The Contour of Luxury Spring/Summer 2018 | Page 120
Alexis Day
As Executive Chef of Bryan-David Scott, your
family run company, you are known for serving
unique, memorable private dining experiences and
private coffee tastings wherever clients may be,
whether at their private residences, on a yacht, in-
flight, or at a vacation locale. Give us more insight
into the culinary experiences that you offer.
David-Bryan Scott
A great Chef must be flexible, versatile, and agile in his/
her approach to providing the greatest entertainment
and dining experiences possible. When cooking for
Steve Aoki and guests, I created an exceptionally
rare, five-star certified, 100 point coffee appropriately
named Aoki. I took the time to write his family name in
Japanese. Additionally, I infused his coffee into meals
I prepared throughout the day. Then for dinner, I had
specially hand-cut Wagyu A-10 steaks prepared with a
dry rub by smoking the coffee, adding Piri Piri, cracked
Malibar, and other spices. People exclaimed it was the
single greatest steak of their lives. With me, there are
no limits. I work very closely with my clients to deliver
experiences you cannot find anywhere else.
Alexis Day
Infusing luxury coffee into your dishes has garnered
you international acclaim. What types of dishes do
you create with this method?
Bryan David-Scott
A great example of a coffee or espresso fusion dish is my
espresso Cacio e pepe. I pan roast a trio of peppercorns
with California garlic. I crush them together, place
them to the side. Once the pasta is perfect, I melt knobs
of butter into a pan, add my smoked espresso, the garlic
and pepper then drop in the pasta. As I stir and flip
the pasta, I add wonderful portions of heavy cream
and copious amounts of Peco-Romano cheese. Once the
pasta is bathed in perfect, creamy, cheesy sauce, it is
plated with a gentle sprinkle of fresh roasted espresso
and pepper. Generally served with the pasta dish is a
main entre such as a grilled Wagyu steak or espresso
whiskey molasses pork or espresso citrus Norwegian
Blue Circle Certified Salmon. Again, there are no limits.
I say this great passion and a warm smile.
Alexis Day
You have a reputation for “bending guest’s minds”
through your luxury coffee creations. Share a bit
more what this means.
David-Bryan Scott
I believe that when guests describe their experiences
with me as “mind bending” what they are conveying
is a sense of awe inspired by the food and coffee they
enjoyed over the course of 2 - 6 hours with me. Their
experience transcends great, excellent or superb. It
means they have reached a place of such deep satisfaction
they cannot describe it with human words.