Introduction: Kitchen Duties a Problem? The Solution is Simple.
Meet Your Healthy Chef
Great Food.
Amazingly Healthy.
Do you want to eat well but have little time or desire to shop, cook, and menu plan? I can help! I am Bret Bari, Private Chef and recent owner of a Florida restaurant. My specialty is flavor and nutrition through the smart use of ingredients. Tasty and healthy too - that’s what I do. Enjoy the convenience and the advantage and have more time for YOUR mission.
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SUMMARY Private chef and baker with passion for flavorful, nutritious eating. Loves to delight clients with both professional service and health-enhanced culinary masterpieces
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See photos for reviews and Serv Safe Manager license.
Pricing:
$35 + per hour depending on the job scope or other pay arrangement as determined.
I work full time (or part time) for a single household only so that I can provide the best service possible for your particular needs.
Description:
The Ingredients: Fresh and organic-focused, distinctive and authentic.
The Techniques: skilled use of classic and modern culinary methods and smart use of ingredients to maximize the flavor and nutrition potential in everything.
The Cuisines: Contemporary, family-style, California, continental, Asian, Tex-Mex, Cajun, Italian, and fine dining, complimented by hints of regional influence. Clean comfort food
The Edge: Taste, Nutrition, Presentation
The Philosophy: Great food and dining energizes the body and the spirit, excites the senses, and brings family and friends together
The Goal: Great food, amazing taste, amazingly healthy cuisine
The Menu: Will start with a consultation to review menu, taste and nutritional preferences. Specialty menu ideas and recipes were developed from professional experience, inspired creations, and family-held specialties
Diet and nutritional guidelines:
Can follow any guidelines.
Can accommodate Kosher, low carb, low sodium, gluten free, vegan, Keto, Paleo, dairy-free, and "eat right for your blood type." Also able to observe Dr. Steve Gundry's "lectin" restrictions
Latest nutritional development: I have developed ancient grain cooking and baking with heritage flours such as Einkorn, Sonora White, and Turkey Red for breads, pies, cookies, desserts, and savory uses as an alternative to eating store-bought wheat and gluten-free substitutions
The same high standards from the restaurant will follow suit in your home kitchen. On the back of every restaurant menu reads,
"The Tasty Difference... It starts with ingredients. We use the finest and freshest around. We use only cage-free antibiotic/steroid/hormone-free chicken of the highest quality... All of the water served in the restaurant and the water used for cooking are 100% purified. All of our imported ingredients are of the highest quality and distinction...
It continues with culinary know-how. We employ authentic preparation techniques and flavor profiles to drive our menu...
Experience the Tasty difference!"
See below for a small selection of the specialty menu items
In addition, there's more to explore in American, Italian, Tex-Mex, Asian, and other cuisines for our menu planning!
Also, we can cook any home-style dishes and/or family favorites you have in mind.
Specialty Menu Ideas
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Appetizers
Aromatic Boiled Shrimp Cocktail
Spicy Thai Glazed Wings
Coconut Shrimp; spicy coconut mango rum sauce
Cheese tartlets
Fruit and Cheese Tray
Crudités Tray
Stuffed mushrooms
Meatballs
Salads
Available with rotisserie chicken, grilled or baked salmon, grilled shrimp, krab, crab cake, seared Ahi tuna, Applewood smoked bacon, marinated tofu, and/or avocado
Artisan Chop Salad.. artisan hard salami, ham, aged feta, market cured olives, tomato, mozzarella, peppers, reserve label antipasti dressing
