LiGreci Tasting Room
Dinner by Chef LiGreci
Private chef dinners / Catering/ At the house
The kitchen at the cottage was built for someone who actually cooks. Some nights that someone should not be you.
Chef LiGreci brings the LiGreci Tasting Room to your table — shopped that morning, cooked in the house, served at your pace, and cleaned up before anyone thinks about dishes. Available to guests of The Salted Cottage and to houses throughout Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Manasquan, and Bay Head.
Formats
How the evening can run
The Tasting Room dinner
Five courses, plated and served at your table, paced across the evening. The chef cooks in the house kitchen and cleans it before leaving.
Family style
Three courses brought out on platters and passed around the table. The easiest way to feed a full house without anyone getting up.
Raw bar and passed bites
Oysters, clams, chilled shellfish, and hot passed hors d'oeuvres for the first hour on the patio or under the gazebo.
Drop-off catering
Trays prepared at the Tasting Room and delivered ready to serve, with heating instructions and serving pieces.
A sample menu
How a five-course night flows
Every menu is written for your table after a short call — the market, the season, and anything anyone can't eat decide the dishes. This is the shape a typical evening takes.
First
Something raw or chilled from the market
Second
A seasonal vegetable or cheese course
Pasta
House-made pasta with Jersey seafood or produce
Main
Fish or meat from the day's best catch and butcher
Dessert
Something simple, sweet, and made for sharing
Good to know
Party size
Two to twenty. Above twelve the chef brings a second set of hands.
Lead time
Two weeks is comfortable. Summer Saturdays go early.
Pricing
Quoted per person by menu and party size after a short call.
Beverage
BYO wine and spirits, or the chef arranges pairings.
Dietary
Gluten free, vegetarian, shellfish and nut allergies handled.
The kitchen
Left cleaner than it was found. Every time.
Inquire
Tell us about the night
Send the date and the headcount and Chef LiGreci will come back with a menu and a per-person price. Nothing is held until you confirm it.