about ko catering and pies

what's ko?

It's an inside joke, Australians will tell you, 'Ken Oath', is Aussie slang for reaffirming your admiration for something, including how much you liked your meal. KO means 'Knock Out', which we think is the taste of our food. KO is also the name of our boxing Koala mascot.

KO Catering and Pies is a retail food shop, take out and catering business. Serviced from its home base in South Boston, MA, we offer fresh food with an Australian theme.

Established in October 2010, we are the first Australian-inspired food business in New England. Signature menu items include traditional savory meat and vegetarian pies, barbequed grilled seafood, and a variety of healthy, seasonal salads. Food is available for lunch and dinner take out from our South Boston shop location. We stock Australian grocery favourites in our Pantry, such as Milo, Vegemite, Tim Tams and Sweet Chili Sauce.

KO Catering and Pies's goal is to use and promote the best of sustainable, locally sourced vendors in the delivery of premier Australian food.


the shop

Eat-in, take-away and catering. It all happens at our Southie shop. Plus shop the pantry for select Aussie groceries at 87 A Street, South Boston.

catering

Aussie food delivered your way. For bbq, sporting events, team building, any special event, we custom design catering to theme.

meet sam

G'day, I am an Australian chef who now calls Southie home. Over the past 10 years I've cooked my way from the kitchens of Europe to the galleys of some amazing yachts in the Caribbean and beyond. I couldn't think of a better time and place to bring Aussie food and a few personal favourites to the people of Boston!...

KO? What does it stand for?

It stands for 2 things in my mind. The first is the Knock Out. Being that the food will put to rest your hunger as well as change your perception of what a meal from a truck probably was. Second is more playful and something that I wanted us Aussies to have a laugh at. It stands for 'Ken Oath' which is Aussie slang for reaffirming your admiration for something, including how much you may have liked your meal.

What were you before you opened KO?

I worked as a chef on private luxury yachts. Always on the move when I am cooking.

What is you first memory of food?

That would have to be Sunday roast at my Nana's place. It was a rotating selection of Chicken, Lamb and Pork with all the trimmings, bread and butter or chocolate pudding and on special occasions these little shortcrust mushrooms that were filled with strawberry jam, whipped cream and a dusting of spice. It was always a highlight of my childhood and something I think of more and more as I get older.

What is your favorite dish on the menu?

Always the toughest bloody question! Probably the Irish stew meat pie. It is what really got me motivated to get this business up and running. It's what I hope will have all those people who have eaten something similar whether on travels to Aussie or perhaps those with memories of something similar from Irish relatives coming over for. 

What is the one Aussie dish you would never eat or make?

For something I would never eat it has to be devon. If anyone has ever tried it you will know what I mean. If you have never had it then take my word. For something I would never make it would probably be Nana's mushrooms. I have no chance of ever replicating those.