Chef Franc: The Music and Diner Party
(Chef Franc is often on tour / traveling with Poi Dog Pondering & Thievery Corporation, so it may take him a while to respond to emails)
Private Chef / Troubadour/ Bon Vivant life / Regional & International flavors / Local Produce
(International flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)
Chef Frank Orrall is Poi dog pondering’s founder & singer/songwriter - he is also percussionist/vocalist for Thievery Corporation Live); He loves to cook & loves dinner parties & loves to play acoustic guitar and sing in the living room - it’s in his veins.
"I love dinner parties.
I love what happens when friends and family come together over food and drink. Standing in the kitchen, chopping, talking, sipping wine. Preparing, Serving. Everyone all together at the dinner table enjoying flavors and conversation.
The guitars coming out of their cases and the songs drifting into the night air.
A satisfied belly, a dream pondered and a song in the heart.
Chef Franc’s Music & Dinner Party availability for 2024
CHEF FRANC AVAILABLE IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ON THESE DATES: (Southern CA is possible with travel budget added).
FEBRUARY: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16,
MARCH: 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31,
APRIL: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14,
MAY/ JUNE: N/A
JULY: 26, 26, 28,
AUGUST: 2, 9, 10, 23, 24
SEPTEMBER: 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22,
NOVEMBER:1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
DECEMBER: WIDE OPEN
JANUARY: WIDE OPEN
CHEF FRANC is AVAILABLE in CHICAGO AREA on the above dates, however, with Arranged flight & hotel/guestroom accommodations added.
I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:
Basic cost: Chef services and Private concert is $700 + 50 per diner, up to 10 people, if 11 to 16 people, I bring in my sous chef to assist and that is an extra 400. 17 to 21 people add $300 for my 2nd sous chef.(if you would like more people, we can talk about how best to do that, if you wish). (If you would like a PDP member for a Sous Chef, Add $600 per member)
FRANC NOW LIVES IN BAY AREA CALIFORNIA, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK HIM OUTSIDE OF BAY AREA, YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE FOR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS - WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL TO ARRANGE - AS FRANC LOVES TO TRAVEL.
for inquiries & Booking please click to fill out this form: http://www.platetectonicmusic.com/chef-franc-inquiry-form
chef Frank Orrall is based in Sonoma Ca., and Chicago lL., - but can cook for you anywhere in the world.
You invite your fiends and set the table - I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:
CHEF FRANC Available dates for the rest of 2023
Chef Franc’s Music & Dinner Party availability for 2023 / 2024
CHEF FRANC AVAILABLE IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ON THESE DATES: (Southern CA is possible with travel budget added).
FEBRUARY: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16,
MARCH: 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31,
APRIL: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14,
MAY/ JUNE: N/A
JULY: 26, 26, 28,
AUGUST: 2, 9, 10, 23, 24
SEPTEMBER: 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22,
NOVEMBER:1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
DECEMBER: WIDE OPEN
JANUARY: WIDE OPEN
CHEF FRANC is AVAILABLE in CHICAGO AREA on the above dates, however, with Arranged flight & hotel/guestroom accommodations added.
For more info or to book a Chef Franc Music & Dinner Party
Visit www.Cheffranc.com - or email Chef franc at info@platetectonicmusic.com
I am happy to cook in any direction you want and with any dietary considerations.
I love to consider the weather and the season and availability of fresh ingredients in the selection of what to cook.
I always cook on an empty stomach because I cook better that way.
My cooking Style is an international blend; France, Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Middle East, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Hawai'i & Vietnam. Focusing on Mediterranean & Pacific Rim.
Here are a Few Dishes to spark your appetite:
OMNIVOR Dishes
Merguez sausages with mushroom couscous, Calabrian chilies, roasted tomatoes and onions
Slow Roasted smoky shredded pork w/ Squid ink Couscous and fresh herb Zhug sauce
North African Roast Chicken & Vegetables
French Roast Chicken tarragon mushroom cream
Family Style Chicken Pot Pie
Momma’s New Mexican Enchilada Casserole
Fragrant Lamb Cumin, Scallion, Chilies & Sichuan peppercorns, w rice & cucumbers
North African Braised Lamb & Vegetables
Oxtail soup, Pacific style
Oxtails stew, Spicy Caribbean style
Merguez Sausage with roasted root vegetable puree (or Saffron Rice)
Hawaiian Style Kalua Pork and Cabbage & Fresno Peppers - w/ Island Style Macaroni Salad
Savory Roast Pork with Puff pastry & bold, bright greens
Feijoada: Brazilian pork and beans
Vietnamese Spiced Pork &/or Beef
Portuguese linguica with Beans and Greens
Beef Stroganoff & Butter Noodles
Schnitzel / Milanese: breaded & fried cutlets w Arugala and Lemon
Beef Tenderloin w Mustard-Cognac Sauce & roast Potatoes & Herbs (or Mash)
Beouf Bourgeon
Shredded Oxtail Stroganoff with Caper Berries, red onions and Creme Fraiche
Spanish Style Oxtail with Parsnip Puree & Parsley, Celery, Marcona, radish salad.
