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If we take a quick look at their social media profile, our mouths will water at the delicacies they prepare at this San Francisco restaurant. But if you look closely you’ll see that in many of the posts there is a common element: dogs. It could be that the establishment is pet friendly. But in reality it is much more than that: it is a cafeteria that prepares haute cuisine recipes for dogs. The company is called Dogue, is based in San Francisco and makes impressive dishes worthy of haute cuisine for dogs. Behind the idea is chef Rahmi Massarweh, who has been preparing high-quality artisanal dog food for eight years.
Dogue’s goal is clear: a fresh food philosophy for dogs. The idea was born in 2010, when Rahmi and his partner Alejandra started raising Grizzly, an English Mastiff who was 10 weeks old and weighed 9 kg at the time. Their idea was to keep the dog as happy as possible and to feed him healthy food. They started by feeding him what his breeder and the pet shops recommended. But they realised that he didn’t quite like it: eating the same food every day is not very appetising.
So he drew on his nearly 20 years of studying classical French cuisine and began to learn how to make nutrient-rich foods to create complete and balanced meals for pets. This included, for example, meat from pasture-raised, grass-fed animals, organic seasonal vegetables and some wild animals that thrive the way nature intended.
Haute cuisine just for foodie dogs
In 2015 he went a step further by creating Dogue and starting to offer this service to customers. Dogue is French for Mastiff and Rahmi named it to pay homage to his roots in classic French cuisine and also to his dog Grizzly. Among the recipes that animals can enjoy are wild prawns with red and golden balls to a patisserie service with doggy pastries such as the Red Rose, made with wild antelope heart, organic beet root and organic grass-fed cream.
Another of their most charismatic products is the dogguccino, from 4.70 €. Nothing on the menu contains additives or toxic ingredients. They are all healthy snacks.
For foodie dogs, they also have a tasting menu for around €70. It’s served every Sunday and includes three seasonal dishes that vary, such as an organic beef fillet served with fermented carrots and beetroot, chicken and chaga mushroom soup, chicken skin waffles and grass-fed steak tartar. It’s a far cry from your typical dog food and I’m sure many people would try to sink their teeth into it.
In addition, Dogue also works with puppies and offers a service to create bespoke meal plans and help the pet transition to a fresh food diet. Or depending on the dogs’ weight, activity level or special needs or allergies. Without doubt, a reinvention in the way we feed, a further step in offering haute cuisine for dogs. Dogue is the place where your dog will be the star guest to taste the most sybaritic delicacies.
