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Private Chef services available!

I have just begun advertising my catering services online. You can see my Private Chef & Food Consultant profile on Thumbtack. I think they offer a great way to help connect various service providers to clients.Simply submit your service request and various providers can begin offering bids. How great is that?

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As your Private Chef & Food Consultant, I can do your grocery shopping, everyday cooking and special event catering. I am more than happy to adjust recipes to specific dietary needs and taste preferences. Take the stress out of at home dinning once a month, once a week, or even daily. What ever your particular needs are, we can work together to make it happen.

I can cater a special romantic dinner for 2 or bring my mobile kitchen to server your party of 100. What ever the event is, I will cater not just the food but also my services accordingly. I offer flat rates for buffets or per hour rates for plated dinners. Complete meals that includes appetizers, entrees & dessert. If you want heavy appetizers rather than full meals, I can do that too. What ever your particular needs are, I am happy to work with you to make your event happen. So anything is possible. Cooking can be done onsite or offsite. If you need my services on a regular basis, either daily, weekly or monthly, that is available at very reasonable rates. Let's talk and see how I can help.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing from you.

Chef Anni

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 Pricing Schedules

Hourly rates are great for small private parties.

As well as daily, weekly & monthly type services.

Bookings start at $25/hour plus cost of food.

Actual time booked and menu selection will determined total cost. This is the best pricing schedule when you wish to have a chef available for a specific length of time. Personal onsite service is the key here. Grocery shopping is included in this schedule.

 

Flat rates are available for buffet style services. 

Total cost is primarily based on menu selection and amount required. Extended food service time can be added at $25/hour. This is the best pricing schedule for larger parties where casual fair is the aim. Set up, serving and tear down time is included in this type of quote. Additional cost may be incurred when special requests such as specialty items or extra servers are needed. 

The average cost per serving shown below can help you begin budgeting for your event. Depending on how many servings you need per person, per course, you can get a rough estimate of your total cost. Discounts are applicable to larger parties.

Course Selections (10-25 ppl)

Misc Sides     -     $ 0.55

Cold Appetizers     -     $ 1.00

Hot Appetizers     -     $ 1.70

Salads     -     $ 1.15

Dressings     -     $ 0.65

Entrees     -     $ 2.85

Side Dishes     -     $ 1.30

 

Desserts     -     $ 1.55

Beverages     -     $ 0.75

New Hours for VillageFest

We are now serving Boba on Thursday nights. New hours beginning in June will be 7PM to 10PM. Please come by and taste our new drinks & desserts. Things have been slowing moving along with the bistro. Hope we can sign the lease soon and begin our remodel. We will feature our fruit infused teas and Taiwanese shaved ice for the summer. I can't wait to get started. Wish us luck.

I can't stop eating these darn things! I fried some strips of wonton skins and sprinkled them with a sugar & spice mix this morning. 

They are lightly sweetened with just a hint of spiciness. 

The combination of cinnamon, ginger & nutmeg is simply delicious! 

 Baked today just for Crystal Fantasy, here are some Fruit Medley muffins. They have blueberries, cranberries, peach, oatmeal, poppy seeds, almonds, and lots of spices. A perfectly nutritious yet fluffy muffin.

Savory Veggie & Cheese Biscuits

I call these Savory Biscuits because they do not need any gravy to make them edible. Most biscuits are so dry and hard that they have to be warmed and drowned in gravy to be any good. My recipe uses grilled veggies and shredded cheese to give them moisture and flavor. You can eat these anytime of the day just for the heck of it. They are fantastic warm but you can eat them cold. They are tender and flavorful. I only used flour, butter, salt, baking powder, sugar, grilled vegetables & shredded cheese. Bake them in a muffin pan so they can rise without sticking to each other. The walls of the pan also gives them that extra bit of crispiness. I made 15 of them this morning and I've eaten 2 already. If you are in Palm Springs today, you can come get one for yourself at Crystal Fantasy. Hurry before they are gone!

