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Chef William will customize a menu for any event or any personal or professional chef service.
His food knowledge is vast and his repertoire is varied and includes cuisines from around the world.



Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.

- Jim Davis


Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.

- Voltaire


High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us?

- Annita Manning


Cold Appetizers

Seasonal Fresh Fruit & Proscuitto
Figs, Melon, Mango, Papaya, and an assortment of cheese

Cold Smoked Salmon
w/ Capers, Dill, Horseradish Sour Cream

Imported & Domestic Cheeses
W/ Fresh Fruit, and a Fig or Mango and red wine chutney

Gorgonzola & Cream Cheese Torte
w/ a Dried Cherry Chutney

Chilled Poached Shrimp
Cocktail Sauce, or Thai Dipping Sauce

Cold Poached Salmon
w/ Cucumber, Leeks & Lemon Cream

Gingered Chicken Sweet Sake Slaw
Madeira Mushroom Caps Boursin & Roasted Shallot Stuffing

Crudités of Vegetables
Lemon Dill, Tzatziki, or Baba Ganoush

Black & Green Olive Tapanade
w/ fresh Italian Bread & Toasted Pita Chips

Skewered Fresh Fruit Sweet or Spicy

Curried Mango Dip

Moroccan Olive and Onion Chicken
With Caper Lemon Mayonnaise

Asian Guacamole
Avocado Mashed w/ Wasabi, Pickled Ginger, Rice Vinegar, Tamari, & Miso Served w/ Rice Crackers


Vegetarian Menus
Conventional or Organic Groceries

Polenta Tamale Pie

Mixed Greens w/ Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette

Moroccan Vegetable Stew
Onions, Garlic, Turmeric, Diced Tomatoes, Vegetable Stock, Turnips, Carrots, Herbs, Butternut Squash, Cabbage, Chickpeas, Cinnamon, & Harissa Paste.

Vegetarian Jambalaya
Eggplant, Paprika, Black Pepper, Onions, Celery, Olive Oil, Garlic, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Zucchini, Thyme, Cumin, Chilies, Cajun Spices.

Roast Vegetable Manicotti
Wild Mushrooms, Asparagus, Onions, Sweet Peppers, Garlic, Chevre, Ricotta, Parmesan, Fresh Basil, Pasta Sheets, Marinara Sauce with Roast Garlic.

West African Soy Stew
Soy Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Ginger, Garlic, Sweet Peppers, Onions, Kale, Currants, & Rice

Mushrooms with a Thai curry sauce
Mushrooms, Green Chilies, Lime, Red Curry Paste, Coconut Milk, Green Beans, Baby Corn, Red Peppers.

Black Bean & Cheese Quesadillas
Black Beans, Tomatoes, Cilantro, Spinach, Pepper Jack Cheese & Salsa in Large Toasted Flour Tortillas

Vegetable Strudel & Sweet Pepper Coulis
Carrots, Asparagus, Napa Cabbage, Assorted Sweet Peppers, Onion, Wild Mushrooms, Broccoli, Phyllo Dough. Sauce: Red Peppers, Onion, Vegetable Stock, Hot Sauce, Lemon, Mint.

Vegetarian Cassoulet
Black Beans, Navy Beans, Leeks, Garlic, Vegetable Stock, Thyme, Tarragon, Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Carrots, Lemon Breadcrumbs, Butter.

Black Bean Cakes
Black Beans, Corn, Brown Rice, Onion, Garlic, Lime, Cilantro, Cayenne. Chipotle/Orange Sour Cream

Santa Fe Chili
Tomatoes, Poblanos, Chipotle, Lentils, Chili Powder, Seitan, Chayote Squash, Cumin, Onions, Garlic.

Yam & Chili Cakes with Greens
Mashed Yams, Shallots, Mild Green Chilies, Collard Greens, Egg, Lemon Crumbs.

Broccoli Cheese Frittata
Broccoli, Onion, Sweet Peppers, Saffron whole wheat rice, White Wine, Eggs, Tomato, Parmesan.


Hot Appetizers

Baked Brie, or Camembert
served w/ Pineapple

Horseradish Glaze Baby Crab Cakes

Cajun Remoulade Marinated Caribbean Chicken
served with a Roasted Pineapple & Banana Salsa

Anticuchos
Mexican Spiced Beef on a Stick

Indonesian Skewered Shrimp
served in a Lemongrass Rendang Dipping Sauce

Spicy Turkish Lamb Meatballs
with Fresh Dill in a Lebanese Yoghurt Sauce

Swedish Meatballs
Caraway, Beef Glaze & Sour Cream

Peppered Beef Tenderloin Medallions
Green & Black Peppercorns, Shallots, & Brandy

Seared Sea Scallops
with Citrus Zest & Crisp Bacon

Chesapeake Bay Crab and Artichoke Dip
Served with Assorted Crackers & Toasted Pita Chips

Artichoke & Spinach Dip

Leeks & Asiago Cheese

Spicy Catfish Fingers
served w/ Jalapeno Cilantro Sauce

Port Tenderloin Sate
served w/ a Rosemary Tequila Sauce

Empanadas
Chipotle Chicken, Tomatillo Pork, & Ropa Vieja


Entrée Samples

Charbroiled Salmon w/ Citrus Salsa or Mango Chutney

Saffron Poached Fish in Wine

Ginger Glazed Salmon Steaks

Orange Roughy with Tarragon Sauce

Saffron Poached Fish in Wine

Raspberry Barbeque Chicken

Brandy Chicken

Apricot Chicken

Jalapeno Orange Mustard Chicken

Beef and Three Bean Chili

Beef Sate

Grilled Flank Steak

Stuffed Green Peppers

Chicken with Orange and Almonds

Mediterranean Chicken

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Pepper-Crusted Maple Fresh Catch

Fresh Catch in Scallion and Ginger Sauce

Apple Meatloaf


Desserts

Chocolate and Espresso Bean Pots de Crème

Maple Crème Brulee

Peach Cobbler
served w/ vanilla bean ice cream

Raspberry Crème Napolean
w/ raspberry Muscat compote

Fresh Berries and Champagne

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Apple Tarte Tatin
served with vanilla bean ice cream

Mom's Pan Toasted Banana Bread
served crème anglais and caramel drizzle

Tiramisu

Strawberry, Mascarpone and Marsala Budino

Chocolate Lava Cake
chocolate ganache, vanilla bean ice cream

Pear Crisp
served w/ caramel sauce