CULTIVATING TASTE
PRIVATE DINNERS | COOKING CLASSES | SMALL EVENTS
Whether you're at home or visiting mid-coast, enjoy restaurant-quality food with our private dinners, gain kitchen confidence through our cooking classes, or elevate any occasion with our small event catering, from cocktail parties to the quintessential Maine lobster bake.
DINNERS
Savor tailored menus of locally sourced ingredients curated by Jera for your private dinner. Chef Jason handles everything from prep to presentation, offering both family-style and individually plated options. Enjoy restaurant-quality cuisine in the comfort of your own home or while on vacation.
CLASSES
Jera is dedicated to empowering the community through really tasty food. We offer private and group cooking classes that help you explore the science of cooking, while having fun and gaining confidence in the kitchen. Request a cooking class to feel more connected to the food you eat and be inspired by the art of cooking.
CATERING
Transform your events and create lasting memories with Jera’s catering services. Whether it's a sophisticated cocktail party, multi-day dinner event, or Maine lobster bake –Jera has you covered. Small events are considered on a case-by-case basis. Contact us today to elevate your special occasion.
SECOND WIND
Yankee Magazine July/August 2025
Over four days, chef Jason Mathiason feeds us a wine-and-chocolate-themed menu from dawn until dusk. Dinners begin with appetizer boards heaped with local and imported cheeses, house-made pickles and duck prosciutto, Marcona almonds, and a rotating selection of local honey and preserves. Jason prepares meals like coq au vin and eggs Benedict on the 100-year-old Clarion wood-fired cookstove in the below-deck galley. He presents it all with shy composure and a modesty that is at odds with his skill: “Tonight I’ve made a pork ragù lasagna,” he informs his guests one evening, but this barely begins to describe what is in fact an elegantly layered dish of hand-rolled cocoa-imbued pasta filled with a melting braise of pork and wine.
CHEF JASON
Jason Mathiason founded Jera with a passion for sharing good food with good people, away from the usual restaurant setting. After years of working in traditional kitchens, with frequent stints on sailboats and local farms, he decided to hone in on his purpose – sharing the art and science of really tasty food with his local community. When he’s not in the kitchen, you can find Jason traveling to a Phish show, enjoying the day with his wife and dogs, or playing pool on the local league.
