Private Chef - French Culinary Gems

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All inclusive: 4-course meal, ingredients, cooking, service & clean up.

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What You’ll Do

This exquisite experience encapsulates the essence of France in a four-course menu.

This private chef experience is inspired by the flavors and richness of France's agricultural regions. Chef Cat offers a unique menu made with seasonal ingredients that will allow you to travel to France with your palate.

The menu consists of four courses. For appetizers, you can choose from an exquisite pissaladiГЁre or champignons Farcis. For the main course, enjoy delicious thyme and fig lamb chops, ratatouille or bouillabaisse made with fresh seafood. Pair your meal with a tasty salad and round out this gourmet experience with a classic French dessert.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.

Your Menu

First Course (Choose one)

PissaladiГЁre
With caramelized onions, olives and anchovies on flatbread

Champignons Farcis
With mushrooms, fresh herbs, sunflower seeds, breadcrumbs and Parmesan

Tapenade
With green and black olives, capers, anchovies, garlic and lemon

Second Course (Choose one)

Thyme and Fig French Lamb Chops
With seared lamb chops, thyme and fig glaze and sweet potatoes

Ratatouille With Pommes de Terre aux Herbes FouettГ©es
With fresh herbs, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, red bell pepper, onion, yellow squash and gold garlic potatoes

Bouillabaisse
With clams, mussels, assorted wild-caught white fish, leeks, fennel, rustic French bread and red pepper rouille

Third Course (Choose one)

Country French Salad
With arugula, beets, goat cheese, toasted walnuts and lemon Dijon vinaigrette

Salade ProvenГ§ale
With fresh green beans, spring greens, fresh seasonal berries, gorgonzola, pumpkin seeds and herbes de Provence vinaigrette

Garden Salad
With lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, olives and a Dijon vinaigrette

Fourth Course (Choose one)

Berry Tart
With fresh berries on a vanilla custard and sugar crumb crust

Bourbon Pecan Noir gГўteau
With 100% dark cocoa, eggs, flour, sugar, olive oil, cream and butter infused with Kentucky bourbon

Brie and Apple Tart
With puff pastry, brie, Honeycrisp apples and walnuts drizzled with honey

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 12
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3.5 hours
Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time
Labels French

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Meet your chef

Chef Cat

Food safety certified

25 reviews

After beginning her culinary adventures as a caterer and artisan food supplier, California native, Chef Cat, began focusing on preparing magnificent meals and training new gourmets. Her talent for tabletop design turns her dinners into artful experiences. She specializes in northern Mediterranean cuisine, though other global flavors entice her as well. Chef Cat is excited to share her passion for terrific food with her students.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Cat will travel to guests within Houston for this experience.

What You’ll Do

This exquisite experience encapsulates the essence of France in a four-course menu.

Your Menu

First Course (Choose one)

PissaladiГЁre
With caramelized onions, olives and anchovies on flatbread

Champignons Farcis
With mushrooms, fresh herbs, sunflower seeds, breadcrumbs and Parmesan

Tapenade
With green and black olives, capers, anchovies, garlic and lemon

Second Course (Choose one)

Thyme and Fig French Lamb Chops
With seared lamb chops, thyme and fig glaze and sweet potatoes

Ratatouille With Pommes de Terre aux Herbes FouettГ©es
With fresh herbs, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, red bell pepper, onion, yellow squash and gold garlic potatoes

Bouillabaisse
With clams, mussels, assorted wild-caught white fish, leeks, fennel, rustic French bread and red pepper rouille

Third Course (Choose one)

Country French Salad
With arugula, beets, goat cheese, toasted walnuts and lemon Dijon vinaigrette

Salade ProvenГ§ale
With fresh green beans, spring greens, fresh seasonal berries, gorgonzola, pumpkin seeds and herbes de Provence vinaigrette

Garden Salad
With lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, olives and a Dijon vinaigrette

Fourth Course (Choose one)

Berry Tart
With fresh berries on a vanilla custard and sugar crumb crust

Bourbon Pecan Noir gГўteau
With 100% dark cocoa, eggs, flour, sugar, olive oil, cream and butter infused with Kentucky bourbon

Brie and Apple Tart
With puff pastry, brie, Honeycrisp apples and walnuts drizzled with honey

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 12
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3.5 hours
Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time
Labels French

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Reviews

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Cat

Sarah

15 Jun 2024

Chef Cat was amazing! The class was interactive and the food was wonderful. There were 5 of us and it was a great family evening.

