Chef Joshua Boyd

Personal Chef In Brainerd

Professional restaurant trained chef. 27 years in the restaurant/hospitality industry. I've learned from the late James Beard award winning chef Tim Anderson, who gave me a foundation that has changed my cooking technique forever. I have participated in the opening of several restaurants locally and will continue to bring my flavors to the restaurants I still consult and menu develop for.

For me, cooking is...

A tie to my family my life experiences and quite honestly just another medium for artistic expression. Each dish is a memory for me to share with you

I learned to cook at...

I was fortunate enough to open a restaurant Prairie Bay with the late Tim Anderson here in Brainerd Minnesota. Also the late great Chad Blight

A cooking secret...

Preparation and organization.

My menus

Umami

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Crispy rice, firecracker shrimp, blood orange

Potstickers, fermented vegetables, honey soy reduction

Lobster tostada, pickled peppers, jalapeño honey

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Pork belly ramen, miso broth, pickled vegetables, eggwhite omelet

Sweet and sour soup, crispy tofu, scallion ribbons

Spicy crab, cucumber slaw, sesame crisps

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Tsukune (Japanese meatballs) white rice, sweet chili green beans

Japanese braised short rib, bok choi, sesame cake

Salted saki salmon, stir fried vegetables

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Miso butter cookies

Red bean pancakes

Soft and subtle

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Beef tartar, truffle zest, crocotini

Tapinade canapés

French onion soup

Clams in corn stock, three peppers, lardons, chili oil

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Mussels in saffron cream

Baked brie, drunken fruit, crustini

Scallops sliders, spiced pork, orange marmalade

Duck confit flat bread with chevre', lingonberry, balsamic, Arugula

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Red Snapper with citrus fennel salad

Stuffed pork tenderloin with bacon and apple reisling sauce, potaotes anna

Strip steak, pomme frites, bearnaise butter

Beef Tenderloin, port wine demi glace, truffled yukon gold potato

Butter poached whitefish, roasted fennel, orange, parsnip

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cardamon, pear and orange, tartlet

Puff pastry, roasted strawberries, marscapone

Earl grey spiced poached pear

Bordertown

STARTER

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Elote' fritters, cilantro creme'

Chili relleno dip, tortilla

Birria bites

FIRST COURSE

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Duck confit enchiladas, Cotija, pickled jalapeño, citrus creme'

Smoked chicken tostada, avacado, pico, crispy jalapeño

Scotch bonnet cilantro shrimp cocktail, citrus salsa

Clams in corn stock, three peppers, lardons, chili oil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Mijos carne asada, marinated flank, spanish rice cake, roasted pepper creme', grilled vegetables

Pork carnitas, pickled red onion, cilantro, tortilla

Pollo el mole, sautéed peppers and onion, pinto relish

Tequila lime shrimp, cilantro rice, avocado creme'

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Churro-massu (a fusion of street vendor churros and tiramasu

Classic fried ice cream, spicy caramel, cinnamon whip cream

Gone fishing

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Prosciutto wrapped shrimp, orange gastrique

Lobster tostada, pickled peppers, jalapeño honey

Clams in corn stock, three peppers, lardons, chili oil

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Scallops sliders, spiced pork, orange marmalade

Tuna poke, crispy rice, avacado, jalapeño, pickled red onion, cilantro

Mussles in saffron cream, grilled curstini

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Red Snapper with citrus fennel salad

Salted saki salmon, stir fried vegetables

Shrimp fra diavolo, spicy tomato sauce, buccatini pasta

Bohemian fisherman's stew, whitefish, shrimp, lobster, jasmine rice, coconut broth, brunoise' peppers, tarragon, spice

Butter poached whitefish, roasted fennel, orange, parsnip

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cardamon, pear and orange, tartlet

Tirramasu shooters

Mini donut bar, with assorted fixings

Goodfellas

STARTER

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Tapinade trio

Bruschetta board

Italian sausage & gnocchi soup

FIRST COURSE

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Prosciutto wrapped shrimp, orange gastrique

Truffled goat cheese mortadella, pistachio crumb

Blistered tomatoes, basil pesto, grilled ciabatta cheese fondue

Sicilian meatballs, chevre', crustini

MAIN COURSE

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Nonas canalloni, lobster, Ricotta cheese, lemon zest, tarragon, lobster bisque

