Mimi & Frankie's Kitchen

For Foodies

Northern Italy in North Idaho

We combine the traditional recipes & techniques of the old country, with the region’s freshest seasonal ingredients, to create remarkable gourmet food experiences.

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Mimi & Frankie’s Kitchen offers a wide variety of thoughtfully designed and artfully prepared dishes that showcase handmade fresh pasta, baked goods, gelato, and other delicious Italian specialties. Customers with a passion for great food can experience Chef Cara’s creations at private parties/events, specialty coffee/food retailers including the local farmer’s markets in Hayden and CDA, and at hands-on cooking classes scheduled year-round at our state-of-the-art commercial kitchen. We require advance reservations and deposits for all of our engagements, including special orders for pick-up and delivery.

parties & EVENTS

A private chef experience like no other

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CLASS TIME

Cooking classes that are fun, educational, and delicious

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 Market fresh

Baked goods that are really, really good

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THE Kitchen

We designed our state-of-the-art commercial kitchen for gourmet catering and wholesale food production

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CARA ANTHONY | EXECUTIVE CHEF

Cara is a professional athlete that formerly owned Potcreek Meadow Farm, a top show jumping stable with operations in Redmond WA and Wellington FL. She and her staff were responsible 24/7/365 for more than 25 high performance horses and their owners/riders as they travelled the globe in pursuit of this elite Olympic-level sport and lifestyle. After being on the road 30+ weeks a year for more than two decades, Cara decided to sell Potcreek to pursue her other lifelong passion with a new team at the Lake.

DONNA EACHON | MANAGER

Donna is a native of North Idaho and a former Manager at the Culinary Stone in Coeur D’Alene.