Private Chef Rugby, Leicester & East Midlands

The best table in the house.

About RareFlavours

Rare breed pork belly with smoked pork cheek, pomme purée and baby carrots — Rare breed pork, smoked cheekNo. 01

i. No venueYour home

Your table, your music, your pace.

ii. No set menuWritten for you

Seasonal, and built around your guests.

iii. No washing upCleared down

The kitchen left as Josh found it.

01 · Order of service

From the first message to the last plate cleared, every evening runs like a restaurant service. Click a ticket to fire it. The experience

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Enquire

Send the date, guest numbers and occasion. Josh replies personally.

Two minutes01/05

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The menu

A tasting menu written for your table, the season and any dietary needs.

Seasonal02/05

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Arrival

Josh arrives ahead of your guests with everything, and sets up quietly.

You lay the table03/05

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Service

Each course finished, plated and brought to the table, at your pace.

Course by course04/05

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Clear down

Washing up done, kitchen left as he found it. Nothing for the morning.

Spotless05/05

Click a ticket to fire it

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Enquire

Send the date, guest numbers and occasion. Josh replies personally.

Two minutes01/05

RareFlavoursNo. 0427

The menu

A tasting menu written for your table, the season and any dietary needs.

Seasonal02/05

RareFlavoursNo. 0427

Arrival

Josh arrives ahead of your guests with everything, and sets up quietly.

You lay the table03/05

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Service

Each course finished, plated and brought to the table, at your pace.

Course by course04/05

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Clear down

Washing up done, kitchen left as he found it. Nothing for the morning.

Spotless05/05

Rows of terrine starters plated and ready to serve

Private dining at home

Starters lined up and finished by hand in a client's kitchen, minutes before service.

02 · The menu

The tasting menu from a recent private dinner. Keep scrolling to move through it course by course. Yours is written for your table. Sample menus

Supper for six · a recent evening

Amuse bouche

Gazpacho

tomato, pepper, basil oil

Starter

Lake District farm chicken

ham hock terrine, Parma ham, pickled baby shiitake, truffle, pistachio

Main

Herdwick lamb

herb crust, smoked lamb neck, baby gem purée, peas, wild mushroom, gnocchi

Rare breed pork

braised belly, smoked cheek, baby carrots, pork sauce

Dessert

Noir

chocolate cremeux, caramelised banana, crisp toffee

Brown sugar tart

caramelised, espresso chantilly

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Gazpacho shot of tomato and pepper with basil oil — Gazpacho01 / 06

Plated chicken terrine starter with crisp Parma ham and pea shoots — Lake District farm chicken02 / 06

Herdwick lamb with baby gem purée, gnocchi and smoked lamb neck — Herdwick lamb03 / 06

Noir chocolate cremeux with caramelised banana and crisp toffee — Noir05 / 06

A slice of caramelised brown sugar tart — or Brown sugar tart06 / 06

Amuse bouche

Gazpacho

tomato, pepper, basil oil

Move your cursor to plate up

03 · Occasions

Private dining, at home.

A tasting menu for your dinner party, cooked in your kitchen and served in your dining room. No booking slots, no taxis, no other tables.

Your table, your paceHome
Menu written for your guestsBespoke
Bring your own wineNo corkage

Explore dinner parties →

Herdwick lamb plated on dark stoneware on a woven placemat

01 · Dinner parties

Private dining, at home.

A tasting menu for your dinner party, cooked in your kitchen and served in your dining room. No booking slots, no taxis, no other tables.

A dinner table laid with candles, the printed menu and dessert

02 · Celebrations

The big ones, made personal.

Birthdays, anniversaries and milestones, marked with a menu built around the guest of honour and served at your own table.

03 · Corporate

Hospitality that does the talking.

Client dinners, board dinners and team celebrations with restaurant polish, at home, in an office kitchen or a private venue.

The best table in the house.

p. 08Your table

Your table,
next.

Tell Josh the date, the guests and the occasion. He will write a menu for your table and cook it in your kitchen, anywhere from Rugby to Leicester, Coventry and Northampton.

Reserve your evening →Josh's story

The Chef

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p. 01 · The chefRugby

Rugby

Josh, before service

p. 02Meet Josh

Meet Josh.

Josh is the chef behind RareFlavours, cooking from a base in Rugby. He writes every menu himself, sketches each plate before service and cooks every course on the night, in your kitchen.

Based: Rugby, Warwickshire
Cooks: Seasonal British tasting menus
Travels: Leicester, Coventry and the East Midlands
Service: Calm, unhurried, at your pace

Josh plating chocolate desserts in his apron

p. 03 · On the passService

Service

Plating dessert for twelve

p. 04The menu

It starts
on paper.

Before every evening Josh prints the menu, marks up each course and sketches the plates in pen: where the purée goes, how the lamb sits, which garnish finishes it.

