Chef Melissa's Personal Chef Service
Private Chef Specialty Menus
American Coastal Dining
A melting pot of so many cultures highlighting an American style of dining both casual or plated dining,
This menu is loved by new customers, regulars and myself!. It's a combination of so many different cuisines blended into my own recipes, which do tend to change depending on the freshness of ingredient and availability.
Plus my own creativity.
Menus can be made in
3 courses
4 courses
Tapas & Small Plates
Tasting menus for parties of 4 and under
For availability, please email your information including the number of people, the city you'll be hosting and the dates you're requesting.
Other Menu Options
Appetizers
Salads, Soups & Sides Suggestions
Salads, Soups & Sides Suggestions
Appetizers & Small Plates
Seafood options
Fresh Florida Shrimp options
1. Chef's Bang Bang style
Sweet n spicy Rocoto Pepper sauce
2. Portuguese style garlic ginger brandy jus, grilled ciabatta bread
3. Mediterranean spiced grilled Shrimp skewers
lemon dill sauce
Fresh Raw/Rare & Ceviche fish options
1. Ahi Tuna Tetaki style
quick sesame seared ginger chili ponzu & wasabi crema
2. Peruvian Aji Amarillo Red Snapper (leches de tigre)
Avocado, habanero, citrus & Sweet potato chips
3. Mexican style Red Snapper Ceviche
Tomato, avocado, chilies and cilantro
4. Jumbo Sea Scallop or Sea Bass Crudo
Hot Yuzu ginger & white miso vinaigrette
Other Amazing Seafoods
Flash fried Calamari steak fries
Madras curry buttermilk sauce
Jumbo Sea Scallops
fresh coriander, vinho verde scallop jus
Tender Grilled Octopus Bites
Calibrean white wine lemon herb sauce, grilled ciabatta
Florida Grouper Bites or Grouper Cheek Fritters
Key Lime Remoulade
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Key lime, cherry blossom soy crema
Oysters, Clams & Mussels are available depending on the weather during the summer months.
Please ask for more information
Land Options
Denver Cut steak crostini
Cambozola cheese & Cherry Gastrique
Tempura fresh Organic Vegetables Bites
Tentsuyu sauce
Chef's Charcuterie Platter
A cut above collection of fine meats & International cheeses
Chicken Meatballs, toasted fennel seed
cucumber mint yogurt sauce
Tender Crispy Pork Belly
Seasonal fruit glaze
Fresh Pea Basil Pesto Crostini
Whipped ricotta, fig glaze (optional add prosciutto)
Stuffed Piquillo Peppers
Chorizo, Soffrito, Mushroom Duxelle
Vegetarian optional
Summer Zucchini Fritters
Buttermilk fresh Dill Ranch
Flatbread Bite Menu
1. Wild Mushroom, Burrata & Truffle
2. Prosciutto and fresh Mozzarella
fresh Fig OR fresh seasonal balsamic glazed fruit
3. Roasted Vegetable Flatbread
Pschodillic Goat Cheese & more
Salads, Soups & Sides Suggestions
Salads, Soups & Sides Suggestions
Salads, Soups & Sides Suggestions
Salads
Summer Seasonal Salad
Fresh summer tomato, balsamic glazed black plums
Rainier cherry, ginger white balsamic vinaigrette
Sous Vide Beets Salad
fresh Orange, Cucumber, Grapefruit White Balsamic Vinaigrette - Burrata cheese
Artisan Romaine Caesar Salad
Chef Made dressing, shaved Parmesan & fried Artichokes
Chilled Iceberg Salad
maple glazed pork belly croutons, buttermilk blue cheese dressing and fresh vegetables
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Ripe tomatoes, basil, denissimo balsamic
Extra virgin olive oil, cucumber & sweet onion
Seasonal Farm Fresh Salad
Mixed Greens, fresh Raspberry white balsamic vinaigrette
Cypress Grove goat cheese & Marcona almonds
Classic Garden Fresh Salad
Buttermilk Shallot Ranch or Chef's choice of Vinaigrette
Soup appetizer
Chef's Seafood Stew
A variety of local fresh seafood in saffron tomato white wine broth, fresh baked Tuscan bread or arborio rice
Side options
Classically prepared Italian risotto
1. Parmesan & white truffle olive oil
2. Wild Mushroom & fresh black truffle
(one month minimum booking for fresh black truffles)
3. Milanese bone marrow and saffron
4. Lobster Risotto Sauce Americaine
Potato Recipes
Fondant Potatoes, Au Gratin Potatoes
Creamy Whipped Potatoes
Anna Potatoes
Potato Latkes "kartoffelpuffer"
Pasta suggestions given with menu choices--
Please see my Italian menu or ask me for suggestion
Vegetable Options
Chef's Market fresh vegetable hash
Asparagus & Leek
Broccolini & Corn with blistered tomato
Seared Summer Zucchini, fresh herbs
Creamed fresh spinach
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
w/ lemon & toasted garlic
Fried Kung Pao brussels
Smoked bacon & maple glaze upon request
Main Entree & Small Plates
Kids Food options / Suggestions
Kids Food options / Suggestions
Entrees and Small Plates
Fresh Gulf Grouper OR Red Snapper
1. Lemon Piccata
2. Cajun shrimp sauce
3. Potato scallion crusted
4. Sauce Américaine (lobster sauce)
5. Tomato white wine saffron seafood sauce
Gulf Mahi Mahi
Blackened, Tropical Fruit Salsa
Jumbo Sea Scallops
Seasonal recipe to be decided with menu
Fresh Ahi Tuna
Rich Unami vegetable Dashi broth
Sous Vide Florida Lobster Tail
Sauce Américaine
Surf and Turfs are an option
with any combination of land and sea choices
Center Cut Filet Mignon
1. Garlic Herb Butter
2. Sauce Béarnaise
3. Peppercorn Brandy sauce
Tomahawk Ribeye
Churrasco Steak, Salsa verde
Braised Short Ribs
Chicken Scallopine
Roasted Chicken
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Caribbean Rum Chicken
Crispy Skinned Duck Breast
Rosemary Grilled Lamb Chops
Kids Food options / Suggestions
Kids Food options / Suggestions
Kids Food options / Suggestions
All appetites are not created equal beginning at age 2.
I will work with you to make the best experience for your kids as well . They can also eat off the adult menu with some specifics of appetite to make sure I have enough.
Pricing will be determined by amount of food and number of kids and starts and ranges from $10 per child up to $65.
It will a depend on their appetite and amount of service requested.
Pigs n a blanket
Guacamole
Queso cheese dip
Chef's Kids Mac n Cheese
"Just Bare" Chicken nuggets
Ground beef tacos
Tender chicken quesadillas
Cheeseburger sliders
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Petite Filet Mignon
Simple Side Salad
Fresh Fruit
Their personal favorite - whatever that may be
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