NEW for 2008!!!
Chef Richard introduces The Power Dinner Party! Imagine entertaining your top clients in the comfort of your own home! No noisy restaurants or crowded venues. No cold, sweltering, or rainy days at an outdoor venue. Just a stress-free evening with an elegant meal served to you by the Chef. An enjoyable seated Dinner Party may look like this, your choices may vary:
Appetizer: Savory Profiteroles
Salad: Pear, Walnut, & Gorgonzola over Baby Greens
Entree: Fillet Mignon with Brandied Peppercorn Cream Sauce
Carb: Long Grain & Wild Rice Pilaf
Veggie: Mediterranean Veggie Combo
Dessert: Chocolate Ganache Torte
You and your guests may relax while I shop, prepare (in your home!), and serve the meal! All you need to provide are table settings, counter space, and a working oven and cooktop. This menu will be $50 per person, minimum 4 diners, please. Your own menu selections can vary, and will price between $45 and $55 per person.
Events:
2008: Chef Richard Teaches Classes! Beginning April, 2008, Chef Richard Douville will be teaching a series of hands-on cooking classes for Howard County Dept of Recreation and Parks. Go to http://www.co.ho.md.us/Rap/ and click the appropriate link for "Programs". Register on-line now, because space is limited! Subjects and locations vary, and many classes fill up quickly! Enjoy topics like Maryland Crab Classics, Elegant Seafood Cookery, and Upscale Pot Pies: Plenty of lecture, hands-on technique, & sampling! Lots of live tips and recipes, too!
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Continuing the Slow Down And Eat! Senior Special!: Click on Home Page for an ongoing Senior Meal Special. A smaller menu with smaller portions at an affordable price for the Seniors among us!
Holiday Cookie Swap: Chef Richard recently got to visit with Laurie DeYoung at the WPOC-FM studios, for Laurie's First-Ever Holiday Cookie Swap!. All of the winners were there for a catered luncheon, cool prizes, and photo opportunities. Richard's recipe for 'Chocolate Espresso Cookies' was a winner in the chocolate category -- what a great time it was baking up a few dozen cookies for this event (the other contestants' cookies were pretty good, too!).
Web Newsletter. Watch for the launch of the Slow Down and Eat! periodic newletter, as yet untitled. Register for the newletter, suggest a catchy name, and be eligible in any event to win a Dinner For Two. Sorry, cooking operations restricted to Howard, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, & Montgomery Counties in Maryland, USA.
Public Events. Chef Richard Douville gives back to his community by supporting the following non-profits and charitable fund-raisers with donations of Dinner Parties. The Chef may be seen at many of the event venues wearing his signature chili-pepper attire: