The Chef AndréPrivate dining · Napa & the Bay Area

Selected collaborations & press

Good work.
In good company.

Selected dinners, winery collaborations, culinary features, and press from Napa Valley and San Francisco.

The archive

People, places,
and occasions.

October 17, 2026 · Napa Valley

Mayacamas

Judgment of Paris · 50th anniversary dinner

I cooked for Mayacamas’ dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris.

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Napa Valley · Winery dinner

Migration Winery

A dinner at Migration

My winery dining work includes cooking a dinner at Migration Winery.

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2022 · Napa Valley

Vineyard 7 & 8

The Humanitarians & Founders luncheon

I prepared the food for this V Foundation Wine Celebration gathering at Vineyard 7 & 8. Winemaker Martha McClellan selected the wine pairings.

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2024 · Auction program

Manhattan Wine Auction

A private wine dinner at Vineyard 7 & 8

The official auction program included a Napa Valley experience featuring a tasting dinner prepared by me at Vineyard 7 & 8, paired with the estate’s wines.

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2014 · San Francisco

Health-Ade at Cookhouse

A brand launch around the table

I created the menu for Health-Ade’s San Francisco launch at Cookhouse, alongside cocktails by Rob Easter. Bunrab documented the evening and its pairings.

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In the kitchen

The Ritz-Carlton,
San Francisco.

A foundation in fine dining under Ron Siegel.

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate coverage identifies me as sous chef alongside Ron Siegel at Parallel 37, The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, in a photograph taken in 2012.

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Selected engagements and published features. Source links accompany public coverage. Founder and venture capital client identities remain confidential.

Your next evening

Bring the right people.
I’ll take care of dinner.

Tell me the occasion, the place, and who’s coming.
We’ll build the evening from there.

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