PlatedByAce | Chef Ace Cofield · Bones Club & Private Dinners in Kansas City
PlatedByAce

Kansas City chef · Private dinners · Pop-ups

Cooked around the world. Plated at home.

Food from the kitchens I learned in, from Panama City to DC, Los Angeles, Kenya and New Orleans, brought home to Kansas City.

Panama City→DC→Los Angeles→Kenya→New Orleans→Kansas City
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Chef Ace Cofield in a suit and bow tie, smiling

The Route

Every place I've cooked left something on the plate. Each stop shapes what you'll eat at a PlatedByAce dinner.

Stop 01 · PA

Panama City

Afro-Panamanian cooking at La Tapa Del Coco: coconut, pickled peppers, fried fish in orange-turmeric marinade.

Fried fish over red beans and rice with sliced chiles
Oxtails with butter beans, cilantro and scallion
Golden fried empanada on parchment
Stop 02 · DC

DC

Sous chef to Kareem "Mr. Bake" Queeman at Kwame Onwuachi's Family Reunion, cooking among some of the country's best Black and Brown chefs.

Whole fried fish being plated in a busy event kitchen
Ace with a guest at the Family Reunion
Ace finishing desserts with tweezers alongside another cook
Stop 03 · LA

Los Angeles

Private chef work. Cooking in people's homes for the nights they'll remember.

Potatoes layered with rosemary in a cast-iron pan
Slice of pound cake with whipped cream, caramel and a rose petal
Stop 04 · KE

Kenya

Cooking at Five Senses, a high-level kitchen where fire, spice and patience run the line.

Golden pastry-wrapped chicken leg with a dressed green salad on a black plate
Slicing a fresh-baked olive loaf
Ace laughing with a chef in the Five Senses kitchen
Ace drawing in the sand as he preaches to kids on a mission trip in Kenya
Stop 05 · NOLA

New Orleans

A BBQ pop-up in a city that knows smoke and knows a good line out the door.

Charred, sauced barbecue chicken in a baking dish
Home · KC

Kansas City

Where it started: Papa's ribs, the family fried chicken, and Sunday afternoons watching Chopped with Nana and Papa.

Sliced steak over broccolini and fingerling potatoes with piped butter
Seared steak in cream pan sauce with asparagus, scallops and microgreens
Crusted fish with white sauce over black lentils and broccolini
Cajun fried chicken over candied yam waffles with maple syrup and candied jalapeños
Ace Cofield in a black blazer, looking out the window

Meet the chef

Ace Cofield

I grew up in Kansas City kitchens, watching my Mom and Papa cook and learning that food is how my family shows love. I started in the kitchen at Loews Hotel in high school and trained at the Center for Academic Achievement's culinary program, then left home to cook wherever the work would teach me something.

Now I'm back, building PlatedByAce: dinners that tell the story of where I've been, with every course finishing at home.

Eat the meat, throw away the bones.My mom's saying. Take the good, leave the rest.

Panama City
La Tapa Del Coco
DC · 2025
Sous chef to Kareem "Mr. Bake" Queeman, The Family Reunion
Los Angeles
Private chef
Kenya
Five Senses
New Orleans
Dakar NOLA · BBQ pop-up
Kansas City
Loews Hotel · 2 years, 2 cooking competition wins, a sold-out special

Pop-ups coming soon · Bones Club hears first

The Dinners

Every month · Limited seats

Bones Club Dinners

Exclusive dinners every month, each one its own night: a new menu, a new Kansas City space, and the story told at the table. The location is revealed to guests before the night.

  • 16–20 seats per dinner
  • Bones Club members get first access
  • Join the Bones Club for exclusive dinners every month
Your home · Your guests

Private Dinners

A PlatedByAce menu cooked in your kitchen for birthdays, date nights and celebrations. I shop, cook, serve and clean up.

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Join the Bones Club

Join the Bones Club for exclusive dinners every month. Eat the meat, throw away the bones: members hear about every dinner before anyone else.

Membership ($20/month) opens soon. Members get:

  • Hear about every dinner 10 days ahead (everyone else hears 5 days out)
  • 20% off your first Bones Club event
  • Behind the scenes on my Instagram channel
  • Rub recipes and first dibs on merch
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Book Ace

Pick what you're planning, send the details, and I'll get back to you within two days with a menu idea and a quote.

Private

Private Dinner

A multi-course PlatedByAce menu cooked in your home. Birthdays, anniversaries, date nights.

Guests
2–12
Includes
Menu, shopping, cooking, service, cleanup
Venue

Guest Chef Night

A one-night PlatedByAce dinner at your restaurant, cafe, farm or event space, under your kitchen's permits.

Guests
16–60
Includes
Menu, prep, plating, promo content
Brand

Brand Collaboration

Collab dishes, products and content with KC brands: coffee, farms, makers and local shops.

Format
Built with you
Includes
Concept, recipe, shared content
Group

Cooking Demo or Class

A hands-on session or live demo for teams, schools and community groups.

Guests
6–30
Includes
Recipes, demo, tasting
Speaking

Speaking

Talks for schools, youth programs and creative groups about cooking around the world and building something of your own.

Format
Talk, Q&A or demo
Audience
Youth, students, creatives

Booking Inquiry

Bookings · Collaborations · Speaking

Get in Touch

Dinners are announced to the Bones Club before anywhere else. For anything else, email me directly.

Venues, brands and farms interested in hosting a dinner: use the subject "Collab".

Email
platedbyace@gmail.com
Instagram @platedbyace_
Based in Kansas City, MO & KS