Chef James Hansen

Personal Chef In Edmonton

I am a career red seal chef. I have trained here in Edmonton and took my technical training at NAIT. I have been a red seal chef for 20+ years and have worked in fine dining restaurants, fishing lodges, camps, small and very large hotels. There is nothing in a kitchen I cannot do. I love all areas of the kitchen and cooking.

For me, cooking is...

My first love and a way to express who I am on the plate. I fell in love with cooking and baking at 5 years old making cookies with my grandma.

I learned to cook at...

I took my apprenticeship at Von’s and Northlands and took my technical training at NAIT.

A cooking secret...

Is loving the food. Treating all your ingredients right and extracting the right flavours

My menus

Italian Inspired

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Antipasto, assortment of Italian cheeses, curled meats, olives, mustard and bread

Homemade Gnocchi with pine nuts, fresh basil pesto and fresh clams

Linguini, white wine herb cream sauce, sundries tomatoes with pan seared jumbo scallops

Lobster ravioli, sautéed spinach, double cream herb veloute

Risotto, pan seared salmon, lobster reduction

Risotto, veal demi glaze, wild mushrooms, lamb rack, pea shoots

FIRST COURSE

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Caprese Salad, heirloom tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil

Baby greens, pine nuts, grape tomatoes, watermelon radish, red cabbage, carrots ribbions, goat cheese, honey lime dressing

Arugula, candied spiced pecans, melon balls, goat cheese, honey lime dressing

MAIN COURSE

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Beef Tenderloin, wild mushroom sautee, peppercorn brandy sauce, asparagus, potato puree

Chicken Supreme stuffed with spinach, ricotta, and crab, herb mascarpone sauce, fingerling potatoes, blistered grape tomatoes, and grilled zucchini

Pistachio crusted lamb rack, mushroom demi glaze, roasted fingerling potatoes, butternut puree, blistered grape tomatoes and asparagus

Pescatore, king crab, prawns, clams, mussels, scallops, linguine, fresh herbs, white wine garlic sauce

Veal chop, red wine demi, wild mushroom sautéed, potato puree, and asparagus

DESSERT

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Tiramisu

Cannoli, raspberry puree, chocolate shavings, fig jam

Saskatoon Panna Cotta with a pistchio chocolate biscotti

Hot chocolate pudding with fresh berries, vanilla biscotti

Classic

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Charcuterie board

FIRST COURSE

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Garlic Shrimp, lobster reduction, risotto

Pan seared scallops, minted pea puree, crispy pancetta

Strawberry arugula, honey lime dressing, goat cheese, candied spicy pecans

Cucumber wrapped butter leaf with orange segments, toasted almonds, sundried cranberries, raspberry dressing

Wild mushroom and roasted garlic soup

Roasted Garlic, fire roasted tomato soup

MAIN COURSE

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Beef Wellington, red wine demi, asparagus

Steak Dianne: Pan seared tenderloin, wild mushrooms, shallots, garlic, brandy, demi, cream with duchesse potatoes, hand peeled baby carrots and broccolini

Pan seared salmon and shrimp with a lobster reduction, broccolini, baby carrot over risotto

Chicken Supreme stuffed with shrimp dill mousse, served with daulphine potatoes, ginger infused spaghetti squash, lemon asparagus, and baby carrot

Herb crusted chicken with goat cheese, served with daulphine potatoes, ginger infused spaghetti squash, lemon asparagus, and baby carrot

DESSERT

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Creme brulee with fresh raspberries

Triple chocolate mousse

Strawberry champagne cheesecake (gluten free)

Sugared donuts with chocolate and raspberry sauce

Mexican

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ENSALADA VERDE Mixture of crisp romaine and baby greens tossed in our roasted tomato vinaigrette and garnished with tomato, onion, avocado

House-made salsa and guacamole and corn chips

FIRST COURSE

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TACOS shrimp, chicken, beef or battered fish with chipotle aioli

SHRIMP or SABLEFISH CEVICHE red onion, lime, cilantro, avocado, tomato, cucumber

MAIN COURSE

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ENCHILADAS DIABLA Shrimp, Chicken or Beef, black beans and cheese rolled in a tortilla with a roasted red pepper, tomato and chilli sauce. Served with Mexican rice and refried black beans

ENCHILADAS VERDE Shrimp, Chicken or Beef, black beans and cheese rolled in a tortilla with a tomatillo and chilli sauce. Served with Mexican rice and refried black beans

CARNE ASADA Marinated and grilled Alberta flank steak, served with a side of pan fried potatoes with chimmichurri, queso fresco, cilantro as well as chard cauliflower

POLLO AL POBLANO fresh chicken thighs cooked with poblano chiles, onions, and lime. served with a side of pan fried potatoes with chimmichurri, queso fresco, cilantro as well as chard cauliflower

DESSERT

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DEEP FRIED CHEESECAKE Banana cheesecake rolled inside a tortilla with a cinnamon sugar topping

APPLE ENCHILADAS cinnamon, caramel sauce, homemade vanilla bean ice cream

Surf & Turf

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Steamed Mussels in a wine wine garlic served with french bread

FIRST COURSE

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Garlic Shrimp, lobster reduction, risotto

Pan seared scallops, minted pea puree, crispy pancetta

MAIN COURSE

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Pescatore, king crab, prawns, clams, mussels, scallops, linguine, fresh herbs, white wine garlic sauce

