Private Chef - Rich Italian Favorites

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rich italian dinner with short rib pasta, bone marrow and cannoli

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$ 109 Per person

All inclusive: 4-course meal, ingredients, cooking, service & clean up.

This private chef experience does not have any dates.

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What You’ll Do

Enjoy a feast featuring a handful of Chef Jonathan's favorite Italian dishes.

Savor authentic, indulgent Italian fare over four courses prepared by Chef Jonathan in this private chef experience. A salad of fresh microgreens topped with creamy ricotta and sweetened with honeycomb is first on the menu. Next, enjoy short ribs braised with rich red wine and served over tagliatelle pasta, and savory roasted bone marrow with mushrooms and fresh crostini. A delicate cannoli with orange custard serves as 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

Creamy Ricotta and Squash Blossoms Salad

With honeycomb and microgreens

Red Wine Braised Short Ribs and Tagliatelle Pasta

With onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bone broth and parsley

Roasted Bone Marrow and Balsamic Broth

With mushrooms, garlic, Parmesan cheese and fresh crostini

Orange Custard Cannoli

With eggs, cream, ricotta, honey, sugar, lemon and vanilla bean

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 12
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 Jonathan

Food safety certified

19 reviews

Chef Jonathan has over 20 years of culinary experience, which has led him to work under celebrity and Michelin-star chefs, and be the private chef to many high-profile celebrities. With a passion for healthy cooking and unique fusion cuisines, Chef Jonathan's creative meals are a delight to enjoy. Now, he is excited to lead engaging cooking classes to pass along knowledge of kitchen techniques and elevated fare.

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

Chef Jonathan will travel to guests within Pittsburgh for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Enjoy a feast featuring a handful of Chef Jonathan's favorite Italian dishes.

Your Menu

Creamy Ricotta and Squash Blossoms Salad

With honeycomb and microgreens

Red Wine Braised Short Ribs and Tagliatelle Pasta

With onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bone broth and parsley

Roasted Bone Marrow and Balsamic Broth

With mushrooms, garlic, Parmesan cheese and fresh crostini

Orange Custard Cannoli

With eggs, cream, ricotta, honey, sugar, lemon and vanilla bean

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 12
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 Jonathan

Erin

28 Dec 2023

My boyfriend and I recently had the pleasure of dining with Chef Jonathan for the 'Innovative Italian Cuisine' and was thoroughly impressed by both the exquisite cuisine and the impeccable service. The menu showcased a variety of innovative Italian dishes, blending bold flavors and beautiful presentation. We were especially impressed by the texture and mouthfeel of the homemade gnocchi with the butternut squash sauce. It was absolutely delicious! And the cheesecake berry mousse with honeycomb dessert was nothing we've ever experienced. Chef Jonathan was extremely attentive and knowledgeable and ensured that our meal was a memorable one, providing excellent recommendations and ensuring our satisfaction. He even recommended restaurants in the area as well as a book that showcased our interests in food and nutritious cooking. We can’t recommend Chef Jonathan enough for a fantastic dining experience. We will definitley be booking with Chef Jonathan again in the near future!

Thomas

22 Dec 2023

Excellent conversation and excellent food.

Ambika

17 Dec 2023

I booked this meal/experience for my sister-in-law for her birthday and it could not have been a more perfect gift! Her friends and her said that Chef John was one of the coolest people they'd ever met and it was one of the best meals of their life. Cannot recommend this enough! Chef John is also incredibly responsive to messages and was kind enough to help us reschedule it when something came up.

Steven

19 Nov 2023

Chef Jonathan did a phenomenal job with display, cooking, explaining and was very professional. I bought this for my wife for her birthday. We thoroughly enjoyed this dinner. The food was delicious. Would highly recommend this as a new dinner idea.

Zahava

02 Nov 2023

I got this class for my boyfriend and I to celebrate our four year anniversary and it was beyond our expectations. Chef John made the entire environment relaxed and fun, while still teaching us tips at the craft he mastered. Would recommend to anyone looking for a fun date night!

Garritt

29 Oct 2023

Jonathan was amazing. We had great conversation. He was very friendly and the food was amazing! I even ate beets and enjoyed it! I also appreciated that I asked a million questions and he did not hold back from answering any of them. Highly recommend.

Gabe

26 Oct 2023

BOOK THIS MAN IMMEDIATELY Chef Jonathan met and exceeded my expectations for our evening. Each course was planned, prepared, and executed with perfection. You can truly see each ingredient individually yet still receive the whole flavor profile of this menu. Jonathan cooks with passion, creating simple yet elegant dishes while entertaining conversation and questions. He can teach to any audience whether it be someone with no experience in the kitchen to someone who works in the industry. Truly an amazing chef and person, you can feel and see that in the food he creates. Hosting it at his house added to the intimacy and personal touch with music in the background. Anyone reading this should book a class or dinner with him and experience it yourself.

Mike Napolitano

26 Oct 2023

Excellent. Presentation

Briana

24 Apr 2023

What an experience! Talk about fresh ingredients, delicious food, and a gracious host and you have Chef Jonathan! The whole experience was phenomenal I highly recommend booking him you will not be disappointed!

dana

22 Apr 2023

Amazing. The food was delicious and unique. The conversation was great. So much fun!

Erin

06 Mar 2023

We had a great time with Chef Jonathan. He's fun to hang out with and we learned a lot too!

Mark Oczypok

03 Mar 2023

Awesome experience! And food was incredible!! We need to do this again!!!

Edward

22 Feb 2023

Jonathan is super skilled, knowledgeable and fun. Would definitely recommend.

Daniel

19 Feb 2023

Had such a wonderful experience with Chef Jonathan! He had excellent dishes to offer and tons of cooking tips and advices that we never knew before. The beets salad and the scallops were especially amazing. He also had great stories to tell, keeping the whole cooking class filled with great conversations. Hope to see you soon again!

Lia

16 Feb 2023

Absolutely fabulous !!! Great meal, interesting conversation with Chef Jonathan and some very helpful cooking tips ??

Charlie Deer

04 Feb 2023

I have never met a more interesting, experienced, intelligent person in my life. Not only does he come with all these qualities he is an incredible and creative chef. It was wonderful that we found a new friend. We will be waiting for you to sit back and enjoy some cuisine. God bless and thank you.

Jenny Lockhart

25 Jan 2023

He was very organized and very personable!! We really enjoyed ourselves and learned new things He showed up right on time and wasn't in any rush! Jennifer Radcliff 412-780-2915

Mark

22 Dec 2022

Incredible time with Chef John! The amazing food was almost secondary to the stories, laughter, and playlist. Very instructive on technique and took his time without feeling rushed. We definitely will be trying his other offerings.