Chef Jimi Porter
Chef At Home in Jacksonville
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Globally experienced Chef with a rich culinary background spanning over two decades in top-tier restaurants and private homes
I’ve travelled and worked across the globe for over 20years honing my skills and now based in Jacksonville with my young family.
I cook at a very high standard from Japanese, Peruvian, South East Asian, Modern European cuisines to name a few.
I’ve opened close to 30 restaurants and designed concepts all over the world.
I’m very humble and engaging, happy to adapt to any situation.

More about me
For me, cooking is...
My absolute everything
I learned to cook at...
Amazing restaurants all over the world
A cooking secret...
Be humble, you also started at the bottom
My menus
• Fresh Breads & Preserves
• Deli meats & Charcuterie, with pickles and mustard
• Cheese Board of international cheeses, chutneys and crackers
• Fresh Juice
• Greek yoghurt with granola, honey & dried fruit
• Seasonal fruit plate
• Oatmeal with cinnamon & honey
• Fluffy pancakes with maple & blueberry compote
• Classic French toast with maple & crispy bacon
• Scrambled eggs with crispy salami, sundried tomato, aged cheddar & rosemary
• “Huevos rancheros” fried eggs, homemade salsa, queso fresco, corn chips & avocado
• Breakfast tacos with crispy potato, chorizo, monterey jack cheese & pico de galo
• Lox bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese & red onion
• Freshly baked biscuits with pork sausage & gravy
• Breakfast potatoes topped with a fried egg, herbs & crispy bacon
• Jumbo grilled cheese sandwich
• Breakfast Smoothie
• French Pastries
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• Deli meats & Charcuterie, with pickles and mustard
• Cheese Board of international cheeses, chutneys and crackers
• Thinly sliced seabass crudo “Niçoise” style with capers, red onion, olives, herbs and olive oil
• Fancy tomato & basil salad with olive oil & aged balsamic reduction
• Thinly shaved & grilled zucchini with pine nuts, aged Parmesan, fresh mint and peppery vinaigrette
• Truffled mushroom bisque (soup) with toasted sourdough
• Classic Caesar salad with croutons, parmesan dressing and sundried tomato
• Seared seabass with lemon and caper butter & crushed baby potatoes (House Vegetables Included)
• Oven roasted chicken in a French tomato sauce with herbs, red wine & thyme roasted potatoes (House Vegetables Included)
• Steak Frittes – Pan seared 8oz strip steak, hand cut fries & bearnaise or peppercorn sauce (House Vegetables Included)
• Vegetarian dish available on request!
• Lemon Tart with filo and meringue
• Seasonal fruit plate
• Molten Chocolate Lava Cake / Fresh Berries / Mascarpone
• Baked cheesecake with fresh berries
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Rice Crackers
Taiwan Style Pickle Plate
• Pork ribs with sweet soy & sesame
• Crispy vegetarian spring rolls filled with rice noodles & vegetables served with a sweet dipping sauce
• Gem lettuce salad with peanuts, lemongrass & chili
• Spicy Eggplant with chili & black bean sauce
• Crispy eggplant fritter with soy caramel, toasted peanuts & sesame
• Steamed mushroom dumplings with scallion & ginger vinegar
• Steamed shrimp & pork dumpling with ginger broth & scallions
• Crispy braised lamb shoulder with pomegranate & onion salad, steamed buns & peanut sauce
• Slow poached soy chicken with ginger scallion relish & sweet soy sauce
• Cantonese style BBQ roasted pork with aromatic honey sauce
• Crispy duck with steamed pancakes, scallion, cucumber & plum sauce
• Beef & ginger stir fry with broccolini & snap peas
• Sweet & sour chicken with pineapple, bell peppers & onion
• Lightly battered shrimp with citrus & honey sauce
• Special fried rice with shrimp, chicken, pork & egg
• Tofu and tenderstem broccoli with, ginger, snap peas and soy
• Baked cheesecake with white chocolate and ginger
• Baked custard tarts (Yep they're famous in China!)
• Seasonal fruit plate
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• Chips & homemade salsas
• Cheese Quesadilla with roasted bell pepper & onion, served with guac, sour cream & pico
• Braised chicken tacos with flour or corn tortilla, pico, shredded lettuce and house salsa
• Watermelon & jicama salad with tajin spice & cilantro
• Queso, pico de galo, guac, sour cream & corn Chips
• Fried corn ribs with cilantro crema, queso fresco & chili salt
Enchilada - Choose Beef / Chicken or Vegetarian for your filling(Choose 2)
Queso / Chili Con Carne or Chicken Gravy for your topping (Choose 1)
Cumin & Tomato Rice
Choose Either Black Beans / Pinto Beans / Refried Beans (Choose 1)
• Tres leche cake with cinnamon mascarpone, white chocolate & popcorn
• Seasonal fruit plate
• Freshly made churros with vanilla dipping sauce and cinnamon sugar
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• Classic wedge salad with ranch dressing and blue cheese
• Classic chopped salad with green goddess dressing
• Jalapeno cornbread with honey and whipped ricotta
• Grilled corn with garlic butter, paprika and parmesan
• Mac & Cheese
• Classic Coleslaw
• Baked potatoes, sour cream, scallions & crispy bacon
• Homemade baked beans with bacon
• Traditional potato salad with herbs and scallions
• Grilled 1/4 lb beef patty’s with cheese, brioche buns & onions
• Grilled pork ribs with either mild dry rub or tangy BBQ sauce
• Braised and roasted beef brisket with a tangy BBQ sauce
• Braised and roasted pork shoulder with a tangy BBQ sauce
• Glazed chicken wings in either hot Sauce tangy BBQ mild dry rub
• Grilled seabass, lemon butter & herbs
• Vegetarian goodies available on request!