Shrimp fra diavolo, spicy tomato sauce, buccatini pasta

Pork milanease, roasted rosemary potatoes, grilled artichoke

Wild mushroom poparadelle, garlic confit, thyme, cream, peccorino, truffle zest

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tirramasu shooters

Cannoli trio

Greek donuts, honey glaze, walnut dust

Umami

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Crispy rice, firecracker shrimp, blood orange

Potstickers, fermented vegetables, honey soy reduction

Lobster tostada, pickled peppers, jalapeño honey

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Pork belly ramen, miso broth, pickled vegetables, eggwhite omelet

Sweet and sour soup, crispy tofu, scallion ribbons

Spicy crab, cucumber slaw, sesame crisps

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Tsukune (Japanese meatballs) white rice, sweet chili green beans

Japanese braised short rib, bok choi, sesame cake

Salted saki salmon, stir fried vegetables

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Miso butter cookies

Red bean pancakes

Soft and subtle

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Beef tartar, truffle zest, crocotini

Tapinade canapés

French onion soup

Clams in corn stock, three peppers, lardons, chili oil

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Mussels in saffron cream

Baked brie, drunken fruit, crustini

Scallops sliders, spiced pork, orange marmalade

Duck confit flat bread with chevre', lingonberry, balsamic, Arugula

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Red Snapper with citrus fennel salad

Stuffed pork tenderloin with bacon and apple reisling sauce, potaotes anna

Strip steak, pomme frites, bearnaise butter

Beef Tenderloin, port wine demi glace, truffled yukon gold potato

Butter poached whitefish, roasted fennel, orange, parsnip

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cardamon, pear and orange, tartlet

Puff pastry, roasted strawberries, marscapone

Earl grey spiced poached pear

Bordertown

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Elote' fritters, cilantro creme'

Chili relleno dip, tortilla

Birria bites

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Duck confit enchiladas, Cotija, pickled jalapeño, citrus creme'

Smoked chicken tostada, avacado, pico, crispy jalapeño

Scotch bonnet cilantro shrimp cocktail, citrus salsa

Clams in corn stock, three peppers, lardons, chili oil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Mijos carne asada, marinated flank, spanish rice cake, roasted pepper creme', grilled vegetables

Pork carnitas, pickled red onion, cilantro, tortilla

Pollo el mole, sautéed peppers and onion, pinto relish

Tequila lime shrimp, cilantro rice, avocado creme'

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Churro-massu (a fusion of street vendor churros and tiramasu

Classic fried ice cream, spicy caramel, cinnamon whip cream

Gone fishing

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Prosciutto wrapped shrimp, orange gastrique

Lobster tostada, pickled peppers, jalapeño honey

Clams in corn stock, three peppers, lardons, chili oil

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Scallops sliders, spiced pork, orange marmalade

Tuna poke, crispy rice, avacado, jalapeño, pickled red onion, cilantro

Mussles in saffron cream, grilled curstini

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Red Snapper with citrus fennel salad

Salted saki salmon, stir fried vegetables

Shrimp fra diavolo, spicy tomato sauce, buccatini pasta

Bohemian fisherman's stew, whitefish, shrimp, lobster, jasmine rice, coconut broth, brunoise' peppers, tarragon, spice

Butter poached whitefish, roasted fennel, orange, parsnip

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Cardamon, pear and orange, tartlet

Tirramasu shooters

Mini donut bar, with assorted fixings

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Chef Joshua's reviews

4.92

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12 services

Chef Joshua and his team were incredible! Each course was amazing and went above and beyond our expectations. Chef Joshua was very accommodating, especially for our vegetarian guest and a guest with a last-minute dietary request. We were all extremely impressed with the meal, the flavors and presentation were outstanding. We are looking forward to booking Chef Joshua for another experience in the future!

Chef Josh is truly incredible! He made our special day so much better than we could ever have imagined. He made everything so personal and fun, going WAY above and beyond expectations. His food is 5 star plus, and he explained everything he made, in addition to explaining the motivation behind each dish. We cannot recommend him and his wonderful team highly enough and can’t wait to book another event with him!