Restaurant Consulting
Whether you are starting a new restaurant or food venture or are retooling an existing one, Barnum-Dann offers a deep understanding of back-of-house efficiencies and their impact on success. He will help you and your team deliver delicious “on brand” menu items that balance distinctive flavors with skillful, consistent presentation. And he’ll do this while targeting your food cost allocation and profit goals. Looking for this kind of help? Let’s cook!
Wine Consulting for Restaurants and Wine Lovers
Barnum-Dann has spent years perfecting the ability to create magical wine and food pairings. He has an intuitive ability honed by years of experience and can use those to help you and your team deliver perfectly paired dishes “on brand”. He is available to educate you about wine and wine pairing and is happy to help with in-person and virtual blind tastings and other wine events, cellar sourcing, acquisitions and liquidations, regional ambassadorships, and distribution brokerage. If you are a wine lover or a restaurant, he would love to work with you on your next wine-related project. Interested? Let’s cook!
Private Dinners
Treat your dinner guests to a spectacular meal prepared just for your party. Barnum-Dann is in his element when he’s cooking for an intimate group of people who love great food and wine.
Just like the ingredients he uses in his restaurant, your menu will be carefully crafted from sustainably and locally sourced items. He will pair each dish with the perfect wine or non-alcoholic beverage and will make suggestions for add-ons that will further elevate the dishes he prepares (think caviar, truffles, pate and more). Ready to party? Let’s cook!
Partnerships
Barnum-Dann collaborates with a variety of partners on all things food related. Just like the ingredients he uses in his restaurant, he values most those concepts and products that are carefully crafted and sustainably and locally sourced, whether that’s in Sacramento or Paris. If you’re looking to expand your partnerships, let’s cook!
Event Participation
All things food, cooking and eating are on Barnum-Dann’s list of favorite things. In addition to private events, he is available for appearances, television and cooking demonstrations. Add travel and you’ve found his winning combination. Planning an event where top chefs, mixologists, and sommeliers will be sharing their expertise? Managing a large food festival and need a keynote speaker? Expanding your wine event to talk about food and wine pairing? Let’s cook!
Philanthropy
Barnum-Dann supports a variety of local Sacramento and Placer County charitable organizations. Two of his favorites are Young Life of Gold Country and St. Baldrick’s Foundation. If you’re looking for support for a charitable event or cause, let’s cook!