French Home Cooking

Qualifications

To meet our high standards, businesses are requested to provide as much company information as possible (such as ABN details and any relevant industry qualifications). Oneflare has been provided with the following details for this business:

Reminder: If your job requires a qualified or licensed tradesperson, always request details regarding any relevant professional licences before work has commenced and check those details on relevant industry databases to ensure they remain valid.

Add your review

Reviews (2)

• Sylvia

  Oneflare review

  19 Jul 2013

  Hello, Following the advice of a friend, I asked French Home Cooking to organize a buffet for an office colleague. I first visited their website. I then phoned to ask a few questions about their food; they assured me that everything was really homemade. Then I was informed of all their prices, a quote was sent to me quickly and I decided to hire them. Their buffet has impressed all the guests. The quality and quantity were above what I was expecting. We especially remember the delicious sweet and savory tartlets. I can only advise to order from French Home Cooking catering for your next party.
• Berny

  Oneflare review

  08 Jul 2013

  French home cooking is a really innovative take on home delivery. The meals are vacuum packed which is extremely convenient as you can easily reheat them at your convenience. It also all made like at home, not in a giant factory. All the meals i have tried are really tasty and the ingredients fresh and of quality. Highly recommended !

Frequently asked questions

• Do you have a favourite customer story you would like to share?

  I am particularly proud that French Home Cooking has been chosen to cook for the Consulate of France. In fact, I had the honor of organizing the Lunch for the French veterans on July 14 (Bastille Day) in the presence of Madame the Consul of France in Australia. The challenge was complicated enough to meet since: • The menu consisted of a 3-course meal (main course with two vegetables) for 35 people • I was cooking in the professional kitchen of French Home Cooking then had to load everything from my kitchen to the consulate’s one. • I had to Vacuum-sealed all the dishes • I had to offer a reasonable price • I had to satisfy the taste of French people long-settled in Australia Suffice to say, many technical challenges presented themselves to me with, in addition, the reputation at stake of French Home Cooking I proposed three different menus and the one they chose consisted of: 1. Vegetable Soup 2. Fish in papilotte with a light creamy capsicum sauce 3. Rice pilaf and French green beans 4. French Cheese platter 4. French crepes with lemon and chantilly I was very anxious this Sunday, July 14, 2013! I started my day at 6am in the kitchen of French Home Cooking to load all the dishes in a cool chamber in order to comply with the cold chain. Above all don't forget anything I kept repeating to myself! The list of things to take was very long because in addition of the dishes, I also had to take pans, knives, plates, in fact a good part of the material of a commercial kitchen. At 8am, I was on the road to the consulate to get there at 9am, opening hour on this day. At 10 am, we had finished unloading and storing all the products in the refrigerators. The service was scheduled at 12:30. The vacuum-sealed setting is technically particularly interesting in such case. Since the kitchen of the consulate does not have the equipment required to serve 35 people at the same time, I proceeded as follows: I brought to boil large pots of water. Therefore, at the time of service, I just had to put the bags into the hot water for a perfect reheating. Then I just simply cut them off carefully with a pair of scissors and poured the contents onto the plates. The service time is faster as well. The service went admirably well. I received congratulations from Madam Consul and I was really touched when some of the guests came straight into the kitchen to compliment me for the quality of food. I was very honored by these remarks. This Sunday became for me one of my best professional accomplishments and I was told that French Home Cooking would be now recommended by the French Consulate in Melbourne.

• What makes you the most reliable and trustworthy person for the job?

  Set up by French chef Christelle, French Home Cooking is the product of more than 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. After graduating from cooking school, Christelle worked in restaurants and hotels in France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. After spending years developing her culinary skills in some of Europe’s busiest kitchens, she came to Australia in 1995.