Private Chef
A personalized culinary experience
Hiring a private chef brings the essence of a fine dining restaurant directly into your home or vacation rental. Each experience is fully customized to reflect your tastes, style, and occasion—creating a seamless and memorable evening for you and your guests, from the first course to the final detail.
Whether you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, engagement, family gathering, or simply enjoying an elevated evening at home, every element is thoughtfully planned and professionally executed.
From elegant brunches and relaxed luncheons to multi-course tasting menus, wine pairings, and sophisticated cocktail gatherings, each experience is designed to deliver exceptional flavor, refined presentation, and elevated hospitality for up to 16 guests.
Hospitality Experience & Wine Expertise
With over 15 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, I bring a deep understanding of food, wine, and elevated guest experiences to every private dining event.
I hold two professional wine certifications and spent more than six years as a winery tasting room manager. During that time, I developed a refined understanding of wine regions, varietals, and food pairing principles, while guiding guests toward wines that enhance and elevate their dining experience.
From pairing bold red wines with slow-braised short ribs to selecting crisp whites for fresh seafood or curating bottles for multi-course tasting menus, each pairing is intentionally designed to create balance, depth, and a memorable dining experience.
Menus are customized to reflect your tastes and dietary preferences.
3 Course Private Chef Experience - Sample Menu
Soup
Asparagus Velouté with Walnut Pistou
Wine Pairing: Champagne
Entrée
Balsamic-Braised Short Ribs with Parsnip Purée, Spring Peas, and Roasted Carrots
Wine Pairing: Bordeaux
Dessert
Butterscotch Pots de Crème with Salted Caramel Tahini Sauce
Wine Pairing: Pedro Ximénez Sherry
5 Course Private Chef Experience - Sample Menu
Canapés
Caribbean Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa
Wine Pairing: Off-Dry Riesling
Salad
Burrata with Peaches, Pickled Shallots, Basil, and Lemon Oil
Wine Pairing: Chablis 1er Cru
Soup
Creamy Celeriac Soup with Caramelized Apple
Wine Pairing: Viognier
Entrée
Red Wine-Braised Pork Shank with Celery Root Purée, Roasted Winter Vegetables, and Jus
Wine Pairing: Sextant Portolan
Dessert
Tiramisu Tart
Wine Pairing: Tawny Port
7 Course Private Chef Experience - Sample Menu
Canapés
Seared Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce and Fresno Chili
Wine Pairing: Rosé Champagne
Salad
Roasted Beets with Pink Grapefruit, Arugula, and Mint Crème Fraîche
Wine Pairing: Pinot Noir
Soup
Curry Butternut Squash Soup with Cream and Croutons
Wine Pairing: Oaked Chardonnay
First Course
Fennel-Crusted Tuna with White Bean Purée, Pickled Onions, and Arugula
Wine Pairing: Sancerre
Intermezzo
Chilled Cucumber, Melon, Honey, and Lime
Second Course
Filet Mignon with Carrot Purée, Mushrooms, and Potato Croquette
Wine Pairing: Pierre-Marie Chermette Moulin-à-Vent
Dessert
Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse with Graham Cracker
Wine Pairing: Black Star Farms Sirius Maple