10306 Wed Sep 05 17:32:26 -0700 2001 10 4 Pacific Northwest 0 11451 for a party---anyone know of anything like this? Wed Sep 05 17:32:26 -0700 2001 0 sonja 1 11453 Look them up in the yellow pages Wed Sep 05 18:49:24 -0700 2001 11451 0 Mr Moto 2 11465 Are you looking for a chef with a name for a function that would require a respected name.... or are you searching for a quality caterer for a party? If it's caterers you're after, I can highly recommend (have had their food, love their food) these folks. Lisa Dupar Catering in Redmond. She does fabulous desserts (I've had several of hers, including a fabulous fruit tart with amazingly fresh blackberries IN THE WINTER... where she got them, not sure). I heard she's getting married this weekend, so she might not be available immediately. On top of being a great cook, she's a fantastic person too. I can also give high raves to Lowell-Hunt Catering (in Woodinville and Seattle).They do wonderful things with wild game (I had an outstanding squab once at a dinner at their Seattle store). Russell Lowell is a hunting enthusiast and even sponsors an annual hunting/gourmet eating trip called Elk Hunt... he cooks the catch in a tent at the hunting site...I've listed their link below. I'm interested in hearing if other people have favorite caterers too. Link: http://www.lowell-hunt.com/index.html Thu Sep 06 13:53:05 -0700 2001 11453 0 sue 3 11476 Thanks to all, but, as I used to work in catering, I'm not actually interested in having some food brought in by a caterer. I'd like to have a person come to my house and cook a real meal from scratch, front to back... Any ideas? Fri Sep 07 13:31:33 -0700 2001 11465 0 sonja 4 11482 i attended an auction this summer where one of the auction items was an "executive chef demonstration and dinner" at someone's home. i can't vouch for the quality of this particular chef but at least it's a start - you know he's done something like this. chef: andre nguyen, of andre's eurasian bistro. Fri Sep 07 15:48:14 -0700 2001 11476 0 ben 4 11489 You could call some of the personal chef services and see if they would be willing to do a one night stand sort of thing. I think you would probably find quite a few that would be up for it. Sun Sep 09 00:56:29 -0700 2001 11476 0 Carol 5 11498 I'd love to find out if anyone can recommend a personal chef service...I don't know how to find these...they don't appear to be in the yellow pages.. Mon Sep 10 12:31:29 -0700 2001 11489 0 sonja 6 11552 I posted this before but it got deleted, I don't know why? I know of a very good personal chef who can come to your house and cook a meal from scratch for a wide range of people with a wide range of tastes. He can do very upscale or more homey, from Asian to Southern styles. He is a friend and a great guy. Please contact if interested and let him know your ideas. Jon-Eric Rauls jerauls@qwest.net Thu Sep 20 15:39:59 -0700 2001 11498 0 Tina Cieski 7 11554 In the new Oct. issue of Bon Appetit, pg. 48, offers a cooking class party.. Bertrand de Boutray, of Bertrand Chez Vous in Seattle, carries most of a kitchen in his car in case a client doesn't have the proper equipment to make a traditional five-course French meal (206-729-1554). Thu Sep 20 17:20:23 -0700 2001 11552 0 Leslie T. 4 11501 About a year ago or so, someone representing Four Star Private Chefs pitched a story to me about their service. She threw out the names of some respected chefs who were working for the service at the time (I know at least two of the chefs she mentioned -- John Neumark and Barbara Figueroa -- have since gotten other gigs, but it's possible that they work from time to time for private parties). I'm not sure if they do one-time events, but it might be worth a shot. You could probably look up their number on qwestdex.com. Hope this helps. Mon Sep 10 15:23:18 -0700 2001 11476 0 sue 2 11488 What a polite and helpful reply, Mr. Moto. Sonja, a friend and I do this sort of cooking quite a lot, but it's mainly by word of mouth. I'm pretty sure you don't want to pay our travel expenses from Texas, but I'd suggest calling a professional cooking school in your area and asking for some names. Just be sure to have them audition. Sat Sep 08 17:54:30 -0700 2001 11453 0 Greg Spence