La Jolie Chef & Company specializes in creating refined culinary experiences for weddings, dinner parties and special events throughout Connecticut and Westcester county, New York. We take on a limiedted number of events each season  , allowing us to focus on every detail from thougtfully designed mneus to polished service- so each gathering feels seamless, personal and unforgettable.

 

Trained in Paris, I returned to the I bring a refined, French inspired approach to luxury catering and private dining. After returning to the US, I honed my craft in some of the Gold Coast's most distinguished kitchens before overseeing premier wedding catering at the Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem. NY.       

 I then went on, with my partner to open and operate the intimate 35 seat Brookfield Bistro, located in Brookfield, CT

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Unlike high volume catering companies, we intentionally take on a limited number of events. This allows us to focus more closely on each client, delivering a highly personalized experience  for our clients.

 

             It was only years later, when I won an International Rotary Grant to study Classical French Cuisine in Paris did I start to understand how truly remarkable my first Culinary Instructor was. Thank you Nana! 

 

         She was overjoyed when I landed a job as an Editorial Assistant at the prestigious Gourmet Magazine in Manhattan.  From Gourmet I went to Paris and reveled in the gastronomic capital of the world. It was a dream to live in Paris. To this day, I consider it my other home. My first meal in Paris, you ask. Mais qui! I remember every detail: Soupe a l'oignon francaise topped with a thick, bubbly layer of Gruyere cheese, followed by moules marinieres and a delicious plate of pommes frites, and finally the piece de resistance, dessert, Tarte au myrtilles with Creme anglaise.  Divine!

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