Frank

11 Jun 2024

I found a foodie kindred spirit! We enjoyed our anniversary in Greece, right from our own kitchen. The stories, the laughs, the FOOD! We were exposed to new flavors and techniques that we will be making for our friends to enjoy too. There was so much food, and the cake was beyond decadent!! And I didnвЂ™t have to do the dishes!!! Thanks Chef Cat! This was one of my favorite anniversary presents!

Asiya

25 May 2024

What a wonderful dinner we had, it was a pleasure to meet Cat and the food was delicious. Best chocolate cake we ever had!

Kim Woods

30 Mar 2024

Very fun. Cat was great with stories and experiences. Would start earlier.

Wendy

25 Feb 2024

Chef Cat was informative, fun, professional, and matched our energy level. Truly enjoyed the Mediterranean Cuisine. Absolutely amazing!

Arjun

16 Feb 2024

Chef cat was great! Excellent food and very good at explaining the cooking process and ingredient choices!

Brian

26 Dec 2023

Excellent despite dietary restrictions. Great at alternative menu replacements! Very fun time and great personality

Jonathan

19 Nov 2023

Amazing class and time spent with Cat. She went out of her way to make the experience memorable for us.

Karen

23 Oct 2023

Cat delivered a delicious Santa Fe meal experience!! She was very friendly and informative. Cat is a very gifted chef and would highly recommend her for your Cozymeal dining experience.

Storey

14 Oct 2023

Great experience!

Ronak

27 Aug 2023

Great in-home cooking class. Our teenage kids and us loved it. Chef Cat was very fun and the food was great.

Nikki

20 Aug 2023

One of the most consistently delicious meals IвЂ™ve had! Every dish was a showstopper. Chef Cat is a rockstar!!!

Trisha

28 Jun 2023

Great experience soo much better than any cooking class. Cat was beyond our expectations.

Zainab

11 Jun 2023

Chef Cat was an absolute delight and provided an incredibly enjoyable experience. Our group had the opportunity to delve into the rich world of Greek cuisine and culinary trivia, which was both enlightening and entertaining. The food prepared by Chef Cat surpassed all expectations (the chocolate pecan cakeвЂ”10/10!). The entire evening was a genuine pleasure, and we truly relished every moment of it.

Arjun

08 May 2023

Chef Cat was great! Taught us a lot to me and my mother and we had a great time!

Daphne

19 Apr 2023

Cat made our cooking class really special and fun. We learned a lot and will definitely come back in the future!

Douglas

24 Mar 2023

My wife and I were visiting Houston for our 21st anniversary and she has a food allergy (soybean oil). There aren't many restaurants that can accommodate her. I wasn't sure how this would work in a small air b&b downtown, but Chef Cat made it was amazing. The food, the experience, and the chef were all great. I will be doing this again.

Fidel

13 Feb 2023

Went above and beyond.

Jennifer

12 Feb 2023

Chef Cat made the evening very fun, we had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the experience.

Alex Homer

12 Feb 2023

Had a fabulous time with Chef Cat. Extremely personable, very knowledgeable and an all around great chef. Will do this again with her.

Asher Sisneros

26 Apr 2022

It was great! Food was fantastic, and Chef Cat set the mood. Solid 5 out of 5

Reviews Chef Cat received outside of Cozymeal

Camanchaca,

09 Mar 2022

Exceptional corporate event providing us an exceptional experience building and paring with our seafood!

Gini

09 Mar 2022

Cat provided our family with an incredible Vegetarian French experience! Who Knew!

Lou

09 Mar 2022

Incredible dishes!