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Private Chef Service for Holiday Vacation Rentals
Vacations are about relaxing and having fun, not cooking. Whether you're vacationing in Vancouver, Whistler, the Sunshine Coast, the Caribbean or yachting in the Gulf Islands, don't waste precious time standing in grocery store line-ups, cooking and preparing meals. Let your private chef take care of the culinary details and delight your palate at every meal, while you relax and enjoy your vacation. We offer eight years of experience along with rave reviews of organizing parties and cooking in villas and vacation homes in Vancouver, Whistler and the Caribbean. Discretion and confidentiality will be assured with your VIP guests. Pricing is based on a daily rate depending on group size and menu requirements
604-921-1604.
"The quality of the food and the preparation and presentation was excellent. Frances provided a wonderful variety of cuisine - it was always fresh and mostly organic, there were simple items for the kids and gourmet dishes for the adults. She did a great job organizing everything including the timing of preparing the meals and snacks through the day. She also provided a number of special surprises, new dishes and exotic snacks. Frances fit in exceptionally well with our family. We would love to have her work for us again on a trip and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to others."
Phil and Cindy Swift and Family 
Founder and CEO, Arc Financial, Calgary

Private Chef Service for Holiday Vacation and Villa Rentals

Sample Menus

BC Vacations
You will be able to consult as to your families menu needs or let the chef guide you on a gastronomic culinary adventure created from the freshest West Coast ingredients, highlighted by wines of British Columbia. The choice is yours!

Breakfast
Oatmeal Brulée
Fresh okanagan berries, lime sabayon
Caramelized banana french toast with vanilla bean crème fraiche
Eggs benedict with bc smoked tuna and chive

Lunch
Spot prawn pesto or oven-roasted heirloom tomato and goat's cheese pizza, organic greens
Prawn cakes, cilantro sauce, organic bc field greens
Dungeness crab salad with okanagan peach balsamic vinaigrette
Indian candy, hot and cold smoked trio of salmons, greens and First Nations bannock bread, lemon butter
Seared wild west coast salmon, lime leaf scented coconut milk, Asian greens and jasmine rice

Appetizers
Smoked salmon gougere
Spot prawn cakes with cilantro sauce
Seared albacore tuna and avocado timbale, soy-wasabi vinaigrette
Steamed vancouver island mussels, red curry scented coconut milk with crusty baguette
Roasted yellow organic beets, moon struck goat's cheese, temecula basil-scented olive oil
Seared quebec foie gras, grilled croissant, blackberry-balsamic butter

Mains
Salt spring island roasted rack of lamb, mission hill syrah demi, wild mushroom risotto, roasted carrots
Cedar bow grilled wild sockeye salmon, fraser valley new potatoes, chilliwack corn off the cobb and sage butter
Organic blue goose filet mignon, cabernet demi, petite horseradish yorkshire pudding, wild forest-mushroom ragout
Polderside redbro roasted chicken with fresh herbs, chicken demi, roasted baby carrots, asparagus, celeriac puree
Roasted beetroot lasagne with seared queen charlotte halibut and dungeness crab leg meat
Polderside duck leg confit ravioli, porcini mushroom cream sauce
Dungeness crab, asparagus and pea risotto topped with shaved asiago and seared scallop

Desserts

Junior Gourmet 
Organic scrambled eggs and whole wheat toast 
Buckwheat blueberry pancakes with Quebec maple syrup
Whole wheat raison french toast with maple butter and caramelized banana
Grilled BC cheddar cheese sandwich with home made oven-roasted tomato ketchup and baked french fries
Chicken noodle soup
Egg noodles with hidden vegetable tomato sauce 
Organic macaroni and cheese with whole-wheat and ground flax-breadcrumb topping


Caribbean Vacations
If you're renting a vacation villa or own a home in the Caribbean, Travelling Gourmet can provide Private Chef Services in both Barbados and the Grenadines. I can add a delicious culinary element to your holiday and at the same time allow you more time to relax and enjoy your vacation while I introduce you to the bounty of local produce and seafood of the Caribbean.

