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Catering to All Tastes
Catering is so much more than traditional buffet service or formal dinners for hundreds of guests. Options abound for every taste profile, budget and circumstance, even intimate dinners and outdoor events. For intimate events out of the home or office, consider hiring a personal chef who can cook up something unique, personalized and intriguing for your guests. If you’re considering having an outdoor event, caterers face different challenges than they would if planning for an event held inside.

personal chef service
A potentially overlooked market for corporate or event catering is employing the services of a personal chef. Although this kind of catering more often is used for intimate events at one’s home, that doesn’t necessarily exclude it from larger events. Depending on the chef, some are willing to cater for up to 100 guests. In fact, several personal chefs in Houston are ready to service your intimate event or occasion with the best in fine-crafted cuisine.

Big City Chefs is an elite agency for restaurant-quality personal and private chefs who create an unforgettable evening where the most exclusive dinner reservation in town is at your own table. From simple and intimate gatherings to extravagant formal affairs with professional table service, Big City Chefs crafts personalized menus, purchases the best ingredients and prepares the dinner right in your kitchen with their own equipment. In Houston, Big City Chefs caters cocktail parties, holiday gatherings, barbecues, beach or garden picnics, office parties, team-building programs and cutting-edge special events with inventive menus and exciting live-action chefs. Big City Chefs can offer suggestions and themes, but also can leave it up to you and your imagination.

Having a perfect coursed meal is a great way to entertain friends and family or important colleagues, so Chef Demetrius Baxter takes the worry of executing the perfect meal off your hands by serving up hors d’oeuvres, custom seasonal cocktails and five-course meals while you focus on hosting. His new approach to American cuisine combines the fresh and clean flavors of California with Latin and Asian influences. Whether it’s a romantic dinner party, an elegant small event or catering for a business lunch for up to 20, Chef Demetrius creates exciting food with a unique culinary point of view that balances precision and art.

Chef Jo’s Home Cooking provides private-chef catering for a stress-free, unique and memorable event. Chef Jo’s beautifully presented, imaginative and delicious food is great for a brunch, a romantic dinner for two or a party for up to 100 guests and can be a seated multiple-course dinner, buffet or passed hors d’oeuvres. Chef Jo comes to your location with everything necessary to prepare, serve and clean up afterward. Themed menus are available, such as grilling outdoors, Texas Barbecue and elegant cuisine with multicultural roots like Indian, Caribbean, French Bistro and many more. Pricing varies depending on budget, menu selection (courses, ingredient cost and complexity), number of guests, chef-supplied items and equipment rental.

Chef to Geaux provides private-chef catering for intimate private dinners as well as corporate lunch service for training sessions or meetings. To create custom handcrafted menus with high-end flavors, Chef Thomas of Chef to Geaux provides free consultations to design the perfect menu and personally shops for the best ingredients within your budget. Upon request, Chef Thomas also will match wines with the food. Chef to Geaux’s private dinner service is perfect for business dinners held in your own home to open communication lines and get deals made. There is always a staff member on site to ensure great service throughout the occasion.

Cuisine by Sallie is a first-class personal chef and caterer specializing in private-chef services for up to 12 and small-event catering for 20–50 to create a unique dining experience that many larger catering companies cannot. Menus are developed specifically for each client, taking into consideration dietary restrictions and allergies as well as guest preferences. As a private chef, Chef Sallie comes to your location and prepares the delicious four-course gourmet meal and offers several options for additional services that make an intimate dinner party something to talk about.

Dining Chez Vous is a private-chef catering opportunity that provides affordable, customized meals prepared in your home with the freshest ingredients in Houston. Dining Chez Vous services include in-home cooking demonstrations and instruction as well as catering for small dinner parties for up to 10 guests or even a special occasion for two. Pricing depends on the desired menu and number of guests.

At Dinner IS Possible! they know the true value of a personal chef. Originally from Paris, Chef Emmanuel provides personal chef services for special occasions that leave the kitchen spotless as you sit down with your guests to enjoy a home-cooked meal prepared to your needs and preferences. Serving Northwest Houston, the Galleria and the surrounding areas, Chef Emmanuel is fully insured for delivering in-home catering services from a romantic dinner for two to a family gathering or other special event. With Chef Emmanuel you can host appetizer, wine-and-cheese or dessert parties; buffets; and sit-down meals. Chef Emmanuel also provides catered breakfasts or afternoon sweets for VIP visits or birthday celebrations at the office.

A premier personal-chef service in Houston, Taste Cuisine Personal Chef caters to special events, such as dinner parties, brunches, cocktail parties, small receptions, gallery openings and more. Taste Cuisine Personal Chef is dedicated to providing the best and freshest seasonal ingredients along with excellent service. The prepared meals also help support a healthier lifestyle and can be tailored to fit even the most unique palates, specialized diets, allergies or health issues.

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