Took my 7 year-old grandson for his first cooking class today and he really enjoyed himself. He…read moreloved the food and the other kids in the class. The ladies are amazing and were so patient with my rambunctious grandson. Looking forward to his next class. Thanks so much.

After searching high & low for a cooking class, I came across Now You're Cooking. Communication was…read moresuper rough throughout, but this was such a great experience. Was a surprise cooking class for my boyfriend's birthday and he LOVED it! Beforehand, we were sent the menus and picked our favorite as a group. Our class was pushed to around 730 due to booking conflicts & when we showed up, everything was already laid out and prepared. Obviously, we cooked our own meal! We really enjoyed the conversations and tips Debra + her sister had for us throughout the cooking process. Very informative but not condescending on us young folks & our ways. Once done, we took our meals over to the other side with tables and ate (just us) then our dessert was over. Kinda sad we didn't make our own dessert but we were lowkey tired after all that cooking! The bruschetta was something new for all of us and we loved it! Shrimp scampi was amazing (oh wait, because we cooked it ourselves, duh) and the Italian donuts were delicious (would've loved some ice cream or chocolate with it). We were also gifted a bottle of champagne for our troubles. I'm always down for a new and different experience with my love and the ladies provided just that for us & so much more.

Hubs and I came to his friend's wedding and reception. This waterfront location is simply amazing!…read moreThe food was delicious, the servers, Sam and Griffin were excellent, attentive, polite & pleasant (especially Sam)! Sam was engaging, personable, respectful and helpful!

3.5 stars out of 5. Positives,…read moreOur Lesner Inn representative, Noel, was extremely helpful and professional. Great to work with, flexible, and had a genuine concern that our day went the way we wanted it. The venue is very nice and the decorations make for great evening ambiance. It was just what we wanted. Noel was able to coordinate additional decorations from a previous event without charging us which we really enjoyed. The outside deck gives good views of Lynnhaven inlet as well. Service during our event was great, not intrusive and professional. Starting out with 5 stars because of Noel and her staff. Negatives, Food quality is about a 3 out of 5 stars and not representative of the price you are paying. Most items were clearly pre-made food service items that were re-heated or deep fried. Chicken was a little dry, sauce was pre-packaged, shrimp were fried or baked from frozen with sriracha sauce drizzled over them and labeled bang bang shrimp, apps were pre-made food service company items. We were disappointed in the food at the tasting, commented that we wanted the kitchen to step it up, but ended up with the same crap food for the event. Minus 1 star. They charge a service fee to pay with credit card here. I don't appreciate a business passing on the fee that a credit card company charges them so that they can offer that payment method to their customers. It's a slimy business tactic. If you're going to nickle and dime me for your costs, just build it in to your prices and then offer a cash discount. Minus .5 stars. Overall, we really enjoyed our event and our service was great, but the food is cafeteria quality at best. Fortunately, most people were distracted enough by the event to not care, but we definitely noticed.

I have personally known this lady since we were little. She's an up and coming chef that needs more…read moreexposure! Her food is definitely worth ordering in advanced! She also does private events for catering! She has worked so hard to get to where she is right now and I'm a proud supporter of small business owners including hers! She specializes in a variety of cuisine but these are just a few small samples of what she has to offer. I ordered a tray for dinner which had pot roast, garlic mashed potatoes, and baked Mac n cheese. I also ordered Buffalo egg rolls to complete my meal as well. The pot roast had enough seasoning in every bite and the meat was very tender! The baked mac n cheese was still creamy. I've had a couple of overcooked and undercooked macaronis before but hers were very on point. Cheesy and creamy in every bite! The garlic mashed potatoes were amazing too. The flavoring was just right and the garlic wasn't overpowering! The Buffalo egg rolls were very delicious! It had chicken and spice in every bite! It wasn't too spicy either. Did I mention how humongous these rolls were?! I also ordered at a different day as well. I was craving some tacos and elotes on a Tuesday and I was lucky enough to order some fried beef & chicken tacos. These tacos are definitely in competition with birria tacos. Just like her egg rolls, there were chicken and beef in every bite of those tacos! The tacos also had a salad in each tray and they were very light and refreshing. The salad wasn't hot or wilted from the tacos. The tacos ended up maintaining their texture and did not end up being soggy. The elotes were definitely something else! If you haven't had elotes before, it's a good one to try with her! The kernels on the corn weren't hard! The amount of flavor on the corn was amazing! I remember eating the corn first before the tacos because they were just that good! I normally eat the elotes last but I just couldn't put the elote down! The seasoning with her elotes alone are worth ordering in advanced to just pick up one elote! She needs to be discovered and have a food truck of her own or be sponsored to cook at a venue! Definitely will be recommending to all friends and family members in the Hampton roads looking to support small business owners! Don't sleep on her cooking!

