MatterhornCatering & Private Chef
August 2024 · Private home, Highland Park

A Surprise Fiftieth Birthday

Five-course private chef dinner with a French-Italian leaning.

Date
August 2024
Venue
Private home, Highland Park
Guests
12

The challenge

The host wanted a meal that felt like a Michelin tasting, in her own dining room, without anyone in the kitchen until the final course.

Our approach

We pre-prepped at our kitchen, arrived at 4:30, and worked silently from her side galley. Each course was plated tableside with a one-line story about the dish.

The result

Five courses, two hours, zero guests aware that anything was 'catered.'

"It felt like we'd hired a chef from a Paris brasserie for the night. Genuinely magic."— L. Whitfield, Highland Park