Personal, Private Chef Serving Sarasota, Siresta Key, Longboat Key, St, Petersburg!

Honoring Special Requests

Making sure guests dietary needs are addressed upfront helps make our Private Chef service great.  Pleasing guests tastes is our commitment to quality. All of our meals are based on highest quality, locally sourced ingredients. 

Elevating Your Dining Experience

Our Private Chef will help you start to plan the perfect dining experience for a Champagne brunch, proposal, anniversary, wedding, or even a cocktail reception.  We are happy to provide highly rated Wine and Champagne pairings for all our courses.  

Catering With Style

Let us help with our tailored menu program for your next party!  We come early and prepared.  So you can enjoy the freedom that comes with knowing that everything is taken care of.  Then, we stay after to clean everything up, never leaving a trace.  From flowers to fireworks, no detail is to small for us to make your next event great!  The bringing together of culture and cuisine to truly enhance the dining experience!  

Todays Menu

Hors d'oeuvres

A great way to start the evening!

Osetra Caviar Salmon Tartlets

French pastry cups layered with Charlie Trotters Citrus Smoked Salmon, creme fraiche, and topped with fresh, local microgreens. 

Lollipop Lamb Chops

Grilled lollipop lamb chops with a hint of mint and rosemary. Finished in a aged balsamic drizzle.

Island Baked Brie

Candied walnuts, fresh berries and a hint of golden rum on top of a baked wheel of French Brie. Served with a warm baguette.

Quail Egg Caviar Toast Points

Supreme Oestra Caviar paired with Creme Fraiche and a Perfectly cooked Quail Egg yolk.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Jumbo lump crab recipe baked inside Baby Bella Mushroom caps.

Bar None Charcuteriure Board

Available with custom selections or, make it our Private Chefs choice. Raising the bar in order to go beyond.

Flaming Shrimp Pernod

A French classic. Giant tiger shrimp combined with shallots, garlic and lemon. Finished on a bed of fresh sauteed spinach - Proudly served tableside by Chef Art.

Artisan Breads

Every Picasso Chef party includes fresh baked Artisan Bread!


Soup Courses

Traditional Recipes

Lobster Bisque

Cooked Cold Water Lobster Chunks in a Sherry Bisque.

French Onion

Classic European Recipe Served in Traditional Soup Crock.

New England Clam Chowder

Creamy Recipe made with Middleneck Clams.


Chef Inspired Salads

Fresh Organic Delicious

Caesar

Creamy Garlic Recipe with Homemade Croutons.  Tableside service upon request.

Caprese

Italian Heirloom Tomato, Fresh Sliced Mozzarella, Basil, Modena Balsamic Drizzle.

Spring

Assortment of Locally Grown Lettuce Leaves and Fresh Fruit Dressed in a Light Vinaigrette.


Entrees

Per person or Tasting Menu with side included.

Lobster Thermidor or Newburg

Classic recipes served in a truly decadent portions.

Beef Wellington

Prime filet mignon with foie gras mushroom duxelle.  Wrapped in San Daniele Proscuitto inside a flaky rosemary pastry crust.

Duck a l'Orange

Maple Farms duck breast covered with a house made ala orange sauce.

Scallop Cousteau

Diver Scallops Sealed inside Pastry Shell with Thyme and Chicken Stock.

Steak Diane Flambe'

Prime filet mignon thinly pounded and Flambeed tableside in a Dijon Cognac Cream sauce.

Lobster Ravioli

Homemade and heart shaped. Cold water Lobster Tail Chunks. Served with a Truffled Cream.

Scallop Saint Jacque

Diver Scallop sealed a pastry shell. Cooked with a Brandy Cream Sauce, Gruyere Cheese and Smoked Paprika.

Sea Bass Sherry Cream

Butter poached Sea Bass. Finished with Cognac Cream and Dill Sprig.

Seafood Paella

Florida Fresh Seafood in a Homemade Sofrito with Saffron Yellow Rice.


Flambe Desserts

These desserts are proudly served tableside for by Chef Art.

Bananas Foster

Flaming organic Bananas Caramelized in French butter, Overproof Rum and Brown Sugar.   Served over French Vanilla Ice Cream.

Cherries Jubilee

Pitted Amarena Fabri cherries in syrup. Carmelized and served over French Vanilla Ice Cream. Finished with a mint leaf

Apples Normandy

Granny Smith Apples Flambéed in Fine Cognac. Served over French Vanilla Ice Cream inside a Puffed Pastry Shell.

**This menu is a small portion of what we are happy to do for you!

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