Jovids Fine Cuisine

Menus built around the occasion, not a set list.

Every menu below is a starting format, not a fixed price list — the final plates are shaped around your guests, your kitchen, and the occasion.

Primary format

Bespoke Dining

Seared fish course with carrot ribbon and microgreens

A multi-course tasting menu, planned around what your household eats well and what the occasion calls for — a quiet dinner for two, a family milestone, a standing weekly arrangement. David cooks on site, so the meal is served at its best moment, not reheated. Below is a sample of what's regularly on the menu — the final selection is always planned with you ahead of the date.

Salads

  • Radicchio & baby arugula — dried cranberries, strawberry, parmesan, toasted almonds, apple
  • Cucumber ring salad — rose-flower carrot, spring mix, grape tomatoes
  • Classic Caesar — fresh house-made croutons, parmesan

Appetizers

  • Cambodian-infusion ceviche — shrimp, salmon, lotus root chips
  • Herb crostini — truffle toast, honey-herb cream cheese, toasted almonds
  • Jumbo shrimp skewer — spiced lemon-mayo sauce
  • Ahi tuna cucumber shots — sesame, soy, citrus

Entrées

  • Pan-seared bone-in chicken, classic Frenched
  • Herb-marinated salmon, halibut, branzino, or grouper
  • NY strip, aged dry ribeye, or filet mignon — grilled to temp
  • Vegan & vegetarian options — beet purée, truffle polenta cake, mushroom ragout

Sides & Sauces

  • Truffle garlic mash, ginger carrot purée, truffle rosemary mash
  • Southern-style kale greens with bacon jam
  • Champagne, saffron, or grapefruit beurre sauce; compound herb butter

A sample of the current menu — full selection, seasonal availability, and dietary accommodations are confirmed with you ahead of the date.

For occasions

Exclusive Events

Birthdays, anniversaries, and small private gatherings — David plans a menu that holds up for a table of eight or a full estate event, and coordinates timing so the kitchen never becomes the center of attention.

Crispy croquettes in tomato sauce, plated for a shared course
For the week ahead

Gourmet Meal Prep

A stocked refrigerator of restaurant-quality meals, portioned and labeled, for households that want the standard of a private chef without a nightly booking.

Pan-seared crab cake, an example of a portioned gourmet course

Tell David about the occasion.

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