Totally amazing Thanksgiving dinner could not be beat. Best food best service. 10 out of 10. Highly…read morerecommend.

We had planned a tiny, intimate wedding pre-COVID-19 and we were able to keep our plans despite the…read morepandemic. Working with Chef Steve was amazing. He had great suggestions; used quality ingredients; prepared delicious appetizers, a salad, main course, and dessert. We were all stuffed and delighted. Chef Steve is kind, clean, and a professional all around.

From our first contact--a referral--Mandy was friendly, professional, and easily parsed out what I…read morewould need for my book launch party. She remained flexible as the attendance list continued to grow. We decided to do the event at my home instead of a venue and she was willing to move the plan. After taking pains to plan a beautiful garden party, it rained so we moved inside the house. Again, Mandy adapted. On the day of the event she showed up on time, set up quickly, and continued to monitor the table throughout the event so I could attend to guests. She and her assistant even cut and circulated the crowd with the cake after the book launch program ended. The food received rave reviews, everything was beautifully laid out, my kitchen was left spotless, and she even gave leftovers to guests, while carefully packaging some for me, since I'd had no time to eat. She is reasonably priced, transparent in her charges, and truly loves what she does. The day she did the shopping and prep she called me, excited at little "finds" that she likes to include in her menu. She has a true passion for catering, as I do for writing. I highly recommend Mandy's Kitchen for that extra-special touch that personalizes events that mean a lot to the host or hostess. Sunny Weber, author

From the owner: Mandy's Kitchen offers Personal Chef services including CATERING with custom created menus that…read moretruly support special dietary considerations and budgets starting at $20+/person for groups under 100 both for delivery and onsite support. With over 20+ years' experience, Mandy creates customizing healthy creative and affordable meals for yourself and your gatherings. Mandy's Kitchen's ON-THE-GO-JARS menu offers customized meal prep with delivery starting at $10+/serving. Planning a gathering, workshop or retreat and interested in a personal chef? I would love to connect with you. Connect with Mandy today to get started with a complimentary consultation to get your menu right.

Unfortunately, Ana is one of the worst people I've ever worked with professionally. She has a…read moreterrible attitude and will lash out at you whenever things don't go perfectly her way. Working with Ana is like walking on egg shells. You never know what's going to set her off. If you send her a text and she interprets it the wrong way, she likely to immediately quit on you. This is what happened to me. Ana is a very selfish person that expects everything to go her way and on her terms. If she even perceives that things aren't going her way, she can't handle it and will overreact and make irrational decisions. The main reason Ana quit without any notice for me after using her for over two years is because I paid her $275 for not working one week for me and she didn't like me doing that. It is the craziest reason I've ever heard for quitting. I was always very nice to hear, but it is never enough with Ana. You can compliment her every week for her services, and she still isn't happy. This is because she never feels adequate enough inside. Ana has personal and mental health issues that also affect her work and get in the way of her communication and how she handles situations. It's pretty much impossible to please Ana, as she always finds a way to turn things against you, including good deeds. I wish I would have stopped using Ana sooner so I didn't have to deal with all her drama and have her quit on me without any warning. She has tried doing this to me before, but I tried appeasing her against my better judgment. In hindsight, I should have stopped working with her when she blew up on me over how she interpreted a text message in the past and threatened to quit on me. Ana is a good cook, but her personal and mental health issues, as well as her short-temper and selfish tendencies are not worth the hassle. I highly recommend never taking a chance with Ana. There are much better cooks and people to deal with than Ana.

Ana is Amazing! My wife and got tired of stressing about what to make, planning and shopping,…read morecooking and cleaning up every day and just needed a break. We tried Ana and she made us a week's worth of wonderful delicious food for our family of 5. Highly recommend her services.

We used TBD Foods to cater our micro-wedding and had an amazing experience! Holly answered all our…read morequestions leading up to the big day and her team provided high quality food and service (we had vegans, gluten-free, etc. and everyone was cared for).

