While I have not actually ordered and tried this catering companies food, I did have an opportunity to speak with the owner just now. He was far more interested in lecturing me in a rude, rather arrogant way. Even after I explained the precise reason why I was taking point on the conversation which was quite valid since I was looking for one particular item that is quite unique and not on any normal catering menu and very time sensitive to get a yes, or no, (I literally had at the time I made the call two hours and now I have 90 minutes to find someone before the window closes on me to get the key ingredient necessary, multiple turkey carcasses, from a restaurant whose owner knows me well and would do me this favor they were not already thrown away,) as opposed to having a general conversation about looking for a home chef when time was not of the essence. Once I said what I said, and he responded in this way, which I found totally unacceptable and was in all honesty, rather lacking in the necessary social skills to run a small business when he did not know who he was talking to or remember that I could turn right around and write this review for all to see. As far as who he was talking to in a prior life I ran a highly successful event production company, and still have an endless number of contacts in that industry. None of my former colleagues, or I would ever tolerate such behavior from a vendor. His whole point was that he had his menu and wanted to do it his way with very little accommodation for anything that veered off of his normal routine. Now I work with startup companies that would also potentially be on the hunt for ways to feed their staff a healthy dinner instead of pizza night after night so they could continue burning the midnight oil, which based on my experience is something every startup CEO wants in his or her employees. Despite all this, he ended up, throwing out after the conversation was done, and I was trying to get off the phone, whether I knew a flower that came from a spice called saffron, which I took as a signal that he wanted to continue the conversation, which we did. Eventually, he started lecturing me again. He almost had a customer save, and I don't mean just me, I mean me and anyone else I may share this experience with or anyone else looking for a private chef who reads this summary of my experience. I have a saying that I share with every startup I have ever worked with which is also applicable to any business, but especially small businesses. It is important to remember who is the beggar and who is the beggie. The beggar is the one who wants the money a.k.a. Pete. The last thing you want to do when you are a beggar is to conduct yourself in a way that is in congruent with the greater goals of business owner has, which at the most basic level, to get money from the beggie, be through a customer purchase, a referral to a new customer, or a loan from a bank, or an investment of cash, goods, or services by someone or some entity in the position to do so. Pete, I know this sounds pretty harsh and your first instinct will be too lash out. Please do not forget how many people will be reading your response and I suggest to you a time, honored piece of advice I got from my father when you find yourself in this type of situation. Think quickly. Speak, or in this case write, slowly. read more