Experience formal French cuisine with modern plating and service in this private chef experience with Chef James. This essential French bistro menu focuses on simple, honest ingredients and timeless techniques – a dinner designed for lingering over good conversation, featuring a perfect balance of bold flavors and comforting textures.

Begin with tuna Niçoise featuring seared ahi, lemon aioli, hard-boiled egg, olives, chervil vinaigrette, cold poached Yukon potatoes and asparagus. The main course presents a classic surf and turf the French way: steak au poivre with peppercorn and cognac demi-glace alongside sole meunière with fresh lemon, brown butter, parsley and capers. Enjoy scalloped potatoes Dauphinoise in garlic cream and Gruyère cheese alongside haricots verts sautéed in white wine. Finish with tarte Tatin made from scratch with handmade puff pastry and crème Anglaise. Book your French bistro experience today!

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

Your Menu

Tuna Niçoise

With seared ahi tuna, lemon aioli, hard-boiled egg, olives, chervil vinaigrette, cold poached Yukon potatoes and asparagus

French Surf & Turf

Steak au Poivre
With filet mignon, peppercorn and cognac demi-glace
Sole Meunière
With pan-seared sole, fresh lemon, brown butter, parsley and capers

Potatoes Dauphinoise and Haricots Verts

With scalloped potatoes, garlic cream, Gruyère cheese, green beans, shallots and white wine

Tarte Tatin

With apples, handmade puff pastry and crème Anglaise

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 50
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Chef Arrival Time 1 hour & 30 minutes prior to the selected serving time
Labels French, Holiday, Mother's Day, Surf and turf, Unique

What's included

The ingredients

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Meet your chef

Chef James

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Chef James is a seasoned hospitality professional and chef-owner with decades of experience leading kitchens and restaurant operations. As the owner of a self-sufficient restaurant concept in New Mexico, he has overseen everything from menu development and staffing to financial planning and purchasing. His background spans executive chef and food and beverage leadership roles, where he opened new concepts, managed large teams and maintained strong cost control. Now expanding his presence to Colorado Springs and Albuquerque, Chef James brings operational expertise disciplined leadership and a commitment to quality to every culinary experience he creates.

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

Chef James will travel to guests within Albuquerque for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Enjoy timeless French cuisine classics with Niçoise salad, surf and turf and tarte Tatin.