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Delicious Dinner Parties

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

(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

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

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....