Aimer by Marie is excellent - awesome all around chef experience. We loved our French/Vietnamese…read morecooking lesson and delicious meal! Working with and learning from Chef Marie was a 5 star experience! Marie did an outstanding job of helping us celebrate my wife's birthday by teaching our family how to prepare a delicious French/Vietnamese meal, and the entire experience was fun and delightful. She offered many options for the menu and helped me select a spectacular assortment of flavors! From beginning to end, working with Marie was easy, professional and wonderful. She was punctual, communicative, budget friendly, and provided great ideas for our menu and is an excellent teacher. We learned to cook shrimp spring rolls, gyoza, her magic delicious sauce, Seabass, mushroom risotto, and Creme Brule. Each item was fun to prepare and turned out perfectly! Marie was a pleasure to be with, our kids loved the experience, and she cleaned up everything to perfection. We strongly recommend Aimer by Marie and cannot wait to have her out again to teach us French pastries, and more!

I had the absolute pleasure of hiring Chef Marie for an Easter brunch with my family, and I cannot…read morerecommend her highly enough. From start to finish, the entire experience was seamless and far exceeded my expectations--especially as this was my first time hiring a private chef. Chef Marie was incredibly responsive and easy to work with during the booking process, which immediately put me at ease. On the day of the event, she arrived right on time and brought such a warm, kind, and professional presence into the home. The food itself was outstanding--beautifully prepared, thoughtfully executed, and absolutely delicious. You could truly taste the quality and care in every dish. What impressed me even more was how much she handled behind the scenes. She prepared much of the meal in advance, served everything effortlessly, and left the kitchen spotless. It allowed me to fully relax and enjoy the time with my family, which is truly priceless. This was a 5-star experience in every sense, and I would not hesitate to book Chef Marie again for future gatherings. If you're considering a private chef for any occasion, I wholeheartedly recommend her--you will not be disappointed.

Catered dinner at our house. Every dish made by Chef Lisa was delicious. The crispy quinoa and…read morespinach cakes were my favorite. So much flavor and great texture in every bite. Excited to have Chef Lisa cater our next event.

Chef Lisa is second to none. She's professional and organized and amazing! I highly recommend her…read moreservices for your next event. You will not be disappointed!

I wanted to surprise my boyfriend with a romantic dinner at home, so I hired Ofri. It was an…read moreabsolutely amazing experience - not only she created a wonderful and delicious meal, but also made sure to set up the table with flowers and candles to set the mood. She even made a custom printed menus! The entire experience was a pleasure, we definitely will invite Ofri for our future events!

What an experience, we hired Ofri & her team to curate and cook a custom intimate dinner for me and…read moremy friends for my birthday and it was incredible! Bone marrow, steak tar tar, lamb shank, she made it all and presented it beautiful with a printed custom menu. Highly recommend, a nice change from the basic restaurant experience

Thank you to LA Paella Catering for an excellent experience. I hosted a birthday party in my…read morebackyard last week for 65 friends and the jamon station and paellas were excellent. All my guests were thrilled to eat such delicious food!! Carol and Benjamin were so easy to work with and everything ran to time! I highly recommend them. Thank you again.

Yes! You will not be disappointed! Extremely professional and the chef prepared the most delicious…read morepaella! 10/10 stars definitely recommend! I had such a memorable birthday experience!

wow. where do I even start. I met Chef Izzy at a brunch event in August and was blown away by her…read morelove for food and creativity. I was hired as a photographer to capture her cuisine and I immediately became a fan of her food. Since August, I have been to many private events that she has catered. She is so talented, and can make dishes from all over the world. I highly recommend hiring her for events of all types, and as a private chef for home / meal prepping as well.

I found chef izzy through yelp and she lived up to her high ratings! We had a group of 12 + 4 kids…read moreand rented a home in Newport beach. We had a variety of diets from vegans to carnivores and everything in between. Izzy was SO accommodating and worked with me on the menu to make sure it was good for everyone's diets and palettes. She was so easy to work with and such a kind person. Also with the kids who are such fussy eaters, she easily made adjustments on the fly and helped out tremendously. Highly recommend to anyone looking for private chef services.

I throw a lot of parties, but this was the first time I hired a caterer. I don't know how it could…read morepossibly have been any better! Amy walked me through the whole process, came to my house to assess set-up & operations, was very transparent about costs and worked to stay within my budget. The catering was the talk of the party! The passed hors d'oeuvres were delicious and each platter was gorgeously decorated with flowers or intricate picks. The charcuterie table was bountiful and a work of art in itself. The servers were personable & fun. The bartender, Jordanne, was fun & a real pro. Amy herself was here the whole time overseeing everything. At the end, I was amazed at the clean-up they did. And all the leftovers were nicely packaged & labeled, including re-heating instructions where needed. I would give this caterer 10 stars if I could.

