM
Culinary Masterminds
Our dream team is a cheerful bunch of food lovers drawn to the mission of connecting with the community. Every one of these merry tastemakers has a special set of gifts to help a once-fledging idea turn into a seasoned model that is redefining how you engage with food. We are all centered around delivering you the highest quality and most creative culinary experience. To show each team member’s uniqueness we asked, “If you could be any pasta shape, which kind would you be, and why?”
Patti
Empress of Events
“Farfalle, its whimsical but also strong. It reminds me of a butterfly.”
Jen L
Outside Sales & Corporate Hospitality Strategist
“Capellini – my Italian Grandma + Mom served it with their homemade pasta sauce at every family party!”
Jade
Catering & Event Lead
“I would be Farfalle. I just like the shape of it and it looks like a butterfly!”
AILYN
Catering Lead & Prep. Maestro of Many
Fusillini- “I think I like it best because I make tuna pasta salad with it. It is like a spring!
Ray
Production Chef
“I’m gonna say Bucatini. It’s a durable pasta and it holds up”
Sherry
Kitchen Assistant & Deliveries
“I would be Macaroni. It reminds me of my Mom and her tuna salad.”
Kerri P
Sales & Events, Duchess of Details
Casarecce – a short, twisted pasta, perfect for catching pesto sauce. Its name comes from “casereccio,” meaning “homemade”.
Dianne
Customer Engagement
“Farfalle – it’s butterfly-shaped. Butterflies have so many beautiful meanings: love, hope, beauty, grace, joy, happiness, and strong spiritual significance.”
Dione
Kitchen Assistant
“I would be Pappardelle. It’s thick and tastes great in saucy pasta sauce.”
Kathy
Inventory Specialist
“I would be Tortellini because they are delicious little morsels of goodness!”
Ticki
Scribe of Signs
MEET OUR TEAM
Culinary Masterminds
Our dream team is a cheerful bunch of food lovers drawn to the mission of connecting with the community. Every one of these merry tastemakers has a special set of gifts that redefines how you engage with food. We are all focused on delivering the highest-quality and most creative culinary experience. To show each team member’s uniqueness, we asked, “If you could be any pasta shape, which kind would you be, and why?”
Patti
Empress of Events
“Farfalle, its whimsical but also strong. It reminds me of a butterfly.”
Jen L
Outside Sales & Corporate Hospitality Strategist
Capellini – my Italian Grandma + Mom served it with their homemade pasta sauce at every family party!
Ailyn
Catering Lead, and Prep. Maestro of Many
Fusillini – “I think I like it best because I make tuna pasta salad with it. It is like a spring!
Ray
Production Chef
“I’m gonna say Bucatini. It’s a durable pasta and it holds up”
Sherry
Kitchen Assistant & Deliveries
“I would be Macaroni. It reminds me of my Mom and her tuna salad.”
Jade
Catering & Event Lead
“I would be Farfalle. I just like the shape of it and it looks like a butterfly!”
Kerri P
Sales & Events, Duchess of Details
Casarecce – a short, twisted pasta, perfect for catching pesto sauce. Its name comes from “casereccio,” meaning “homemade”.
Dianne
Customer Engagement
“Farfalle – it’s butterfly-shaped. Butterflies have so many beautiful meanings: love, hope, beauty, grace, joy, happiness, and strong spiritual significance.”
Dione
Kitchen Assistant
“I would be Pappardelle. It’s thick and tastes great in saucy pasta sauce.”
Kathy
Inventory Specialist
“I would be Tortellini because they are delicious little morsels of goodness!”
TICKI
Scribe of Signs