Weddings

Hire the chef for your wedding !

Here are some testimonials from my clients :

Wedding / September 29th 2012

Merci Emmanuel de nous avoir régalé!Nous avons vraiment tous apprécié votre cuisine! Cette fois c'est à vous que nous disons OUI pour recommencer très vite avec vous lors d'une prochaine occasion. Bravo pour votre professionnalisme, votre discrétion, votre gentillesse! Sans oublier votre collègue qui a été également à la hauteur de ce que nous souhaitions! Alors à très très vite;

encore MERCI.

Sev & Mat

Wedding / September 15th 2012

Emmanuel est un chef que je vous conseille vivement, il a accompli avec brio la prestation pour notre mariage.
Je ne serais que trop vous le recommander.

Nos convives nous ont tous félicité pour l'excellent dîner que le chef Emmanuel nous a préparer, ainsi que les délicieuses les verrines succulents.

 Comme son appellation le dit " unchefchezvous " nous avons réellement eu le sentiment d'avoir "notrechefcheznous" accompagné de son équipe qui a su se montrer discrète et a su montrer d'un grand  professionnalisme.
notre mariage a été PARFAIT !!

Merci Emmanuel

Nadia & François

Wedding / August 20th 2012

Un grand merci à Emmanuel qui a su participer à la réussite de cette soirée, faire face aux imprévus et surtout pour sa passion qu'il partage avec plaisir. Vous avez fait preuve d'une efficacité redoutable, tant dans la préparation de l'événement que pendant la soirée. À très bientôt.

Céline Hangard

Wedding / July 28th 2012

un grand merci pour cette prestation inoubliable. Superbe soirée pour le mariage de nos enfants très heureux, d'un simple regard discret un service et repas excellent. Merci et à bientôt pour le plaisir de partager ensemble nos fêtes familiales

M. et Mme Simion

Wedding / April 2012

Merci Emmanuel pour cette magnifique prestation. Le buffet était superbe. Succulentes ces petites tartes tatin de lapin confit aux olives, et que dire de ces courgettes farcies, tous nos invités en voulaient la recette, simple peut être mais tellement savoureux. Grâce à vous nous avons passé un mariage exceptionnel. A bientôt sûrement pour un autre évènement dans notre grande famille. Merci encore pour votre efficacité et votre gentillesse.

Isabelle & Bernard

Wedding / June 18th 2011

So, how do you plan a wedding in St-Tropez from the U.S ? We had a judge. We had a bride and groom. We had 27 guests. We found a villa with ocean-view in Ramatuelle.  We went online from the U.S. to see if we could find a caterer. It wasn't easy, but we finally found Emmanuel Sofonea. Frankly, we were uneasy about our choice. How would we know if it would be a success or failure ?

We met in Antibes 3 days before the dinner. After meeting, we were at peace. This guy has it together !

So, here's what you get for probably half of what you'd pay at a mediocre restaurant on the Cote D'Azur...

  1. He arrived early...3:00 for a 8:00 dinner.
  2. He was willing to work with our menu ideas.
  3. He purchased all the food.
  4. He brought the plates.
  5. He hired 2 experienced waiters.
  6. The meal was served correctly and in a timely fashion.
  7. The food was delicious.
  8. The kitchen was cleaner after dinner than when the chef arrived.
  9. His attitude was pleasant, positive.

Most importantly, he delivered in a critical situation for us. It could have been terrible. But, it was superb! Three stars, Chef Sofonea!!!

Bradley & Darcy

Wedding / March 12th 2011

La question était cruciale : un traiteur ? Non, un chef à domicile !
80 convives, c'était un vrai challenge.
Remporté haut la main par Emmanuel et son équipe.
Nous souhaitions offrir à nos invités une cuisine raffinée et personnalisée, nous n'avons eu que des compliments.
Le repas était délicieux, la présentation digne d'un grand restaurant, et le service impeccable : discret, efficace, souriant.
Une merveilleuse expérience qui a contribué à la réussite de cet événement.
Un grand merci et à très bientôt pour d'autres belles occasions !

Christine et Louis-Luc

Wedding / September 17th2010

We planned our wedding dinner for 46 people with Mr. Sofonea from the start, and he was very professional, responsive and reliable. This was very important for us as we were planning a September wedding in France whilst living full time in the UK. Moreover, we were merging Swedish and American traditions at our wedding but wanted to preserve the French flavour.

We met personally with Mr Sofonea once before the wedding, and although we did not taste the food, we felt very comfortable that the menu suggestions he was making were exactly what we were looking for and that he understood the idea of what we were trying to do; a delicious classic Provencal meal with finesse and style suitable for our wedding dinner with international guests. Our wedding took place on 17 September 2010 and we wanted to use local produce that was also in season; we had already decided to serve local wine from the region. Our dinner was a seated 3-course dinner in a marquee in a garden of a villa, set amongst the vineyards outside of Ramatuelle.