• Banana pudding with nilla wafers & whipped cream
• Traditional keylime pie
• Watermelon and crushed minty sugar
• Baked vanilla cheesecake with seasonal fruit compote
• Seasonal fruit plate
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• Rice paper rolls with shrimp, avocado, herbs & vermicelli noodle (Vegetarian available!)
• Grilled chicken satay skewers with a coconut & peanut dipping sauce
• Thai fishcake with corn, cumin & lime dipping sauce
• “Crying tiger” seared beef with chili oil, cilantro & roasted tomato
• Green mango salad with peanuts, spicy nahm jim dressing, cucumber & herbs
• Pad thai rice noodles with chicken, shrimp, tofu & tamarind sauce
• Spicy pork green curry with pineapple, onion & bell pepper (comes with sticky rice)
• Medium spiced chicken red curry with onion, zucchini & herbs (comes with sticky rice)
• Mild spiced vegetable yellow curry with tofu, eggplant, zucchini & herbs (comes with sticky rice)
• Braised beef massaman curry with potato, tomato, peanuts & herbs (comes with sticky rice)
• Mixed seafood tom yum (spicy soup) with eggplant, zucchini, beansprouts & herbs
• Tapioca pudding with almonds and lychee
• Seasonal fruit plate
• Sticky coconut rice with mango
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• Warm miso soup cup with wakame seaweed, soft tofu and scallion
• Steamed edamame beans with sea salt
• Thinly sliced Amberjack fish with light soy, citrus, ginger & serrano chili
• Thinly sliced & seared NY Strip with crispy chili, black vinegar, fresh mint & cucumber
• Thinly sliced seafood medley with citrus soy, light vinegar, herbs & kohlrabi
• Hand diced Ahi tuna tartare with sesame seeds, chives and smoky mayo
• Hard seared Ahi tuna with smoky soy, local persimmon, serrano & grapefruit
• Edamame dumplings filled with fresh peas, herbs & finished with crispy chili
• Crispy tofu in a light soy broth, ginger & radish
• Steamed rock shrimp & pork dumplings with citrus soy
• Grilled chicken yakitori skewer with scallion & sweet soy sauce
• Grilled beef skewer with shishito peppers & citrus salt
• King salmon maki roll with chive, avocado & cucumber
• Ahi tuna volcano roll with avocado, cucumber, hot sauce & cream cheese
• Grilled pork chop with celery root, miso & apple cider sauce
• Sweet soy glazed chicken with scallions & sesame
• Seabass with crispy turmeric, seaweed & buttermilk sauce
• Miso marinated cod with citrus fennel & pomelo salad
• Crispy breaded chicken cutlet with Katsu curry sauce
• Vegetable katsu curry with sweet potato, zucchini & butternut squash
• Agedashi tofu don don with sticky rice, truffle & soy
• Baked matcha cheesecake with white chocolate, ginger & yuzu citrus
• Seasonal fruit plate
• Mixed mochi
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• Watermelon salad with radish, tajin spice, jalapeno, cilantro & Lime
• Grilled scallop, haricot vert, crispy rice and a mild sweet potato curry
• Grilled lamb lollipops with chimichurri
• Truffled potato and manchego cheese papa rellenas with a spicy yellow herby sauce
• Steamed pork sausage dumpling with pickled mustard seeds & corn curry
• Steamed shrimp dumplings with garlic buttermilk sauce, mild harissa & chives
• Thinly sliced local beeliner with a roasted tomatillo dressing, jalapeno oil and herbs
• Thinly sliced king salmon with hominy, sweet potato & peruvian yellow chile dressing
• Thinly sliced seared beef, with arugula, crispy chili, walnuts & light soy
• Honey and jalapeno cornbread with a mild fruity chili dipping sauce
• Fried plantain “salad”, chili syrup, herbs, yoghurt & avocado
• Fried corn ribs with cilantro crema, queso fresco & chili salt
• Baked sea bass, with garlic buttermilk and fruity chili oil
• Grilled “Pollo a la brassa” chicken with cilantro yoghurt dressing, roasted scallion & etouffee
• Grilled pork loin, blackened with pickled radish and apple cider sauce
• Oven roasted lamb with burnt onions and guajillo chili sauce
• Braised beef cheek, with sweet potato curry sauce
• Smoked beef brisket tacos, flour tortillas, pickles & pico de galo
• Oven roasted cauliflower ‘al pastor’ with grilled pineapple and serrano crema
• Upside down pineapple tart with hung yoghurt & pineapple caramel
• Tres leche cake with cinnamon mascarpone, white chocolate & popcorn
• Crispy crumbed plantains with local honey & cinnamon
• Seasonal fruit plate
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