ChefKnut Catering & Small-Batch Eats

08/23/2025

What a trooper! MamaChefKnut (and PappyChefKnut too!) Traveled all the way here from Mississippi to be on the competition team! Last year she conquered an orchards worth of Brussels Sprouts.. now she's a certified official professional pimento cheese sammich maker! Reckon we can let her take a lil snoozy snooze before the main event. 😴 🍲 🥪

Also, HUGE shout out to our friends at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church at 5810 Memorial Ave LYH for letting us take over their amazing kitchen space to get this big job done! 👏 👏 👏

08/23/2025

🧑‍🍳 Chef life lesson: sometimes your tools just don’t measure up—literally. One of Michael’s courses for the competition is a roasted tomato bisque, and he rented a massive pot to make it happen. The only problem? His trusty “large” spoon suddenly looked like a toothpick in there. Solution: run to the Chef store for something bigger. The only option? A spoon the size of a boat paddle—about five feet long. It’s hilarious to see the before-and-after comparison, but it’s also a reminder that being a chef means adapting on the fly. Plans change, equipment surprises you, and sometimes you just have to stir the pot with a canoe oar and keep moving forward.

08/22/2025

Its the night before the night before the competition.. lists are made, ingredients are purchased, knives are packed. Last few hours before full-prep-mode...let's gooooooooo 👨‍🍳

08/18/2025

So close!! Read the update - check out the progress - let's make this the last update we gotta post until they announce the winner(s) Saturday night! 🧑‍🍳

08/17/2025

There's still time - and we're so close - will you consider making a contribution today? 🙏

08/15/2025

Did you know that ChefKnut is the only one of the competitors who is on his own, a private caterer? The others work for/or own businesses that can easily cover the food costs for this event. Please consider making a contribution and help Chef do his best and also support Jubilee's efforts too! Thank you!! 🧡

08/13/2025

We're 10 days away and friends, we need your help! It is no small or inexpensive task to prepare 240 portions of an appetizer and 240 portions of an entree, will you help cover the food costs?

The Jubilee Family Development Center is a program that targets at-risk youth and offers programs and services to help their academic and social skills. Jubilee supports and teaches families to become self-sufficient, reliable, successful members of society, everyone benefits!

07/23/2025

We are excited about the donation response over the past couple days! However, there is quite a ways to go - - keep up with the progress and check out the chart. We thought you might be interested to see how each dollar will be used to pull off two delicious dishes for 240+ people at this event!

The Top Chef Lynchburg event is a fundraiser for the Jubilee Family Development Center and each chef covers their own costs - help ChefKnut get 'r done!!

The quickest way to contribute is via Venmo - but other donation methods are just as great, reach out to make arrangements if need be! :-)

07/21/2025

A note from my wife...

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06/21/2025

06/20/2025

We're happy to announce that Chef Michael Knutsen is returning to Jubilee's Top Chef special event this year! Chef Michael won Best Appetizer last year at Top Chef, and he's eager to reclaim his Best Appetizer title and compete for Best Entree in 2025! Welcome back to Jubilee, Chef Michael!

A limited number of tickets are now on sale for Jubilee's Top Chef special event! Be sure to get your tickets before they're sold out! https://www.lynchburgtickets.com/topchef.

10/29/2024

Still taking orders!! You don't want to miss this delicious stew!!!

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