Meet Emma

Personal Chef, Food Enthusiast, and Your Culinary Guide to Memorable Dining Experiences

Emma Ramat is a personal chef who seeks to create memorable experiences through her cooking. Her menus are tailored to her client’s dietary specifications and always prepared with fresh and seasonal ingredients. Emma’s previous experience in both the restaurant industry and the catering world has served as a solid foundation for her growing business. Emma attended The Rome Sustainable Food Project at The American Academy in Rome, where she fell in love with Italian cooking. Her passion for Roman food and Mediterranean cuisine is at the heart of her menus. Emma’s overarching philosophy is to let the ingredients speak for themselves!

Her services include dinner parties, family meals, weekly meal prep, and cooking lessons for adults and kids.

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Sample Menu

Buttercup Squash Bisque
pumpernickel crouton, chive
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Miso Polenta
shitake, scallion, chili oil
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Braised Short Rib
celeriac puree, salsa verde
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Ricotta Cheesecake
fennel pollen, orange peel

Grilled Asparagus
grated egg, smoky romanesco
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Gem Lettuces
radish, ricotta salata, walnut vin.
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Lamb Chop
pistachio, mint gremolata
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Panna Cotta
rose, thyme shortbread

Panzanella Salad
donut peaches, basil
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Wild King Salmon
meyer lemon, brown butter
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Corn Succotash
pancetta, marjoram
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Stone Fruit Galette
chestnut honey, crème fraiche

Mushroom Risotto
quail egg, toasted pine nut
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Dinosaur Kale
pink lady apples, aged gouda, cider vin.
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Duck Leg Confit
new potato, dill, juniper berry
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Tiramisu
shaved valrhona, mint

“When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.”

-Thomas Keller

Sound Bites

Emma Ramat is by far our # 1 caterer of choice.

“…Every meal that Emma has created…from menu design, to prepping, cooking, baking, and plating-to-exquisite perfection…revealed the most delectable pairing of highest quality ingredients for each dish resulting in sensationally savory appetizers thru mouthwatering desserts! Although we cannot justify Emma cooking for us daily, doing so would be the perfect answer to our gastronomic dreams.”

– Andrea W.

Magic happens when Emma cooks for our events!

“…The food is delectable, healthy and creative. She is also a delight to work with. Her kindness, charm and sense of humor are the frosting on the cake”

– Alayne S.

We so enjoyed having Emma make us healthy and interesting meals!

“…She loves what she does and continues to be curious about a family’s evolving taste. Emma loved the challenge of a “diet” and worked with my nutritionist to create meals that didn’t feel like I was missing out!”

– Hanouf G.

I have known Emma for many years and one of her greatest gifts is her generosity and warmth.

“…She truly loves to create experiences around food and people and she does it with such joy. Emma is an artist and her curiosity and passion bring a unique approach to cooking and a genuine connection with her clients.”

-Jackie C.

Emma handles everything having for brunches and dinner parties

“I love having brunches and dinner parties, but honestly I don’t like all the work that’s involved so I used to never do it. But then I met Emma! She handles everything: the menu the shopping the prep work the cooking and the cleaning up. It makes entertaining so much fun and such a joy I cannot recommend her highly enough!”

– Blair C.