Have you ever wanted to be in the audience of your own private cooking show? Well now you can! Invite as many friends as will fit in your kitchen, stock up on your favorite beverages, and sit back and enjoy while I prepare a unique gourmet meal, designed especially for you!! I’ll work with you to produce exactly the menu you desire, and take care of everything from shopping to cleanup. In addition, you will receive a personalized menu suitable for framing, and complete recipe packets for you and your guests.
Personal or Small Group Instruction
So many questions…..So much time
How do you julianne? What does one do with galangal? How do I make a steak as good (or better) than restaurant steaks? Learning a new skill or perfecting one requires you have the space to explore, ask questions, experiment, and often take advantage of an expert. Whatever you need to raise your cooking game, I’ll work with you to design a personalized curriculum and deliver it in a one-on-one or small group private instruction format that includes lots of hands-on experience. You can choose as few or as many classes as you like, as often as you like.
Class Examples:
Knife Skills
Sauces
Making Pasta
Creative Salad Ideas
Master the Grill
Using a Slow Cooker
Sous Vide
How to Shop
Kitchen Management
...or explore your favorite cuisine!
These are just a few examples. I can create a curriculum for virtually anything you wish to learn.
Hire a Chef
Love to entertain…..Hate to shop, cook, and clean
You love a good party. You love a good party even more if it’s at your house. But, the idea of doing the work to plan, shop, cook, clean, and have to deal with the kitchen while your guests are pouring in is a buzzkill. Why not let me do the work in the kitchen while you are working the crowd? Whether you are thinking of a theme night, special celebration, seated dinner, passed appetizers, or something altogether different - we can make your idea come to life together.
Weekly Gourmet Meal Delivery
You could do meal prep…..or you could write the next great novel
If you are anything like my family, you have too many things to fit into your week to ever get through your to-do list. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have a food genie show up every week with handmade, homemade meals ready to eat with minimal prep? I am that food genie. I’ll devise a weekly menu and handle shopping, prep, cooking where needed, and delivery - all without a repeat for months. Delivery timeframe and number of meal days are negotiable.
Sample Menu:
Monday: Baked Halibut, Quinoa Fritters, Corn & Asparagus Salad
Tuesday: Grilled Pork Chops, Cured & Fried Sweet Potatoes, Maple Lime Broccoli Slaw
Wednesday: Hand-made Pappardelle with Duck Confit, Caramelized Onions, Broccolini, Brown Butter, Lemon, Sage, Parmesan
Thursday: Enchiladas Verdes con Pollo, Cilantro Lime Rice, Mexican Green Beans
I can design menus around almost any dietary restriction. Don’t be afraid to ask!
About Me
I am a classically trained chef with more than 25 years experience including 10 years teaching at Le Cordon Bleu North America. When asked what my specialty is, my wife usually volunteers “meat”. She isn’t wrong, but my french-based education and eclectic career has resulted in a well balanced portfolio of culinary skills that give me an impeccable sense of flavor and balance married with well-honed technique. I work across all culinary genres and have a love for the art and science of the kitchen that transcends any one speciality. What do you want to explore? Let’s Chat.
