Private Chef - The Best of French Cuisine - Philadelphia

17 reviews

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What You’ll Do

Spend an evening sampling flavors from the bistros of France without leaving your dining room.

Bring classic French cooking to your home table in this exquisite private chef experience from Chef Desmond. He'll prepare a fabulous four-course meal for you to savor, no passport required. You'll enjoy a traditional-style French onion soup, followed by a crisp green salad made with a splendor of herbs and dressed with a homemade black pepper vinaigrette. For the pièce de résistance, dive into a tender dish of classic coq au vin. A decadent chocolate tart topped with fresh berries awaits you as a delicious dessert.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.

Your Menu

Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinée

With beef stock, three cheeses and essence of Burgundy

Salade de Laitue et Fines Herbes

With arugula, bibb lettuces, tarragon, chervil, chives and lemon

Coq au Vin

With chicken, pearl onions and red wine

Chocolate Tart With Fresh Berries

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 15
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 4 hours
Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Meet your chef

Chef Desmond

17 reviews

Chef Desmond loves using inventive methods to teach others about food and nutrition. He’s even created educational rap lyrics on the subject! He holds a master's degree in nutritional studies from Cambridge, has co-created several textbooks and is currently working his own cookbook. He’s also been featured in print and television, including "Best Leftovers Ever" on Netflix. Chef Desmond is excited to share his creative energy with aspiring chefs of all skill levels.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Desmond will travel to guests within Philadelphia for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Spend an evening sampling flavors from the bistros of France without leaving your dining room.

Your Menu

Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinée

With beef stock, three cheeses and essence of Burgundy

Salade de Laitue et Fines Herbes

With arugula, bibb lettuces, tarragon, chervil, chives and lemon

Coq au Vin

With chicken, pearl onions and red wine

Chocolate Tart With Fresh Berries

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 15
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 4 hours
Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Reviews

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Desmond

Zite

25 Sep 2022

Overall, the food was good and Chef Desmond was very kind. I would’ve given 3.5 stars if I could. The reason for less stars is 1) because we felt very rushed throughout the meal. We barely had time to finish each course before chef desmond was taking our plates and serving new ones. I don’t know if he had somewhere else to be but it felt like he was just itching to get out of our house and so we couldn’t really take our time to enjoy the meal. 2) the main course wasn’t really seasoned. the tuna was bland, the green beans were bland, and some of the potatoes were uncooked, which doesn’t feel right considering how much we paid. I think maybe the rushing may have contributed to that. 3) he wouldn’t leave our house without a tip, and I was planning to give him one anyway through cozymeal, but it just felt odd the way he went about it. Overall, not a bad experience, but I likely wouldn’t do it again. At least not at this price point.

Connor

01 May 2022

Chef Desmond was amazing and we had a wonderful evening! Would highly recommend and look forward to the next chance to spend a meal with Chef!

Gaddiel

25 Feb 2022

Chef Desmond was great. He was on time, very entertaining, a great teacher and the food was great. It was such a fun date night with my husband!

Marcy

21 Feb 2022

Chef Desmond was wonderful with my nieces and me. Thank you for an amazing experience preparing a delicious meal!

Brian

07 Feb 2022

Chef Desmond was prompt and prepared. He walked us through the entire process and was incredibly entertaining with stories along the way. He was professional and a joy to host.

Obria

03 Feb 2022

Had a great experience with Chef Desmond when I booked for my boyfriend’s birthday! He was flexible when a snowstorm hit and food was amazing. He is a great conversationalist and helped make the weekend amazing! Would book again!

Colin and Jess

23 Jan 2022

We had a great time! Chef Desmond is a talented, fun, and down-to-earth teacher, and the food was delicious!

Bailey

22 Jan 2022

Chef Desmond was great! The meal was amazing! The whole experience was a really good one.

Andrew

17 Jan 2022

Chef Desmond is a class act! Great personality, great chef, great overall experience. Loved learning and eating Chef's meal.

Jason

15 Jan 2022

We had a great time learning from Desmond and the food was amazing!

Summer

08 Jan 2022

Chef Desmond was awesome! He exceeded our expectations in every way. He was professional, but outgoing and made learning to cook so much fun. I am going to recommend this experience to all my friends and family. And… the food …. AMAZING!!! Best food we’ve ever had!

Nicki

01 Jan 2022

Chef Desmond was amazing! He was personable and fun and was so flexible when our parties plans changed last minute. The menu he put together was delicious, the tuna was perfect! Would hire him again in a second (FYI our party chose to tip in cash so we aren’t adding it in the app!)

devin

31 Dec 2021

Excellent! Absolutely amazing experience learning to cook from Chef Desmond. The recipes were delicious and he was an excellent teacher. You will not be disappointed!

Reviews Chef Desmond received outside of Cozymeal

Jonathan

09 Dec 2021

Chef Desmond, is a fantastic Chef. As my senior, though I wasn’t fortunate enough to work with him directly, I was privileged enough to observe him when conducting his classes. His technical skill as well as his wide range of knowledge and wisdom followed by his intense passion in his craft and profession has nurtured him to become a force to be reckoned with. Proud to know and have learned from his example

Chris

09 Dec 2021

Passion! Passionate culinarian, passionate educator, passionate director. Desmond is an outstanding combination of smart, enthusiastic, attention to detail, open minded, top down manager, systems and controls installer, salesmanship and team developer. You will not out work Desmond. Boundless(really!) energy and enthusiasm that he applies with a deft hand. Smart, very knowledgeable about education, culinary, tourism, management and cost controls.

David

09 Dec 2021

I have known Desmond for many years. In all of the time I have known him, he has presented himself as a very professional and progressive thinking culinarian. I have had the distinct pleasure to see his program up close. I am very impressed with the facilities, the students, and the curriculum. I have seen him do presentations and found them to be thorough and educational. All in all, I have the utmost respect for his abilities and accomplishments. I would be honored to have him on my team any day.

Bridget

03 Dec 2021

Chef Desmond is fantastic! He is a consummate professional and has a wealth of culinary knowledge. He was so engaging and we learned so much from him. I highly recommend Chef Desmond to anyone in the Philadelphia area that’s looking for a great culinary experience!