Restaurants

EVENING AT A CHEF’S KITCHEN

A Chef's Kitchen in Colonial Williamsburg

I had a “spur of the moment” opportunity one evening in January to join some friends for dinner at A Chef’s Kitchen. I’ve lived in Williamsburg for almost 6 years, and I’ve never been there. My friend Kathy had guests and one of them was sick and could go out to dinner, so I took his reservation.

 

 

We had an awesome time!

The food and the wine were wonderful! The dinner at Chef’s Kitchen is cooked right in front of you with the chef explaining the process the whole time. In addition to a delicious dinner, you also have entertainment and education… not your usual dinner combination.  

 

 

The evening started with a lovely champagne and a some light hors d’oeuvres. Followed by a consumme with wild mushrooms. The salad course was arugula with hearts of palm, grilled scallions, chick peas, sundried tomatoes and orange zest vinaigrette.

The Chef Preparing a Sauce

Then there was an orecchiette past course with buttenut squash and seared Surry Sausage. 

The main course was a “surf and turf” type entree with with grilled New York Strip and lobster tail. These were cooked to perfection and topped with an excellent sauce. We had a nice Pinot Noir with this course.

The Main Course in Process

 

And dessert… baked Alaska… with homemade Kahlua poundcake, coffee ice cream and chocolate ganache sauce.

WOW! We can’t afford to eat this way very often, but it was a great experience.

And, you CAN try it at home because you get a copy of the entire menu and detail recipes!  Also, all of the wines are available for resale at $10 or less per bottle!