Handcrafted culinary journeys for the modern table
From the earth and refined technique, for evenings that linger. Chef-led private dining and catering, composed from the season and cooked in your kitchen.
Handcrafted culinary journeys for the modern table
From the earth and refined technique, for evenings that linger. Chef-led private dining and catering, composed from the season and cooked in your kitchen.
The table, brought home
An experience designed around your kitchen, your guests and the moment
Root & Whisk brings an elevated, restaurant-calibre evening to your private celebration. From quiet anniversaries to full-house gatherings, every menu is composed for the occasion, every course is cooked on site, and the kitchen is left spotless. Your only job is to stay at the table.
Composed from the season
Menus change with the season, fall and winter into spring and summer. Nothing is fixed; every table gets its own.
Cooked in your kitchen
The prep, the fire and the plating all happen where you host, so the food arrives at the table seconds old.
Host, without the work
Shopping, cooking, serving and the cleanup are all carried for you. Be a guest at your own party.
Two ways to gather
Private dining and catering, shaped to the occasion
Private Dining
A restaurant-calibre evening in your own home. The menu is composed for your table, the kitchen is left spotless, and you never leave your guests.
- Chef's Table Dinner Parties
- Tasting Menu Journeys
- Rehearsal Dinners & Intimate Events
Catering
Cocktail-style occasions where the food moves through the room: passed appetizers, stationed platters and grazing tables, handcrafted and dressed to the occasion.
- Cocktail Parties
- Stationed Appetizers & Platters
- Celebrations & Gatherings
Catering
From passed appetizers to a tent full of guests
Cocktail parties, showers, celebrations and full-house gatherings, catered in your home, cottage or rented venue. Passed hors d'oeuvres, stationed platters and grazing tables, handcrafted on site and dressed to the occasion.
- Cocktail Parties
- Stationed Appetizers & Platters
- Celebrations & Gatherings
The chef
More than twenty years cooking for people he can see from the stove
Root & Whisk is led by Chef Jason Hassall, who has been building gourmet dinner parties in Ontario home kitchens since long before private dining had a name. Menus written for the guests in the room, cooked metres from the table, served without ceremony.
Meet Chef JasonSeasonal by design
The menu is a conversation
Every event's menu is composed from the season around your table and your tastes. The repertoire it draws from runs from chef's table appetizers to desserts; a taste of where it might begin:
Fall & Winter
- Sea scallops, seasonal purée, pancetta crisp, port reduction
- Braised short rib, mascarpone polenta, heirloom carrot
- Wild mushroom risotto, asparagus, pancetta, gorgonzola
- Crème brûlée trio tasting, seasonal flavours
Spring & Summer
- Burrata, arugula, cherries, prosciutto, basil oil
- Nduja-glazed king shrimp, romesco, shaved fennel slaw
- Pistachio and maple crusted black cod, truffle cream
- Vanilla panna cotta, cassis compote
Browse the full repertoire, then reach out for pricing and this season's composition.
