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Private Chef - Elegant Gourmet Bites for New Year
Private Chef - Elegant Gourmet Bites for New Year
starting at
CAD $ 99 Per person
All inclusive: 3-course meal, ingredients, cooking, service & clean up.
Indulge in an elegant array of canapés and decadent desserts for your celebration.
Elevate your New Year’s gathering with a private chef experience that combines gourmet flair and seasonal charm. Chef Charlene crafts an exquisite menu tailored to your celebration, featuring a variety of beautifully presented canapés and small bites.
Choose from a delightful selection of soup or salad as well as six festive appetizers, such as fig and pistachio baked Brie and savory tartlets. To round out the menu, indulge in a sumptuous dessert like individual strawberry Champagne cheesecake trifles or rich flourless chocolate cakes with pomegranate coulis. Each bite is a celebration of flavor, perfect for ringing in the New Year with friends and family.
Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.
Soup or Salad
Choose 1 per group
Roasted red pepper cauliflower soup shooters
Caprese salad skewers
Appetizer
Choose 6 per group
Fig, pistachio and orange baked Brie or baked Brie with warm honeyed grapes and walnuts
Festive New Year’s charcuterie and cheese board
Pomegranate seeds, goat cheese, thyme and honey goat cheese phyllo tartlets
Pan-fried onion and white cheddar hot dip with homemade potato chips and celery and carrot sticks
Oysters Rockefeller
Black-eyed pea fritters with hot pepper sauce
Chicken spinach artichoke gouda phyllo tartlets
Baked Havarti red bell pepper crab puffs
Bruschetta stuffed mushroom caps
White cheddar and thyme gougères with smoked sea salt
Dessert
Choose 1 per group
Individual strawberry Champagne cheesecake trifles
Individual flourless chocolate cakes with pomegranate coulis
Choice of milk chocolate, chocolate Kahlua or chocolate peanut butter fondue with strawberries, pound cake cubes, pineapple chunks, bananas and Graham crackers for dipping
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 15
- Meal Courses 3
- Event Duration 4 hours
- Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time
- Labels American, Group
What's included
Meet your chef
With 20 years of culinary experience, Chef Charlene is a master of vegan favorites in the kitchen. As the owner of a thriving plant-based catering business, she specializes in crafting mouth-watering Caribbean cuisine. She recently published a cookbook with beautiful, fresh recipes to magnify flavor in vegan meals. Chef Charlene is passionate about creating a memorable experience for her guests, one gourmet plate at a time.

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Chef Charlene will travel to guests within Toronto for this experience.
Indulge in an elegant array of canapés and decadent desserts for your celebration.
Elevate your New Year’s gathering with a private chef experience that combines gourmet flair and seasonal charm. Chef Charlene crafts an exquisite menu tailored to your celebration, featuring a variety of beautifully presented canapés and small bites.
Choose from a delightful selection of soup or salad as well as six festive appetizers, such as fig and pistachio baked Brie and savory tartlets. To round out the menu, indulge in a sumptuous dessert like individual strawberry Champagne cheesecake trifles or rich flourless chocolate cakes with pomegranate coulis. Each bite is a celebration of flavor, perfect for ringing in the New Year with friends and family.
Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.
Soup or Salad
Choose 1 per group
Roasted red pepper cauliflower soup shooters
Caprese salad skewers
Appetizer
Choose 6 per group
Fig, pistachio and orange baked Brie or baked Brie with warm honeyed grapes and walnuts
Festive New Year’s charcuterie and cheese board
Pomegranate seeds, goat cheese, thyme and honey goat cheese phyllo tartlets
Pan-fried onion and white cheddar hot dip with homemade potato chips and celery and carrot sticks
Oysters Rockefeller
Black-eyed pea fritters with hot pepper sauce
Chicken spinach artichoke gouda phyllo tartlets
Baked Havarti red bell pepper crab puffs
Bruschetta stuffed mushroom caps
White cheddar and thyme gougères with smoked sea salt
Dessert
Choose 1 per group
Individual strawberry Champagne cheesecake trifles
Individual flourless chocolate cakes with pomegranate coulis
Choice of milk chocolate, chocolate Kahlua or chocolate peanut butter fondue with strawberries, pound cake cubes, pineapple chunks, bananas and Graham crackers for dipping
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 15
- Meal Courses 3
- Event Duration 4 hours
- Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time
- Labels American, Group
What's included

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Charlene
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15 Nov 2024
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17 Mar 2024
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27 Nov 2023
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Kieran
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Alejandro
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25 Sep 2022
Reviews Chef Charlene received outside of Cozymeal
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22 Sep 2022
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