We decided to work with Blooming Spoon during early postpartum - Bodhi made sure that any special…read morerequest and specialty items for postpartum were accommodated. She paired us with Chef Elizabeth, and the food was absolutely incredible. It exceeded any restaurant quality in all of Marin. Elizabeth made some of the best meals we have ever eaten. Most importantly, I care about the sourcing of quality ingredients, and Blooming Spoon completely understands this - sourcing seasonal and organic ingredients. My family moved out of the area, and I wish we could convince Blooming Spoon to move with us haha!

My wife and I are both Weight Watchers (she's mostly helping me as she's right at goal weight) and…read morehave dairy, gluten and sugar dietary restrictions. Cooking ourselves a healthy, diverse and flavorful diet that meets our dietary requirements is a chore so of course we aren't that great about it. We met Bodhi Cole and then Shannon from Blooming Spoon and now we have fresh, delicious, diverse prepared food that meets our dietary needs delivered to our doorstep every week. When you actually calculate the cost of eating out plus groceries it's really not that much more to have nice folks take care of everything. We now have lunches and dinners augmented with some fruits and veggies from Farm Fresh to You, we eat out far less, are on our dietary plan closer to 100% vs closer to 0%, love the food we get and even see Bodhi or Shannon when food is delivered and always have a nice chat. This service is well worth it and makes our lives better!

Adam Small and his team were recommended to us by a family member who also used his services for…read moreher wedding. We could not be happier with the recommendation as the appetizers and entrées were absolutely stunning -- both in flavor and aesthetics! Our biggest difficulty was choosing dishes from his diverse catalog of offerings since they all sounded delicious. He was also very accommodating and made various adjustments to account for particular food allergies that some of our guests had (without compromising on flavor at all). For appetizers, we chose: - Pepper-Crusted Seared Ahi Tuna (Seka Hills EVOO, Sicilian Pesto, Herbs) - Ratatouille Tarts (Puff Pastry, Seka Hills EVOO, Parmigiano Reggiano) - Pistachio Flatbread (Onion, Burrata, Honey, and Chili Oil -- this one was a extra-huge hit with all guests) For dinner, we started with a Local Harvest Salad (Farm Vegetables, Fruit, Vinaigrette, Cheese, and Nuts -- plating was particularly beautiful for the salad), and had three entrée options: - Wagyu New York Steak (Imperial American Wagyu, Roasted Vegetables, Marinated Portobello Mushrooms, Potato Galette, and Red Wine Jus) - Signature Duck (Mary's Crusted Duck Breast, Hind-Quarter Confit, Potato Cake, Charred Vegetables, and Duck Jus) - Roasted Butternut Squash with Cannellini Beans (Charred Vegetables, Marinated Portobello Mushrooms, and Saffron-Rosemary Broth) Throughout our entire wedding and afterwards, guests were telling us how impressed they were and that it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding! He and his team arrived right on schedule, set up (including silverware and plates) cooked and served outstanding food, provided extremely attentive service, and then cleaned up, leaving the kitchen absolutely spotless (while also deftly navigating a brief power outage!). We cannot recommend Adam Small Cooks highly enough! His food, attention to detail, and service are truly next level. Thank you again for making our wedding so special!

Chef Adam was amazing!!!…read more We celebrated a friend's birthday with 6 people at an Airbnb in Sonoma. We had a six course menu (see below for details) that was excellent! For the vegetarian in the group (me) he was able to whip up a wonderful dish when everyone else was eating halibut. Every single dish was a stand out and the group was so happy with how everything turned out. This was a wish of the birthday girl - to have a private chef and to spend time with her girlfriends. She was blown away by the experience. The 6 course meal included: Fried Baby Artichokes: lemon aioli, herbs, chili oil Flatbread: preserved truffle, pistachios, onion, burrata, honey, chili oil Ash Roasted Beets: kimchi honey, pistachios, ravigote, feta Charred Zucchini Agnolotti: fried sage, brown butter, lemon, pepper, parmigiana Seared Halibut: fennel-potato salad, herbs, haricot vert, preserved truffle champagne sauce Under-Baked Chocolate Cake: Italian meringue, Luxardo cherries, cocoa nibs Also, our kitchen was left spotless! Thanks again Chef Adam for giving us the perfect first day of our trip!

OMG! Not only is the food excellent (and I'm picky!),but customer service is amazing, and they're…read morevery eco-friendly. This is a local gem, and they could teach other companies how to give great service. I'm a foodie, and too tired to cook most nights. This is a blessing!

Delicious gourmet meals delivered to my home! So easy at the end of the day - I love the…read moreconvenience!

Christa and her team at Marin Cooking are top notch professionals!…read more Recently, we hosted an intimate dinner party in our home and I wanted the menu and service to really shine for my guests. Christa made wonderful recommendations and gave me plenty of menu options to choose from. She and her team arrived promptly and proceeded to work their magic in the kitchen. The dinner was absolutely sumptuous and the service flawless. Our guests were so impressed and many asked for second helpings! Thank you Christa for making our dinner party such an easy and memorable occasion. Marin Cooking will be catering all of my events in the future!

