Chef David Ferragamo

Private Chef In Dartmouth

Massachusetts raised, David Ferragamo, is a full-time chef + part-time farmer, with a vast knowledge of locally foraged wild ingredients. After attending culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu Boston, Ferragamo worked amongst many restaurants throughout New England. He was a main component on many kitchens at places such as Tuscan Kitchen, Stages at One Washington, + Toro to name a few. Whilst attending culinary school, David spent his early years cooking for Harvard students on his nights off from the brigade, twice a week for 4 years. Open kitchens weren't enough, he peaked his interest to become more connected with who was eating his food. While transitioning between restaurants and private events, David also cooked for the disabled. He helped people within their homes that had a very hard time managing their diet, such as perfectly dicing and cooking food to certain requirements for clients with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) so they could still manage to have a quality of life within their homes.

For me, cooking is...

a lifestyle, passion, choice

I learned to cook at...

• Associates in culinary arts Le Cordon Bleu • 15+ years restaurant • 8 years private chef

A cooking secret...

Homegrown Vegetable + Herbs. Being prepared for countless allergen substitutes.

My menus

Fall Menu (Modern New England Cuisine)

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Roasted squash and Spinach terrine, w/ manchego cream, crunchy pumpkin seed

Bruleed squash stuffed w/ local grain, apples + sumac walnuts w/ burnt onion chamomole sauce

Corn bisque w/ grilled corn gremolata, burnt onion + thyme buttermilk

Confit kohlrabi, apples, walnut salad w/ cider vin, warm brie + caramelized honey

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Spiced Roasted Hasselback Heirloom Carrots w/ garlic goat cheese + crunchy garlic + pickled carrot + herbs

Gnocchi + autumn veggies w/ parmesan cream, moroccan almonds + herbs

Fried cauliflower + kale salad w/ leek vinegarette, cheese curds, pickled pears

Warm Wilted Spinach w/ confit heirloom potatoes, pickled onions, radish + lemon garlic vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Steak sirloin or short rib w/ mashed potato, buttered seasonal green, + radish

Breaded Rosemary Chicken w/ Savory Roasted Apple w/ cauliflower puree, brown butter, seasonal green + sumac

Lemon and Herb Poached Lobster + lemon beurre monte w/ zucchini roulade, crunchy potato

Pan-Seared Scallop + Hickory Nut Romesco, cabbage filled w/ mousse of confit garlic + kohlrabi

Pan-seared Duck w/ autumn veg pavee, marinated plums, + season greens

Salmon topped w/ breadcrumb of crab + herbs, rissoto of roasted pepper, + pickled fennel

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Chocolate Ganache Lava Cake w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

Upside Down Pear or Apple Cake w/ Salted Caramel + Vanilla Ice Cream

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll w/ Cinnamon Gelato + Candied Pumpkin, Pear

Creme Brulee w/ Berries

Chocolate Custard + Concord Grape + Chai Candied Pumpkin Granola

Blueberry bucklecake w/ gelato

*Halloween Dish* Passion Fruit, Black Liquorice + Chocolate Cookie

Personalized Menu (Will create custom menu upon Q+A!)

STARTER

All inclusive

Light Protein or Veg Course

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Veg Course

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Heavy Protein Course

DESSERT

All inclusive

Chocolate and/or Fruity

Tasting Menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Native plum, cherry chamoy, radish vinegar

Corn ribs, herbs garlic goat cheese, brown butter

Pumpkin and spinach terrine + manchego

Sumac compressed melon + green crabapple vin

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pounded shrimp, summer melon, ajoblanco + herbs

Lobster, zucchini roulade + late summer tomato

Salmon, crab breadcrumb + pickled roast peppers

Fried oyster w/ bearnaise + marinated cucumber

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Crispy chicken thigh, burnt onion, olives + plums

Pan seared duck, marinated stone fruit + root veg pavee

Braised short rib + pickled banana pepper grilled cheese

Lamb or pork chop, pear gastrique + collard greens

DESSERT

Choose 2 dishes

Chocolate custard, concord grape, pumpkin chai granola

Seasonal fruit crisp + cinnamon gelato

Blueberry, cookies + cream ice cream cake

Sable cookie, poached peach + sumac whipped cream

Seasonal Progressive New England

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Grilled confit potatoes + pea sprouts + crispy kale chips w/ birch syrup vin + cheese curds, pickled onion

