Yes, Chef!

WHAT COULD BE better than coming together with your favourite people for a delicious degustation meal prepared by a professional, award-winning chef? How about said chef, at your place? True.

^{By Tierney White} 

Brisbane-based chef Alan Dawes runs Australia’s most awarded private chef biz in Australia, and he’s in Darwin for the month to cook up some high-end tucker at your house.

After working internationally under such chefs like Marco Pierre White, and in award-winning restaurants in Australia – including NuNu’s in Palm Cove – he’s made the move to dish out the goods in private digs. In fact, Dawes says it was on one such in-house visit to Mackay that Darwin was put on his radar.

“Quite a few travellers had come from Darwin, and said, ‘you should do Darwin, that’s the next place … that’s where there’s people that want your experience’. So, I posted it in the Darwin Facebook groups and woke up to about 120 messages asking me to come to Darwin!”

This special, in-home dining experience offers six or 10-courses for anywhere up to 20 guests, where local produce stars on the plate. There are also some premium ingredients from lands far away making an appearance.

“I use Yarra Valley caviar, which is down in Victoria … and I’ve got some wagyu flying up to Darwin as well. I’ve only ever worked in Michelin Star restaurants and hatted restaurants and have had to achieve that high standard in kitchens. That’s what I deliver in people’s homes, is that experience,” Dawes says.

Chef brings his own plates and encourages hosts to dress the table with cutlery, glassware and décor to suit your own style, meaning your experience is truly bespoke. If you want your own dining room – or balcony – transformed into a restaurant with delicious fare from one of the best in the biz, hit him up.

Hot tip – if you want to experience this master of his craft in your home, you’d better get in quick, as remaining dates are sure to get gobbled up.

“I’m not there to feed you dinner – it’s me giving you an experience. It’s about the art of my mind coming to you and showcasing what I can do.”

WHEN LIMITED DATES IN AUG
AT YOUR PLACE
COST $180-$245, 6-COURSE | $285, WAGYU | $345, 10-COURSE
INFO alandawesprivatechef.com