California Caesar with Parmesan croutons. Creamy Spice Caesar dressing
Crab and Avocado Salad with Creamy Thai dressing
Wedge Salad with reserve label antipasti dressing
Gorgonzola Pear Salad.. baby greens, toasted walnuts and Champagne vinaigrette
Greek Chopped Salad; aged feta, market olives, beets, peppers, tomatoes, reserve label antipasti dressing
Sweet Greens Salad; goat cheese, cranberry, pecans, with Champagne honey mustard vinaigrette
Arugula Salad with goat cheese and walnuts; lemon, olive oil, sea salt
Mediterranean Salad with quinoa; lemon citronette dressing
Chopped Garden Vegetable Salad; with Chardonnay & roasted garlic vinaigrette
Shrimp, Avocado, Mango, and Grapefruit Salad, Creamy Thai dressing
Rotisserie Salad .. rotisserie chicken, spinach, avocado, bacon, crispy onions, cilantro; buttermilk orange chipotle ranch and citrus bbq sauces (entrée)
Smoked Salmon Salad with Creamy Thai sauce
Light Salads
Pomegranate-Acai Vinaigrette Salad
Spiced Apple Walnut Salad
Cranberry Vinaigrette Salad with toasted walnuts
Citrus Vinaigrette Salad
Soups
Butternut Squash Soup
Black Bean Soup
Tortilla Soup
White Bean Soup; escarole, rosemary, applewood smoked bacon
Organic Green Split Pea
Handhelds
Korean BBQ
Korean Fried Chicken
Prime Burger Sliders, peppercorn mushroom gorgonzola or bacon cheddar or jalapeno jack
Crab Cake Sliders
Meatball Sliders
Tandoori chicken skewers with yogurt sauce
Sesame Chicken Wrap
Beef Tacos.. ground prime beef, seasoned taco shell
Mahi Fish Tacos; red chili sauce, arugula, house made cilantro aioli
Green Olive burger sliders
Shrimp Po Boy with remoulade sauce
Avocado Veggie Crepe Wrap; curry vinaigrette
Asian Avocado Chicken Wrap with Asian Slaw
Mains
Mac and Cheese.. aged gouda, cheddar, parmesan cheeses, ancient grain pasta
Papa Gino's Old World spaghetti and meat sauce
Meatballs, pasta, sauce
Tandoori Chicken with yogurt sauce
Ginger Chicken
Korean BBQ Meatloaf
Cedar Planked Salmon
Salmon With Balsamic BBQ Glaze
Grilled Snapper or Mahi With Mediterranean Sauce (Provencal / Nicoise)
Grilled Or Baked Fish With Mango Coconut Sauce
Halibut With White Wine Artichokes, Lemon, Olives, And Cherry Tomatoes
Salmon With Spice Rub (Zahtar & herb, Cajun, Blackening, BBQ, Hickory, Orange Chipotle, or F&W Spice)
Thai Salmon with red chili paste, honey, soy sauce
Grilled Shrimp Kebabs with caramelized rice and fresh lemon tahini yogurt sauce
Coconut Shrimp red curry and honey rum sauces
Spicy Grilled Shrimp With Mango Salsa
Crab Cakes with Creamy Thai or Remoulade Sauce
BBQ Chicken, marinated and grilled
Korean BBQ Chicken
Spicy Thai Glazed Wings
Grilled Lemon Chicken
Pecan Crusted Chicken
Lemon And Rosemary Roast Chicken
Roasted Moroccan Chicken
Chicken Scarpariello, spicy or mild
Chicken Saltimbocca
Chicken Parmesan
Thai Chicken Sate’, green or red chili
Jamaican Jerk Chicken (spicy or mild)
Tandoori Grilled or Baked Chicken with Cucumber Raita Sauce
Grilled Filet Mignon with Port Wine Demi-Glace’
Beef Brisket
Traditional Pot Roast
Tuscan Jewish Pot Roast
Turkey Or Beef Meatloaf (spicy or mild)
Spaghetti Or Penne With Rustic Meat Sauce and super ancient grain pasta
Mac and Cheese; aged gouda, cheddar, and parmesan. super ancient grain pasta
Pastas with marinara sauce (mild or spicy)
With ..turkey or beef meatballs
With ..Provencal Sauce
With ..traditional spaghetti meat sauce
Pasta with Lemon, Basil, or Sundried Tomato Pesto
Tortellini with basil cream sauce
Vegetable, Meat, Or Cheese Lasagna
Sides
Gruyere Duchess Potatoes
House Seasoned Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Sautéed Spinach with Brown Butter
Ginger Glazed Carrots
Roasted Potatoes with cumin seed
Carrot, Broccoli, Spinach Or Cauliflower Mousse
Lemony Roasted Potatoes
Veggie Mousse; carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, or onion
Baked Butternut Squash with apples and currants
Haricot Verts with cranberries walnuts and walnut oil
