Your friends say you throw the best dinner parties. You wouldn’t know — you spend the entire night in the kitchen, not at the table.

Give yourself a break and let someone else do the work: LM Restaurant just launched its catering business. Whether you’re expecting 10 or 110, it’s got you covered, providing everything from waitstaff to equipment to flowers.

Choose the on-site option and coveted chef Brad Phillips (NoMI, Tru, Blackbird) will do time in your kitchen, whipping up flawless contemporary French dishes: spring pea soup with fromage blanc, succulent pan-roasted duck breast, brown butter crepes, leg of lamb, and LM’s famously giant apple tarte tatin.

Or get everything delivered. Woo your neighbors with a Sunday breakfast of brioche French toast, sourdough pancakes, and house-made granola. Eat dinner out but have apps at your place: shrimp brochette, melon and mozzarella skewers, and deviled quail eggs. It’s as easy as un, deux, trois.

LM Catering (773-942-7585 or lmcateringchicago.com).

Photo: Courtesy of LM Catering

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