Chef JoAnna Minneci
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    Menu Suggestions

    "My passion is to prepare delicious, wholesome food that brings joy to everyone who eats it." -- Chef JoAnna

    The menus listed below offer suggestions, however Chef JoAnna can create anything you desire.

    You are only limited by what your kitchen can handle. The Chef will guide you in choosing a menu that's appropriate to your event, your crowd, your kitchen, and your budget.

    Dinner
    for Two
    Dinner
    for 12
    Multi-Selection
    Dinner
    Formal
    Brunch
    		 Cocktail
    Party

    You can also access the Menu Options link for expanded suggestions.

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    Dinner for Two

    Oysters Rockefeller

    Green Chopped Salad in Butter Lettuce Cups
    Citrus Vinaigrette

    Intermezzo of Meyer Lemon Sorbet

    Filet Mignon
    with Duchesse Potatoes, Baby Carrots and Asparagus

    Baked Alaska
    Chocolate Pound Cake with Home-Made Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream

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    Dinner for Twelve

    Cocktail Reception of Domestic and Imported Cheeses and Crudité

    Pissaladière
    Onion Tart with Thyme and Niçoise Olives

    Roasted and Sun-Dried Tomato Soup with Basil Essence

    Intermezzo of Basil Sorbet

    Chicken and Spinach Roulade with White Wine Sauce
    Served over Mushroom Cous-Cous

    Flourless Chocolate Cake
    served with Whipped Cream

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    Formal Brunch

    Assorted Home-Made Quick-Breads
    Lemon-Poppyseed, Banana-Walnut, Cranberry-Orange, Blueberry

    Seasonal Fresh Fruit

    Create Your Own Omelette Bar
    à la minute omelettes made with your choice of fillings:
    Cheese, Onions, Mushrooms, Bell Pepper, Tomato, Bacon, Sausage, Ham & more...

    Potatoes O'Brien
    Oven-Roasted Potato with Onion and Green Pepper

    White and Wheat Toast, English Muffins

    Selection of Juice, Coffee, Tea and Hot Cocoa

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    Multi-Selection Dinner

    Domestic and Imported Cheeses and Crudité with Dips

    Spinach Salad with Yellow Pear Tomato and Caramelized Walnuts
    served with Creamy Ranch and Blue Cheese Dressings

    Orzo Salad with Grape Tomatoes, Queen Olives and Pine Nuts
    served with Lemon Vinaigrette

    Host may choose to offer of two of the following:
    Chicken Breast stuffed with Spinach and Feta Cheese, in Kiev Sauce
    Braciole: Thin Steaks filled with Herb Stuffing in Tomato Sauce
    Pecan-Encrusted Filet of Halibut with White Wine Sauce
    Dolmades: Peppers, Tomatoes and Thai Eggplant stuffed with Herbs and Bulgur

    Rice Pilaf with Toasted Slivered Almonds

    Medley of Seasonal Baby Vegetables

    Roasted Cauliflower

    Assortment of Pound Cakes
    Orange, Chocolate, and Saffron
    with Chocolate Sauce and Whipped Cream

    Assorted Fresh Fruit

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    Cocktail Party

    Coconut Shrimp Skewers
    with Sweet Chilli Sauce

    Grilled Chicken Skewers
    with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce

    Spinach and Artichoke Mousse Profiteroles
    Bite-Sized Pastry Puffs filled with a Savory Mousse

    Fresh Fig and Roasted Shallot Tapenade
    served on Home-Made Crostini

    Domestic and Imported Cheeses with an Assortment of Crackers and Sliced Breads

    Crudité with Dips
    Dill-Yogurt Dip, Cannellini and Sun-Dried Tomato Dip, and French Onion Dip

    Assorted Petit Fours:
    Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Brownies
    Strawberry Shortcake

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Chef to the Stars
"Chef to Stars" because
all my clients are STARS!

You'll be pleased to discover how affordable L.A. Chef JoAnna can be. Chef JoAnna offers catering, personal chef services, and other culinary services in Los Angeles and Southern California. Chef JoAnna has catering menus, party guidelines, beverage quantities, and party checklists. For a formal, intimate event, Chef JoAnna will attend to your every need, and make sure that your special event is as special as it can be. Professional caterer and chef offers excellent home made food in Los Angeles, CA. Chef JoAnna serves Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Marina Del Rey, Hollywood, Malibu, Playa del Rey, Glendale, Burbank, Sunland, La Canada Flintridge and many other southland communities. Personal chef services are available in Los Angeles County, CA, as well as catered events.

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