Green Beans with coconut oil and roasted almonds
Stir Fried Asian Green Beans with brown sauce
Pan Fried Green Beans with cranberries
Fried Parsnips
Sautéed Spinach with pine nuts and currants
Sauté of Baby Spring Vegetables with fresh herbs
Sweet Potato or Parsnip Fries
Duchess Potatoes
Cajun “Dirty” Rice
Spiced Quinoa with vegetables
New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
New Orleans Jambalaya
Black Beans from The Dominican Republic
Quiche
Ancient Grain Bowl; faro, quinoa, millet, sautéed baby vegetables
Sesame Chicken Salad
Cajun Boiled Shrimp and corn on the cob
Desserts
Bananas Foster
Thai Bananas Foster
Cheesecake.. ramiken
Blackberry Pie
Cookies - Oatmeal, Almond, Chocolate Chip,
Brownies
Pound cake
Banana Bread GF
Shortbread Cakelettes GF
Carrot Apple Bread AG
Apple pie
Quinoa Ginger Muffins
Shakes and Smoothies
Catering Menu Idea Samples
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Pre-Apps
Cheese tartlets
Ancient Grain (AG) breads assortment, dipping infused olive oils
Pear and Blue Cheese tartlets; walnuts, balsamic reduction
Boards
Fruit and Cheese
Aged Cheese, bread assortment, infused olive oils
Artisan Cured Meat and Prosciutto, Hoffman Salami, special mustard assortment with grain and wine mustards
French Quarter Muffaletta
Appetizers
French Market Samosas
Rustic Meat Pie Samosas
Aromatic Boiled Shrimp Cocktail
Flatbread - Korean BBQ chicken
Flatbread - lemon chicken cilantro basil oil aged parmesan
Flatbread - New Orleans Muffaletta
Flatbread - Tandoori Chicken
Flatbread - pear and blue cheese.. walnuts, balsamic reduction
Spicy Thai Glazed Wings
Coconut Shrimp; spicy coconut mango rum sauce
Salads
Available with rotisserie chicken, grilled or baked salmon, grilled shrimp, krab, crab cake, seared Ahi tuna, Applewood smoked bacon, marinated tofu, prime rib, and/or avocado
Artisan Chop Salad.. artisan hard salami, ham, aged feta, market cured olives, tomato, mozzarella, peppers, reserve label antipasti dressing
California Caesar chewy Parmesan croutons. Creamy Spice Caesar dressing
Crab and Avocado Salad with Creamy Thai dressing
Wedge Salad with reserve label antipasti dressing
Gorgonzola Pear Salad.. baby greens, toasted walnuts and Champagne vinaigrette
Greek Chopped Salad; aged feta, market olives, beets, peppers, tomatoes, reserve label antipasti dressing
Sweet Greens Salad; goat cheese, cranberry, pecans, with Champagne honey mustard vinaigrette
Arugula Salad with goat cheese and walnuts; lemon, olive oil, sea salt
Mediterranean Salad with quinoa; lemon citronette dressing
Chopped Garden Vegetable Salad; with Chardonnay & roasted garlic vinaigrette
Shrimp, Avocado, Mango, and Grapefruit Salad, Thai lime dressing
Rotisserie Salad .. rotisserie chicken, spinach, avocado, bacon, crispy onions, cilantro; buttermilk orange chipotle ranch and citrus bbq sauces (entrée)
Smoked Salmon Salad with Creamy Thai sauce
Light Salads
Pomegranate-Acai Vinaigrette Salad
Spiced Apple Walnut Salad
Cranberry Vinaigrette Salad with toasted walnuts
Citrus Vinaigrette Salad
Soups
Butternut Squash Soup
Black Bean Soup
Tortilla Soup
White Bean Soup; escarole, rosemary, applewood smoked bacon
Organic Green Split Pea
Handhelds
Korean BBQ
Korean Fried Chicken
Prime Rib Sliders.. au jus, horseradish sauce, sharp white cheddar
Prime Burger Sliders, peppercorn mushroom gorgonzola or bacon cheddar or jalapeno jack
Halfsties (rustic meat pies)
Muffaletta olive salad burger sliders
Crab Cake Sliders
Michigan freshwater pan-fried perch sliders
Meatball Sliders
Tandoori chicken skewers with yogurt sauce
Sesame Chicken Wrap
Beef Tacos.. ground prime beef, seasoned taco shell
Mahi Fish Tacos; red chili sauce, arugula, house made cilantro aioli
Braised Short Rib Sliders
Braised Short Rib Salad
Lamb Burger Slider
Green Olive burger sliders
Salmon Croquettes
Shrimp Po Boy with remoulade sauce
Avocado Veggie Crepe Wrap; curry vinaigrette
Asian Avocado Chicken Wrap with Asian Slaw
