Events & Parties - Myra Kornfeld

Myra Kornfeld Life Delicious Events & Parties

Top among my favorite activities in the cooking world have been the many corporate events and cooking parties that I’ve hosted and directed.

Corporate Cooking Events

Prior to the event, I work out a custom menu with the organizer and during the event, guests are divided into teams with each team completing one part of the meal. I generally only intervene when necessary, answering any questions or giving demos.

Once the meal is ready, everyone sits down, relaxes, dines, drinks, converses, and enjoys the fruits of their endeavors.

These parties usually range in number from 8 to 18.

Past corporate event clients have included:

American Express, Colgate-Polmalive, Jurlique, Estee Lauder, Yahoo, Virgin Atlantic, Banana Republic, Gap, Masius, Credit-Suisse, and the FDNY Fireman’s Counseling Unit.

Private Cooking Parties

I have cooked for numerous birthday parties, anniversaries, engagement parties, fund-raisers and the like as well. Among my favorite cooking parties were fund-raisers for The Moth, a marvellous story-telling organization as well as individual’s milestone life events.

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{Instead of a Mom's Night Out, we had a Mom's Night In replete with private chef/instructor, food, drinks and fun. Eight of us got together and Myra taught us how to make 5 thirty minute healthy, whole-food meals that our families would actually eat. We enjoyed the "hands-on" instruction (like learning how to properly chop a green pepper), a lot of laughs, and ate delicious food. The class passed my personal success test - all of us actually use the recipes at home on a regular basis - that's a great class.

Kim Orlando

Traveling Mom

{I have had the pleasure and privilege of working with Myra Kornfeld for the past several years coordinating private culinary classes in upscale kosher kitchens. Myra's charismatic, yet charming and humble style has attracted hundreds of participants to our classes who repeatedly come back for more. We all appreciate Myra's special talent for teaching how to prepare mouthwatering sophisticated kosher meals, while at the same time, making her students conscious of healthy quality ingredients. I especially appreciate the extremely professional technique and dynamic style she lovingly brings to our culinary experiences with her and look forward to many more shared adventures under her tutelage.

Frances Gozland

Creative Kosher Chefs

{Our corporate event with Myra was an absolute success!!! We loved her interaction and the amazing recipes which I continue to make. At the end of the event we took a group photo with her that still hangs in our office walls.

Mirela Gegprifti

Alpinvest Partners

{Having a culinary event coordinated and executed by Myra was an extraordinary experience. Not only did the participants learn how to create culinary delicacies, it was also a great time to socialize. Myra created an environment perfect to catch up with old friends and to meet new ones. And, best of all, after indulging in the spectacular culinary creations everyone left fully satiated!

Bonnie Gang

Counseling Service Unit of the FDNY

{Our holiday cooking event was a unique and successful team-building event for our company. Myra and her staff at Natural Gourmet made this a memorable, fun and delicious activity.

Lisa Abbatiello

Masius l Publicist Consultants

{Myra, allow to me to THANK YOU for creating such a wonderful experience. I am thrilled that you were able to design this event around our needs, including a great menu and a punctual beginning and ending time. Your menu selections all had a great variety and had something for everyone. We made our own dinner, ate well and enjoyed a great team building event. Our meal turned out delicious and the "chocolate cake for dessert was the best". From the roasted chicken to the garlic spinach and balsamic vinaigrette and hazelnut salad, we enjoyed every minute. I am thrilled with how the event turned out. We all had a great time.

Marcela Bona

Gap

MYRA’S EVENTS

How My Events Work

Prior to any corporate event, I work out a custom menu with the organizer. The event itself begins with appetizers, ready for guests as they gather. This gives everyone time to arrive, socialize a bit, and take the edge off of their hunger. It’s generally not a great...