TLDR: Unprofessional, not very gracious with mistakes and disorganized in the proposal process…read more I reached out to TBD Foods in the last week of September 2025 for a wedding in Denver in August 2026 after working with him in 2018. I am from Denver but live in CA currently and am planning from afar. Sent an incredibly detailed inquiry with day-of event timeline by hour, menu ideas, location (just a few blocks from their prep kitchen) and a bit about the event. Received two separate responses from he and his wife, Holly, seeking details already provided in my initial inquiry like guest count, location, time. Sent several emails back and forth clarifying capabilities, menu ideas, rentals etc. and finally had to set up a call in October (initiated by me after many proposal mistakes) to align. There was constant confusion regarding the style of the event and rentals - TBH, the many proposal revisions due to their mistakes maybe should have been the hint this might not be the best fit. But we went ahead! Terrence was late to the call on October 15 but let me know ahead of time and I genuinely didn't have an issue with it. After aligning, I paid $100 to have a menu tasting on Monday, December 22 when my husband and I would be visiting Denver from CA. So, this is a tasting that has been on the calendar for at least a month. When we arrived at our tasting (after confirming via email the week before and day of) 15 minutes before (6:45p) the scheduled time of 7pm, Terence is irate. Mistakenly, the event in my calendar was in PT (since we live in CA) instead of MT. He says that he refuses to serve us because we have "disrespected him and wasted his time and he has a 4-month-old at home." He continues to say that we are disorganized and lack care and that in addition to not offering a tasting, he will not put in the effort to cook for our wedding after how we've treated him. We are SUPER apologetic - this is something we've spent money on, confirmed via email and have been looking forward to. When asked why he didn't call to check on our arrival time, he said he "doesn't have my phone number. And you confirmed with Holly so that should have been enough." Because I filled out an entire inquiry on their website and spoke with him personally to schedule this tasting, it's BUCK WILD to say that you don't have my number and think sending an email is problem solving enough. We would have literally hopped in the car and been there in 15 minutes had we been given the courtesy of a phone call. All of this to say, we made a mistake, were very apologetic and were treated super rudely and given no tasting despite paying. 0/10 for TBD Foods.

Amazing Chef Jennifer has been an incredible asset to our busy family! We have competitive athletes…read morewhere being away from 230-830 nightly made dinners very challenging! Sweet Chef Jennifer comes Monday to cook 4 dinners for the week, Her food is busting with flavor, nutritious, you are given 100 vast items to pick from weekly, she is so clean and enjoyable! Highly recommend Chef Jennifer as your personal chef! Or even to cook a holiday or event! She is the best gift you could give your family We thank you for making dinners enjoyable where we can eat yummy and healthy meals around the dinner table together!! You are appreciated!

Jenny was very responsive, she helped source all of our dishes that we needed. She showed up on…read moretime and brought all of the supplies needed. She and her sous chef Robert were so friendly. The food they made was OUTSTANDING! She cooked all of the food from scratch on site and it was amazing. We held an event for about 40 people for a customer appreciation night, and everyone was commenting on how good the food was. Jenny made us a specialized menu, catering to the types of food I requested. She kept the food fresh and warm all night, we even had left overs that people were glad to take home. When it was time for the event to end, Jenny and Robert cleaned up and the kitchen was spotless. She will be our go to chef for any future events in Indianapolis! Definitely Recommend!! Choose Jenny, you will not be disappointed!

Nothing short of sensational. Chef Richard Bailey, ably assisted by Carrie - catered our event…read moreflawlessly and deliciously. My guess is that you could pick anything from the menu and not go wrong - but the chilled shrimp in yellow tomato gazpacho shooters, the smoked salmon pizza and the asian meatball/snow pea picks - wow, I'm still dreaming about all of them. And to top it all - great people with a great attitude. And no mess, no fuss. We couldn't have asked for anything more.

This is the note I sent to Richard & Stacy:…read more "First, I'd like to thank you and Richard again for all of your help to make our wedding day PERFECT! The food was incredible and the servers/bartenders did a fabulous job. We have been talking about how flawless the evening was all thanks to your hard work (mostly behind the scenes). We have been recapping the day with our friends and everyone has been raving about the food! The salmon and steak were cooked perfectly which must be really hard to do for a huge group. We also loved the quinoa instead of the potatoes. Overall, you absolutely exceeded expectations and we are so happy with our decision to work with Taste5!"

