Private Chef and caterer

food that’s FUN, DELICIOUS, AND NUTRITIOUS

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Recipes
Cast Iron Potatoes
Cast Iron Potatoes
Mamaw Staton’s Cornbread dressing
Mamaw Staton’s Cornbread dressing
Lamb Steak Tacos with Herby Salsa verde
Lamb Steak Tacos with Herby Salsa verde

Dinner Parties • Catering • Private Dining • Meal Prep

 

A menu you can get behind

Picky eaters? Major foodies? Avoiding allergens?

You don’t have to worry. I can design a menu with all of your requirements in mind. Check out these sample menus to get an idea of what can be made for you!

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The world is your oyster

Don’t like oysters? It can be your cake instead!

With so many options, you can eat what you love. Whether it’s an event, a drop-off meal, or a dinner party, check out these lists for some culinary inspiration.

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Chef Meleah Gross

CHEF MELEAH

 

Some of what I offer:

  • Event Catering

  • Dinner Parties

  • Allergen / Nutrition Specific Meals

  • Birthday Parties

  • Private Dining

  • Anniversary Dinners

  • Themed Parties

  • Weekly Meal Prep

  • Drop-off Dinners

  • Kids Meals

  • Buffets

  • Holiday Cooking

Don’t see what you need? Contact Me!

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View fullsize The keys to the flakiest biscuits are similar to pastry rules and might differ a little from what your Mamaw taught you. Just don’t tell her I said so. 1) COLD ingredients and equipment. Even the bowl y’all. 2) Pea-sized butter pieces. L
View fullsize Really taking “eat your greens” seriously with this one. A sticky soy-glazed pork tenderloin bowl with an orzo rice mix, edamame, spinach, roasted onion, and my current food fixation - marinated cucumbers. #WhatChefsEat #DinnerIdeas
View fullsize Slow roasted salmon with citrus salsa verde - A favorite in this house and def a favorite for me because I just mix it all up, throw it in the oven, and forget about it. It’s tangy and herby and is just a perfect weeknight dinner. (Recipe fro
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View fullsize So incredibly proud to have pulled off our first supper club with @thelocal_nwa last night. British food with an Arkansas twist and using all local produce/meat. It feels pretty surreal to finally be in this place on my cooking journey and couldn&rsq
View fullsize Tonight’s din: crispy skin salmon, dill couscous, lemon caper butter sauce, and some of those viral cucumbers for a little crunch 😋 I plated everything and then continued to eat the giant bowl of cucumbers. Dillon is right: sometimes you do ne
View fullsize A canapé spread for a local open house this week. Summer = tomatoes, peaches, peas, and… cheese balls 😁 Mini pimento cheese balls and crackers Tomato tartlets with caramelized onions Pea bruschetta toasts with lemon zest and parm Peac
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View fullsize St. Louis food-cation for Alan’s birthday!
View fullsize I’m calling these Firework Hand Pies - mostly because they leaked into streaks like a firework and because I love a theme. 🤩 Hand pies are so incredibly easy, and you don’t have to make anything homemade if you don’t want to. Use
View fullsize What a great weekend of London eats. Heart and belly are full! Beef tartare and shepards pie at The Ivy. A full English breakfast at Byward Kitchen. Afternoon Tea at The Shard. Lots of Borough Market goodies (but shoutout to the crème br&uc
View fullsize Went to the inaugural @roots.supperclub dinner to cheer on @talyas.table! Veggie-forward, family-inspired, lovely dinner. (And also so great to hang with her and @yoonwithaspoon for an evening)! What a wonderful ending to a very short London trip. ❤️
View fullsize Salmon eggs benny this morning! We had this on our honeymoon and Alan told me he had NEVER HAD EGGS BENEDICT BEFORE. I mean, I’m glad we could change that, but we have a lot of time to make up here!
View fullsize Honey roasted carrots with feta and dill. Simple, delicious, healthy. It’s a crowd pleasing dish! Clean a bunch of carrots super well and slice in half. Put on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and top with olive oil, salt, pepper, dried
View fullsize The key to a flakey and delicious pan-fried or roasted potato is parboiling. Don’t skip this step. It allows the surface to be roughed up (rough=crispy) and makes sure the potato is cooked through. These beauties were parboiled and the cooked
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View fullsize Hibachi catering was definitely out of my comfort zone, but it wasn’t long until that griddle and I became bff 🍚 Fried Rice Hibachi Noodles Stir Fry Veggies Teriyaki Chicken Hibachi Steak And of course some YumYum sauce!