Private Chef Julia

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Private Chef Julia

I provide In-home, custom services: Dinner Parties, Cooking Classes, Culinary education, Meal planning, Meal Prep Services. Private Chef Service.

I am specialized in private in-house catering as well as cooking demonstrations/Classes Creating a uniquely enriched environment in the kitchen and the dining area. The service includes the shopping, cooking and cleaning.

10/29/2026

A dinner party in Northville with no agenda beyond celebrating good friends. Those are some of my favorite nights to cook for.

HORS D’OEUVRES
- Whipped Goat Cheese Crostini
- Mini Crab Cakes
- Bacon-Wrapped Dates

FIRST COURSE
- Butternut Squash Soup

SECOUND COURSE
- Autumn Harvest Salad

MAIN COURSE
- Filet Mignon with Garlic Potatoes
- Maple Dijon Glazed Salmon

DESSERT
- Warm Apple Crisp

What's the one dish you'd want on the table for a night with your favorite people?

10/26/2026

Moving from California to Michigan takes a lot of help. This private dinner party in Grosse Pointe was a thank you to the friends who made it happen.

Here's everything that came out of the kitchen.

THE SPREAD
- Endive Cups with Pear and Goat Cheese (GF)
- Lamb Lollipops (GF)
- Bacon Wrapped Squash with Hot Honey
- Mini Maryland Crab Cakes with Lemon Aioli (GF)
- Baked Brie en Croûte
- Whipped Goat Cheese Crostini
- Beef Tenderloin Crostini

Which one are you reaching for first?

10/24/2026

Thomas hosted a 50th wedding anniversary at his home and hired me and my team to prepare dinner.

This night was spent celebrating such a beautiful relationship, without the hosts having to worry about the meal.

Getting reviews like this one reminds me how special a meal around the table with family is. It was an honor to cook for Thomas and his family.

If there’s an anniversary or family milestone coming up, contact me and we’ll plan something just as personal.

10/19/2026

A private chef dinner for a retirement celebration, with a view that made the whole evening feel special. Here’s what we served.

~Soup~
Truffled Cauliflower Soup
Silky roasted cauliflower finished with truffle oil and toasted florets

~Salad~
Beets, crisp Honeycrisp apples, goat cheese, onion, and caramelized pecans with a honey-balsamic vinaigrette

~Main Course~
Deconstructed Beef Wellington
Seared beef tenderloin, wild mushrooms, red w**e demi-glace, and golden puff pastry, served with roasted carrots, haricots verts, and whipped potatoes

~Dessert~
Molten Lava Cake
With vanilla bean ice cream and mixed berries

Have a celebration coming up? Contact me and we’ll plan a menu around your night.

10/17/2026

A 70th birthday dinner for eleven at a lake house in Rochester. The table was set for fall, and everyone got to choose hand-cut filet mignon or pan-seared salmon for the main course.

Have a milestone coming up? Contact me and let’s plan your menu.

10/15/2026

Happy National Dessert Day from me and my team! 🍰

Every menu we plan together ends with something sweet, and you get to pick it. A few of the options:

Molten lava cake
French mousse
Crème brûlée
Tiramisu
Flourless chocolate torte
Warm apple crisp
Strawberry shortcake
…and more.

Which one would make it onto your menu?

10/12/2026

Hand-cut filet mignon or pan-seared salmon? That was the big decision at the 70th birthday dinner I cooked for eleven at a lake house in Rochester. Here's the full menu.

~Starters~
Bruschetta with garlic, tomato, fresh basil & Parmigiano
Chicory boats with blue cheese, apple, walnuts & hot honey
Charcuterie board with cured meats, cheeses, olives, nuts & jams

~Salad~
Baby arugula, pomegranate, toasted hazelnuts, crispy prosciutto & aged balsamic

~Main Course~ (choice of)
Hand-cut filet mignon with truffle mashed potatoes, roasted mushrooms, seasonal vegetables & red w**e demi-glace
Pan-seared salmon with lemon-herb sauce, potatoes & broccolini

Which one are you ordering?

10/10/2026

How we prepped for a 50th wedding anniversary dinner for 6 in Clarkston.

Fifty years called for a menu that tastes like fall in Michigan. We started with whipped goat cheese crostini with fig jam and crispy prosciutto, then roasted butternut squash soup with brown butter and an autumn harvest salad. Guests chose between an herb-crusted filet and wild salmon with a cranberry-orange beurre blanc, and dinner ended with warm apple crisp and salted caramel.

Celebrating a milestone this season? Contact me and let’s plan your menu.

10/05/2026

Congratulations to this incredible couple on their engagement! We celebrated with an intimate Titanic-themed dinner, a full menu inspired by the ship's original first-class dinner service.

On the table:
- Baked brie and apple crostini
- Consommé olga
- Poached salmon mousseline
- Filet
- Eclairs

A special menu for a special night, and he said yes! Thank you for letting me be part of it.

Planning your own engagement dinner or celebration? Contact me and let's build a menu just as memorable.

10/01/2026

I got to celebrate an 80th birthday with a family of five who wanted the night to feel as special as the occasion itself. This wasn't our first dinner together. I've cooked for this family a few times now, and eighty years deserves a table like this.

The Menu:

Hors d’Oeuvres
- Mini beef wellington filet with mushroom & horseradish cream
- Mini Crab Cakes with lemon-herb aioli & microgreens
- Bacon-wrapped dates with goat cheese & maple glaze

First Course
- Burrata & roasted autumn pear salad pomegranate, toasted hazelnuts, crispy prosciutto & aged balsamic

Entrée
- Filet mignon with truffle mashed potatoes, roasted wild mushrooms, seasonal vegetables & red w**e demi-glaze

Dessert
- Warm apple crisp with brown butter oat crumble, vanilla bean ice cream & salted carmel

Eighty years of memories deserve a celebration that matches them. If you're planning a milestone birthday, contact me and let's build a menu around it.

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Rochester, MI
48377

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https://www.privatechefjulia.com/

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