Week Four - Monday, July 6 Thru Friday, July 10, 2026

Private Chef · Darien, Connecticut · Weekly Menu & Chef Reference
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(cream) = cream-based sauce or dressing (contains dairy)

Monday

Breakfast  Soft-Scrambled Eggs, Comté
  • Eggs, butter, splash of cream
  • Comté, grated
  • Salt, white pepper (mild)
  • Multigrain bread
Pack: Toast to order — never pre-toasted
Lunch  Chicken Bacon Avocado Wrap + Cole Slaw
  • Chicken (poached / roasted), sliced
  • Smoked bacon, cooked
  • Avocado
  • Creamy ranch dressing (cream)
  • Flour wrap
  • Cole slaw — creamy dressing (cream)
Pack: Ranch & slaw separate · cold-hold
Dinner  Beef Tips, Mushroom Gravy
  • Beef sirloin tips
  • Mushrooms, shallot
  • Mushroom gravy — beef stock, cream, butter (cream)
  • Buttered rice · steamed broccoli
Pack: Gravy separate from protein

Tuesday

Breakfast  Farmer's Omelette
  • Eggs, butter
  • Potato, shallot, red bell pepper (mild)
  • Ham, cheese
  • Toast with butter
Pack: Toast to order
Lunch  Black Forest Ham & Swiss on Rye Swirl + Potato Salad
  • Black Forest ham, sliced
  • Swiss cheese
  • Rye swirl bread
  • Potato salad — creamy dressing (cream)
Pack: Potato salad separate · cold-hold · bread not pre-toasted
Dinner  Wild King Salmon, Lemon-Caper Sauce
  • Wild King salmon fillet
  • Lemon-caper sauce — lemon, capers, butter, white wine
  • Rice pilaf · buttered asparagus tips
Pack: Sous vide morning-of · sauce separate

Wednesday

Breakfast  Italian Frittata
  • Eggs, cream
  • Parmesan & mozzarella
  • Roasted red pepper, shallot (mild)
  • Baby spinach, basil
  • Fresh berries
Pack: Berries separate
Lunch  Bison Meatball Wrap + Italian Pasta Salad
  • Bison meatballs
  • Mozzarella
  • Mild tomato cream sauce (cream)
  • Flour wrap
  • Italian pasta salad (vinaigrette)
  • Soft fruit
Pack: Pasta salad & fruit separate · cold-hold
Dinner  Chicken & Wild Mushroom Casserole
  • Tender chicken
  • Wild mushrooms, shallot
  • Peas, rice
  • Buttered carrots
Pack: Day-before braise OK · reheat gentle

Thursday

Breakfast  Buttermilk Pancakes
  • Buttermilk pancake batter
  • Warm maple butter
  • Turkey sausage
  • Fresh fruit
Pack: Maple butter & fruit separate
Lunch  Roast Beef, Havarti & Shallot on Brioche
  • Roast beef, sliced · Havarti
  • Caramelized shallots
  • Creamy Dijon spread (mild) (cream)
  • Brioche bun
  • Pasta salad
Pack: Pasta salad cold-hold · Dijon & bun separate
Dinner  Pork Tenderloin, Apple Sauce
  • Pork tenderloin medallions
  • Apple sauce — apple, butter, cinnamon
  • Roasted potatoes · green beans
Pack: Sous vide morning-of · sauce separate

Friday

Breakfast  Cheese Omelet, Gruyère & Chives
  • Eggs, butter
  • Gruyère
  • Chives
  • Multigrain toast
Pack: Toast to order
Lunch  Chicken Salad Wrap + Potato Salad
  • Chicken salad — chicken, creamy dressing, celery (cream)
  • Crisp lettuce
  • Flour wrap
  • Potato salad — creamy dressing (cream)
Pack: Chicken & potato salad cold-hold · pack wrap separate
Dinner  Bison Bolognese, Rigatoni
  • Bison Bolognese (bison, tomato, soffritto — mild)
  • Rigatoni
  • Tender broccolini
Pack: Sauce separate