Chef Franc:  The Music and Diner Party  

(Chef Franc is often on tour / traveling with Poi Dog Pondering & Thievery Corporation, so it may take him a while to respond to emails)

Private Chef / Troubadour/  Bon Vivant life / Regional & International flavors / Local Produce
(International flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)

Chef Frank Orrall is Poi dog pondering’s founder & singer/songwriter - he is also percussionist/vocalist for Thievery Corporation Live); He loves to cook & loves dinner parties & loves to play acoustic guitar and sing in the living room - it’s in his veins.

"I love dinner parties.
I love what happens when friends and family come together over food and drink. Standing in the kitchen, chopping, talking, sipping wine. Preparing, Serving. Everyone all together at the dinner table enjoying flavors and conversation.
The guitars coming out of their cases and the songs drifting into the night air.
A satisfied belly, a dream pondered and a song in the heart.

Chef Franc’s Music & Dinner Party availability for 2024

CHEF FRANC AVAILABLE IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ON THESE DATES: (Southern CA is possible with travel budget added).

FEBRUARY:   2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 
MARCH: 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 
APRIL: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 
MAY/ JUNE: N/A 
JULY: 26, 26, 28, 
AUGUST: 2, 9, 10, 23, 24 
SEPTEMBER: 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 
NOVEMBER:1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
DECEMBER:  WIDE OPEN
JANUARY:  WIDE OPEN


CHEF FRANC is AVAILABLE in CHICAGO AREA on the above dates, however, with Arranged flight & hotel/guestroom accommodations added.

I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:

Basic cost: Chef services and Private concert is $700 + 50 per diner, up to 10 people, if 11 to 16 people, I bring in my sous chef to assist and that is an extra 400. 17 to 21 people add $300 for my 2nd sous chef.(if you would like more people, we can talk about how best to do that, if you wish). (If you would like a PDP member for a Sous Chef, Add $600 per member)

FRANC NOW LIVES IN BAY AREA CALIFORNIA, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK HIM OUTSIDE OF BAY AREA, YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE FOR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS - WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL TO ARRANGE - AS FRANC LOVES TO TRAVEL.

for inquiries & Booking please click to fill out this form: http://www.platetectonicmusic.com/chef-franc-inquiry-form

chef Frank Orrall is based in Sonoma Ca., and Chicago lL., - but can cook for you anywhere in the world.

You invite your fiends and set the table - I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:

CHEF FRANC Available dates for the rest of 2023 

Chef Franc’s Music & Dinner Party availability for 2023 / 2024

CHEF FRANC AVAILABLE IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ON THESE DATES: (Southern CA is possible with travel budget added).

FEBRUARY:   2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 
MARCH: 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 
APRIL: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 
MAY/ JUNE: N/A 
JULY: 26, 26, 28, 
AUGUST: 2, 9, 10, 23, 24 
SEPTEMBER: 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 
NOVEMBER:1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
DECEMBER:  WIDE OPEN
JANUARY:  WIDE OPEN


CHEF FRANC is AVAILABLE in CHICAGO AREA on the above dates, however, with Arranged flight & hotel/guestroom accommodations added.

For more info or to book a Chef Franc Music & Dinner Party 

Visit www.Cheffranc.com - or email Chef franc at info@platetectonicmusic.com 

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I am happy to cook in any direction you want and with any dietary considerations.

I love to consider the weather and the season and availability of fresh ingredients in the selection of what to cook.

I always cook on an empty stomach because I cook better that way.

My cooking Style is an international blend; France, Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Middle East, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Hawai'i & Vietnam. Focusing on Mediterranean & Pacific Rim.

Here are a Few Dishes to spark your appetite:

OMNIVOR Dishes

Merguez sausages with mushroom couscous, Calabrian chilies, roasted tomatoes and onions

Slow Roasted smoky shredded pork w/ Squid ink Couscous and fresh herb Zhug sauce

North African Roast Chicken & Vegetables

French Roast Chicken tarragon mushroom cream

Family Style Chicken Pot Pie

Momma’s New Mexican Enchilada Casserole

Fragrant Lamb Cumin, Scallion, Chilies & Sichuan peppercorns, w rice & cucumbers

North African Braised Lamb & Vegetables

Oxtail soup, Pacific style

Oxtails stew, Spicy Caribbean style

Merguez Sausage with roasted root vegetable puree (or Saffron Rice)

Hawaiian Style Kalua Pork and Cabbage & Fresno Peppers - w/ Island Style Macaroni Salad

Savory Roast Pork with Puff pastry & bold, bright greens

Feijoada: Brazilian pork and beans

Vietnamese Spiced Pork &/or Beef

Portuguese linguica with Beans and Greens

Beef Stroganoff & Butter Noodles

Schnitzel / Milanese: breaded & fried cutlets w Arugala and Lemon

Beef Tenderloin w Mustard-Cognac Sauce & roast Potatoes & Herbs (or Mash)

Beouf Bourgeon

Shredded Oxtail Stroganoff with Caper Berries, red onions and Creme Fraiche

Spanish Style Oxtail with Parsnip Puree & Parsley, Celery, Marcona, radish salad.

