Chef Laurie Curtis

Personal Chef In Leeds

Chef Laurie has over 15 years culinary experience working in some of England's finest establishments from Michelin star restaurants to Buckingham palace.

He now brings you the full restaurant experience to the comfort of your home. A restaurant where the needs of you and your guests come first.

If it’s the world of decadence you crave, then his seasonal tasting menu is the one for you. Classic dishes reimagined using modern techniques. Work your way through 6-8 beautiful dishes designed to blow you away.

Fancy something a bit more casual, he will design 4 delicious courses just for you.

He brings everything! The amazing food, the fine wine, the impeccable service.

Once you have finished your lovely meal he will clean down and wash up leaving the place spotless. Leaving you with lasting memories.

For me, cooking is...

My way of expressing myself and showing my personality through my dishes.

I learned to cook at...

Some of London's most prestigious fine dining restaurants

A cooking secret...

Is a deep-rooted connection to the ingredients, an intuitive understanding of their potential, and a relentless pursuit of culinary excellence.

My menus

Mexico City

STARTER

All inclusive

Sea bass ceviche with mango lime salsa, jalapeño Guacamole, tortilla crisp

Charred baby sweetcorn with smoked mayo and paprika

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Sticky chipotle beef short rib taco with jalapeño and lime salsa verde, guacamole, charred pineapple, roasted peppers, stringy Mexican cheese & fresh coriander

Crispy Pork Belly Tacos with Pico de Gallo, jalapeños, guacamole, charred pineapple, roasted peppers, stringy Mexican cheese & fresh coriander

Sticky chipotle oyster mushroom taco with jalapeño and lime salsa verde, guacamole, charred pineapple, roasted peppers, stringy Mexican cheese & fresh coriander

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Dulce de leche Creme brûlée with pineapple mango & lime salsa, coconut sorbet

Finest Belgian Chocolate tart with Dulce de leche, toasted hazelnuts & honeycomb

Mediterranean Tapas

STARTER

All inclusive

Pan Catalan mancghgo iberico ham

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Seafood paella with saffron aioli & lime

Ham croquettes, Spanish omelet

Honey chorizo, meatballs

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Catalan baked Custard

Churros coated in sugar and cinnamon & chocolate dipping sauce

Zen tasting menu

STARTER

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Prawn toast on fired brioche with sesame, lime mayo & sweet and sour pickles

Tuna sashimi on a rice cracker with avocado wasabi & sushi seaweed,

Salmon and avocado Uramaki sushi rolls with wasabi mayo, pickled ginger, soy and ginger dipping sauce

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Shanghai style siu mai dumpling with prawn & pork, soy & ginger dipping sauce

Shanghai style dim sum dumpling with mushroom & aubergine, soy & ginger dipping sauce

Shanghai style dim sum dumpling with crab, ginger & bamboo, soy & ginger dipping sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Peking duck breast coated in a sticky hoisin sauce with a crispy duck leg bonbon, plum purée, charred baby corn and spring onions

Teriyaki glazed beef sirloin steak with handmade oxtail dumpling, sticky shiitake mushrooms, and wilted bok choy

North sea Bream served with prawn dumpling & bok choi in a light lemongrass broth

Miso & ginger glazed aubergine with handmade Aubegine dumpling sticky shiitake mushrooms, and wilted bok choy

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Finest Belgian Chocolate tart with miso caramel, toasted hazelnuts & honeycomb

Chia latte Creme brûlée, pineapple mango & lime salsa, coconut sorbet

Best Of British Roast

STARTER

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Juicy prawn cocktail with marie rose sauce, cucumber, avocado & cherry tomatoes

Chicken liver pate, homemade brioche, red onion marmalade

Beetroot, goat’s cheese and candied walnuts salad

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Your choice of meats: roast beef topside with horseradish sauce, slow-roast lamb's leg with mint sauce, lemon and thyme roast chicken, honey and thyme roast cauliflower (veggie option)

All served with garlic and rosemary roast potatoes, honey and mustard glazed parsnips and carrots, apricot and sage stuffing, seasonal greens, cauliflower cheese, massive Yorkshire pudding proper gravy

