Chef Dana Parker Dana

Chef At Home In Davie

Chef Dana Parker was trained in Culinary Arts at the Art Institute in Fort Lauderdale. Chef Dana creates personalized menus for her client’s unique needs. She specializes in private chef dinners, specific diets, and custom-catered events featuring charcuterie grazing boards & themed grazing tables. She has also created menus to cater to clients that have dietary restrictions such as gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free diets. Vegan, plant-based, keto, paleo, and pescatarian menus are available as well. Chef Dana has worked in professional kitchens in local casinos, downtown Miami and beachfront condos as well as in many clients’ private residences in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.

For me, cooking is...

A creative outlet and lifestyle

I learned to cook at...

The Culinary Arts program at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

A cooking secret...

Being inspired by local ingredients

My menus

Family style Italian American menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Vegan eggplant caponata with crostini

Spinach & artichoke dip stuffed mushrooms

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Fresh burrata & tomato salad with arugula, pistachio pesto, and cucumber rosettes

Penne primavera creamy linguini with roasted summer farm vegetables

Penne alla Bella, penne in a rose sauce with sundried tomatoes, creamy asiago, shallots, and roasted garlic

Table-side Caeser salad

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Chicken Sorrentino - Grilled chicken breast topped with eggplant Milanese. marinara and fresh mozzarella and served with penne

Herb grilled wild-caught salmon filet or organic chicken breast with puttanesca rag-out and creamy polenta

Pan-grilled 6 oz beef tenderloin steak Diane served with creamy redskin potatoes and sauteed haricot verts

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

1. Dark chocolate mousse parfait with fresh seasonal berries

Cannoli with chocolate chips and pistachios

Family style Florida Inspired Menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

• Seasonal charcuterie board to share

• White fish Key lime ceviche with agave nectar pickled red onions and plantain chips

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

• Grilled watermelon, queso fresco cheese, and fresh mint salad served with balsamic glaze

• Honey chili lime shrimp skewers with avocado aioli

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

• Pan-grilled 6 oz Cuban coffee-rubbed beef tenderloin with compound garlic butter served with baby roasted potatoes & sauteed haricot verts

• Citrus grilled organic free-range chicken breast with grilled pineapple chimichurri served with yellow rice & black beans medley

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

1. Dark chocolate mousse parfait with fresh seasonal berries

2. No-bake key lime cheesecake parfaits with churro graham cracker layers

South Florida tapas party

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Vegan avocado crostini toasts with tomato, balsamic glaze, and super seeds

Honey chili lime shrimp skewers with avocado aioli

Jerk grilled chicken skewers with pineapple salsa

Mini crab cakes with roasted corn

Caribbean shrimp cocktail shooter with cilantro garlic cream and lime

Tour of Spain skewer- Spanish olive, chorizo sausage, and Manchego cheese skewer

Spinach & artichoke dip stuffed mushrooms

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Fresh burrata & tomato salad with arugula, pistachio pesto, and cucumber rosettes

Grilled watermelon, queso fresco cheese, and fresh mint salad served with balsamic glaze

Beef tenderloin kabobs with peppers and onions with tzatziki sauce

Pan-seared lollipop lamb chops with guava soy glaze

Chicken satay with Thai peanut sauce

Vegan Harissa roasted cauliflower tacos with red cabbage and cashew avocado cream

Sauteed shrimp with mango-tomato salsa and grilled polenta

Smoked salmon canapes with dill cream cheese

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Vegan Florida-inspired fare & courses

STARTER

All inclusive

Avocado crostini toasts with tomato, balsamic glaze, and super seeds

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Harissa roasted cauliflower tacos with red cabbage and cashew avocado cream

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Creamy Jamaican jerk pasta with julienned peppers and tomatoes in a pink coconut cream sauce

Sweet plantain, rice, and black bean burrito topped with tomatillo sauce

DESSERT

All inclusive

Mango chia pudding mason jar parfaits

Brunch menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Sourdough toast

Multigrain toast

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Eggs made to order

Sausage links

Crisp bacon

Breakfast potatoes

Fresh cut fruit

Cheese grits

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Eggs benedict with prosciutto, poached egg & hollandaise