Mains
New Orleans Style Tamales
Pasties (traditional Michigan hot meat, potato, carrot, turnip in pie crust served with plenty of ketchup)
Meat-pies (rustic-spiced and potato pastry hand-pies)
Mac and Cheese.. aged gouda, cheddar, parmesan cheeses, ancient grain pasta
Papa Gino's Old World spaghetti and meat sauce
Afghan Kebabs (ground lamb medallions) Raita sauce. Caramelized rice
Meatballs, pasta, sauce
Tandoori Chicken with yogurt sauce
Ginger Chicken
Korean BBQ Meatloaf
Cedar Planked Salmon
Salmon With Balsamic BBQ Glaze
Grilled Snapper or Mahi With Mediterranean Sauce (Provencal / Nicoise)
Grilled Or Baked Fish With Mango Coconut Sauce
Halibut With White Wine Artichokes, Lemon, Olives, And Cherry Tomatoes
Salmon With Spice Rub (Zahtar & herb, Cajun, Blackening, BBQ, Hickory, Orange Chipotle, or F&W Spice)
Thai Salmon with red chili paste, honey, soy sauce
Grilled Shrimp Kebabs with caramelized rice and fresh lemon tahini yogurt sauce
Coconut Shrimp red curry and honey rum sauces
Spicy Grilled Shrimp With Mango Salsa
Crab Cakes with Creamy Thai or Remoulade Sauce
BBQ Chicken, marinated and grilled
Korean BBQ Chicken
Spicy Thai Glazed Wings
Grilled Lemon Chicken
Pecan Crusted Chicken
Lemon And Rosemary Roast Chicken
Roasted Moroccan Chicken
Chicken Scarpariello, spicy or mild
Chicken Saltimbocca
Chicken Parmesan
Thai Chicken Sate’, green or red chili
Jamaican Jerk Chicken (spicy or mild)
Tandoori Grilled or Baked Chicken with Cucumber Raita Sauce
Grilled Filet Mignon with Port Wine Demi-Glace’
Beef Brisket
Traditional Pot Roast
Tuscan Jewish Pot Roast
Turkey Or Beef Meatloaf (spicy or mild)
Roasted Rack Of Lamb
Prime Rib Au Jus, horseradish sauce, sharp white cheddar
Spaghetti Or Penne With Rustic Meat Sauce and super ancient grain pasta
Mac and Cheese; aged gouda, cheddar, and parmesan. super ancient grain pasta
Pastas with marinara sauce (mild or spicy)
With ..turkey or beef meatballs
With ..Provencal Sauce
With ..traditional spaghetti meat sauce
Pasta with Lemon, Basil, or Sundried Tomato Pesto
Tortellini with basil cream sauce
Vegetable, Meat, Or Cheese Lasagna
Sides
Gruyere Duchess Potatoes
House Seasoned Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Sautéed Spinach with Brown Butter
Ginger Glazed Carrots
Roasted Potatoes with cumin seed
Carrot, Broccoli, Spinach Or Cauliflower Mousse
Lemony Roasted Potatoes
Veggie Mousse; carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, or onion
Baked Butternut Squash with apples and currants
Haricot Verts with cranberries walnuts and walnut oil
Green Beans with coconut oil and roasted almonds
Stir Fried Asian Green Beans with brown sauce
Pan Fried Green Beans with cranberries
Fried Parsnips
Sautéed Spinach with pine nuts and currants
Sauté of Baby Spring Vegetables with fresh herbs
Sweet Potato or Parsnip Fries
Duchess Potatoes
Cajun “Dirty” Rice
Spiced Quinoa with vegetables
New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
New Orleans Jambalaya
Black Beans from The Dominican Republic
Quiche
Ancient Grain Bowl; faro, quinoa, millet, sautéed baby vegetables
Sesame Chicken Salad
Cajun Boiled Shrimp and corn on the cob
Desserts
Bananas Foster
Thai Bananas Foster
Banana Royale with vanilla ice cream and brown butter rum sauce and Belgian waffle
Chocolate Decadent Cake, gluten free
Fig Shortbread Tart with balsamic glaze and vanilla ice cream
Crème Brulee.. ramiken
Banana Royale Crème Brulee.. ramiken
Cheesecake.. ramiken
Blackberry Pie
Raspberry Linzer Cheesecake.. ramiken
Lemon Cookie Crusted Cheesecake
Lemon Cookie Crusted Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate Mousse
Cookies - Oatmeal, Almond, Chocolate Chip,
Brownies
Pastries
Cinnamon Pecan Rolls
Linzer Torte
Pound Cake
Banana Bread GF
Shortbread Cakelettes GF
Carrot Apple Bread AG
Monkey Bread with Bananas Royale
Apple Pie
Raspberry Beignet vanilla ice cream roll
Cider Mill Donuts
Quinoa Ginger Muffins
Shakes and Smoothies