Eating Well with Heather
Maplewood, New Jersey, Essex
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Maplewood, New Jersey, Essex
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Chef Heather Brown's services include weekly meal preparation fully customized for your whole family, even babies and toddlers, as well as elegant catered dinner parties for up to 25 people prepared and served in your home. Chef Heather's services feature sophisticated and fully customizable menus that highlight a rainbow of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains vital to overall health.
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1 customer review
Elizabeth Smith
Heather is an amazing chef as well as her desserts! She makes two desserts that I ask her to make on the holidays because they are soo good! In addition to her delicious creations, she is a lovely person, who is very professional and has made all of our events very Special! We love her! Highly recommend! More...
What’s your signature dish?
Herb Roasted Filet Mignon with Potatoes Robuchon, Wilted Spinach, and Tender Baby Vegetables
OR
Southern-Style BBQ Ribs, Corn Pudding, Vinegar Slaw, and Grilled Okra
OR
Salmon with Sweet Mustard Chutney, Wild Rice Pilaf, and Lemon Chili Roasted Broccolini, and
How do you go about creating the perfect menu for your clients?
A great starting point for menu development is the type of event and the style of cuisine that the guests will enjoy. I am equally comfortable with Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian, French, German, and American cuisines and love to get creative when putting ideas on the table. Details are very important as well as arranging for guests with allergies, vegetarian or vegan options, and finding the right number of dishes and variety to create a delicious and appealing menu. When I cook for myself, I usually start with what looks best in the market and begin planning around the freshest and most seasonal produce I can find. This approach works well when designing menus for clients as well.
What do you love most about your job?
I love to see people enjoying the food and creating community around the table. Bringing people together for a meal is one of the most basic and most enjoyable pleasures of life.
What inspired you to start your own business?
On my grandparent's farm in Iowa and learned the value and tireless care that goes into fresh ingredients. From this I developed a passion to create whole, vegetable-forward, and above all delicious food. Once in New York City, I earned my kitchen credentials through a four year tour of duty in Michelin stared restaurants culminating at Jean-Georges Restaurant. When cooking I aspire to highlight the most essential beauty in the raw ingredients by caring more and doing less. When serving my clients I put my full heart into my work and bring with me the ease, joy, and humble Midwestern hospitality instilled in my early girlhood on the farm.
Why should our clients choose you?
I have a professional and kind demeanor and effortless ease in the kitchen making you and your guests feel comfortable, my training is from a three-star Michelin restaurant ensuring that the seasoning and flavors and all dishes are executed with great care and precision, I work fast and clean and am always on time. I always remain flexible and accommodate to the best of my ability all special requests. I have excellent references from many clients.