Oxtail Ramin (ginger, star anise, 5 spice, cilantro, green onion, Dashi)
Lamb Merguez sausage w/ Smoky Eggplant, labenah, za’atar & zhoug sauce, capers, red onion, Dill, lemon juice
(With Arugula, dressed with smoked olive oil, lemon zest and juice, S&P)
Gyoza dumplings, Avocado Tempura and 5 spice pancetta salad,
Roasted rack of Lamb with herbed Cannellini Beans
Lamb & Chorizo Sausage with Fennel, Beans & sweet Onions in a lemon / Yoghurt dressing, Cool and Crunchy Mediterranean Feta salad,
Roast Chicken and lemon zest, Roast Parsnip and Tomatillo salsa,
Mushrooms & Ramp butter w/ fresh herbs and shallots over rustic toast points
Vietnamese 'Bo la lot' spiced Beef / Pork w spicey dipping sauce and fragrant rice
SEAFOOD based dishes
Fresh Fish Sashimi with smoked soy sauce and Daikon radish
Blackened Ahi Tuna & Bok Choy
Basque style Shrimp, cooked in butter, garlic, parsley and Pernod - Toast points
Salmon over black lentils & coconut curry
Japanese Style Black Cod
Smoked Salmon tarragon cream leek pasta
Japanese-style cod roe pasta (Mentaiko)
North African Poached Fish & Vegetables
Pastrami cured Salmon, with labenah, za’atar & zhoug sauce, capers, red onion, Dill, lemon juice
(With Arugula, dressed with smoked olive oil, lemon zest and juice, S&P)
Smoked Trout Salad w/ Watercress / Radicchio / Radish / Marcona almond & Cool, Creamy Dill and thyme dressing
Spanish Boquerones Tapas
Grilled Fish and Season Vegetables and fresh lemon zest aioli
Miso poached Salmon, Gazpacho, Lychee and Champagne,Paella MIxta - Camarones a la Basque (with Pernod)
VEGETABLES & EGGS
Bistro Dinner Omelette w/ Boursin Cheese & side Mustard Vinaigrette Salad
Shakshouka (Green/ Red) with poached eggs (North African dish)
Roasted baby turnips / baby radishes / Tatsoi
Slow Roasted Parsnip w/ tomatillo salsa
Ratatouille w/ Butter Rice
Potatoes Gratin Dauphinois
Franc’s Farro Salad with Feta, olives, Dill, basil and Marcona Almonds
Butter leaf / Cherry Tomato / sweet Onion and Tarragon salad
Ratatouille - Gazpacho
Farro / Burrata Cheese / Fava / Mint / Basil salad
Specialty Salad of the Season with a dressing to pair (I have access to excellent culinary greens, so this dish changes on availability and freshness, but is to me always exciting. I Love Salad.
Various STARTERS / SNACKS
Japanese snacking Pickles
Savory / Spicy Labenah dip with Nan bread
Franc’s special Smoked Trout Dip w Cumin Pickles and crispy Lentil Chips
Cheese and Crackers (specialty Cheese, crackers of sorts, Marcona almonds & Olives
Smoky Eggplant pate & Nan Bread
Kalua Pig 5 Spice pickled raisin Gyoza
Zucchini Ricotta Maki Roll w/, toasted pine-nuts & basil
Chervil & Pepita mini salad
DESSERT
Dark Chocolate & Crunchy Salty Marcona Almonds
French Vanilla Bean Ice Cream w Crunchy Salty Marcona Almonds & Mint
Scotch Apple Knuckle Sandwich (nut brittle, tart apples & Scotch drizzle)
Marzipan & Puff Pastry
Deconstructed Cherry Pie, in a Cup
Tapioca & Fresh Berries
Chef Franc: The Music and Diner Party/ Troubadour/ Bon Vivant life / Regional & International flavors / Local Produce
(Flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)
Poi dog pondering founder & singer (and percussionist for Thievery Corporation Live); Frank Orrall, loves to cook & loves dinner parties & loves to play acoustic guitar and sing in the living room
"I love dinner parties.
I love what happens when friends and family come together over food and drink. Standing in the kitchen, chopping, talking, sipping wine. Preparing, Serving. Everyone all together at the dinner table enjoying flavors and conversation.
The guitars coming out of their cases and the songs drifting into the night air.
A satisfied belly, a dream pondered and a song in the heart.
I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:
Basic cost: Chef services and Private concert is $700 + 50 per diner, up to 10 people, if 11 to 16 people, I bring in my sous chef to assist and that is an extra 400. 17 to 21 people add $300 for my 2nd sous chef.(if you would like more people, we can talk about how best to do that, if you wish). (If you would like a PDP member for a Sous Chef, Add $600)
for inquiries & Booking please fill out this form and send it to me: http://www.platetectonicmusic.com/chef-franc-inquiry-form
or click here to email me: info@platetectonicmusic.com
Chef Franc: The Music and Diner Party/ Troubadour/ Bon Vivant life / Regional & International flavors / Local Produce
(Flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)
Poi dog pondering founder & singer (and percussionist for Thievery Corporation Live); Frank Orrall, loves to cook & loves dinner parties & loves to play acoustic guitar and sing in the living room
"I love dinner parties.
I love what happens when friends and family come together over food and drink. Standing in the kitchen, chopping, talking, sipping wine. Preparing, Serving. Everyone all together at the dinner table enjoying flavors and conversation.
The guitars coming out of their cases and the songs drifting into the night air.
A satisfied belly, a dream pondered and a song in the heart.
I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:
Basic cost: Chef services and Private concert is $700 + 50 per diner, up to 10 people, if 11 to 16 people, I bring in my sous chef to assist and that is an extra 400. 17 to 21 people add $300 for my 2nd sous chef.(if you would like more people, we can talk about how best to do that, if you wish). (If you would like a PDP member for a Sous Chef, Add $600)
for inquiries & Booking please fill out this form and send it to me: http://www.platetectonicmusic.com/chef-franc-inquiry-form
or click here to email me: info@platetectonicmusic.com
Chef Franc: The Music and Diner Party/ Troubadour/ Bon Vivant life
(Flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)