Fiddleheads + mushroom poached in butter, herb + sumac over cannellini beans puree w/ fresh sprouts

Chopped beet + spinach + charred onion salad w/ fermented blueberry vin, lime balm,+ goat cheese

Tomato + arugula + goat salad w/ charred strawberry balsamic vin, mint, tarragon

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Duck prosciutto cured w/ rose petal + black pepper served over parsnip puree, leeks + seasonal greens, rose honey - (carpaccio style)

Pea + baby potatoes soup, buttermilk marinated in mint, burnt rosemary + sage topped fresh cracked black pepper

Salmon cured w/ pine needles + citrus served over kohlrabi puree, greens, cranberry + black walnut - (carpaccio style)

Carrot soup w/ sour cream, sourdough rosemary croutons, fresh herbs, confit garlic

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Crispy chicken breast w/ farce of mushroom + ramp served beside rutabaga puree. served w/ chicken consomme french pressed w/ loads of herbs + flowers - (table side)

Beef roast + gravy w/ roasted root vegetables + seasonal green

Haddock w/ breadcrumb, savoy cabbage, radish, cucumber + bearnaise sauce

Bone-in pork chop brined + grilled w/ rutabaga, potato, dino kale + local quince jam

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Buckwheat dumpling w/ filling of mixed nut butter + dried fruit poached in maple sap broth

Creme brulee tart w/ blueberry + young mint

Carrot cake french toast w/ maple caramel sauce

Winter cherry brown butter cake w/ caramel sauce

Chocolate lava cake + gelato + seasonal fruit

Fall Menu (Modern New England Cuisine)

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Roasted squash and Spinach terrine, w/ manchego cream, crunchy pumpkin seed

Bruleed squash stuffed w/ local grain, apples + sumac walnuts w/ burnt onion chamomole sauce

Corn bisque w/ grilled corn gremolata, burnt onion + thyme buttermilk

Confit kohlrabi, apples, walnut salad w/ cider vin, warm brie + caramelized honey

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Spiced Roasted Hasselback Heirloom Carrots w/ garlic goat cheese + crunchy garlic + pickled carrot + herbs

Gnocchi + autumn veggies w/ parmesan cream, moroccan almonds + herbs

Fried cauliflower + kale salad w/ leek vinegarette, cheese curds, pickled pears

Warm Wilted Spinach w/ confit heirloom potatoes, pickled onions, radish + lemon garlic vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Steak sirloin or short rib w/ mashed potato, buttered seasonal green, + radish

Breaded Rosemary Chicken w/ Savory Roasted Apple w/ cauliflower puree, brown butter, seasonal green + sumac

Lemon and Herb Poached Lobster + lemon beurre monte w/ zucchini roulade, crunchy potato

Pan-Seared Scallop + Hickory Nut Romesco, cabbage filled w/ mousse of confit garlic + kohlrabi

Pan-seared Duck w/ autumn veg pavee, marinated plums, + season greens

Salmon topped w/ breadcrumb of crab + herbs, rissoto of roasted pepper, + pickled fennel

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Chocolate Ganache Lava Cake w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

Upside Down Pear or Apple Cake w/ Salted Caramel + Vanilla Ice Cream

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll w/ Cinnamon Gelato + Candied Pumpkin, Pear

Creme Brulee w/ Berries

Chocolate Custard + Concord Grape + Chai Candied Pumpkin Granola

Blueberry bucklecake w/ gelato

*Halloween Dish* Passion Fruit, Black Liquorice + Chocolate Cookie

Personalized Menu (Will create custom menu upon Q+A!)

