30 photographs
Real nights, real decks
Every photograph here is from a party we cooked, captioned with the town it happened in. There is no stock hibachi imagery anywhere on this site, on any page. A stock photo of a chef in a restaurant is the loudest possible way of saying we have never been to your house.
If a town's page has no photograph yet, it means we have not cooked there enough to have one worth showing, and that page stays out of the index until we do.
Place cards and gold cutlery, the quiet end of what we doAlys Beach
The grill goes where the table already isBlue Mountain Beach
Golf-side and lake-side houses here tend to have the terrace already built for thisCamp Creek
A village pool deck or a courtyard is usually the easiest place to put a long tableCarillon Beach
Poolside service for a small groupDestin
A covered porch on 30A, set before the chef arrivesDune Allen Beach
A back yard with a pool and a level patch of deck is all the evening needsFort Walton Beach
A courtyard setting, golf cart and allGrayton Beach
Townhome terraces and shared courtyards both take a long table comfortablyGulf Place
Aprons on, poolsideInlet Beach
A house with a patio and a driveway is a simpler setup than a shared deck, which is the advantage of this end of the beachLaguna Beach
Water on two sides usually means the flattest ground is between the house and the poolLake Powell
The beach a few minutes from where we set upMiramar Beach
A ground-level pool deck set for dinner, which is where a condo booking usually happensOkaloosa Island
Hats issued, show underwayPanama City Beach
Larger lots mean the table and the grill can both sit where the group already gathersPoint Washington
Flats and townhomes here share the outdoor space, so the spot is worth agreeing earlyProminence
Pink runner, gold chargers, one long tableRosemary Beach
Resort properties tend to give the easiest setup on this coast: level ground, open sky, room to seat everyoneSandestin
A driveway setup, the surface we work on most oftenSanta Rosa Beach
A driveway long-table for a big groupSeacrest Beach
Mid-service on a 30A porchSeagrove Beach
A courtyard seating, bikes and allSeaside
Deck-side service for one long tableWaterColor
Laid and waiting, an hour before the seatingWaterSound
Bachelorette partyBachelorette
Birthday partyBirthday
Corporate partyCorporate
Family reunion partyFamily reunion
Rehearsal dinner partyRehearsal dinner