Plans for a bistro has begun!

My brother and I are looking to partner up to open Drunken Delicacies Bistro & Tea House in Palm Springs, CA. We already have a location in mind but we will need some financial help of course. My brother will be business management and I will be restaurant management. My daughter will be running the front of the house. This means I will have all kinds of time to create new recipes! The idea is to use as many natural ingredients as possible. We will be Vegan & Vegetarian friendly so everyone can dine together. Freshly Grilled Meats and Sauteed Vegetables will be showcased in our Sandwiches, Banh Mi & Rice Boxes. Fresh fruits will be the main staple in my baking. I will not add Artificial Preservatives, Food Coloring or Flavoring!

Our bistro will feature our current menu of meats marinated in alcohol and a daily special. You never know what I might make, so each day will be a whole new experience. I will be infusing various combination of teas with fruits. I will be using all of my own tea recipes, such as Thai tea, Milk tea, Mango tea, just to name a few. Of course I will be baking up a storm everyday. I am so excited!

I can't wait to get this up & running. We will be part of the Henry Frank Arcade on Palm Canyon. I hope to grand open this summer or early fall. I hope you will follow me on this very special journey. Wish us luck! If you are interested in helping us get started, please feel free to email me at DrunkenDelicacies@yahoo.com

I'm afraid we were not able to secure the location we had in mind. So the search is back on!

Until then, you can visit our food booth on Thursday nights during

Palm Springs' VillageFest.

Summer hours are from 7 PM till 10 PM.

We are directly across from the Hyatt entrance at Amado & Palm Canyon. 

Hope to see you there!

Brand New Recipe!

I just couldn't help myself yesterday. I was suppose to be baking some Mini Citrus Pear Pies, which are delicious in their own right, but then I saw some cranberries and just had to create a brand new recipe. I first made my special dessert pie crust from scratch. Using a 10" Spring Form Pan, I filled it with a delicious blend of Dried Cranberries & Bosch Pears, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Flour & Orange Juice concentrate. I topped the entire tart with Sliced Almonds & Brown Sugar. After baking, I put it in the broiler for just a couple of minutes to toast the Almonds! YUMMMM! I was suppose to sell the tart during VillageFest last night but between my daughter and friends that came by the booth, we just gave all of it away! Oh well, it just means I have to make another one. If I don't get distracted again of course.

Wellness Weekend at Crystal Fantasy!

Crystal Fantasy of Palm Springs will have 2 Wellness Weekends this month. I will be there with some healthy snacks and drinks. For this weekend, I made some Spicy Crab Salad, a light Cucumber Salad and Bruschetta with fresh crumbled cheese & capers.

I will of course make something else special for next weekend! Hope to see you there!

Mini Apple Pies

Just baked these delicious mini apple pies from scratch. I used Fuji Apples, Raisins, Walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, flour and sugar. The crust is made from scratch with butter, flour, sugar, baking powder. They are so yummy. If you want to try one, come down to Crystal Fantasy on Palm Canyon, right across from the Hyatt Regency in Palm Springs. I only made a dozen so hurry!

Welcome everyone! Please be patient as I am new to this whole thing. I would like to use this space to share my passion on food. My business is called Drunken Delicacies because I like using various kinds of alcohol to enhance the flavors of food. I cook all kinds of food. Most people consider my recipes to be fusion cuisine. Fusion of what is still undetermined. I cook by instinct, ingredients available, budget and what ever I feel hungry for. It can be pretty random. So don't be confused when I use some Italian seasoning in some Mexican dish or Indian curry in American dish. Anything can happen when I get the urge. I am planning on opening a small bistro eventually. Right now you can only catch us on Thursdays in Palm Springs during the Villagefest. Our food booth is directly across from the Hyatt on Palm Canyon. Come down and taste for yourself what my fusion cuisine is all about.