DESSERT

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Crème brûlée with fresh raspberries & mint

Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce clotted cream ice cream and honey comb

Cinnamon & raisin bread and butter pudding with Crème anglaise & vannila ice-cream

Bella Cibo

STARTER

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Pasta fritti with cured salmon, avocado, mascarpone, cherry tomatoes, lime & basil

Fried Brioche with chicken liver pate, crispy prosciutto, aperol marmalade

Fried Brioche with garlic wild mushroom, parmesan, basil & truffle ketchup

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Charcuterie platter including Milano salami, Prosciutto Crudo, Capocollo, fresh Ricotta, Olives, Focaccia crisps

Dreamy Arancini filled with beef shin & mozzarella with shaved cauliflower and truffle ketchup

Dreamy Arancini filled with goat's cheese and red pepper with Napoli sauce, mascarpone and basil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

28 day aged florentine steak with peppercorn sauce, fluffy gnocchi with truffle fungi & salsa verde. Caprese side salad with heritage tomato, mozzarella & fresh basil

Nduja & taleggio ravioli with garlic wild mushrooms, parmigiano & basil. Caprese side salad with heritage tomato, mozzarella & fresh basil

Lobster & prawn ravioli, lobster bisque, mascarpone, salsa verde. Caprese side salad with heritage tomato, mozzarella & fresh basil

Fluffy potato Gnocchi with carbonara sauce, golden egg yolk, crispy pancetta & Parmigiano Reggiano. Caesar side salad with baby gem lettuce, croutons & crispy pancetta

Wild mushroom & Tuscan black truffle ravioli, truffle butter, grana padano. Caesar side salad with baby gem lettuce, croutons & crispy veggie bacon

DESSERT

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Crunchy cannoli filled with chocolate & hazelnut mousse served with salted caramel & honeycomb

Limoncello meringue pie, with fresh raspberries, mint & lemon sorbet

Tiramisu with cappuccino mousse, tia maria caramel, honeycomb & mascarpone gelato

Zen Flavours

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Tuna sashimi on a rice cracker with avocado wasabi & sushi seaweed,

Shanghai style siu mai dumpling with prawn & pork, soy & ginger dipping sauce

Shanghai style dim sum dumpling with mushroom & aubergine, soy & ginger dipping sauce

Prawn toast on fired brioche with sesame, lime mayo & sweet and sour pickles

Salmon and avocado Uramaki sushi rolls with wasabi mayo, pickled ginger, soy and ginger dipping sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Peking duck breast coated in a sticky hoisin sauce with a crispy duck leg bonbon, plum purée, charred baby corn and spring onions

Teriyaki glazed beef sirloin steak with handmade oxtail dumpling, sticky shiitake mushrooms, and wilted bok choy

North sea Bream served with prawn dumpling & bok choi in a light lemongrass broth

Miso & ginger glazed aubergine with handmade Aubegine dumpling sticky shiitake mushrooms, and wilted bok choy

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Finest Belgian Chocolate tart with miso caramel, toasted hazelnuts & honeycomb

Chia latte Creme brûlée, pineapple mango & lime salsa, coconut sorbet

Cuisine Française

STARTER

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Beef tartare, brioche, egg yolk puree, black truffle

Chicken liver pate with Lyonnaise onions and toasted mini baguette

Moules mariniere, scottish mussels cooking in a white wine cream sauce, with parsley and garlic bread

French onion soup, white onions cooked in beef stock with grilled cheesy baguette crouton floating on top

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

MAIN COURSE

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Roast duck breast with peas ala francaise- peas, lattice & pancetta cooked in Duck sauce

Steak frites, sirloin steak with peppercorn corn sauce & truffle and French cheese fries

Bouillabaisse- roasted salmon fillet with clams, prawns & mussels in a rich creamy white wine sauce

Beef short rib bourguignon with buttery mash potatoes and honey glazed vegetable

DESSERT

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Tart au citron- lemon tart with fresh raspberries meringues & passionfruit sorbet

Creme brulee with fresh strawberries & strawberry sorbet

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Chef Laurie's reviews

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84 services

100 percent recommend Chef Laurie, my partner can be fussy with food and he was very accommodating from start to finish. A wonderful experience over all.

