Chef Mo Horne
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I’m passionate about making your occasion or gathering extra special with delicious, flavour bursting food.
I am a Private chef with 5-7 years experience as well as a cookbook contributor. I particularly love family style dining. My belief is the imperative link that brings people together. I can create customized menu's with your dietary preference, taste or restrictions for your dinner party suited to any occasion. This includes using fresh, locally sourced and seasonal ingredients to create delicious meals.
Lets co-create a memorable gathering together!
More about me
For me, cooking is...
Like creating an art piece, or writing a song. Just as there are so many colours and notes, there are so many flavours.
I learned to cook at...
Cape Peninsula university of Technology
A cooking secret...
Mixing flavours with vibrant colours of veg and spices
My menus
Crispy sushi rice and salmon bites with kewpie mayo and pickled jalapeño
Crispy duck pancakes with hoisin reduction and pomegranates
Fish/pulled beef or vegetarian tacos: soft tortillas filled with crispy fried fish/corn, slaw, jalapeño,sauce and fresh coriander
Grilled miso sesame fish with buttery pomme purée
Grilled Prawn cocktail with wasabi vinaigrette
Family style roast of rump, grilled green veg platter with zingy green sauce, hasselback roasted potatoes, beetroot, leek and toasted walnut salad
Sweet and sour brisket with horseradish mousse, garlic new potatoes, seasonal veg, Nuoc Cham Cucumbers
Vietnamese marinated lamb rack with Japanese tomato salada and Pad Thai broccolini
Baked cheesecake with seasonal fruit
Cherry Chocolate tart With dark chocolate ice cream
Chocolate pots with chantilly cream and seasonal berries
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Tuna tataki with sesame and ponzu dressing, pickled jalapeño, garlic chips and wasabi
Smoked salmon carpaccio with dill cream and fresh orange segments
Canapés: beetroot and goats cheese, Caprese style skewers, Brie pear and prosciutto skewers
Cheeseboard with selection of cheese, coke meat, crackers, dip and tomato bruschetta
Moroccan flavoured Mezze platter of meatballs, dips, pita bread
Gazpacho with confit tomatoes, fresh basil and toasted pine nuts
Roast butternut and leek soup with crispy shallots
Chicken caponata with feta, olives and sundried tomato sauce
Orange duck with cauliflower purée and orange reduction
Fish or vegetarian tacos: soft tortillas filled with crispy fried fish/corn, slaw, jalapeño,sauce and fresh coriander
Prawn cocktail with Marie Rose sauce
Grilled fish fillet with beurre blanc and tomato concasse
Smoked smoor snoek fish with crispy potato rosti
Grilled fish with buttery pomme purée
Beef fillet medallion with pomme Anna potatoes, sautéed veg and red wine reduction
Braai menu: lamb, beef steak, grilled chicken pieces, Asian slaw, potato salad, fresh green salad, corn with herb butter, garlic bread
Family style of roast of rump with salsa verde, grilled veggie platter with green goddess dressing, roast potatoes, jewelled couscous and fresh rocket and tomato salad
Cape Malay Chicken and Lamb curry with rice, sambals, naan bread and/or roti
Roast rack of lamb with pumpkin purée , fondant potato, seasonal veg and jus
Grilled fish on cauliflower purée, pomme Anna potatoes, garlic green beans, lemon butter
Fillet of beef with potatoes au gratin and veg
Pork belly with potatoes, seasonal veg and ponzu reduction
Chicken ballotine with sundried tomato jus, veg and potatoes
Baked Cheesecake with berry coulis
Cherry Chocolate tart With dark chocolate ice cream
South African Marula malva pudding with custard or ice cream
Chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream
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Moroccan Harira soup
Moroccan flavoured Mezze platter of meatballs, dips, pita bread
Spiced grilled meat kebabs with chermoula sauce
Mozambican Peri peri grilled prawn salad
Grilled poso with fried plantain
Oxtail doughnuts with spicy stew reduction
Spiced pan fried fish with buttery mash
Harissa Chicken Shish kebab with couscous
African fish stew
Antipasti of buffalo mozzarella, grilled peaches, Parma ham, fresh basil, balsamic glaze and toasted pine nuts
Samp arancini with a dhanya chutney
