Chef David Ferragamo

Private Chef In Shrewsbury

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

Butternut Squash Soup w/ spiced chamomile buttermilk, crispy shallots + herbs

Corn bisque w/ burnt onion + thyme buttermilk

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

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

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

Spiced Roasted Cauliflower + Smashed Potato w/ crispy leeks + leek puree + local cheese curds

Pan-Seared Gnocchi + Broccoli w/ parmesan cream, moroccan almonds + herbs

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Filet Mignon w/ Compound Butter of confit pear, garlic + oregano w/ parsnip puree, buttered seasonal green, + radish

Braised Short Rib + Tomato Demi-glace w/ braised tomato, seasonal green, crunchy potatoes + herb sour cream

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

Crispy Chicken Thighs w/ Compound Butter of Maple, Pear, Parsley w/ green beans, peas, heirloom carrots + lemon butter sauce

Lemon and Herb Poached Crab+ Crab cake + Hollandaise Sauce w/ asparagus + zucchini roulade, crunchy potato

Braised Chicken + Hickory Nut Romesco w/ caramelized celeriac root + cabbage, radish

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

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

Cherry Chocolate Ganache Lava Cake w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

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

Blueberry Creme Brulee w/ Sponge Cake lightly soaked in lavender syrup

Carrot Cake w/ Chewy Root Beer candied Carrots + Caramel Vanilla Ice Cream

Concord Grape Custard + Chai Candied Pumpkin Granola

Watermelon Granita + Watermelon Seed Butter Cookie + Candied Basil, Lime + Lemon Balm

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

Custom Menu (Will create menu based off Q + A.)

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All inclusive

Light App

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

App

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Main Dish

DESSERT

All inclusive

Dessert

Seasonal Progressive New England

STARTER

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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

Butternut Squash Soup w/ spiced chamomile buttermilk, crispy shallots + herbs

Corn bisque w/ burnt onion + thyme buttermilk

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

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

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

Spiced Roasted Cauliflower + Smashed Potato w/ crispy leeks + leek puree + local cheese curds

Pan-Seared Gnocchi + Broccoli w/ parmesan cream, moroccan almonds + herbs

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Filet Mignon w/ Compound Butter of confit pear, garlic + oregano w/ parsnip puree, buttered seasonal green, + radish

Braised Short Rib + Tomato Demi-glace w/ braised tomato, seasonal green, crunchy potatoes + herb sour cream

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

Crispy Chicken Thighs w/ Compound Butter of Maple, Pear, Parsley w/ green beans, peas, heirloom carrots + lemon butter sauce

Lemon and Herb Poached Crab+ Crab cake + Hollandaise Sauce w/ asparagus + zucchini roulade, crunchy potato

Braised Chicken + Hickory Nut Romesco w/ caramelized celeriac root + cabbage, radish

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

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

Cherry Chocolate Ganache Lava Cake w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

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

Blueberry Creme Brulee w/ Sponge Cake lightly soaked in lavender syrup

Carrot Cake w/ Chewy Root Beer candied Carrots + Caramel Vanilla Ice Cream

Concord Grape Custard + Chai Candied Pumpkin Granola

Watermelon Granita + Watermelon Seed Butter Cookie + Candied Basil, Lime + Lemon Balm

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

Custom Menu (Will create menu based off Q + A.)

STARTER

All inclusive

Light App

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

App

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Main Dish

DESSERT

All inclusive

Dessert

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

Butternut Squash Soup w/ spiced chamomile buttermilk, crispy shallots + herbs

Corn bisque w/ burnt onion + thyme buttermilk

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

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

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

Spiced Roasted Cauliflower + Smashed Potato w/ crispy leeks + leek puree + local cheese curds

Pan-Seared Gnocchi + Broccoli w/ parmesan cream, moroccan almonds + herbs

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Filet Mignon w/ Compound Butter of confit pear, garlic + oregano w/ parsnip puree, buttered seasonal green, + radish

Braised Short Rib + Tomato Demi-glace w/ braised tomato, seasonal green, crunchy potatoes + herb sour cream

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

Crispy Chicken Thighs w/ Compound Butter of Maple, Pear, Parsley w/ green beans, peas, heirloom carrots + lemon butter sauce

Lemon and Herb Poached Crab+ Crab cake + Hollandaise Sauce w/ asparagus + zucchini roulade, crunchy potato

Braised Chicken + Hickory Nut Romesco w/ caramelized celeriac root + cabbage, radish

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

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

Cherry Chocolate Ganache Lava Cake w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

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

Blueberry Creme Brulee w/ Sponge Cake lightly soaked in lavender syrup

Carrot Cake w/ Chewy Root Beer candied Carrots + Caramel Vanilla Ice Cream

Concord Grape Custard + Chai Candied Pumpkin Granola

Watermelon Granita + Watermelon Seed Butter Cookie + Candied Basil, Lime + Lemon Balm

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

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Chef David's reviews

4.81

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26 services

David was very communicative, great chef and awesome host

Absolutely loved our take a chef experience. Celebrated my husband’s 40th birthday dinner with 6 friends and wanted it to be special. Chef David asked all the right questions and gave me great menu options. Everything was above and beyond what we expected. Everyone raved and we were so impressed. The food was so delicious and I loved the convenience and no stress dinner. We would definitely do this again!

David was an absolute pleasure to work with, and the menu he created was incredible all-around. Everything tasted so fresh, and it was amazing seeing the creative ways he re-imagined popular dishes. He matched our group's energy perfectly, and this dinner was the highlight of our weekend. I couldn't recommend David more.

Chef David is a master of presentation, crafting dishes that are not only visually stunning but also bursting with amazing flavors. His attention to detail in every aspect of the meal is evident, from the arrangement of ingredients to the balance of textures and tastes. Beyond his culinary skills, David's warm and personable demeanor enhanced the dining experience. Can’t wait to book another dinner with him!

Amazing experience! Chef Ferragamo cooked a delicious meal that presented so well. My guests had a blast, the food was portioned perfectly. And then he cleaned the entire kitchen, it was such a delight!

Would absolutely book again

David was very communicative, great chef and awesome host