Oxtail Ramin (ginger, star anise, 5 spice, cilantro, green onion, Dashi)

Lamb Merguez sausage w/ Smoky Eggplant, labenah, za’atar & zhoug sauce, capers, red onion, Dill, lemon juice

(With Arugula, dressed with smoked olive oil, lemon zest and juice, S&P)

Gyoza dumplings, Avocado Tempura and 5 spice pancetta salad,

Roasted rack of Lamb with herbed Cannellini Beans

Lamb & Chorizo Sausage with Fennel, Beans & sweet Onions in a lemon / Yoghurt dressing, Cool and Crunchy Mediterranean Feta salad, 

Roast Chicken and lemon zest, Roast Parsnip and Tomatillo salsa,

Mushrooms & Ramp butter w/ fresh herbs and shallots over rustic toast points

Vietnamese 'Bo la lot' spiced Beef / Pork w spicey dipping sauce and fragrant rice



SEAFOOD based dishes

Fresh Fish Sashimi with smoked soy sauce and Daikon radish

Blackened Ahi Tuna & Bok Choy

Basque style Shrimp, cooked in butter, garlic, parsley and Pernod - Toast points

Salmon over black lentils & coconut curry

Japanese Style Black Cod

Smoked Salmon tarragon cream leek pasta

Japanese-style cod roe pasta (Mentaiko)

North African Poached Fish & Vegetables

Pastrami cured Salmon, with labenah, za’atar & zhoug sauce, capers, red onion, Dill, lemon juice

(With Arugula, dressed with smoked olive oil, lemon zest and juice, S&P)

Smoked Trout Salad w/ Watercress / Radicchio / Radish / Marcona almond & Cool, Creamy Dill and thyme dressing

Spanish Boquerones Tapas

Grilled Fish and Season Vegetables and fresh lemon zest aioli

Miso poached Salmon, Gazpacho, Lychee and Champagne,Paella MIxta - Camarones a la Basque (with Pernod)

VEGETABLES & EGGS

Bistro Dinner Omelette w/ Boursin Cheese & side Mustard Vinaigrette Salad

Shakshouka (Green/ Red) with poached eggs (North African dish)

Roasted baby turnips / baby radishes / Tatsoi

Slow Roasted Parsnip w/ tomatillo salsa

Ratatouille w/ Butter Rice

Potatoes Gratin Dauphinois

Franc’s Farro Salad with Feta, olives, Dill, basil and Marcona Almonds

Butter leaf / Cherry Tomato / sweet Onion and Tarragon salad

Ratatouille - Gazpacho

Farro / Burrata Cheese / Fava / Mint / Basil salad

Specialty Salad of the Season with a dressing to pair (I have access to excellent culinary greens, so this dish changes on availability and freshness, but is to me always exciting. I Love Salad.

Various STARTERS / SNACKS

Japanese snacking Pickles

Savory / Spicy Labenah dip with Nan bread

Franc’s special Smoked Trout Dip w Cumin Pickles and crispy Lentil Chips

Cheese and Crackers (specialty Cheese, crackers of sorts, Marcona almonds & Olives

Smoky Eggplant pate & Nan Bread

Kalua Pig 5 Spice pickled raisin Gyoza

Zucchini Ricotta Maki Roll w/, toasted pine-nuts & basil

Chervil & Pepita mini salad

DESSERT

Dark Chocolate & Crunchy Salty Marcona Almonds

French Vanilla Bean Ice Cream w Crunchy Salty Marcona Almonds & Mint

Scotch Apple Knuckle Sandwich (nut brittle, tart apples & Scotch drizzle)

Marzipan & Puff Pastry

Deconstructed Cherry Pie, in a Cup

Tapioca & Fresh Berries




Chef Franc:  The Music and Diner Party/   Troubadour/  Bon Vivant life / Regional & International flavors / Local Produce
(Flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)

Poi dog pondering founder & singer (and percussionist for Thievery Corporation Live); Frank Orrall, loves to cook & loves dinner parties & loves to play acoustic guitar and sing in the living room

"I love dinner parties.
I love what happens when friends and family come together over food and drink. Standing in the kitchen, chopping, talking, sipping wine. Preparing, Serving. Everyone all together at the dinner table enjoying flavors and conversation.
The guitars coming out of their cases and the songs drifting into the night air.
A satisfied belly, a dream pondered and a song in the heart.

I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:

Basic cost: Chef services and Private concert is $700 + 50 per diner, up to 10 people, if 11 to 16 people, I bring in my sous chef to assist and that is an extra 400. 17 to 21 people add $300 for my 2nd sous chef.(if you would like more people, we can talk about how best to do that, if you wish). (If you would like a PDP member for a Sous Chef, Add $600)

for inquiries & Booking please fill out this form and send it to me: http://www.platetectonicmusic.com/chef-franc-inquiry-form

or click here to email me: info@platetectonicmusic.com


Chef Franc:  The Music and Diner Party/   Troubadour/  Bon Vivant life / Regional & International flavors / Local Produce
(Flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)

Poi dog pondering founder & singer (and percussionist for Thievery Corporation Live); Frank Orrall, loves to cook & loves dinner parties & loves to play acoustic guitar and sing in the living room

"I love dinner parties.
I love what happens when friends and family come together over food and drink. Standing in the kitchen, chopping, talking, sipping wine. Preparing, Serving. Everyone all together at the dinner table enjoying flavors and conversation.
The guitars coming out of their cases and the songs drifting into the night air.
A satisfied belly, a dream pondered and a song in the heart.

I shop for the groceries, cook for you and your friends / family, serve dinner and play a private acoustic concert after dinner:

Basic cost: Chef services and Private concert is $700 + 50 per diner, up to 10 people, if 11 to 16 people, I bring in my sous chef to assist and that is an extra 400. 17 to 21 people add $300 for my 2nd sous chef.(if you would like more people, we can talk about how best to do that, if you wish). (If you would like a PDP member for a Sous Chef, Add $600)

for inquiries & Booking please fill out this form and send it to me: http://www.platetectonicmusic.com/chef-franc-inquiry-form

or click here to email me: info@platetectonicmusic.com




Chef Franc:  The Music and Diner Party/   Troubadour/  Bon Vivant life
(Flavorful food & Inspiring wine to fuel the dinner table Conversation & living-room Music & Singing)

inquire at: info@platetectonicmusic.com