Morning
Champagne and Island Orange Mimosa, Fresh Watermelon Juice, Tropical Smoothies, Espresso
Caramelized Banana Oatmeal Brulée with Fresh Shaved Coconut
Papaya and Tropical Fruits Plate with Lime Sabayon
Rum Infused Cassava Pone French Toast, Grilled Banana, Vanilla Bean Crème Fraîche
Callaloo Omelette, White Cheddar and Oven-Roasted Tomato
Smoked Marlin, Lemon-Chive Cream Cheese Mousse, Toasted Bagels
Baskets of Whole Grain Toast with Cashew Butter and Papaya-Passion fruit Jelly

Lunch
Bajan Chicken and Sweet Potato Soup
Gado Gado with Egg, Tofu and Peanut Sauce
Fresh Seared Tuna, Tomato, Green Beans, Red Onion, Potato and Sweet Wild Basil Vinaigrette
Sweet Potato Salad with Egg and Fresh Rosemary
Oven Roasted Tomato, Basil and Goat's Cheese Pizza
Lobster Pizza with Chili Oil
Sweet Potato and Conch Fritters with Cucumber Salad
Grilled Vegetable Medley with Cashew Vinaigrette
Deep Fried Mahi Mahi, Chips, Lemongrass Tartar, Vegetable Slaw
Grilled Ham, White Cheddar and Sautéed Mushrooms, Potato Salad
Spice Island Fish Cakes with Cilantro, Chillies, Garlic and Sweet Chili Sauce
Lobster Fried Rice and Grilled Vegetables with Curry Oil
Macaroni and Cheese with Truffle Oil
Seafood Lasagne, Parmesan Mornay, Roasted Garlic Goat's Cheese Bread
Jerk Chicken Burger with Yam Fries
Lobster Quiche with Herbed Pastry Crust, Salad

Sunset Tapas
Spicy Breadfruit Chips with Papaya Salsa
Baked Brie with Nutmeg Jam, Pineapple Confit and Baguette
Pumpkin ginger soup shot with garlic prawn
Boconcini, Tomato and Basil Skewers
Coconut Prawns with Lime Juice
Caramelized Onion and Cambozola Crostini
Prawn Cakes with Cilantro Sauce
Lobster Lemongrass Fritters
Chicken Coconut Skewers

Dinner
Lobster and Roasted Corn Chowder
Caramelized Onion and Garlic Soup topped with Puff Pastry
Pumpkin and Coconut Soup topped with Deep Fried Ginger
Cream of Callaloo with Roasted Garlic and Goat's Cheese Croutons

Mixed Island Greens with Champagne-Mango Vinaigrette
Butter Poached Lobster Salad, Papaya Lime Dressing
Boconcini, Tomato, Fresh Basil, Olive Oil, Balsamic Reduction
Almond Crusted Goat's Cheese, Mixed Greens

Seared Tuna, Wasabi Aioli, Soy Vinaigrette
Coconut Prawns with Wasabi Aioli
Prawn Avocado Tower, Sesame Soy Vinaigrette

Grilled Snapper, Spicy Coconut Sauce, Lime Scented Jasmine Rice
Cashew-Coconut Crusted Mahi Mahi, Mango Salsa, Grilled Yam
Pulled Jerk Pork, Caramelized Apple and Onion
Cabrito Confit with Roasted Garlic, Onions and Island Herbs with Potato Puree
Lobster and Vegetable Tempura with three Dipping Sauces
Linguinie with Smoked Marlin, Prawns and Shaved Parmesan
Curried Seafood Crepes, Grilled Vegetables, Deep Fried Curry Leaves
Sesame Crusted Yellow Fin Tuna, Wasabi Aioli
Conch Curry, Stir Fried Callaloo and Roasted Garlic, Jasmine Rice
Callaloo and Goat's Cheese Stuffed Roast Chicken Breast, Chicken Demi, Grilled Onion
Argentine Beef Filet, Cambozola Demi and Truffled Potato Puree

Desserts
Caramelized Banana Crème Brulée
Rum Scented Crème Brulée with Pineapple
Banana Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean-Rum infused Whipped Cream
Pineapple-Ginger Cake with Rum-scented Whipped Cream
Grenadian Chocolate Lava Cake
Pineapple Confit Crepe, Coconut Sauce and Shaved Coconut
Almond Cassava Cake with Nutmeg Ice Cream
Five Course Dinner
Smoked Marlin Gougere
Prawn Cakes with Cilantro Sauce
Avocado and Tomato Salad with Wild Basil-Balsamic Vinaigrette
Lemongrass-scented Butter-poached Lobster, Callaloo Risotto
Caramelized Banana Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean/Rum-infused Whipped Cream





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