Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Where elevated food meets better systems.

Private dining, thoughtful meal prep, restaurant consulting, menu development, and practical tools—built with the precision of a chef and the perspective of an operator.

10+ years in hospitality Chef-led Operations-minded

Designed with intention.
Executed with care.

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What we do

Hospitality, shaped around what you need.

From an intimate dinner at home to a full restaurant systems overhaul, every service is designed to feel personal, polished, and genuinely useful.

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For your week

Elevated Meal Prep

Chef-prepared meals that are practical enough for a busy week and exciting enough to look forward to.

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For your business

Restaurant Consulting

Hands-on support for independent restaurants that need clearer systems, stronger execution, and less operational chaos.

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For your concept

Menu Development

Creative menu direction grounded in food cost, cross-utilization, guest appeal, and real kitchen execution.

Build your menu
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For your systems

Templates & Tools

Prep sheets, inventory systems, recipe costing tools, order guides, SOPs, and custom operational spreadsheets.

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Weekly meal prep

Chef-prepared meals, built around your week.

Each weekly package includes four prepared meals with standard groceries, preparation, cooking, portioning, and packaging included.

Classic

$150

4 meals / week

Approachable, chef-prepared meals built around everyday proteins, seasonal vegetables, grains, potatoes, and thoughtful accompaniments.

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Luxury

$200

4 meals / week

Premium meal prep featuring higher-end proteins and ingredients, with restaurant-inspired combinations designed for the week ahead.

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Custom

TBD

Built around you

For different quantities, specific dietary needs, specialty ingredients, or a meal-prep plan that falls outside the standard weekly packages.

Build a custom plan

Private dinner experiences

Your table. Your occasion. A dinner built for it.

Every private dinner begins with a $300 service fee. Choose the menu level that fits your evening; per-person pricing is added to the service fee.

Classic

$75

per person + $300 service fee

A polished, approachable private dinner with thoughtful ingredients and a menu designed around your occasion.

Plan your dinner

Luxury

$125

per person + $300 service fee

A premium private dining experience centered on luxury ingredients, refined courses, and an occasion-worthy menu.

Plan your dinner

Custom

Quote

designed to your vision

For bespoke menus, special formats, premium sourcing, or celebrations that need something beyond the standard experience.

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The Bass Kitchen approach

Beautiful food is only half the work.

The best hospitality feels effortless to the guest—but behind it are thoughtful systems, strong preparation, and clear standards. Bass Kitchen Co. brings both sides together.

10+Years of restaurant experience
360°Chef and operator perspective
1:1Personal, tailored service
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CreativeMenu ideas that are distinctive without becoming impractical.

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OperationalSystems designed for real cooks, real shifts, and real constraints.

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PersonalDirect collaboration, honest communication, and work built around you.

Chef Jakob Bass in a professional kitchen
Jakob Bass

Meet the founder

Chef instinct. Operator brain. Hospitality at heart.

I’m Jakob Bass, a Louisiana chef and restaurant operator with more than a decade of experience in kitchens and hospitality. I created Bass Kitchen Co. to bring together the work I do best: creating food people remember and building systems that make restaurants stronger.

Whether I’m developing a menu, preparing an intimate dinner, or turning a messy inventory process into something clear and usable, my goal is the same—make it thoughtful, make it beautiful, and make it work.

Tell me what you’re working on

Have an idea, a dinner, or a restaurant problem?

Let’s turn it into something exceptional.

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Let’s work together

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Based inBaton Rouge, Louisiana

Available forLocal and remote projects

Emailhello@basskitchenco.com