Biography

Dutch born Annemarie Minke knew from the age of 5 she wanted to be near a kitchen. She attended The Hotel School in Belgium where she graduated in 1981. She was chef at several of Belgium’s and Holland’s top rated restaurants before moving to the United States in 1989 when Annemarie was asked to prepare the Christmas dinner for a prominent NY family on their yacht in the Caribbean. Shortly after she became their private chef in Manhattan.

Annemarie has a quality that puts guests, hosts and staff at ease. From 1991 to 1996 she worked for several catering companies in Manhattan while also running a successful private chef service. She quickly learned that with her Dutch sense of business and a keen understanding of how to entertain (the Belgian influence) she did have a lot to add to the world of entertaining in New York City.

Annemarie has ideas, lots of ideas she put them to work by founding her own catering and event planning company Annemarie’s Feast Inc. in 1997.

In order to market her qualities Annemarie incorporated cooking classes to teach potential clients how to impress their guests. Her clients were impressed by her simplicity and different style and felt the passion of Annemarie’s Feast come through while their event unfolded.

Key to maintaining the high quality menus was finding a chef who understood and had taste as discerning as Annemarie. European trained chef Miha Juric joined Annemarie’s Feast 6 years ago and has since taken over the kitchen while Annemarie oversees the business and event planning logistics. He continues to provide the ultimate dining experience from large-scale events to intimate gatherings all with the same attention to detail and consistency.