Amy is a culinary and catering goddess. She answered the very first phone call with "How can we…read moremake your event incredible?" And honestly? She meant it. I was completely blown away by the entire experience working with Amy's Culinary Adventures. She made everything feel easy and seamless from start to finish, literally no stress, just reassurance and a complete love for what she does. She didn't just handle the food, she helped me think through the entire event, connecting me with other vendors I needed (liquor, furniture rentals, all of it), which was a total lifesaver. Amy met with me multiple times to walk through her incredibly unique menu options (the brisket sliders, pear & goat cheese delicious things (i can't remember exactly!) and chicken and waffles, omg). Her attention to detail is next level, from the menu selections, to the exact quantities needed, to how the food would be passed and presented. The presentation was beautiful. The taco stand and dessert table were an absolute class act. My friends could not stop talking about how delicious the food was, and equally about how amazing, friendly, professional, and warm her staff is. Amy herself was there the entire evening, running the show and making sure every detail was perfect. You could just feel how much she cares. I truly cannot recommend her highly enough. If you're hosting an event and want zero worries about catering, and want your guests to leave raving, happy, and full, hire Amy. Best decision I made to help make a very special event even more special.

My bro in law used this awesome duo to surprise his wife on her birthday. They made some of the…read moremost amazing dishes we've ever had. Their pleasant demeanor and amazing cuisine has me thinking we will definitely be using them again in the future. They accommodated the multiple requests from meat eaters, vegetarians, and even vegans. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

My fiance and I hired CP Inspired to cater our engagement party for 100 guests. Through multiple…read morechanges and configurations, CP Inspired handled the job with detail, diligence and professionalism. They made one of the most important days of our lives TASTEFUL! Our guests still rave about their passed tray delights. Be sure to ask about their mac + cheese and pulled pork sliders with slaw!

Second time being at a party catered by this company. Delicious, aesthetic, friendly and engaging…read more I can't wait to have an event and hire them. Best paella I've had.

The Paella Project... basically, it is a travelling band of paella cooks that cater to various…read moreevents and functions with frequent visits to Atwater Village and Silverlake. I guess the best way to explain them is to imagine a food truck without the truck or a Top Chef challenge where onsite facilities must be used to cook food and voilà, you have the Paella Project. And speaking of Top Chef where challenges can be automatically lost based on time deadlines, the Paella Project didn't do it for the wife and I because they failed to meet their deadline when we visited them at 55 Degree Wine on April 10, 2012. You see, the paella was late by over 40 fucking minutes! Prior to the April 10th event, I spoke to the owner of the Paella Project and found out that tapas-style appetizers would be served between 6 and 7:30 and the paella would be ready by 7:30. Moreover, since the paella had sold out in previous events, I was told to come early. Therefore, trying to time for the paella, we showed up at around 6:40 knowing that the paella would be served about an hour later. So to pass the time we decided to order some drinks from 55 Degree Wine. I ordered a beer flight and my wife decided to go with a wine flight. While drinking we also ordered some tapas dishes offered by the Paella Project. We ordered a truffle tortilla de patatas with aji amarillo and we ordered chicken chicharrones with smoked pimenton and aleppo pepper. The truffle tortilla de patatas looked like a slice of pie. But when we dove into it, we realized that it was quite complex because it was layered with potato slices and other delicious ingredients that I could barely make out in the dark cellar of 55 Degree Wine. As for the chicken chicharrones, this cold dish reminded me of flaming hot cheetos. It really was the perfect snack to go with my beers. While the tapas dishes were good and came out immediately, the paella took forever. In fact, in addition to our respective beer and wine flights, I ordered another beer and the wife ordered another glass of wine. Then we finished our drinks and ended up ordering a bottle of wine. Yet, still we waited for the paella. As I mentioned earlier, the paella was supposed to be served at 7:30. However, it was not until well after 8:15 that we finally got to try their paella rustica. Perhaps it was a combination of putting the paella on too high a pedestal or perhaps it was because by the time I took a bite of the paella, I was buzzed and had a sore neck from the countless times of looking over my shoulder to see if the fucking paella was ready... regardless, the paella just didn't taste that great. Definitely 2 Stars since, "meh, I've experienced better." I guess you could say that when I finally got to taste the damn paella, I felt angry, sad, and confused, all at once. Angry that the paella took so long; Sad that it didn't taste that great; Confused because I was angry, sad, and insanely buzzed (mixing beer and wine is not a good idea, everrrr!). So at the end of the day, I felt let down and disappointed by the Paella Project. Not to mention, I had a fucking migraine. -------------------------- * Call me an old fucking fart, but I need my dinner before 8:15. ** Hungry and annoyed wife is not a sight to see. Thank goodness there was wine to dull her fury. -------------------------- Glossary: Paella: Spanish dish consisting of various proteins, rice, paprika, saffron and other spices that are boiled in broth until it is reduced into a risotto-like dish. Paella Rustica: Paella that consisted of chorizo and chicken Buzzed: Drinking on a near empty stomach and mixing beer and wine.