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Delicious Dinner Parties
Let Chef Julie create and prepare a seasonal menu for you and your guests in the privacy of your own home. Enjoy exquisite farm to table focused cuisine served either family style, or plated and served table side. We'll provide a server to make the evening easy,...
(Meat)balls
(from the Holiday 2018/Winter 2019 Edition of Edible Ohio) TEXT BY BRYN MOOTH PHOTO BY JULIE KRAMER RECIPES BY JULIE FRANCIS Chef Julie Francis of Nectar Personal Chef teaches the art of forming delicious ingredients into balls. Pretty much every global cuisine does...
A Menu of Classic Seasonal Dishes for a Reunion Luncheon
As a personal chef, I always enjoy creating a custom menu for a luncheon, or dinner party. I like thinking about what kinds of foods would satisfy the guests, and complement the occasion. When I had the opportunity to cook for a good friend, and longtime patron, of my...
A recipe for end of the summer tomatoes
I’m always not quite ready to give up eating delicious, fresh, local heirloom tomatoes at the end of the season. As I do my farmer’s market shopping for my personal chef clients in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, I’m still seeing very pretty tomatoes in October....
Vietnamese Calamari Salad Demo at the Hyde Park Farmers Market
I love to shop my local farmers markets, and to talk with the growers about what is seasonal, delicious, and fresh. So, I was very happy to be asked to provide a demonstration at the Hyde Park Farmers Market this month. It is always my plan to create a dish that uses...
A Satisfying and Gluten Free Recipe for Chocolate Oat Bars
Recently, I had been looking for a good recipe to make a treat to bring my personal chef clients in Mount Lookout and Hyde Park who are gluten free and/or vegan. I was very happy to find a recipe with healthy ingredients from Well Plated by Erin. This bar is easy, and...