Discover a taste of what I offer through my curated menu samples — from timeless favorites to creative new flavors, each dish crafted to satisfy and inspire.
Canape Tasting
Crab dip
Jalapeno corn fritters
Whipped Ricotta
Toasted sourdough | Radishes
Lobster salad with pimento oil and celery
Rice crackers | Nori powder
Tuna tartare
Cucumber cups | Avocado puree
Steak tartare
Tenderloin | truffle chips
Fried chicken fingers
Buffalo sauce | Blue cheese
Crispy potato wedges
Ketchup | Roasted garlic aioli | Chives
Croquettes
Ham | White Cheddar
Arepas
Black bean | Caribbean shrimp | Shredded chicken
Fried burrata
Spicy Marinara
Street tacos
Shrimp, fish or chicken | Spicy mayo | Purple cabbage
Tempura maitake mushroom sliders
Potato rolls | Kewpie mayo | Butter pickles | Dijon mustard
Burger Sliders
Parker rolls | White cheddar | Truffle mayo
Tuna melt
Rye | Lemon | Dill | Gouda
Key Lime Pie
Vanilla bean ice cream sundae
Caramel | Chocolate sprinkles | Whipped cream | maraschino cherries
Tasting Menu 1 – French
Steak tartare
Tenderloin | truffle chips
Mushroom Tartine
Oyster + Porcini Mushrooms | Shallots | Walnuts
Frisee salad
Lardon | Poached eggs | red wine vinaigrette
Pommes Anna
Sliced russet potatoes | clarified butter
Tomatoes Provencal
Beefsteak tomatoes | Sourdough bread crumbs
Duck L’Orange
Long Island duck breast | Orange Glaze
Grilled Swordfish
Sauteed corn | Nicoise olives
Seasonal Clafoutis
Light baked custard with seasonal fruits
Tasting Menu 2 – Mediterranean
Fried halloumi + Figs
Rustic crackers
Hummus
Beef + pine nuts or Mushrooms + Onions + lavash
Dolmas
Seasoned rice in grape leaves
Spanakopita Pie
Spinach | Phyllo dough
Lamb meatballs
Mediterranean rice | baba ganoush | tzatziki
Roasted yukon potatoes
Lemon + rosemary herbs + feta
Roasted purple carrots
Heirloom tomatoes
Fried lentils | Parsley | Zaatar
Crispy chicken schnitzel
Couscous | dried apricots | chopped salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and red onion
Knafeh
Nablus Sweets
Tasting Menu 3 – Italian
Arancini
Truffle fried risotto
Stracciatella Sourdough
Mortadella | Paprika or Tomato | Truffle Mayo
Orange and fennel salad
Red leaf lettuce | fennel | pomegranate seeds | cara cara oranges
Cacio e pepe
Crispy pancetta | ALL the parmesan
Spicy Tomato Spaghetti
Calabrian chili | Spinach
Butter Beans
Garlic | Rosemary
Trumpet mushrooms
Cipollini Onions
Confit in sage butter
Sea bass with cherry tomato sauce
Polenta
Steamed prawns
Risotto in shellfish stock
Pork Milanese
Black truffle risotto
Pistachio Tarte
Chocolate Glaze
Tasting Menu 4 – Asian
Bluepoint Oysters
Mandarin Vinaigrette
Lobster salad with pimento oil and celery
Rice crackers | Nori powder
Avocado with lemon vinaigrette
Spicy bluefin tuna | Basil | Baby gem lettuce | White sesame seeds
Edamame and spring onion salad
Ginger miso sweet pea puree
Charred leeks
Gochujang
Hokkaido sea urchin
Cucumber cups
Shrimp tempura rolls
Nori | Soy sauce | Wasabi | Pickled ginger
Philadelphia rolls
Smoked salmon | cream cheese | scallions | pickled red onions | everything bagel seasoning
Togarashi smoked salmon from ACME
Yellowtail sashimi
Sushi rice
Crispy rice squares
Yuzu Panna Cotta
Tasting Menu 5 – Spanish
Bruschetta
Heirloom tomatoes | black garlic | toasted sourdough
Iberico jamon y manchego
Figs / Spiced marcona almonds
Gambas al ajillo
Prawns | garlic | sherry
Spanish Tortilla
Potato omelette | Paprika creme fraiche
Bacalao
White cod in a monte beurre, chili sauce
Paella
Meat (rabbit, chicken, chorizo), Fish (shrimp, cod, camaron) or Vegetarian
Flan
“Good ingredients and technique save time in the kitchen — and sometimes, they unlock insights you never thought possible, just like discovering a secret recipe.”
Alana Courtois
CEO
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