Valentine's Day 2016

Last year there were 6 lucky couples in Atlanta that had arranged for a personal chef to come cook dinner for them in their homes on Valentine’s Day.  And I helped arranged each one of them.  So, around 3 pm, all the chefs and I met outside WholeFoods, so they could pick up last minute needed ingredients (vanilla bean gelato anyone?) and let me tell you, that was a planning mistake!  We couldn’t even find parking available at the Whole Foods on West Paces Ferry, and the whole place was a zoo!  There was literally a live band playing music inside the Whole Foods, I suppose to keep stressed shoppers a little bit calmer?   The place was chaos.  No gelato, no scallops, and shelves empty of your basic ingredients.  I still can’t figure out why everyone was in Whole Foods Valentine’s Day, but I am guessing many people planned a romantic evening in, and then were as surprised as I was to see the crowds in the middle of the afternoon!

This year, we’re planning better, and we’ll have all our needed ingredients on hand come Valentine’s Day afternoon.  In fact, we’re working all month to get everything ready.  This week, our head pastry chef is working on making the black sesame bonbons from scratch.   Our Guayaquil chocolate already came in (from Ecuador!), so we can get to work at our Prep Kitchen in Atlanta.

Hiring a personal chef for Valentine’s Day isn’t the cheapest option, but it will allow you to escape the madness that ensues around a busy, food-crazy city like Atlanta.  Our team of personal chefs has already created a wonderful menu (don’t worry, you still have options to choose from!) with you in mind, that will leave you with an amazing Valentine’s Day memory.  Passion fruit in the dessert, to remind you of the passion in your romance; chocolate, well we all know why you have to have chocolate on Valentine’s Day J  This year we’ll be brining champagne glasses for a pre-dessert toast.  Don’t drink alcohol, no worries, we’ll swap it out for a sparkling cider.  Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be stressful or chaotic, it can peaceful and relaxing at home, with a great dinner prepared just for the two of you.

 

What should you expect?  Your chef for the evening will arrive about 2 ½ hours before your scheduled dinner time to start getting everything ready.  They’ll set your table with candles, hand-made menus, and have everything looking great for dinner time.  In the kitchen, they’ll be busy getting all the food ready.  Your kitchen will smell wonderful, and best part, you won’t have to be in there cooking and cleaning yourself!  At your scheduled dinner time, dinner will be served to you course by course, each course cleared before the next.