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Our Noire Kitchen PREMIER PERSONAL CHEF & CATERING SERVICES
By James Coulter Photos by Laures Dockery Kadean Dockery and his wife, Laures, took a leap of faith when they started Our Noire Kitchen, but it was by no means a blind leap. Kadean served more than 13 years of culinary experience at Walt Disney World. He also had plenty of experience and exposure from his grandparents, who had owned and operated their own popular eatery. Upon being furloughed last year, Kadean decided to team up with his wife and start their own business. What began as a startup at Catapult Lakeland has quickly evolved into a pop-up kitchen that appears at farmers markets and other events throughout the county. With an innovative menu of items with big, bold flavors prepared by top-rated culinary professionals, their chef and catering service, along with their food photography, offers great food you cannot find anyplace else. "Our Noire Kitchen is the best personal chef and catering service between Tampa Bay and Central Florida, and we’re ready to spice up your life with our bold, innovative menu," their website states. "Hiring a personal chef means taking the pressure off of you to have a delicious, well-prepared meal. Offering top-rated meal prepping and catering services at the best prices, we promise every occasion will be something worth celebrating with food as amazing as ours." We recently sat down with Laures, who works with the marketing, booking, and photography while her husband serves as the chef. We asked about her and her husband’s business. This is what she had to say Q: Tells us about Our Noire Kitchen. What does your service have to offer? For example, you offer a pop-up kitchen. What exactly is that? A: Initially, we were attending a farmer's market and community events. We
4 JUNE 2022
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