On the night that page sits beside him on the pass, so every plate reaches your table exactly as it was drawn.

The printed tasting menu on a clipboard with plating sketches

p. 05 · SketchedNotes

Notes

The menu, marked up for service

p. 06Produce

Produce
with a name.

Ingredients chosen for where they come from, then cooked to show them off.

Lake District farm chickenStarter
Herdwick lambMain
Rare breed porkMain
Heritage carrots, rainbow chardGarden

p. 07 · The finishDessert

Dessert

Finishing desserts by hand

04 · The chef

Meet Josh.

Josh checking herb crusted Herdwick lamb beside a copper pan

Josh at the pass in the warm light of the heat lamps

Swipe the photographs

Josh is the chef behind RareFlavours, cooking from a base in Rugby. He writes every menu himself, sketches each plate before service and cooks every course on the night, in your kitchen.

Josh's story →

05 · From the pass

Real RareFlavours dinners. Drag the strip to look through them.Swipe through the evening.

Lamb sauce spooned from a copper pan over herb crusted Herdwick lamb — Lamb sauce spooned fromNo. 04

A tray of glazed braised pork belly with crackling — A tray of glazedNo. 07

Rainbow chard tossed in a pan over the flame — Rainbow chard tossed inNo. 09

Overhead view of a chicken terrine starter with watercress and Parma ham — Overhead view of aNo. 10

Rows of desserts plated on black linen ready for service — Rows of desserts platedNo. 11

Sauce resting in a small copper pan in the evening light — Sauce resting in aNo. 12

06 · Where Josh cooks

Based in Rugby, where Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire meet. Choose a town on the dial or check your postcode. All areas

Choose a town on the dial, or check your own.

RugbyHOME Lutterworth6 MI Daventry9 MI Coventry11 MI Kenilworth13 MI Leamington Spa13 MI Hinckley13 MI Nuneaton14 MI Warwick15 MI Market Harborough16 MI Northampton18 MI Leicester19 MI Kettering23 MI Loughborough28 MI Oakham31 MI Melton Mowbray32 MI Derby39 MI Nottingham41 MI

07 · Questions

What does a private chef do at a dinner party?

Josh plans a tasting menu with you, buys the ingredients, cooks everything in your kitchen, plates and serves each course at your table, then washes up and clears down before he leaves. You and your guests stay at the table all evening.

Where does RareFlavours cook?

RareFlavours is based in Rugby, Warwickshire. Josh cooks in homes across Rugby, Coventry, Leicester and Leicestershire, Warwick and Leamington Spa, Northampton and Daventry, Market Harborough, Lutterworth and the wider East Midlands.

What occasions is a private chef good for?

Dinner parties, birthdays and milestone celebrations, anniversaries, engagements, family gatherings, date nights, and corporate dinners or client entertaining.

Can you cater for allergies and dietary requirements?

Yes. Tell Josh about allergies, intolerances or preferences when you enquire and the menu is written around them, course by course.

How far ahead should I book?

As early as you can, especially for Friday and Saturday evenings and December. Send your date through the reservation form and Josh will confirm availability.

How much does a private chef cost?

Evenings are priced per guest and depend on the menu, the number of courses and the size of the party. Send your date, guest numbers and occasion for a tailored quote.

Now booking · Autumn

Seasonal private dining at home, across Rugby, Leicester and the East Midlands. Send your date and guest numbers and Josh will reply personally.

Reserve your evening →

The best table in the house.

Private chef in Rugby, Leicester & the East MidlandsThe best tablein the house.

Your kitchen. Our table.

An empty plate.

Built by hand.

Finished with fire.

Every layer, considered.

Then served.

Private chef · Rugby & LeicesterThe best tablein the house.

Your kitchen. Our table.

About RareFlavours

Five tickets to the pass. None of the washing up.

Enquire

The menu

Arrival

Service

Clear down

Enquire

The menu

Arrival

Service

Clear down

A restaurant pass, in your kitchen.

A recent evening, course by course.

Gazpacho

Lake District farm chicken

Herdwick lamb

Rare breed pork

Noir

Brown sugar tart

Gazpacho

Every plate, by hand.

Every reason to gather.

Private dining, at home.

Private dining, at home.

The big ones, made personal.

Hospitality that does the talking.

Your table, next.

The Chef

Meet Josh.

It starts on paper.

Produce with a name.

Meet Josh.

Photographed on the night.

Rugby, Leicester and the East Midlands.

Good to know.

What does a private chef do at a dinner party?

Where does RareFlavours cook?

What occasions is a private chef good for?

Can you cater for allergies and dietary requirements?

How far ahead should I book?

How much does a private chef cost?

Your kitchen. Our table.

Your kitchen.
Our table.

Your table,
next.

It starts
on paper.

Produce
with a name.