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Private dining

Your table, your people, a menu written for both.

My greatest joy is the sense of community that brings friends together around a dinner table. My team and I bring the craft of a fine-dining kitchen into your home, so you can be a guest at your own party.

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Photo: James Linabary
Experiences

Built around the occasion.

Whether it’s an intimate dinner party, a milestone celebration, a brand moment, or simply craving a beautifully prepared meal at home, each one starts from a blank page.

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Dinner parties & intimate experiences

A coursed tasting menu, cooked in your kitchen and served at your table with the pacing of a great restaurant. Perfect for an evening with friends, or for birthdays, anniversaries, engagements and reunions, with the menu built around the people at the table.

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Brand partnerships & activations

Product launches, brand dinners, chef collaborations and experiential activations. I work with partners to create food-led moments that tell their story and leave guests talking.

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Pop-ups & collaborations

Supper clubs and wine-bar takeovers. I run an Egyptian dinner series at Bar Bibi and love building something new with the right partner.

How it works

From first note to last plate.

  1. Inquire

    Send the details below: date, headcount, where, and what you’re celebrating.

  2. Talk menus

    We get on a quick call about tastes, restrictions and the feel of the night. I send a proposed menu and quote.

  3. We shop & prep

    I source from the farmers, fishmongers and purveyors I trust in my restaurant work, and prep ahead.

  4. You host

    We cook, serve, and leave your kitchen clean. All you have to do is enjoy your guests.

Questions

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Photo: James Linabary
What’s included?

Menu planning, shopping and sourcing, cooking on-site, plated service and a clean kitchen at the end of the night. For larger dinners I bring a small team.

Can you work around allergies and dietary needs?

Always. Every menu is written from scratch, so allergies, restrictions and strong preferences are part of the plan from the first conversation, not an afterthought.

What kind of food do you cook?

Seasonal, produce-driven menus with fine-dining technique, often with live fire. I have experience across a wide variety of cuisines, but I especially love leaning into Middle Eastern flavors and the Egyptian cooking I grew up with. If you have something specific in mind, tell me. Menus are a conversation.

Where do you cook?

In your home or venue anywhere in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. For dinners farther afield, just ask.

What about wine?

For events, I often collaborate with highly skilled sommeliers to build pairings around the menu. For more intimate dinners, I know wine well enough to guide the experience myself, including pulling and pairing bottles from your own cellar.

How far ahead should I reach out?

As early as you can. Weekends and holiday dates go first. That said, if your date is soon, send a note anyway.

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