Private Chef - Traditional Flavors of New Orleans

The magical mixture of international influences in Creole cuisine come to your own home table.

Southern cooking is legendary for its proprietary blend of culinary magic, and this private chef experience with Chef Ridic brings the enchantment your way. Enjoy a selection that includes crawfish egg rolls, gumbo featuring chicken and Andouille sausage, and chicken étouffée studded with holy trinity, a combination of onions, celery and bell peppers. Cleanse your palate with orange sorbet before diving into freshly made beignets for dessert.

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

Crawfish Egg Rolls

With holy trinity and mustard sauce

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

With rice and crostini

Chicken Étouffée

With gravy, rice and holy trinity

Orange Sorbet

With herbsaint liqueur and fennel frond garnish

Beignets and Chef's Choice Dipping Sauce

With powdered sugar

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.

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 12
Meal Courses 5
Event Duration 4.5 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 guests left for this experience

Nicole

19 Sep 2022

Chef Ridic showed me how to make a roux for a gumbo. I had no idea there were several different kinds of rouxs. Learning how to make sauces and roux are something I have been trying to gain more skills and knowledge on. Thanks Chef Ridic for helping me with this.

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Ridic

Melissa

05 Sep 2023

We had a wonderful time cooking with Chef Ridic! He was very accommodating of one of the food allergies and we learned so many new cooking techniques. Such a fun time and delicious menu!

Patrick

27 Aug 2023

Really fun evening. Food was delicious. Our family of 4 enjoyed the ”layered” flavors of our Spanish themed meal. As for Chef, he was easy to talk to. He explained everything and let us to do the work with helpful advice along the way. Our two teenage sons did the majority of the cooking. Fun!

Hai

30 Apr 2023

Ridic was great and made the experience very memorable. Would definitely recommend Chef Ridic.

Maurissa

06 Apr 2023

Chef Ridic held an amazing cooking class. He allowed us to learn and was willing to jump in when needed. He also taught us a lot about food and everything tasted great! I like that we were able to communicate before the class through Cozymeal. A lovely experience (:

Nick

26 Feb 2023

Chef Ridic was fantastic! We learned about his interesting background as a chef and he taught us so many great techniques for building flavor and cooking some amazing Thai food. All three courses were exceptional! We will definitely be using them a lot in the future, especially the red curry pumpkin hummus recipe. Would highly recommend Chef Ridic and we would love to do another cooking experience with him again.

Bruce & Ute

10 Feb 2023

Thanks to Chef Ridic we spent a tremendously enjoyable evening with lots of free-flowing conversation and delicious, expertly prepared food. We think Chef Ridic is an excellent chef. We were grateful for the tips and tricks he shared with us while he was preparing the delicious 5-course meal for us. Chef Ridic is very personable, inspiring, friendly, and well prepared and organized. Each plate he served us was artfully arranged and we did not feel rushed. We truly appreciated the good time he afforded us at our home and highly recommend him.

Matthew

27 Jan 2023

Chef Ridic was a delight! Nice, courteous, flexible. Food was delicious, and beautifully plated! Also learned a bunch of new tips and tricks

Amber

01 Jan 2023

Fantastic time with Chef Ridic! Great convo, and we learned so much. Would do this again and again!

Chelli

30 Dec 2022

Chef Ridic was a blast to have at our house. I bought the experience for my boyfriend for Christmas and we invited a couple of friends and all of us just had the time of our lives. It was fun learning & doing & getting to know each other over great food & wine. I highly recommend this experience. Re: tip below, we have him cash. He was awesome & we will definitely use him again.

Berlyn

28 Nov 2022

We had a fantastic time with Chef Ridic. He was very personable and knowledgeable. The food turned out absolutely delicious and we learned so much. It was an evening full of laughter, great cooking tips, and even better food. Highly recommend.

Katie

03 Nov 2022

Chef Ridic was awesome! I hired him to do the private cooking class as a surprise for my husbands birthday. Chef was very laid back and personable, with a friendly approach to teaching. He made the experience super fun and we learned a lot about the food we made! I would highly recommend him to anyone who’s looking for a calm and enjoyable cooking experience.