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.
Discuss a winery dinnerWinery dinners · Napa & Sonoma
The wines have a story.
Dinner should belong to it.
Private chef dinners for wineries, estate hosts, and collectors. Menus considered alongside the bottles, the season, and the people you’re inviting.
Selected winery work
An occasion worth
cooking for.
Napa Valley · Winery dinner
Migration Winery
A dinner at Migration
My winery dining work includes cooking a dinner at Migration Winery.
Discuss a winery dinnerPlanning with your team
Start with the wine.
Build the evening together.
A member gathering. A library release. An anniversary with bottles you’ve been saving.
Tell me what makes the occasion significant, which wines you want to pour, and who will be at the table. We discuss the menu in that context, with ingredients and preparations that make sense alongside the wine.
The planning also covers the practical side: guest count, dietary needs, kitchen access, equipment, course timing, and service staff. These details belong in the conversation from the start.
Discuss your winery dinnerA foundation in wine country
From the cellar
to the table.
Napa Valley is home. Wine-country dining is part of my work.
For the 2022 V Foundation Wine Celebration’s Humanitarians & Founders luncheon at Vineyard 7 & 8, I prepared the food while Martha McClellan selected the pairings.
That kind of collaboration starts with listening to the people who know the wines. Your own dinner begins with the same attention to the occasion and the bottles.
Read the event coverage (opens in a new tab)For founders & investors
Take the gathering
into wine country.
An evening beyond the office, with the room and the meal planned together.
For a partner retreat, founder gathering, or leadership dinner, I can coordinate culinary planning with your executive assistant, chief of staff, or event lead. You or your team arrange the venue; we confirm its facilities and the dining plan together.
Explore executive and investor dinnersBefore we begin
Winery dinner questions.
Can you design a dinner around our wines?
Yes. Share the wines, vintages, guest count, and the purpose of the occasion. We discuss the menu alongside the wines and agree service details before the dinner.
Do you cook for winery members and private collectors?
My winery dining work includes Mayacamas’ Judgment of Paris 50th anniversary dinner, a dinner at Migration, and the V Foundation’s Humanitarians & Founders luncheon at Vineyard 7 & 8. Tell me about your own gathering so we can discuss a suitable format.
Can a founder or executive retreat include a winery dinner?
Yes. A winery or estate dinner can be part of your gathering, subject to venue arrangements and availability. I provide the culinary planning; the venue, wine arrangements, facilities, and staffing are confirmed in the proposal.
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.