We had an amazing experience with next course catering a small wedding in Idaho Springs, Colorado…read more They were easy to work with communication was great with quick response times and very reasonably priced. They delivered the food early, which worked out perfectly, and set everything up beautifully. The gentleman that delivered the food waited patiently for the toast and cake cutting and then went over the menu with our guests before leaving. The food was delicious. Everyone commented on how good it was. They provided a gluten-free entrée also. Very large servings! Would definitely recommend using!!

Everyone commented on how great the food was. As the host, I appreciate the ease of set up and…read moreclean up. Great service. Best prices. Lots of options.

We hired Chef Pukar and his team for our backyard wedding in Evergreen, CO, and it was truly one of…read morethe best decisions we made! From start to finish, everything was seamless. The food was absolutely incredible--our guests are still talking about it! Every dish was beautifully prepared, full of flavor, and felt so thoughtful and elevated. You could really tell how much care and talent went into every detail. Beyond the food, Chef Pukar and his team brought such a calm, professional presence to the day. Hosting a wedding at home can be stressful, but they made everything feel easy and taken care of so we could actually enjoy the moment. We would 100% recommend Chef Pukar for any type of event and are already looking forward to having him cook for us again in the future!

Chef Pukar was AMAZING. He made the entire process from start to finish so easy and his cooking…read morewas so good. He did a special menu of my Dad's favorites for my Dad's 80th birthday. He did a special kids menu as well for our little ones of chicken tender and fries to accommodate them as well. He was such a pleasure to work with and a great communicator from start to finish. The steak tasted amazing and the sweet potato dish he served was the best sweet potato dish I've tasted in my entire life. He and his sister did an amazing job cleaning up afterwards as well, even packed our leftovers and put them in the fridge and our kitchen was cleaner than before he got here. I would definitely use him again for a special occasion. He is based in the Denver area, but it sounds like he frequently also travels to mountain resort communities as well.

We were lucky enough to have the Five Star to You team provide brunch, cocktails, and dinner for…read moreour micro-wedding in the mountains! The experience from start to finish was excellent, and I cannot recommend them enough. Our group was a bit complicated with dietary restrictions, including shellfish allergy, gluten-free, vegan, no red meat, and no pork. Chef Rich worked with my husband and me on the menu over a few phone calls to make sure we could accommodate all our guests. He went above and beyond to ensure everyone felt included in the experience with thoughtful substitutions based on each person's dietary need! At his creative suggestion, Chef Rich brought an additional assistant/bartender to create a "cocktail hour" for us. The bartender crafted a signature drink that all could enjoy and made a selection of cocktails based on our group's preference. The team was friendly, professional, and clearly cared about providing an outstanding experience. We are so thankful for them and we were all so impressed. Hire them, you will not regret it. Photos: Rebekah de la Fontaine / From The Fountain

We hired Chef Rich as a private chef while we were staying in a mountain cabin, just outside of…read moreGolden. He worked with us to create a custom menu that catered to our appetites and budgets. He prepared 3-courses that featured a smoked trout appetizer, a perfectly cooked filet, and a memorable chocolate dessert - each course was exceptional. Chef Rich was organized, punctual, and communicated very well. Since we were staying at an AirBnb, we did not know what dinnerware would be available so Chef even brought plates and silverware. After the meal, he left the kitchen cleaner and in better shape than he found it. We will be raving about this experience for years. If you are looking for a private chef or caterer, look no further than Five Star To You.

I am utterly fortunate to know Valerio; he is one of the best chefs I've ever met. He is extremely…read moremeticulous with his work. I am so glad I have gotten to travel to Italy under the care of his team and I am glad to be able to learn from him! I am a forever student/participant and aspiring Italian chef! Grazie, signore!

Whether Valerio is preparing a meal for 5 or 25, it will be delicious and he pairs wines…read morebeautifully! Anytime I can eat a meal he has prepared, I will go.