Gallery – Musings of a Southern Chef

Celebrations & Gatherings

Private Events

Elegant event table setup with fresh fruit platter, pink roses, cupcakes, and tiered cake stand

Elegant Event Display

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Fresh fruit and vegetable grazing board with hummus on wood slice by the pool

Poolside Grazing Board

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Artisan cheese board with assorted cheeses, hummus, pita, fresh fruit and vegetables on natural wood slice

Artisan Cheese Board

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Large fresh vegetable crudité platter with celery, tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, and cucumbers served with ranch dip

Fresh Crudité Platter

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Server carrying plated prime rib with broccolini and roasted potato at private dinner event

Plated Service

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From Our Kitchen

Plated Dishes

Sautéed shrimp scampi in garlic herb butter in cast iron skillet with fresh parsley

Cast Iron Shrimp Scampi

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Butter poached lobster on parsnip puree with salmon roe and crispy seaweed garnish

Lobster with Salmon Roe

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Handmade crab ravioli in cream sauce topped with purple cabbage slaw and crab leg

Crab Ravioli with Slaw

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Four baked oysters with herb butter on white plate with coarse salt bed

Baked Oysters

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Braised beef short rib with handmade potato gnocchi in rich wine sauce topped with green onions

Braised Short Rib with Gnocchi

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Braised short rib with gnocchi, wild mushrooms, fresh ricotta dollops, and chives

Short Rib with Mushroom & Ricotta

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Herb and panko crusted fish fillet served over creamy campanelle mac and cheese

Herb Crusted Fish over Mac

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Dramatic flambé technique with flames rising from sauté pan in professional kitchen

The Flambé

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Fresh spaghetti with heirloom cherry tomatoes, basil, and parmesan cheese

Heirloom Tomato Spaghetti

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Handmade spinach agnolotti pasta in brown butter cream sauce

Spinach Agnolotti

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Butternut squash ravioli with crispy fried sage and brown butter sauce

Butternut Squash Ravioli

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Server carrying plated prime rib with broccolini and roasted potato at private dinner event

Plated Service

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Behind the Scenes

Kitchen Craft

Salmon fillet topped with spinach, mushrooms, shrimp, and cheese before being wrapped in pastry

Salmon en Croûte – Filling

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Salmon en croûte with intricate lattice-woven puff pastry ready for baking

Salmon en Croûte – Wrapped

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Fresh ravioli being made by hand on stainless steel counter with pasta wheel and semolina

Handmade Ravioli Station

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Freshly cut ravioli pieces on floured stainless steel counter with pasta wheel

Fresh Cut Ravioli

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Butternut squash filling being piped onto fresh pasta sheets for ravioli

Piping the Filling

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Rows of fresh handmade ravioli dusted with semolina on commercial baking sheet

Fresh Handmade Ravioli

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Fresh handmade tagliatelle pasta nests on baking sheet in professional kitchen

Fresh Tagliatelle

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House made tomato sauce simmering in pot with fresh herbs

House Made Tomato Sauce

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Trays of freshly baked profiterole cream puffs cooling in professional kitchen

Fresh Baked Profiteroles

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Sweet Endings

Desserts

Poached pear dessert with mascarpone cream, chocolate twig, caramel drizzle, and fresh raspberry on white plate

Poached Pear with Caramel

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Overhead view of caramelized poached pear with whipped cream on black plate with decorative caramel web

Caramelized Pear Overhead

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Multiple black plates with caramelized pear desserts being plated in professional kitchen

Caramelized Pear Plating

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Individual Pepsi Float Pie desserts in parfait glasses topped with whipped cream and cherries

Pepsi Float Pie

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