this woman definitely knows her way around a kitchen. i have ordered multiple times and i have…read morenever been disappointed

Two weeks ago, I was in Virginia Beach for a class learning software for my position. For some…read moredays, I brought food from home to eat during lunch. Luckily, the building where class was held also included Gourmet Gang. I used to order from them a bunch when I worked in Chesapeake and Norfolk in previous jobs. So I was well aware of what they offered. Let's see how the food came out. For two days during my time in Virginia Beach, I ordered Ceasar salad from the crew. All you have is romaine lettuce, Mediterranean pasta, parmesean cheese and croutons along with Ceasar dressing. And I had a side order of chips for both occasions. Just like the many times I ordered from the previous locations, this one really hit the spot. Each order was put together well and yours truly was full after each serving. I really didn't need the chips since the salads were large, but they were a great compliment. Gourmet Gang, thanks once again for making a great customer happy and fufilled. You guys rock as always. Keep up the great work :)

My daughter employed the Gourmet Gang for her wedding reception on December 27,2025. The team was…read moreexceptional at serving drinks and keeping the tables refilled with food. The women also made sure all the cocktail tables were cleared of used plates and glasses. They left the kitchen spotless. Thank you!

I want to take the time to write my opinion in regards to my catering experience with Rustic…read moreGourmet. My husband and I got married this past May (2010) and had one of the worst experiences ever. Our reception was being held at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens so we had to choose from one of the caterers on the list. The Botanical Gardens gave you a wide variety to choose from, totaling a number of 11-12 different companies. We chooses Rustic Gourmet because they could do what we needed and the price fit our budget, it is also a family run business and we liked that. Through out the year of working with Todd I started to become a bit nervous because it seemed difficult for him to find time to meet with us when we wanted to discuss some items and it seemed that he did some work last minute. I still tried to keep my confidence up though because he was on the NBG list and I knew that it was a lengthy process and you had to be good in order to make it on their list. Needless to say my gut feeling was right. Rustic Gourmet utterly embarrased my husband and I. Nearly 50 people did not get fed that night (they ran out of food), only one tray of Hors d'oeuvres were passed for a reception of 200 people, he arrived late to the gardnes only allowing himself 1.5 hours from the arrival time to the start of the event to step up and cook for a reception of 200 people, this also delayed our cake deliver and decorators who were told to come at 2:30pm because the tables would be set up, his wait staff was rude and told my dad he could not take a strawberry and further rolled their eyes at him when he proceeded to take one, no starwberries were ever actually placed on the cake table, he changed the set up of the room, when we had already assigned tables, leaving to brides parents table now in the rear of the room, he did not follow through with the number of cocktail tables in gazebos, and ran out of water at the bars. I could go into way more detail, but I will spare you. The cater never apologized for his mistakes and when we wrote a letter to the him expressing our concerns, he only replied with a letter pretty much stating we were wrong in every point we made. That he had done nothing wrong and no monetary refund would be given. I would at least like to money back for the 50 people who did not eat!!! I do want to states that though this was an awful experience and Rustic Gourmet functioned in a very non-professsional manner, the food that was eaten was delicious! Perhaps if he could run his business appropriately than he could be a huge success because Todd does know how to cook!!!

Todd and Rustic Gourmet were recommended by our banquet venue and overall I was very happy with…read moretheir service. He put together a special menu for our event, and took care of details like the liquor license, cake table, table clothes, etc. Everyone raved about the food, its presentation, and service. I'd definitely recommend them and use them again.

This is not a Restaurant but you can call and order. My husband have tried about 4 different things…read moreincluding the Red Beans and Rice, Cajun Pasta and a few other things. 1st.....the portions are huge! Definitely enough for two. 2nd....the food is AMAZING and the real deal. My husband and I were so impressed that we are hiring her for a catering job for about 100 people. Definitely call her and order. We are slowly making our way through her menu. I can't wait to try the Shrimp and Grits and the Egg Rolls. Yummy!!!!

Candiss catered my son's graduation party. She created a perfect build your own pasta bar. People…read morecould not get enough of the food! It was incredibly delicious, and the price was very reasonable. I highly recommend Candiss if you're looking to serve food at an event that people will love to eat. I can't recommend her highly enough.

I recently hired this lady to feed 250 plus guests at my daughter's wedding. The southern cooked…read morefood we received was great! Once again, I lucked out when I found Ms Shirley. Give her a call, you'll not regret it.