Mornings have nothing to prove
Coffee arrives when the house wakes up. Breakfast or brunch can stay simple, generous and timed exactly to suit whoever is there.
Photo : Domethilde — Tomber en amour photographie
In your villa, the table follows the rhythm of your days
In France or abroad, a private chef on site, lunches and dinners composed for your group, without turning the holiday into a restaurant schedule.
You chose a house for the space, the time and the freedom to change your mind. The table can keep that same flexibility without losing its character.
Over the course of the days, I learn the group's rhythm. I know who wakes early, who prefers a quick lunch and who is already looking forward to the week's big dinner. The cooking becomes more personal with every service.
Photo : Domethilde — Tomber en amour photographie
Every meal can change register
Lunch and dinner form the base. The rest is built with you: a late brunch, a well-thought-out picnic, an aperitif that becomes the meal, or a more staged celebration evening.
Lunch knows how to head outside
A beach, a hike or a few hours in the garden: the meal can become light, portable and lively without turning into a personality-free packed lunch.
In the evening, the house becomes the destination
Dinner arrives family-style, generous and made to be shared. Plated service is reserved for small gatherings or celebrations that call for a different tempo.
The life of the house sets the tempo
A swim runs longer than planned, the aperitif starts early, the nap stretches on: the life of a house doesn't follow a restaurant's timing. Mealtime is set to yours, decided together that very morning if needed. One sitting, but at the right moment.
I cook on site, so I can adjust the menu to what's actually happening. A craving from the night before can become tomorrow's lunch, without forcing the stay into a rigid formula.
Photo : Odile Hiolin
No one is automatically appointed to feed everyone else
Whoever usually does the cooking can finally stay in the conversation. No one disappears an hour before dinner to watch over a pan while everyone else opens the wine.
And because the same faces come back together for several days, the cooking grows more personal: a taste noticed at the first meal, a craving expressed the next day, a quiet touch served again at just the right moment.
Preparing your stay
We map out the highlights
Based on your dates, the venue and your plans, we choose which meals deserve to be taken care of.
The menus play off each other
Proposals vary across the stay to keep appetite alive, respect your habits and make the most of seasonal produce.
On site, you stay free
Shopping, cooking, plating and tidying up are all taken care of. The framework is set, without locking down your days.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the meal served plated?
- Family-style service is the default format, designed for a private chef in a villa who hosts without ever freezing the table into formality. Plated service is available for small gatherings or a celebration evening, when the moment calls for it.
- Can people eat at different times?
- There is a single sitting per meal, at the time that suits you. The timing follows the rhythm of the house and can be decided that very morning, but I don't run multiple sittings throughout the day.
- How many meals a day can be planned?
- The standard is lunch and dinner. A breakfast, a brunch or a packed lunch for an outing can be added. As everything is bespoke, the programme is discussed and drawn up with you before your arrival.
- Does the house need a professional kitchen?
- Not professional, but genuinely equipped: at least 1.5m of clear worktop, hobs, an oven and refrigeration. A house without an equipped kitchen doesn't allow me to work, unless renting a complete kitchen setup is arranged. We check together what's available before your arrival.
- Who takes care of shopping and tidying up?
- Shopping, cooking and plating are taken care of, and the kitchen is left in order. I do ask guests to handle the dishes as much as possible, especially with larger groups: laying the table, clearing it, filling and emptying dishwashers.
Let's talk about your stay
Tell me the location, the dates and how you picture your days. I reply personally.
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