We chose puff pastry and small quiches for our aperitif which was champagne served around the pool in the garden, and enjoyed delicious foie gras, smoked salmon and vegetarian options. Our guests devoured them! As a starter course we chose the scallops and crispy bacon on a salad mesclum bed, the scallops were cooked to perfection and the presentation was superb. For our main course we chose the rack of lamb with ratatouille and added a sweet potato cake. All the food was cooked in the villa which we had rented for the occasion, and which did not have a full scale professional kitchen (!) and we all agree that this is the most delicious rack of lamb we have ever eaten. As our dessert we chose the fresh berries, meringue and sabayonne sauce which was served in coupe glasses, and we loved it. We chose not to have a wedding cake, but served macaroons with coffee after dinner buffet-style.

Overall, we and our guests were so impressed with the food, the arrangement and managing it all in the small kitchen that we can highly recommend Mr. Sofonea for similar events. As issues arose during the course of the evening (e.g. one of our guests decided last minute she wanted vegetarian food without having told us beforehand) these were solved seamlessly by Mr. Sofonea and his team, in fact we only heard about them afterwards from the guest herself. He also arranged for our waiting staff who helped us during the night and they were super helpful, friendly and all spoke English in addition to being sensitive to our requests during the course of the dinner and the rest of the evening.

We were so lucky to have Mr Sofonea help us in connection with our wedding, and he and his team left the kitchen and house in such perfect condition that it was impossible to imagine that a dinner of such scale had been cooked and prepared there. We are so glad that they were there and are eternally grateful to them all for making our event perfect!

We wish you a lot of success and happiness in the coming years and hope to see you again someday.
Best wishes and a million thanks

Nina and Padraic

Wedding / July 24th2010

Nous tenions à remercier Emmanuel Sofonéa pour un merveilleux buffet et repas, organisés lors de notre mariage. Tous nos invités ont été ravis et satisfaits par la finesse des mets. La soirée fut un énorme succès grâce à ce chef talentueux! Merci beaucoup et à très bientôt!

Grégory et Holly

Wedding / june 19th2010

Chef Emmanuel nous tenions a vous remercier pour le merveilleux repas que vous avez préparé pour notre mariage. Les trente convives étaient ravis : la nourriture était excellente, le service impeccable et toute l'équipe sympathique et disponible. Encore merci.

Grégory et Holly

Wedding / May 29th2010

Merci d'avoir réalisé notre banquet de mariage, au cours duquel les mets à la fois raffinés et délicieux ont fait le bonheur de nos convives!
Votre disponibilité et votre dévouement ont contribué à faire de ce grand jour un moment inoubliable. Bonne continuation.

Ingrid & Thomas

Wedding / april 24th2010

Emmanuel, C'est nous qui vous remercions pour votre exceptionnel talent, votre présence chaleureuse, vos amis qui sont non seulement très pros, mais surtout d une incroyable gentillesse.

Bien amicalement,

Philippe et Cheryl Baumard

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Wedding / September 13th2009 / Vence

Dear Emmanuel! Thank you so much for making our wedding in Vence "a dream come true"! Your cooking is fabulous!! We will gladly recommend you to others and hopefully we'll get the change to taste your delicius gourmet meals again!

THANK YOU!!

Maren & David Flotve Reme

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Wedding / August 8th2009

Pour notre mariage, Emmanuel a cuisiné pour nous et nos 60 invités. C'était une magnifique soirée, le repas était très savoureux, le service parfait. Merci beaucoup.

Wir haben letzten Samstag in Nizza geheiratet. Emmanuel hat für uns und unsere 60 Gäste gekocht. Es war ein wunderschöner Abend, das Essen war sehr shön angerichtet und schmeckte vorzüglich. Vielen Dank!

Nadine und Ralph aus der Schweiz/Suisse

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Wedding / July 4th2009

Un immense merci à ce grand chef qui a su nous enchanter les papilles et qui nous a fait rêver dans la présentation de ses plats. Preuve de discrétion et de délicatesse vous avez fait de cette soirée les "milles et une nuits". Encore un grand merci pour votre confiance et votre gentillesse, grâce a vous notre mariage a été a la hauteur de notre attente.

Cécilia et Guillaume Bailet

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Wedding / June 7th2008 / Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat.

Now, I cannot say enough about the wedding vendors for this wedding. Natalie from Wedding Angels headed up EVERYTHING. I've worked with some awesome wedding planners but never have I seen anything like Natalie. If you are planning a destination wedding in France, definitely get in touch with her. Melissa (the bride) literally didn't lift a finger. Also, the Boogiemen were an awesome live band! They were willing to take requests and were incredibly talented. There was so much added to the day because of their music. And Chef Emmanuel Sofonea treated us all to some of the most decadent food we've ever tasted.

Well, this is officially our favorite wedding to date. So many reasons, really. The location, the food, the couple... but most of all because Melissa and Anthony actually made us wedding guests! There we ten of us altogether and we were so honored to be a part of this wedding. We just shared stories and hung out the whole time! I'll be blogging much more about it when it's finished (we have a reception/cocktail party in Vegas in two weeks) - the cook (the personal chef to Will Smith a couple weeks ago for the Cannes film festival), the band, the incredible wedding planner - it was just amazing. Here are some of my quick picks as favorites :)

Bobby from www.bobbyearle.com

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