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SEASONAL, ARTFUL CUISINE AND CAKES—
ROOTED IN MONTANA, ELEVATED FOR EVERY OCCASION.

Photo by Amber Hoadley
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Meet Jessica

Chef Jessica Knight is the owner, chef, and artist behind Bowl and Arrow, a Montana-based private chef and bespoke dessert company specializing in intimate, elevated dining experiences. As a private chef serving Bozeman, Big Sky, and Southwest Montana, she creates luxury in-home dining experiences designed to feel both refined and deeply personal.

Her work is driven by a deep love for seasonal ingredients, artistic presentation, and the joy of bringing people together around exceptional food. With a goal of bringing creativity and intention to every dish, Jessica crafts custom menus for private dinners, retreats, and special events, offering a highly personalized alternative to traditional catering.

In addition to private dining, she is a wedding cake designer creating custom wedding cakes and desserts for celebrations across Montana. Her cakes are known for being flavor-forward rather than overly sweet, with artistic designs inspired by Montana’s landscapes and natural textures—offering a creative extension of her chef-driven approach.

A Montana-born and raised chef, Jessica has been passionate about food since childhood. She honed her craft through an apprenticeship in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, before spending four years as the head chef at a fly-fishing lodge in Alaska. It was there that she met clients who later invited her to return to Montana as their personal chef—an opportunity that ultimately led to the founding of Bowl and Arrow. Now celebrating over 10 years in business, she continues to serve clients throughout Bozeman, Big Sky, Yellowstone Club, and beyond.

Jessica grew up in Harlowton, Montana, and that small-town sense of connection continues to shape her approach to hospitality. Her cuisine highlights the best of Montana’s locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, thoughtfully paired with exceptional products from around the world. Known for her attention to detail and elevated yet approachable style, she brings a strong dedication to communication, technique, and culinary innovation to every experience.

Whether designing a multi-course tasting menu, an elevated family-style dinner, or a custom wedding cake, Jessica approaches each creation with intention and artistry. Her work is rooted in the belief that food has the power to slow people down, foster connection, and create meaningful, lasting memories around the table.

“FOOD, TO ME, IS ALWAYS ABOUT COOKING AND EATING WITH THOSE YOU LOVE AND CARE FOR.”

— David Chang

OUR SERVICES

  • Intimate Events

    We offer customized dining for up to 50 guests. Each menu is unique and crafted with local, seasonal and organic ingredients for an unforgettable experience.

    Private Chef Experience

  • Cakes + Sweets

    I would love to work with you to create the wedding cake and dessert table of your dreams. You deserve nothing less than extraordinary on your wedding day!

    Our Sweet Vision

  • Grazing Tables

    We specialize in crafting beautiful, chic, local, and luxury grazing tables and charcuterie boards for all occasions and cheese towers, also known as wedding “cheese” cakes.

    Get Inspired to Graze

TESTIMONIALS

  • Jess is a FANTASTIC private chef. Not only is she an amazing chef, she is also such a joy to be around! She cares so much about what she does and you can tell she poured her heart into each dish. The food she served my husband and I for a private dinner was amazing and SO unique! It was food you definitely would not regularly see on a menu somewhere. She also cleans the kitchen perfectly when she finishes the meal (score!) Would HIGHLY recommend Jess to anyone looking for a chef for a private event!

    — Taylor Webb

  • OUTSTANDING! Top notch food and wine paring dinner that exceeded expectations....and left the kitchen spotless!

    — TODD TURNER

  • We had the best experience! She far exceeded our expectations for a catered meal when we visited Big Sky. The food was outstanding, she was organized and even cleaned up perfect when she was done. I highly recommend!!

    — BROOKE SMART

  • Bowl & Arrow made three cakes for our wedding and they were unbelievably good. The flavors were amazing, and she took our wedding theme and made them visually look perfect. On top of that, she was very easy to work with! Highly recommend.

    — JACOB KORDIK

  • Jess at Bowl and Arrow is a catering genius! Her charcuterie tables and small bites have consistently stolen the show at our business events and open houses. The flavors are exceptional, and the presentation is a true work of art. Guests always rave about the delicious and beautifully crafted spread. Jess is not only a culinary mastermind but also a pleasure to work with—professional, accommodating, and consistently exceeding expectations. If you're looking for catering that leaves a lasting impression, Bowl and Arrow is the perfect choice!

    — BAM WELLNESS

  • Jessica is an absolutely amazing chef and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a special meal! My girlfriend and I were celebrating an anniversary, and Jessica created the theme for the meal, went to great lengths to incorporate all our food requests, and then was able to transition from in-person to a drop-off meal when bad weather changed our plans last minute (she even printed menus and instructions for how to complete the dishes ourselves - it was perfect!). I seriously cannot recommend Jessica enough - she helped make it an unforgettable night and experience!

    — DOUG BORCHERT

  • “I represent a group of friends who have fly fished together for 25 years. We met Jessica at Trout Chasers Lodge in Montana where she prepared 5 beautiful, four course, dinners for our group. She took the time to source fresh produce and meats and gave us a “better than restaurant” experience. Not only was food superior to what we could to find in a local restaurant, it was provided on our schedule, at the place where we all were lodging.

    This year Jess will be traveling to Fernie, BC to spoil our group yet again. Even with travel expenses, it still makes good economic sense. The experience feels decadent but costs no more than bothering with shuttling our group to a noisy, expensive, restaurant.

    I can recommend Jessica, without hesitation. ”

    — GREG HEIN

  • My husband and I hired Jessica to build a menu for us in Guatemala. Her ideas were perfect, and her willingness to accommodate the specific needs we had for our clients and guests was a pleasant surprise, given the time it took, and the added challenge of travel. She trained our staff! Her servings were of perfectly adequate size, and the planning that she put into the unique requirements for freshness and availability of ingredients in a rural and developing area were thoughtful and precise. I have hired her for another event since, and I'd do it again!

    — LINDSEY KELLY

  • Chef Jess was a dream to work with! She procured the most amazing carrot wedding cake ever! I’m still thinking about it!

    — SUZY KEENAN

  • It was definitely our pleasure to have Jess w/ Bowl & Arrow as the private chef while at Copper River Lodge. She knocked it out of the park. Hands down one of the absolute best braised short ribs we’ve ever tasted. Cauli-soup...outstanding. Amazing all the way around. And always with a smile and happy attitude. Thank you Jessica w/ Bowl & Arrow!

    — KRISTIN HOLT

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