Have a seat at the table.

Chez Madeline is about elevating the ordinary: good food, beautiful tables, and finding any excuse to bring people together.

Created by Madeline Clinton, Chez Madeline grew from a love of cooking and entertaining and the belief that you don’t need a special occasion to make something feel special. Sometimes it’s a dinner party planned weeks in advance, and sometimes it’s opening a bottle of wine, putting flowers on the table, and having friends over on a Tuesday.

Inspired by life in New York and summers out East, Chez Madeline follows the seasons through the recipes I’m cooking, the tables I’m setting, and the gatherings happening around them. There are dinner parties and cocktail hours, holidays and traditions, weekends away, and plenty of meals that don’t need an occasion at all.

I find inspiration everywhere: favorite restaurants, old and new cookbooks, travels, what’s in season, a beautiful plate, or a meal I can’t stop thinking about. I love taking that inspiration and finding a way to bring it home and make it my own.

Use the good plates, light the candles, make the extra appetizer, and invite everyone over. The little details are often what turn an ordinary meal into one you remember.

Chez Madeline is a place to find recipes worth sharing, ideas for your next gathering, and a little inspiration to make the everyday feel more special.

From my table to yours.