Stories and Supper

SAMPLE MENU

Stories and Supper

Appetizers:

MEAT AND POTATO BITES
QUINOA-BLACK BEAN CAKES
Tomato-Corn Salsa

First Course:

“SALAD OF A THOUSAND LEAVES”
MARKET GREENS SHAVED AND ROASTED VEGETABLES
Lani’s Greens, Chioggi and Golden Beets, Purple Carrots, Roasted Breakfast Radishes and Baby Turnips

Main Course:

SPATCHCOCKED CRISPY CHICKEN
Violet Hills Farm Chicken
ROASTED CRANBERRY-GRAPE SALSA
Baked Tofu Triangles
SAVORY WILD RICE-SWEET POTATO WAFFLES WITH PECANS
GINGERY ROMANO BEANS
Gingery Miso Butter

Dessert:

INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES WITH DOUBLE VANILLA CASHEW-COCONUT ICE CREAM
Raspberry Coulis, Pecan Tuille

Supper and Stories:
Second Helping

SAMPLE MENU

Supper and Stories: Second Helping

Appetizers:

Celery Root-Apple Latkes with Sage
Sweet Potato-Turnip Latkes
Parsnip Latkes with Thyme
Miniature Lacy Potato Pancakes
Mulled Cider-Cranberry Apple Sauce

First Course:

Green Leaf Salad with Lemon-Rosemary Vinaigrette and Smokey Shiitakes
Pickled Red Onions

Main Course:

Chicken Breasts with Shiitake Mushrooms en Papillote
Baked Tempeh Triangles
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Thyme
Wild Rice Pilaf with Pecans and Roasted Grapes
Roasted Broccoli, Cauliflower, Radishes, and Carrots
Crisped Chickpeas, Charred Corn

Dessert:

Plum-Cardamom Strudel
Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream, Candied Pumpkin Seeds

Happy Birthday, Allison!

SAMPLE MENU

Happy Birthday, Allison!

Happy Hour:

Fruit Kvass

House-made Kombucha
Ginger-Lime, Carrot-Tumeric-Ginger

Chicken and Beef Bone Broth
Fire Water Ferment

Ruby Kraut, Green Cabbage Kraut with Caraway and Fennel

First Course:

Winter Citrus Salad
Blood and Cara Cara Oranges, Pink Grapefruit, Kumquat, Pea Shoots, Pistachio, Pomegranate
Orange Blossom Water, Marash Pepper Flakes, Malden Sea Salt

Main Course:

Fish in Chermoula
Chickpeas in Charmoula
Caramelized Onion-Fennel, Gaeta Olives, Sun-dried Tomatoes

Harissa-Roasted Rainbow Carrots

Roasted Cauliflower
Spicy Herbed Tahini Sauce
Za’atar

Dessert:

Pomegranate-Roasted Red D’Angou Pears

Chocolate-Sprouted Almond Bark
Rose Petals, Cacao Nibs

Hazelnut-Coffee-Cardamom Ice Cream
Chai Latte and Mint Tea
House-made Almond Milk

Corporate Cooking Events

Past corporate event clients have included:

Private Cooking Parties

MYRA’S EVENTS

How My Events Work

SAMPLE PARTY MENUS

Stories and Supper

Stories and Supper

Appetizers:

First Course:

Main Course:

Dessert:

Supper and Stories:
Second Helping

Supper and Stories: Second Helping

Appetizers:

First Course:

Main Course:

Dessert:

Happy Birthday, Allison!

Happy Birthday, Allison!

Happy Hour:

First Course:

Main Course:

Dessert:

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Corporate Cooking Events

Past corporate event clients have included:

Private Cooking Parties

MYRA’S EVENTS

How My Events Work

SAMPLE PARTY MENUS

Stories and Supper

Stories and Supper

Appetizers:

First Course:

Main Course:

Dessert:

Supper and Stories:Second Helping

Supper and Stories: Second Helping

Appetizers:

First Course:

Main Course:

Dessert:

Happy Birthday, Allison!

Happy Birthday, Allison!

Happy Hour:

First Course:

Main Course:

Dessert:

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Supper and Stories:
Second Helping