One of the first things I ask prospective clients is that they close their eyes and tell me how THEY see the event they’re contacting me about “going down.” What music is playing? What is everyone wearing? How is the table set? What are people doing? How are people behaving? What are you eating? What […]
At the beginning of May I received an e-mail from a potential client informing me that she’d never hired a personal chef before and was curious about hiring one to celebrate her husband’s 40th birthday with a few of their friends. Of the dates she listed as possibilities, I was only available on one date. I […]
Last month I received an inquiry from a young man about cheffing a dinner party for his dad’s retirement. The first criteria for landing this contract was my ability to recreate Singapore Chilli Crab. His dad had traveled to Singapore for business, eaten Singapore’s signature dish, and returned home raving about the crab. It was […]