Fried chicken tenders & waffles

Shrimp & gouda grits

French toast with peach compote

Omelets made to order

DESSERT

All inclusive

Family style Fusion menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Spinach & artichoke dip stuffed mushrooms

Tour of Spain skewer- Spanish olive, chorizo sausage, and Manchego cheese skewer

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Greek salad with feta and red wine vinaigrette

Iceberg wedge salad with beefsteak tomatoes, bacon, gorgonzola cheese, and red onions with blue cheese dressing

Gourmet smoked gouda macaroni & cheese

Sauteed shrimp with mango-tomato salsa and grilled polenta

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Fried chicken tenders with buttermilk waffles with maple mustard drizzle

Pan-grilled Chicken mushroom Marsala with linguine

Beef tenderloin kabobs with peppers and onions, lentil rice pilaf and tzatziki sauce

DESSERT

All inclusive

Family style Italian American menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Vegan eggplant caponata with crostini

Spinach & artichoke dip stuffed mushrooms

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Fresh burrata & tomato salad with arugula, pistachio pesto, and cucumber rosettes

Penne primavera creamy linguini with roasted summer farm vegetables

Penne alla Bella, penne in a rose sauce with sundried tomatoes, creamy asiago, shallots, and roasted garlic

Table-side Caeser salad

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Chicken Sorrentino - Grilled chicken breast topped with eggplant Milanese. marinara and fresh mozzarella and served with penne

Herb grilled wild-caught salmon filet or organic chicken breast with puttanesca rag-out and creamy polenta

Pan-grilled 6 oz beef tenderloin steak Diane served with creamy redskin potatoes and sauteed haricot verts

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

1. Dark chocolate mousse parfait with fresh seasonal berries

Cannoli with chocolate chips and pistachios

Family style Florida Inspired Menu

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

• Seasonal charcuterie board to share

• White fish Key lime ceviche with agave nectar pickled red onions and plantain chips

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

• Grilled watermelon, queso fresco cheese, and fresh mint salad served with balsamic glaze

• Honey chili lime shrimp skewers with avocado aioli

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

• Pan-grilled 6 oz Cuban coffee-rubbed beef tenderloin with compound garlic butter served with baby roasted potatoes & sauteed haricot verts

• Citrus grilled organic free-range chicken breast with grilled pineapple chimichurri served with yellow rice & black beans medley

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

1. Dark chocolate mousse parfait with fresh seasonal berries

2. No-bake key lime cheesecake parfaits with churro graham cracker layers

South Florida tapas party

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Vegan avocado crostini toasts with tomato, balsamic glaze, and super seeds

Honey chili lime shrimp skewers with avocado aioli

Jerk grilled chicken skewers with pineapple salsa

Mini crab cakes with roasted corn

Caribbean shrimp cocktail shooter with cilantro garlic cream and lime

Tour of Spain skewer- Spanish olive, chorizo sausage, and Manchego cheese skewer

Spinach & artichoke dip stuffed mushrooms

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Fresh burrata & tomato salad with arugula, pistachio pesto, and cucumber rosettes

Grilled watermelon, queso fresco cheese, and fresh mint salad served with balsamic glaze

Beef tenderloin kabobs with peppers and onions with tzatziki sauce

Pan-seared lollipop lamb chops with guava soy glaze

Chicken satay with Thai peanut sauce

Vegan Harissa roasted cauliflower tacos with red cabbage and cashew avocado cream

Sauteed shrimp with mango-tomato salsa and grilled polenta

Smoked salmon canapes with dill cream cheese

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Vegan Florida-inspired fare & courses

STARTER

All inclusive

Avocado crostini toasts with tomato, balsamic glaze, and super seeds

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Harissa roasted cauliflower tacos with red cabbage and cashew avocado cream

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Creamy Jamaican jerk pasta with julienned peppers and tomatoes in a pink coconut cream sauce

Sweet plantain, rice, and black bean burrito topped with tomatillo sauce

DESSERT

All inclusive

Mango chia pudding mason jar parfaits

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