Private Chef Services for
Weddings & Showers
Looking for a cut above the traditional caterer for your wedding, bridal shower, or baby shower? An award-winning private chef is the answer. Work directly with the chef to plan your wedding, shower, or milestone event, and find more than just catering. Creative menus to serve the most discerning tastes, made fresh onsite, expertly coordinated from conception to execution, plus event planning and design all in one -- Yes, please!
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Outdoor wedding for 80
Starters
Grazing table with snacks, cheeseboard and charcuterie
Passed: Spanish meatball skewers, tamari-garlic grilled steak, Asian lettuce wraps, Asian pear apps, stuffed mushrooms, butternut squash shooters
Main
Chicken Marbella, roast pork tenderloin, mushroom farro, asparagus with lemon, honey-glazed carrots and parsnips, herb-roasted potatoes
Dessert
Naked orange cardamom cake with mascarpone cream with fresh floral and fruit decorations, fresh fruit and cream
Baby Shower English Tea for 45
Starters
Passed: bacon-wrapped dates, quiche, sausage rolls, Asian pear apps, fruit and mozzarella skewers
Scones with house-made raspberry jam, clotted cream, and honeyed butter
Tea
Sandwiches: cucumber, egg with lemon vinaigrette, lemon curd with berry, California shaved vegetable, seared beef with arugula, poached salmon salad
Bitter greens with shaved pear and cheese, wine-stewed mushrooms
Carving station
Coffee-rubbed ribeye, cider pork pot roast, herbed risotto, honey-glazed carrots, roasted broccoli
Sweets
Tartes aux citron, mini Victoria rounds, petit fours, decorated sugar cookies, fresh fruit and cream
Garden Engagement Party for 70
Starters
Grazing table with snacks and savory baked goods
Cheese boards with olives and fruit on the tables
Salad
Red Tuscan salad with shaved summer squash
First
Italian succotash salad with basil
Main
Seared beef with mushrooms in red wine reduction, pork tenderloin roasted with fruits and herbs, seared asparagus with tarragon, honey-glazed carrots, roasted baby potatoes with rosemary, penne with summer vegetables and Reggiano
Sweets
Salted caramel cheesecake, tartes aux citron, triple berry shortcake, dark chocolate truffles
Destination Wedding for 35
Starters
Cheese board, crudité and dips
Passed apps: grilled chicken on lettuce boats, herb-cheese croquettes, mini spiced beef pies, zucchini-wrapped feta
Mains
Tamari-garlic grilled steak, chicken tinga, fried plantain toasted, lime-cilantro black beans with rice, collard greens with onions and garlic, seasonal green salad
Dessert
Centerpiece cake, fresh fruit and cream
Wedding at a Historic Home for 45
Starters
Cheese board with charcuterie, crudité and dips
Passed apps: fig and chèvre crostini, brie with cranberry-apple compote on lettuce, pigs in a blanket with honey mustard
Salad
Italian green salad with house-baked rolls
Main
Seared beef filet with mushroom gravy, roasted shrimp with lemon, garlic, and white wine, seared asparagus, roasted root vegetables, potatoes dauphinoise, rice pilau
Sweets
Three-tier vanilla wedding cake decorated in vanilla buttercream rosettes, tartes aux citron, flourless chocolate cake with raspberry, fresh fruit and cream