Creative comfort food by Monica
My elevated comfort food from the
Nickel Diner is renowned throughout the LA area.
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Chef in Los Angeles
Provided at your home
Breakfast treats
This package includes 5 breakfast pastry items. Choose from a selection of handmade Pop Tarts, buttermilk biscuits with housemade strawberry jam, cinnamon rolls, scones, double chocolate banana bread, Meyer lemon yogurt cake, olive oil zucchini bread, and our world-famous Nickel Diner brioche maple bacon and strawberry almond crumble doughnuts. It's ideal for showers, birthdays, or meetings.
$78 AUD $78 AUD, per guest
Minimum $231 AUD to book
Grazing table
Make an evening more exciting with an assortment of cured meats, select cheeses, and farmers market vegetables, seasonal fruit, nuts, housemade compotes, and cured olives. Enjoy with handmade focaccia (choice of roasted tomato, cacio e pepe, or roasted grape and rosemary) and savory fig and fennel shortbread cookies.
$124 AUD $124 AUD, per guest
Minimum $494 AUD to book
Game night spread
Indulge in a spread featuring handmade potato chips with roasted onion dip, smoked chicken wings with maple bacon jam, spicy mac and cheese, pulled barbecue pork sandwiches on brioche buns with coleslaw and potato salad. The evening ends with a choice of red velvet or chocolate peanut butter cupcakes for dessert.
$162 AUD $162 AUD, per guest
Minimum $645 AUD to book
Weekend brunch
Enjoy buttermilk biscuits with strawberry jam, Tajin flecked fruit salad, and entree choices like buttermilk pancakes with blueberry compote or chocolate banana jam, cinnamon swirl brioche french toast, classic Italian-style frittatas, fried chicken and waffles, or chilaquiles with black beans, salsa verde, avocado, and Cotija cheese. Finish the meal with housemade pastries including Pop Tarts and doughnuts.
$176 AUD $176 AUD, per guest
Minimum $526 AUD to book
Family and friends dinner
These seasonal menus perk up any gathering. Sample favorites include cacio e pepe foccacio with white beans and rapini, arugula, pear, and parmesan salad or shredded kale caesar. Choose from entrees like 3-cheese baked ziti, salmon with roasted pepper sauce, grilled flat iron steak with chimichurri, green beans with crispy shallots, and herbed Israeli couscous. Finish with desserts such as lemon ricotta cake, fruit cobbler, or cornmeal spoon cake with vanilla ice cream.
$253 AUD $253 AUD, per guest
Minimum $757 AUD to book
Custom menu
You can ask this chef to create a meal around your preferences.
Pricing upon request
My qualifications
30 years of experience
I was the Chef of the Nickel Diner and created the maple bacon donut
Career highlight
LA Times, Guy Fieri's Diners, Drives-Ins and Dives, and Bobby Flay praised my cooking.
Education and training
I trained at the LA Culinary Institute.
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My specialties
I’ll come to you
I travel to guests in the area outlined on the map. To book in a different location, you can message me.
Things to know
Guest requirements
Guests ages 18 and up can attend, up to 10 guests total.
Accessibility
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Cancellation policy
Cancel at least 1 day before the start time for a full refund.
$78 AUD From $78 AUD, per guest
Minimum $231 AUD to book
Free cancellation
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