Photos (above, l.to r.): Catering: Cardinal Catering - Photographer: Marie Mémoires / Catering: Very Food Catering - Photographer: LUX Visual Storytellers / Catering: Fruy Catering - Photographer: Amiracle photography and video productions
Behind and in front of the scenes
With show cooking, the chef leaves the kitchen to join the guests for a cooking performance. Using a few tools and ingredients, the chef prepares some of the dishes (or parts of them) right in the venue. The focus is on creating an engaging experience. Show cooking is an interesting format for dishes that are made on the spot, last-minute. Think of sabayon, pancakes, or waffles. So expect a true cooking spectacle with the necessary wow factor!
Entertainment value
Show cooking at your wedding is not the same as a “cooking demonstration.” A demonstration is purely informative and is mainly meant to explain the different steps of a dish. With show cooking, the chef places extra emphasis on entertainment. Think of acts such as juggling bottles, or flames shooting from the pan—spectacular to watch and delicious as a result.
From A (finishing) to Z (absolutely delicious)
Show cooking can take many different forms at your wedding. Sometimes the chef prepares dishes from start to finish. In that case, these are relatively simple recipes with a limited number of ingredients, to keep the show short but powerful. Think, for example, of Japanese cuisine. In other cases, the chef only shows the final touches—such as flambéing chicken just before it’s served on your plate. The prep work has already been done behind the scenes, but the finishing touch still provides plenty of entertainment!
To the table!
Depending on the dish and the chef’s requirements, you can have show cooking happen right at your own table. Serving sushi as a starter, for example? Then the chef comes to the table with the pre-cut ingredients and assembles the sushi on the spot. Table-side show cooking is, of course, only possible if the chef’s setup allows it. Walking around the venue with an extension cord plugged into an outlet isn’t very practical. So this option is best suited to dishes that require only a limited number of ingredients and tools.
