The Executive Chef Package

The Table

Should your gathering of guests call for meals, custom food and beverage packages can be thoughtfully designed and arranged in advance for an additional fee.

Our kitchen operates on a simple premise: the human body was not designed for what the modern food system produces. So we don't use it.

No seed oils · No refined sugar · No soy · No gluten · No dairy · Nothing your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize

The Table — formal dining room at The Old Ruth, La Porte, Indiana, with two long tables seating 40 beneath original portraits

The Dining Room — Seats 40

Available for private corporate events

These tables have carried the heart and stories of every love-filled meal served in this house since its inception in 1888. They are the original farm tables — built for this room, in this house,138 years ago. There is love in every bite.

This is not a trend. It is a return — to whole foods, prepared with intention, sourced from the earth rather than a laboratory. The science is catching up to what common sense has always known: you are what you eat, and what most people eat is making them sick, slow, and tired.

We chose a different standard. Those who dine with us feel the difference within days.

Format

Family-style, by arrangement

Arranged in advance. One long table. One conversation.

Standard

Organic · AIP · Keto-aligned

Certified organic. Zero compromise.

From Our Kitchen

Charcuterie and harvest table spread with candles, greenery, and crystal at The Table, The Old Ruth

Abundant charcuterie board with meats, cheeses, fruits, and flowers — chef-prepared at The Old Ruth

Homemade kombucha in swing-top bottles at The Old Ruth — cucumber mint, dreamsicle, strawberry lemon, ginger lime

Prosciutto-wrapped stuffed chicken on zucchini noodles with pesto — organic chef dining at The Old Ruth

Family-style dinner spread at The Old Ruth — bread board, copper pitcher, asparagus, roasted meat

Nut-crusted protein on asparagus with herb cream sauce — chef-prepared meal at The Old Ruth

Formal dining event at The Table, The Old Ruth — long table set with candles, florals, and fine linens

Rustic kitchen shelving at The Old Ruth with stoneware, vintage bottles, and copper accents

Private Dining Events

A 40-seat dining room for occasions that matter.

Board dinners. Investor meetings. Team celebrations. Strategy retreats that end with a meal worth remembering. Our formal dining room seats 40 beneath original portraits — catered in-house by our executive chef with the same uncompromising standard applied to every plate.

Available as an add-on for estate residents or as a standalone private event booking.

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Every menu is designed in advance, with intention.

Food service is an addition to your stay, arranged for an additional fee.