Chef Cali Faulkner
Private Chef In New York CityI am a classically trained chef, 5 years in Michelin starred New York kitchens and 2 years in Paris fine dining kitchen. I am eager to use the best local ingredients in the inspiration and preparation of your meal! I am flexible in meal planning and happy to work with dietary restrictions or preferences.
More about me
For me, cooking is...
Fun and creative an expression of place and personality
I learned to cook at...
The institute of culinary education and in fine dining kitchens along the way
A cooking secret...
The best meals begin with the best ingredients
My menus
Homemade crackers & crostini w/ canellini dip & chorizo crumble, tapenade
Caramelized onion & apple tartlets
Crispy mushrooms, roasted garlic sauce
'Everything' parker house rolls, whipped butter
'Wedge' salad, grilled brassicas, smoked almond vinaigrette
Seared cabbage, nduja, hazelnuts & sherry reduction
Homemade parpadelle cacio e pepe
Salad of winter greens, parmesan, grilled squash & pepita pesto
Local catch crudo, winter citrus vierge, ligurian olive oil
Grilled black bass, parsnip beurre blanc, grilled greens & crispy kale
Braised short ribs, bordelaise sauce, japanese sweet potato puree & crispy onions
Slow roasted berkshire pork chop, plum agrodolce, hazelnuts & chicories
Roasted chicken, grilled squahs & foie gras jus
Rich Chocolate Cake
Apple & salted caramel pie
Armagnac poched pears, biscotti & cream
Winter citrus tart
Dark chocolate mille feuille
Homemade ice cream, roasted quince, praline & almond cookie
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Grilled peppers, shrimp, chili
Roasted tomatoes, caramelized onion jam, parmesan
Seared scallop skewers, bacon, corn pudding
Grilled
Burrata, grilled greens, schmaltz and focaccia
Cold fennel vichyssoise, crispy potato chip
Tuna, kohlrabi, green tomato & heirloom cucumber
Grilled & marinated eggplants, salsa macha, herbs
Chickpea socca, carrot romesco, greens
Grilled calamari, harissa, olives & orange
Black bass, tomato & crab broth, hyssop
Grilled chicken, stone fruit sofrito, pecan & brown butter
Clams, braised white beans, piperade & chilis
Cavatelli, corn & guanciale
Orange blossom cake, brown butter cream
Cherry clafoutis
Riz au lait with berries
Polenta cake w/ stewed peaches & cream
Buckwheat crepe cake, blackberry cream
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Chickpea panisse, olive and tomato relish
Cured fluke, melon, makrut lime
Oysters, tomato mignonette, horseradish
Selection of cheese, crudites & dips
Aged comte gougeres
Burrata, spring garlic, figs
Summer greens and herbs, fennel & green tomatoes, roasted garlic vinaigrette
Grilled allium & stone fruit tart
Scallop crudo, kohlrabi, cucumber & ginger
Bucatini, summer green pesto, burrata
Grilled chicken, slow roasted tomato, late spring herbs
Roasted clams, blistered cherry tomatoes, nduja, spring onion
Grilled beef tenderloin, crispy potato galette, beef & truffle jus
Duck breast, apricots & wild rice
Slow roasted cauliflower, walnut bagna cauda
Dark chocolate mousse
Homemade ice cream & cookies (seasonal flavor rotation)
Blueberry poundcake, caramelized white chocolate sauce
Black bottomed coconut cream pie
Angel food cake, strawberries
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Local oysters, mignonette & horseradish
Whipped ricotta toast
'Everything' parker house rolls, whipped butter
Selection of cheese, crudites & dips
Tuna crudo, winter citrus & radishes
Salad of spring greens, avocado, pistachio pesto
Grilled Shrimp Cocktail
Burrata, ramps, garlic toast
Roasted white asparagus, taleggio sauce & herbs
Fresh cavatelli, morel mushrooms, parmesan
Roasted chicken, caramelized shallots, dates & lemon
Slow roasted pork, carrots & parsnips, burnt honey glaze
Grilled local catch, ramp & spring onion pesto
Grilled beef, spring onion, crispy potatoes, romesco
Almond Cake with Rhubarb & Cream
Dark Chocolate Tort
Fresh strawberry ice cream, almond cookies
Angel food cake blueberries & hazelnuts
Berry pie
Chocolate mousse, salted peanut butter cookies
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Cheese gougeres
Marinated olives
Selection of cheese & charcuterie (flatbreads, preserves & pickles)
Homemade sourdough, cultured butter
Summer crudite, green goddess
Asparagus, cacio et pepe
Beef tartar, smoked almonds, romesco
Tuna Tartar, cucumber, sorrel
Grilled & raw farmstand greens, garlic croutons, summer allium vinaigrette
Braised & fresh melons, burrata, brown butter, carta di musica
Heirloom tomato galette
Charred prawns, spicy zhoug, coriander
Roasted chicken, corn puree, blistered tomato & brioche panzanella
Seared local scallops, crispy rice, bouillabaise broth
Grilled whole black bass, fennel, red onion, celery sauce vierge
Beef tenderloin, charred cauliflower puree, potato pave
Assortment of cookies
Citrus olive oil cake & cream
Stone fruit crostata
Caramelized white chocolate pot de creme
Dark Chocolate Tort
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Charred greens with fine herbes and green goddess
Music card
Cheese gougeres
Small stuffed
Local fish ceviche
Leek tart
Sole meuniere
Braised lamb, market vegetables
Poached duck, braised mushrooms and wild rice
Coq au vin with Anna potatoes
Marrow, artichoke, risotto
They can have creams
Profiteroles
Chocolate tart
Roasted figs and ice cream
Rice pudding with local fruits
Maple mousse, custard
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Amuse Bouche : white asparagus and Parmesan
Charred greens with fine herbes and avocado
Tomatoes, goat,
Slow roasted bass and petit fois
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