Pink peppercorn crusted beef tenderloin, bernaise sauce, grilled red pepper, asparagus, potato puree

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Creme brulee with fresh raspberries

Strawberry champagne cheesecake (gluten free)

Italian Inspired

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Antipasto, assortment of Italian cheeses, curled meats, olives, mustard and bread

Homemade Gnocchi with pine nuts, fresh basil pesto and fresh clams

Linguini, white wine herb cream sauce, sundries tomatoes with pan seared jumbo scallops

Lobster ravioli, sautéed spinach, double cream herb veloute

Risotto, pan seared salmon, lobster reduction

Risotto, veal demi glaze, wild mushrooms, lamb rack, pea shoots

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Caprese Salad, heirloom tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil

Baby greens, pine nuts, grape tomatoes, watermelon radish, red cabbage, carrots ribbions, goat cheese, honey lime dressing

Arugula, candied spiced pecans, melon balls, goat cheese, honey lime dressing

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Beef Tenderloin, wild mushroom sautee, peppercorn brandy sauce, asparagus, potato puree

Chicken Supreme stuffed with spinach, ricotta, and crab, herb mascarpone sauce, fingerling potatoes, blistered grape tomatoes, and grilled zucchini

Pistachio crusted lamb rack, mushroom demi glaze, roasted fingerling potatoes, butternut puree, blistered grape tomatoes and asparagus

Pescatore, king crab, prawns, clams, mussels, scallops, linguine, fresh herbs, white wine garlic sauce

Veal chop, red wine demi, wild mushroom sautéed, potato puree, and asparagus

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisu

Cannoli, raspberry puree, chocolate shavings, fig jam

Saskatoon Panna Cotta with a pistchio chocolate biscotti

Hot chocolate pudding with fresh berries, vanilla biscotti

Classic

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Charcuterie board

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Garlic Shrimp, lobster reduction, risotto

Pan seared scallops, minted pea puree, crispy pancetta

Strawberry arugula, honey lime dressing, goat cheese, candied spicy pecans

Cucumber wrapped butter leaf with orange segments, toasted almonds, sundried cranberries, raspberry dressing

Wild mushroom and roasted garlic soup

Roasted Garlic, fire roasted tomato soup

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Beef Wellington, red wine demi, asparagus

Steak Dianne: Pan seared tenderloin, wild mushrooms, shallots, garlic, brandy, demi, cream with duchesse potatoes, hand peeled baby carrots and broccolini

Pan seared salmon and shrimp with a lobster reduction, broccolini, baby carrot over risotto

Chicken Supreme stuffed with shrimp dill mousse, served with daulphine potatoes, ginger infused spaghetti squash, lemon asparagus, and baby carrot

Herb crusted chicken with goat cheese, served with daulphine potatoes, ginger infused spaghetti squash, lemon asparagus, and baby carrot

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Creme brulee with fresh raspberries

Triple chocolate mousse

Strawberry champagne cheesecake (gluten free)

Sugared donuts with chocolate and raspberry sauce

Mexican

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

ENSALADA VERDE Mixture of crisp romaine and baby greens tossed in our roasted tomato vinaigrette and garnished with tomato, onion, avocado

House-made salsa and guacamole and corn chips

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

TACOS shrimp, chicken, beef or battered fish with chipotle aioli

SHRIMP or SABLEFISH CEVICHE red onion, lime, cilantro, avocado, tomato, cucumber

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

ENCHILADAS DIABLA Shrimp, Chicken or Beef, black beans and cheese rolled in a tortilla with a roasted red pepper, tomato and chilli sauce. Served with Mexican rice and refried black beans

ENCHILADAS VERDE Shrimp, Chicken or Beef, black beans and cheese rolled in a tortilla with a tomatillo and chilli sauce. Served with Mexican rice and refried black beans

CARNE ASADA Marinated and grilled Alberta flank steak, served with a side of pan fried potatoes with chimmichurri, queso fresco, cilantro as well as chard cauliflower

POLLO AL POBLANO fresh chicken thighs cooked with poblano chiles, onions, and lime. served with a side of pan fried potatoes with chimmichurri, queso fresco, cilantro as well as chard cauliflower

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

DEEP FRIED CHEESECAKE Banana cheesecake rolled inside a tortilla with a cinnamon sugar topping

APPLE ENCHILADAS cinnamon, caramel sauce, homemade vanilla bean ice cream

Surf & Turf

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Steamed Mussels in a wine wine garlic served with french bread

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Garlic Shrimp, lobster reduction, risotto

Pan seared scallops, minted pea puree, crispy pancetta

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Pescatore, king crab, prawns, clams, mussels, scallops, linguine, fresh herbs, white wine garlic sauce

Pink peppercorn crusted beef tenderloin, bernaise sauce, grilled red pepper, asparagus, potato puree

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Creme brulee with fresh raspberries

Strawberry champagne cheesecake (gluten free)

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Chef James's reviews

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4 services

We had the most amazing experience with Chef Jansen . First time having someone over and cook for us . Could not have asked for a better Chef to share the experience with. We had other stuff going on during dinner and he was so patient with us . He even kept our food warm while we where doing something else. Anyone looking to be spoiled will definitely get there money’s worth . Thank you Chef Jansen