Po Cucina New York Personal Catering Services

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Based in New York City,NY
Address: 
235 E95 St.
City, Zip Code & State
New York City, NY 10128

Po Cucina catering, a personal Catering service attending to all areas of Manhattan. Chef John DeSimone is versed in personal catering, private chef, kitchen design, menu consulting & party planning.

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Po Cucina is a personal Catering service attending to all areas of Manhattan

John DeSimone is the Chef owner of Po Cucina and personally oversees all aspects of your event, from planning to menu to clean up.

Specializing in affairs under 25 people, as well as intimate gatherings with the chef attending to your needs throughout the party.

Also available are Cooking classes for individuals or groups, short-term private chef service, and menu/kitchen consulting. Party ideas such as wine/food pairings, tapas parties, bachelorette parties, cooking demonstration parties, and great as a gift for a non-cooking friend.

Chef John DeSimone is a veteran of NYC restaurants as well as catering events and food styling. See Bio.

Server and bartending service is available.






Cooking Classes

  • Cooking101
  • 20 minute gourmet
  • Cooking on a budget
  • Holiday cooking
  • Techniques of fine cooking
  • Knife skills
  • Italian pasta and sauces
  • Sushi and sashimi
  • Food and wine pairings
  • Wine tasting
  • Roast chicken masterpieces
  • Pizza
  • Basic bread
  • Cocktail party appetizers
  • Tapas party

    And many more bases upon your needs

    Cocktail party items

  • Prosciutto wrapped shrimp
  • Smoked salmon on cucumber
  • Shredded BBQ chicken on mini pita
  • Sausage in puff pastry
  • Goat cheese with olives on endive spear
  • Cherry tomato stuffed with risotto
  • Skewered marinated chicken strips
  • Boneless stuffed chicken legs
  • Mini frittata
  • Boneless riblets
  • Grilled Mushroom caps
  • Mini Brasciole in tomato suce
  • Canellini and sage bruschetta
  • Tomato basil and olives in fillo cups
  • California rolls
  • Artichoke dumplings
  • Fried ravioli
  • Stuffed grape leaves
  • Cheese platter
  • Mini crabcakes
  • Cheese sticks
  • Deviled eggs
  • Shellfish ceviche
  • Grilled shrimp
  • Gorgonzola cream on endive
  • Sicilian tuna stuffed tomato
  • Zucchini boats
  • Crispy pork tenderloin nuggerts
  • Focaccia crisps

    This is just a small sample of the delicious items available. The chef will sit with you and design a menu that will fit the theme and desires of you and your guests.

    John DeSimone is the chef-owner of Po Cucina catering.

    John was born and raised in Brooklyn NY, a flight of stairs away from his Sicilian grandparents. Their culinary heritage was an essential part of family life and John began helping out in the kitchen at an early age.

    Cooking, although close to his heart, was not his first career. After 10 years as a telecommunication engineer for Verizon, John realized that his passion to be a chef could no longer be denied. With the support of his wife Elin, John enrolled in the Peter Kumps New York Cooking School on West 23rd Street in Manhattan.

    After graduating at the top of his class, John ventured to Rome to experience the art of Italian cuisine, firsthand. Upon returning, John accepted a position at Mario Batali’s Lupa Osteria in the heart of Greenwich Village.

    John has further enriched his cooking repertoire by working in other restaurants such as: Lumi, Pazo, AZ, CornerShop, and Merrion Square. His non-restaurant work includes working at the Italian Culinary Institute as sous chef, recipe tester, food stylist, and instructor to cooking classes. Currently his time is dedicated to Po Cucina and as executive chef of the Manhatten Steam Boat Company.

    John has also become versed in personal catering, private chef, kitchen design, menu consulting and party planning.

    Currently residing in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, John is available for any small party needs, cooking lessons, food & wine tasting, cocktail parties, and demonstration classes. And this is not just in the sphere of Italian cuisine. Access to many of the best components in ethnic cuisine is part of the New York City experience. John takes full advantage of this by eagerly searching for the right ingredients by shopping in such ethnic havens as Chinatown, Flushing, Astoria, Yorkville, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, and Little Italy.

    Among other cities, Po Cucina New York Personal Catering Services may serve the following areas: New York, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Flushing, Jamaica, Bronx, Staten Island, Yonkers, White Plains, Long Island City, Far Rockaway, Astoria, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Bayside, Chestnut Ridge, East Elmhurst, Kew Gardens, Pleasantville, Queens Village, Boulevard, Croton on Hudson, Douglaston, Eastchester, Elmhurst, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Little Neck, Ozone Park, Ridgewood

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