Bern the Chef

18/09/2024

Buckets! Useful 10 litre buckets, outside the kitchen door. Grab as many as you want..

28/08/2024

Summer Desserts already on rotation, Crisp Fragrant Meringue, with free range egg white, vanilla mascarpone, studded with fat berries, and juicy slow roasted quince. If you are going to get fat, it might as well be satisfying 😌

21/08/2024

Where I got my training wheels.... with Big Dan.... as opposed to little Dan...

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09/08/2024

Hello ,

I am taking bookings for Christmas, there are ONLY 3 SATURDAY'S in December before Christmas Day!
7th
14th
And the 21st....

Consider a weeknight, or Sunday afternoon celebration to avoid the "we are fully booked" scenario.
It happens!

25/07/2024

The kind of Gingerbread men I cook.....
Gingerbread

16/07/2024

What sort of sorcery is this? It's an opinion, and we've all got one.... I might be right for you! There's plenty of great caterers in our local area, Wendy from A Cut Above, Gene from Jon Patrick, and of course, Lovely Lily, from The Boujee Boards. We are all the best our work, because it's personal to us!

09/07/2024

Winter Seafood means an overload of juicy bacon over everything.
The Worcestershire mix I learnt 25 years ago is still the GOAT.
Julienned premium bacon, roasted and stirred often, drizzled with maple syrup. Juices and bacon turn into a party with Horseradish, tomato sauce, fresh lemon juice, soy sauce, a dash of smoked sesame oil, a touch of grated ginger and lots of just ground black pepper. We made 10 litres of this sludge a week to drown oysters, then grill under the old salamander till crispy. Same goes today.

02/07/2024

Young Bern.... 32 I think? When I worked for other folk. Gotta say, I definitely did not make that Sushi. Delivered from Kazuo, if you know Kazuo, he made immaculate Sushi. I caught Kazuo more than once napping in his Van !

29/06/2024

25/06/2024

Old Fashioned days of Cheese Plates and the end of a gorgeous dinner party....
food #2016

23/06/2024

tlastnight
Syrian spiced Lamb Kofta, recipe from cookbook Cook for Syria.
Top Quality Lamb Mince from
Hand rolled in our kitchen, cooked fresh onsite for your guests. Fresh Mint & Pomegranate to brighten the flavour & presentation 👌
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18/06/2024

My train days I think are behind me.... from 2002, my first charter catering for the NSW Department of Infrastructure and Planning to Broken Hill to 2022. 20 years of catering on trains has been a blast. A horn blast of fun. One of these days I'll get back on a train galley kitchen, choo chooooo

12/05/2024

My beautiful Mum, who did so much for us. 7 children, in 10 years, that's plenty of dinners, loads of washing, reading bedtime books, driving us to and from school, home made dinners every night, baked fresh bread and jars of Apricot jam. Sewed clothes, cleaned up our messes, not to mention nappies, tears kissed better and smiley mecurachrome faces on skinned knees. Lucky that we still have her here on earth. 💕❤️🤎💞

03/05/2024

Photo Dump

26/04/2024

Ohayou

07/04/2024

Heloise & Clauds pitting the final touches on cute & little crostini smeared with blue cheese, candied walnuts, fresh figs with a drop of rose syrup to take this usually French canape over to the middle eastern style.
Catering for our usual Wednesday guests at the Greenwich Flying Squadron for their 100 year celebrations, along with the end of twilights for 2023/2024.

I've got a few events booked to cater coming up. For a fabulous on the water venue, check out the club website. I can cater, but its not exclusive just to me, bring your favourite. Ps, not to early to book your Christmas Parties!!!

24/03/2024

Why do we make every by hand?

I know how fresh every bite is. I know what's in every bite. Humans. Humans here with over 30 years of experience in cooking, catering, caring and watching families grow from babies themselves to having babies.
That's how long I've been catering.

I'm proud of every little Chicken sandwich, every hand made rice paper roll, every junior who has walked through the door to come learn more about humans and sharing time together.

Thank you.
Without you, its just me in a kitchen surrounded with delicious food, all by my self.
Nah, that will never happen.

X Bernadette

24/03/2024

19/02/2024

Greenwich Flying Squadron celebrated 100 years of history.
I've only been with the club for 5 months after taking over from the great team, ML Foodz. What a magnificent club to acknowledge their loyal members over the past 100 years.

25/01/2024

Glamington.

A glammed up version.
Sponge Roulade with Coconut cream mousse & chocolate glaze.

23/12/2023

Merry Christmas,
Safe Travels, a cup of tea fixes most things.... ### b

15/12/2023

Bean making this vibrant side for years, vegan and gluten free

05/12/2023

Stuff on a stick works.
Make sure your bits, pardon the expression, are down the pointy end.
So often, I see at least a centimetre or more of bare point stick.
How on earth can a guest stick that in their gob and still look classy...

Keep it small, neat, and sauces that don't dribble over the fancy carpet of the beautiful new tie/outfit worn just for this important occasion.

30/11/2023

Same?

26/11/2023

I can't think of what to caption.....

20/11/2023

The Pantry Auxiliary, Remembering Love.

08/11/2023

Oh Optus,
Apologies for no communication, Bern the Chef is borrowing Wifi - like everyone else, comms are down. Hoping best outcome for hospitals, transport & vital life needs operators.

30/10/2023

Sea the Pantry Auxiliary - Gullible Gifts

16/10/2023

Making Friends with Salad, The Pantry Auxiliary.

02/10/2023

Mosman Art Gallery
Thursday, 5th of October.
Morocco Fund-raiser.
Champagne and Three Course Dinner

Join Tracey Spicer, Lee Tulloch, Simon Marnie, Lyndey Milan, Ian (Herbie) Hemphill and Carol Prior for a fabulous Moroccan dinner.