Beef short rib in sticky Asian sauce and tomato salada
Beef croquettes with creamy basil sauce
Butter chicken or masala steak tacos with tzatziki and red onion salsa
Beef Rump roast with chermoula, served with parmesan fried plantain seasonal veg
Lamb tagine with couscous/Tabouleh
Roast beef fillet with fondant yam, veg and habanero jus
Roast Lamb with potatoes, veg and Mahummara sauce
Pork belly with apple windows, mash and veg
Braai menu: grilled lamb, beef steak or sticky bbq beef/pork ribs, shisa chicken wings, boerewors (local sausage) grilled veg like braai mushroom or aubergine for vegetarian, chakalaka, braai mielies (corn) with salads: pesto potato salad, fresh green salad
Cape Malay Chicken and Lamb curry with rice, sambals, naan bread and/or roti
South African malva pudding with ice cream
Cherry Chocolate tart With dark chocolate ice cream
Cape Brandy pudding with vanilla ice cream
Chocolate pots with chantilly cream and seasonal berries
Milktart
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Mezze platter: range of meatballs, hummus, pita bread, red pepper dip
Lemon and herb grilled fish on buttery mash and sundried tomato and olive relish
Chicken caponata with feta, olives and sundried tomato sauce
Greek roasted Lamb with gremolata potatoes and seasonal veg
Rump roast with chimmichurri, served with parmesan potatoes and veg
Baked cheesecake with seasonal fruit
Creamy lemon parfait
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Pumpkin Fritters, chilli bites and spiced yoghurt dip on a platter
Masala steak tacos with trimmings
South African cheese board with preserves, artisanal bread and charcuterie
Butter chicken or Masala steak taco's with sauce dip
West Coast Mussels in mild curry veloute with toasty bread
Spiced pan fried fish with buttery mash and tomato smoor
Apricot braai fish with fresh watercress salad
Pulled oxtail croquettes with a chakalaka reduction
Citrus roasted fish with shaved carrot, cucumber and mango salad and Nuoc Cham dressing
Bobotie phyllo cups (South African ground beef baked in phyllo with flavours of Cape Malay curry) with dhanya chutney
Asian style roasted pork belly bites with plum sauce
Springbok carpaccio with zesty parmesan crumb and balsamic reduction
Spiced beef fillet with pototoes au gratin, veg and mebos jus
Cape Malay Chicken and Lamb curry with rice, sambals, naan bread and/or roti
Beef fillet medallion with pomme Anna potatoes, veg medley and red wine reduction
Braai menu: grilledlamb, beef steak with Dhanya chutney, boerewors sausage, braai mielies with herb butter, salads: pesto potato salad, roast butternut and beetroot with rocket, goat cheese and balsamic glaze salad, Asian style slaw, Garlic bread or South
Roast Lamb with roast herbed potatoes, seasonal veg and tomato bredie jus
Buffet of roast of rump with caper sultana relish, roast chicken or roast pork belly with plum sauce, grilled veggie platter with green maas dressing, roast potatoes, jewelled couscous or rice and fresh rocket and tomato salad
Harvest table: Tomahawk or ostrich steak with dhanya and parsley relish, smashed potatoes with zesty parmesan dressing, sweet cinnamon glazed carrots with pomegranates, lightly spiced pan fried fish with tomato smoor, Malay spiced chicken pieces , roast sweet potato
Ostrich fillet/steak with smoky carrot purée, Mille fuelle potatoes, veg medley and Diane sauce
Baked cheesecake with seasonal fruit
Pavlova with seasonal berries, lemon curd and vanilla cream
Cape Brandy pudding with vanilla ice cream
Cherry and Dark Chocolate tart With dark chocolate ice cream
Marula Malva pudding with vanilla ice cream or vanilla bean custard
Mini milk tarts and peppermint crisp puddings
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Cerviche: raw fish in citrus juice prepared with chilli, red onion, fresh coriander
Fish or vegetarian tacos: soft tortillas filled with crispy fried fish/corn, slaw, jalapeño sauce and fresh coriander
Pulled pork or chicken enchilada dip served with toasted tortillas or nachos, Pico de gallo, guacomole,
Vegetarian feast: Refried beans, charred corn, pickled red cabbage, warmed tortillas, salsa, avocado, pickled jalapeños, Mexican rice, pico de Gallo
Churros
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