Friday, March 22, 2019

Big City Chefs-

Instead of going out for a fancy dinner to celebrate our 10th anniversary, my husband David and I thought it’d be so much fun to hire a private chef to come to our home and cook a lovey meal for us as well as my parents. 







We used Big City Chefs and I couldn’t be more pleased with our experience. After filling out some information online we were matched with a chef. After a few emails and a phone call we chose a Tuscan Wine Dinner theme, finalized the menu, paid a deposit and that’s it, so easy!

We were matched with the lovey Chef Aranai, and she was an absolute pleasure to work with. She showed up with all the supplies she needed, food prepped, and served us 4 amazing courses. She even cleaned up afterward and left my kitchen spotless! The food was incredible and I so enjoyed asking questions and chatting with her while she prepared everything. I’m hoping (fingers crossed) she’ll come back and cook for us again soon!





Here’s some pictures and a description of each course:

First Course-
Fresh Market Vegetable Salad-
A salad of micro greens, Persian and English cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, as well as a hybrid parsnip-carrot that Chef Aranai found at the market. It was topped with an orange blossom white balsamic vinaigrette. So fresh and crunchy and delicate. 




Pasta Course-
Wild Spinach and Parmesan Risotto-
A risotto full of spinach, Parmesan, as well as asparagus and peas. This was so creamy and rich but had a freshness from the vegetables. I am so happy she made leftovers of this for my fridge!




Main Course-
Pork Tenderloin Florentine-
Pork tenderloin stuffed with spinach and mozzarella cheese, served with roasted potatoes and garnisheed with a cream sauce, roasted tomato and a Parmesan tuile. 




Dessert-
Chianti-Poached Pears with chocolate ganache and vanilla gelato-
After such a meal this was the pièce de résistance. The pears were tender and sweet with a hint of cinnamon. The sauce and gelato were the perfect compliments to such a delicate fruit. 




We had such a lovely evening getting dressed up, putting on some jazz, sipping champagne and relaxing-and to think we didn’t even have to leave the house! I can’t wait to have Chef Aranai cook for us again soon, it was truly an evening I’ll never forget. 

Thanks for reading, have a fabulous day. :)

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