No set menu, no cuisine restrictions — just a personal collaboration to create exactly what you're picturing.
Create Your MenuSome occasions don't fit neatly into a wedding, a corporate event, or a private dinner — they're something else entirely. A milestone with a very specific cuisine in mind. A dietary need that's always felt like an afterthought elsewhere. A dish you had once and haven't stopped thinking about.
Chef Rafael builds every custom menu as a genuine collaboration — no cuisine off-limits, no request too specific, drawing on a decade of wine-country technique and a personal range that goes well beyond any one style.
Create Your MenuA real conversation about your vision, not a form to fill out.
Ingredients selected at their peak, from local and seasonal sources.
Allergies and restrictions built into the menu from the start.
Every dish prepared with the same care regardless of cuisine or style.
Plated and styled to match the tone of your specific occasion.
Share your vision, cuisine preferences, and any dietary needs directly.
A menu is designed collaboratively, refined until it's exactly right.
Seasonal ingredients are sourced and everything is prepared with care.
A menu that's genuinely yours — not adapted from something else.
Restrictions and preferences are part of the menu-design conversation from day one, not a last-minute substitution.
"I never wanted to be known for one style. A decade in Napa Valley taught me French technique, but the food I love most pulls from everywhere — including where I come from. When someone brings me an idea I haven't cooked before, that's the best part of the job."
The questions people ask most before starting a fully custom menu with Chef Rafael.
Tell us your idea, however specific or unusual — that's exactly where we start.
Create Your Menu