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. See the full menus ↓

The full menus

Choose your courses.

Every course offers Essential and Premium selections. Choose from either, or mix both. Pricing is confirmed with your quote, based on your guest count and the selections you choose.

Please share any allergies or dietary needs when you book. Menus can be adjusted for your guests.

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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