Dinner at your table
An evening for two, a table full of friends or a night worth marking. Tell me who is coming and what you love. I will build the menu around them.
01 / A welcomeChef KJ Bradford
Pull up
a chair.The table
is set.
Good food, a well-chosen bottle and good company, the way a Southern gentleman’s house feels on a Sunday evening. Warm, unhurried, with a seat already pulled out for you.
Good food, good company, and room for one more.Scroll to explore
The welcome
Come as you are.
Stay as long as you like.
I’m a certified chef and certified nutrition coach with 22 years of culinary experience, including 10 years as a private chef. I cook, advise on pairings and host, so you and your guests can settle in and enjoy the night.
Some of the best evenings happen when nobody is watching the clock. A plate that tastes like someone cared, a bottle picked with care, a laugh across the table. I handle the cooking, the pairing advice and the little details. You get to be the guest at your own party.
Midwest based, available for booking nationally and internationally.
02 / Ways to gather
Every table has
its own story.
Good food, every day
Meal planning, meal prep and nutrition coaching that fit how you actually live. Food that is good for you should still be something you look forward to.
The bottle and the pairing
Wine selection advice to suit the plate and the people. I can point you to a good shop or walk you through what to buy yourself. I don’t purchase, resell, pour or bill for wine.
03 / Meet KJ
A chef at heart.
A host by instinct.
I am KJ Bradford: certified chef, certified nutrition coach and cookbook author. My 22 years in food, including 10 years in private kitchens, taught me that people remember how a table made them feel long after they forget the menu. I still believe in setting one more place.
Get to know me
Ongoing hospitalityComing soon
Make a
standing invitation.
Some households want the table taken care of all year, not just once. I’m working on a way to bring that welcome home on an ongoing basis. Membership details are coming soon.
Read about membership04 / Books & stories
A little of my table,
in your kitchen.
My first cookbook, Vicarious: A Life Lived Through Food, began the story in 2012. Its 10 Year Anniversary Edition was published in 2024. A Seat at the Table: Recipes from the Heart followed in 2022, with the spirit of Sunday supper close at hand.
An invitation
The porch light
is on.
Tell me what you have in mind: a quiet dinner, a gathering of friends, a weekly rhythm that finally works. Share where you are, when and who is coming, and we will start with an easy conversation.
Away from home too. Destination dinners are welcome, with travel and details settled before anything is booked.
Save me a seat