STARTER

All inclusive

Light Protein or Veg Course

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Veg Course

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Heavy Protein Course

DESSERT

All inclusive

Chocolate and/or Fruity

Tasting Menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Native plum, cherry chamoy, radish vinegar

Corn ribs, herbs garlic goat cheese, brown butter

Pumpkin and spinach terrine + manchego

Sumac compressed melon + green crabapple vin

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pounded shrimp, summer melon, ajoblanco + herbs

Lobster, zucchini roulade + late summer tomato

Salmon, crab breadcrumb + pickled roast peppers

Fried oyster w/ bearnaise + marinated cucumber

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Crispy chicken thigh, burnt onion, olives + plums

Pan seared duck, marinated stone fruit + root veg pavee

Braised short rib + pickled banana pepper grilled cheese

Lamb or pork chop, pear gastrique + collard greens

DESSERT

Choose 2 dishes

Chocolate custard, concord grape, pumpkin chai granola

Seasonal fruit crisp + cinnamon gelato

Blueberry, cookies + cream ice cream cake

Sable cookie, poached peach + sumac whipped cream

Seasonal Progressive New England

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Grilled confit potatoes + pea sprouts + crispy kale chips w/ birch syrup vin + cheese curds, pickled onion

Fiddleheads + mushroom poached in butter, herb + sumac over cannellini beans puree w/ fresh sprouts

Chopped beet + spinach + charred onion salad w/ fermented blueberry vin, lime balm,+ goat cheese

Tomato + arugula + goat salad w/ charred strawberry balsamic vin, mint, tarragon

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Duck prosciutto cured w/ rose petal + black pepper served over parsnip puree, leeks + seasonal greens, rose honey - (carpaccio style)

Pea + baby potatoes soup, buttermilk marinated in mint, burnt rosemary + sage topped fresh cracked black pepper

Salmon cured w/ pine needles + citrus served over kohlrabi puree, greens, cranberry + black walnut - (carpaccio style)

Carrot soup w/ sour cream, sourdough rosemary croutons, fresh herbs, confit garlic

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Crispy chicken breast w/ farce of mushroom + ramp served beside rutabaga puree. served w/ chicken consomme french pressed w/ loads of herbs + flowers - (table side)

Beef roast + gravy w/ roasted root vegetables + seasonal green

Haddock w/ breadcrumb, savoy cabbage, radish, cucumber + bearnaise sauce

Bone-in pork chop brined + grilled w/ rutabaga, potato, dino kale + local quince jam

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Buckwheat dumpling w/ filling of mixed nut butter + dried fruit poached in maple sap broth

Creme brulee tart w/ blueberry + young mint

Carrot cake french toast w/ maple caramel sauce

Winter cherry brown butter cake w/ caramel sauce

Chocolate lava cake + gelato + seasonal fruit

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Chef David's reviews

4.69

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28 services

Chef Ferragano is absolutely amazing! Not only was the menu he crafted unique and seasonal, he was able to flex it to dietary restrictions like gluten free, dairy free, soy free, etc. for guests that required alternate options. And every single course was incredibly delicious. It was one of the most delicious experiences I’ve ever had. We had Chef cater my husband’s birthday dinner party. Every guest raved about the meal and his skills as a chef. Before each course, he described the course and gave us fascinating details on some of the uniquely sourced ingredients. I cannot recommend him enough. We plan to hire Chef Ferragamo again in the future. He is phenomenal!

Really amazing food and beautiful presentation! Definitely recommend.

David was wonderful. He cooked thanksgiving dinner for my family and it could not have made the day any better or more relaxing. He came in, cooked a delicious meal and cleaned up the kitchen entirely. All we had to do was sit back and enjoy a wonderful thanksgiving meal. He was polite, informative and very talented. We would definitely hire David to come and cook for us again!

Chef David is not just a chef; he's a culinary artist who brings a blend of creativity, expertise, and warmth to your table, making any occasion uniquely special.

Chef Ferragamo was excellent! He crafted a delicious vegan menu, even making a few last minute additions based on the edible flowers available in our garden. Highly knowledgeable, incredible pairing of foods, unique dishes - our highest recommendation.

Plain and Simple ... David is incredible. We had such a wonderful experience having him cook for us. He truly took us on a "journey" throughout the entire night. He was also very engaging and professional and left our house cleaner than it was before. I would HIGHLY recommend him for any special occasion or event he is wonderful.

Really amazing food and beautiful presentation! Definitely recommend.

Chef David is not just a chef; he's a culinary artist who brings a blend of creativity, expertise, and warmth to your table, making any occasion uniquely special.