Signature Tasting
New England Autumn Harvest
Roasted butternut squash and apple soup with toasted pepitas • Pan-seared wild Salmon with cider reduction • Root vegetable gratin • Brandy poached pear tart with Chantilly cream.
The Philosophy
Fine Dining, Brought to Your Home
When you engage personal chef Robert L. Gorman for a private dinner in Westport, Greenwich, or anywhere across Fairfield County, you receive more than a meal — you receive a culinary narrative. Every menu is conceived from scratch, shaped by the season, the occasion, and the particular tastes of the guests who will gather at your table.
With nearly four decades of fine dining experience spanning executive chef and private chef roles across the country, Robert brings restaurant-caliber technique to the intimacy of your own home. His menus draw on classical French and Italian foundations while embracing the bold regional flavors of the American Northeast — and always, the extraordinary produce and proteins available right here in Connecticut's Fairfield County.
From a quietly elegant weeknight dinner for two to a grand holiday feast for twenty, Robert's approach is the same: source the finest ingredients, honor the season, and let the food speak with clarity and precision. A menu is not simply a list of dishes — it is a story told in courses, with a beginning, a middle, and an unforgettable end.
The Menus
A Collection of Signature Menus
Robert's menu library spans tasting-style dinners, family-style seasonal feasts, intimate prix-fixe evenings, and lavish holiday spreads. Below is a representative selection — each menu can be customized to dietary preferences, headcount, and desired formality.
Fairfield County Sourcing
Where the Ingredients Come From
Robert builds every menu around the finest local purveyors Fairfield County and Connecticut have to offer — sourcing seasonally, supporting regional producers, and bringing the farmers market to your table.
- Gilbertie's Herb Farm — Westport, CT
- Westport Farmers Market — Imperial Ave, Westport
- Greenwich Farmers Market — Arch Street, Greenwich
- Jones Family Farms — Shelton, CT
- Sankow's Beaver Brook Farm — Lyme, CT
- Saugatuck Provisions Butchery — Westport, CT
- Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors — premium beef & proteins
- CT-harvested seafood: striped bass, bluefish, oysters, clams
Holiday & Seasonal
Holiday Private Chef Menus
Holidays deserve more than a crowded restaurant reservation. Robert Gorman brings the full private dining experience directly to your Westport or Fairfield County home — handling every detail from market sourcing to final plating so you remain entirely present with your guests and family. Below is a sampling of signature holiday menus available for reservation.
| Occasion | Featured Dishes | Local Highlight |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Heritage turkey with chestnut–herb stuffing, house-made cranberry conserve, truffled potato gratin, pumpkin tart | Jones Family Farms squash & root vegetables |
| Christmas Eve | Feast of the Seven Fishes — oysters, shrimp cocktail, baccalà, striped bass, lobster, clams casino, lemon sole | CT-harvested oysters & local striped bass |
| Christmas Day | Prime rib au jus with Yorkshire pudding, lobster bisque, haricots verts almondine, bûche de Noël | Saugatuck Provisions prime cuts |
| New Year's Eve | Caviar service, foie gras torchon, wagyu beef tenderloin, champagne sabayon with winter berries | Pat LaFrieda wagyu & premium proteins |
| Easter | Leg of lamb with gremolata, spring pea & ricotta crostini, asparagus mimosa, lemon posset | Sankow's Beaver Brook Farm lamb |
| Mother's Day | Lemon-tarragon shrimp scampi, pan-seared halibut, strawberry shortcake with Chantilly | Gilbertie's fresh herbs & Westport Market strawberries |
Every Menu, Custom-Built for You
No two private dinners should look alike, and with Robert L. Gorman as your personal chef, none ever will. Whether you have a specific dish in mind — a family recipe elevated to fine dining standard, or a cuisine that evokes a cherished trip abroad — Robert will collaborate with you to design a menu that feels genuinely yours.
Dietary needs, allergies, and preferences are not afterthoughts; they are incorporated into the design of the menu from the very first conversation. Kosher-friendly preparations, plant-forward tasting menus, gluten-free alternatives, and low-sodium adaptations are all part of the everyday conversation between chef and client.
Serving Westport, Greenwich, Wilton, Weston, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, and all of Fairfield County, Robert L. Gorman is available for weekly private chef engagements, one-time special events, and multi-day holiday residencies. Contact him directly to begin building your menu.
"Let's design a menu worthy of your table."
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