I meant to write about this a while ago but forgot! So here we go - if you are looking for a great gift to give new parents, have I got an idea for you. New parents get many wonderful gifts - books, blankets, clothes. We got to know our UPS guy personally after Avery was born.
And then a friend sent us an email basically saying "Call this number, our treat." So we called the number and wouldn't you know it but it was a personal chef on the other end of the line. Our friends had hired her to come and cook for us one night, to celebrate the arrival of our daughter. How fabulous is THAT.
We talked to her about food likes (many) and dislikes (few), favorite meals of all time, and other particulars to give her some ideas. And then, she arrived at our house one evening after we had put Avery down and calmly started to set up. She set the table, arranged the kitchen, and poured us glasses of wine.
She proceeded to serve us a delicious four course meal including watercress soup with white asparagus, red snapper, quail and a rhubarb tart. She cooked, served the meal and cleaned up the kitchen. She was quiet as a church mouse and cooked like a fiend.
It was heaven. We had not been out in weeks, had a little anxiety about leaving as we had not yet hired a babysitter with whom we were comfortable and were hankering for a nice evening with real food - prepared by someone else.
I don't think it is the cheapest gift, but I would definitely do this for someone else - maybe go in on it with other people - because it was different, in line with just what we needed, memorable and a huge treat. Here are a few pictures from the evening:
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