Bespoke menu
Designed around your guests, the season and your dietary preferences. Not a fixed list.
Palm Jumeirah
A French dinner at your villa
The chef brings refined French cuisine to your home — fronds, crescent or Signature. Open terraces, evening light, the table dressed like a private dinner in Provence.
On the Palm
A villa dinner without the staffing
You host the people. The chef handles the rest — produce sourced the morning of, cooking in your villa kitchen, plating finished at the moment, service paced to the room. Halal menus are prepared to Dubai’s standards, alongside vegetarian and bespoke dietary needs, on request.
For dinners on the terrace, the chef plans the menu around what holds at temperature outdoors, and finishes the more delicate courses indoors. The atmosphere stays the one you wanted.
What the evening looks like
Three quiet certainties
On-site cooking
François cooks in your villa kitchen — French technique, Mediterranean restraint, Riviera light.
Spotless exit
The kitchen is returned the way the chef found it. You wake up to your villa, not to dishes.
The plate
Classical French, no fusion
The cuisine is rooted in classical French training — produce-first, precise, finished at the moment. No fusion with local cooking, no novelty for novelty’s sake. The Côte d’Azur tradition translated to your Palm terrace.
A first course shaped from market fish and fresh herbs, a main centred on a single, beautiful piece of produce, a dessert built around the season — the dinner stays unhurried and felt-at-home.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do you cook in villas across the whole Palm?
Yes — fronds, crescent and Signature villas alike. The chef adapts to the kitchen you have and brings the small equipment he needs.
Can you do dinner on a terrace or by the pool?
Yes, weather permitting. Outdoor plating works well on the Palm — the chef plans the menu around what holds at temperature, and finishes the more delicate courses indoors.
Can you prepare a fully halal villa menu?
Of course. Halal menus are prepared to Dubai’s standards, with sourcing and preparation handled accordingly. Vegetarian, gluten-free or bespoke dietary needs are built in from the start — no afterthoughts.
How early should I book?
For peak windows around UAE National Day, the festive season and Ramadan / Eid, aim for 6–10 weeks. For other dates, please get in touch and the chef will tell you what is possible.
On the Palm
Plan your dinner at home
Tell the chef the date and the format. He will reply personally with a menu shaped around your guests.