Luis was incredibly supportive in the run up to the event and could not do enough to make the evening so special. He went the extra mile and his waitress was also exceptional. I would use Luis again.

Chef Laurie was incredible - arrived in great time, really friendly and polite, cooked an incredible meal (catering for a coeliac, vegan and veggies, and other allergies!) and left the kitchen cleaner than when he got here!! Couldn’t recommend more highly, the entire experience was brilliant!!

We booked Chef Laurie for a special birthday meal for my Mom's 60th, and he did not disappoint! The whole process was very easy from start to finish and the experience really made my Mom's birthday. Laurie was very attentive, chatted to us whilst he prepared the food, and talked us through every beautiful dish! The quality of the food and presentation of each course was perfect and we would all highly recommend booking Laurie, we can't wait to do so again!

We booked Laurie for a birthday party of 6. He hosted a really great evening and the food tasted incredible and looked amazing. He also communicated promptly and answered all questions on the menu. We would definitely book him again!

Laurie was a pleasure to deal with. He created a bespoke menu at our our and interchanged everything we asked for. The food was delicious, beautifully presented and timely. He served and cleared discretely and chatted when we spoke to him. Would definitely recommend and use his services again. Had we known he offered a cocktail drinks package too, we'd have taken advantage of that also. Thanks for making my birthday memorable.

Amazing experience, excellent food, very professional, really nice guy. Would highly recommend anyone to use Chef Laurie. Five star dining at home with everything cleaned afterwards. Honestly just a special four days of top class dining. Thank you so much from the Robson’s. We will be doing this again and again.

We live in Singapore so we booked Laurie for our daughter's 21st birthday with her housemates in York. The first WhatsApp message from our daughter was 'THIS IS BRILLIANT!' and the next next several hours passed in a cascade of similarly effusive messages about the service, the set up, the clean up, the atmosphere and - of course - a barrage of photos of the extraordinary food. Admittedly she is a student, but her final message summed it up: "I have been nearly reduced to tears over the meal because I will never get to eat like this again!!!' Thank you Laurie - you made her year!

Laurie made our evening really special. His pasta is delicious and the dessert melted in the mouth! Everything was high quality. He was friendly, he arrived on time and he left the kitchen spotlessly clean afterwards. A top guy.

Perfect. Laurie was excellent and food was awesome.

Amazing menu of food provided by Laurie and it tasty incredible

Chef Laurie made the entire process a breeze. Everything from helping coordinate the surprise of a private dining experience to walking us through the dishes and having great conversations with us. I’ve already passed on his details to my network & I’m already looking for the next time I’ll book them!

Laurie was exceptionally discreet, provided food on a schedule that suited us and engaged with the group. More importantly he was knowledgable and got straight into using the kitchen equipment well and the food was amazing. So tasty, fresh, innovative good portion size and every person enjoyed every single dish- not a scrap left over!!! Don’t hesitate to book!

Chef Laurie provided the most amazing food and experience. Worth far more than the price we paid!

I'd highly recommend Chef Laurie, he was super friendly, attentive and the food was delicious. The service and menu was top class, we couldn't have asked for much more. Overall we had a fantastic experience and would definitely book again. Hat's off to the Chef, thank you!

Laurie was brilliant from the start, juggling all our group's dietary requirements and preferences, to come up with a great Italian inspired menu. On the day, Laurie and his assistant cooked up a storm, serving us the most delicious food and catering to all our needs - they couldn't have been more attentive if they tried! Not only was the food amazing, but being able to enjoy the evening without needing to clear up was the icing on top. We will definitely look to book with Laurie again and will also be looking to check out his restaurant in Manchester!

Chef Laurie presented a gastronomic experience we never thought possible in the comfort of our own house. Highly recommended for a special occasion!

Take a chef and chef Laurie Curtis saved our 30th anniversary in lock down. A clever menu that traveled well and worked for social isolation. Very clear method instructions for our son who was able to put the whole thing together and serve us the 5 courses. Excellent communication and a real effort to make our evening very special. Would highly recommend.