I just graduated from Christa's six month professional pastry course and couldn't have been…read morehappier. She is an excellent chef and a fantastic teacher - always willing to help in and outside of the classroom. Having worked in a number of the best bakeries in the Bay Area, she is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to offer up helpful advice on ways to become more refined and efficient. As an added bonus, while firm and instructive, she is always cheerful and ready to laugh and chat with her students over a dessert or two at the end of class! I would recommend her to anyone interested in culinary classes.

I had no idea what to expect with Cooking by the Bay. What I found was a welcoming atmosphere that…read moreencourages everything from beginner- to expert-level questions. The class provides all the equipment and foodstuffs, and ends with a fantastic meal; made more delicious because you can say it was your own handiwork! Suzanne is warm and attentive. Her home is perfect for hosting the small, private cooking lessons. With a total of 5 people attending our class, we worked as a group to create 4 dishes. She taught us some basic technique, as well as secret tricks of the trade. I highly recommend that you sign up for a class. You'll be glad you did!

Suzanne has created something very special: an approachable cooking class where you learn not just…read moreto create some delicious dishes but also tons of practical, hands-on tips around cooking in general. I learned far more than I ever expected and feel very inspired to cook more, and better. Take her class, you won't regret it. She makes it really fun!

I had the pleasure of working with Siobhan recently and was amazed at the wealth of knowledge,…read moreexperience and passion she has for food and providing for others. Her attention to detail is unmatched. The quality of the cuisine is top notch and local. She's a lovely person as well.

I had the honor of tasting Siobhan's food and it was sublime. Each bite was an absolute show…read morestopper. Every dish was handcrafted with care and panache. Honestly, its some of the best home cooking this side of the mason/ dixon. A few items were decadent but they were off set by the smaller plates in the most INSANE way. And I say insane because it created such an unexpected balance. Normally, you get "bold" chefs that mix sushi and chocolate and flourish it like they just completed the Systine Chapel. But with Siohan, there's no antics, gimmicks or tricks. its just food. Vibrant and fresh and gorgeous. Invite her into your home for the low cost low stress party and she will make magic.

We've had the pleasure of working with Chef Lela on multiple occasions over the last ten years…read more We've had dinner parties as small as four people and we had a 35 person dinner for my husband's 50th birthday. We live in Texas but always make a point to book Chef Lela anytime we are fortunate enough to make it to CA wine country. The food is always outstanding and we never leave one of her meals even remotely hungry. We love that she incorporates so many fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs from her own garden into our meals. It's also a huge perk that she brings an assistant with her and they do all of the cleaning up at the conclusion of the meal. Absolutely recommend without hesitation!!!

We hired Linda to cook a private dinner for my grandmother's 90th birthday, and she was absolutely…read moreoutstanding. From start to finish, the entire experience was seamless and so special. Every single dish Linda and her team prepared was absolutely incredible. The flavors were perfect, the presentation was beautiful, and it was clear that she uses high-quality ingredients. My family is still talking about the meal! Linda was so much fun to work with during the planning process. She nailed the menu right off the bat and the food exceeded all expectations! Her energy added so much to the evening. She is professional, warm, and made the whole night feel effortless for us so we could focus on celebrating with my grandmother. If you are looking for a private chef who is talented, creative, and a joy to have in your home, I cannot recommend Linda highly enough. She made our family dinner truly unforgettable! Thank you, Linda and team!!

typically do not leave reviews so when I do it's either absolutely phenomenal or far In comparison…read more Epicurean Escape Catering was by far PHENOMENAL! Matt and Patrick were extremely friendly and the food was to die for! We celebrated our microwedding in Mill Valley and I have always selected new restaurants based on yelps top reviewed restaurants. I figured this would be the best way to go to select a catering option for an area we're not local to or able to try before in person. The reviews did not steer us wrong. We would love to book again after experiencing the food and stellar service. Appetizers: We ordered the heirloom tomato bruschetta which was one of my favorites! The tomatoes were fresh and every bite was memorable! The goat cheese croquettes were to die for and the braised pork shoulder had everyone coming back for more! Dinner: I'm not a huge kale person but we had an amazing kale Caesar salad that had me hoping I could recreate it at home. I honestly don't think there was any left over! It was accompanied by the grilled antipasto platter which complemented the lasagna dinner we had perfectly! The vegetables were cooked and seasoned to perfection! We had the classic bolognese lasagna and red wine braised boneless beef short ribs for our dinner option which were gone in the blink of an eye. Dessert: To top it off, we finished with the mini amaretto panna cotta and blackberry coulis. They were as delicious as they were aesthetically appealing!

Chef Matt and his team are absolutely unbeatable!! If you're looking for someone who is able to…read moreexecute something a bit out of the norm, or even the normalist of things , you will not find anyone better than Epicurean Escape Catering. My husband and I were set on having pupusas for our wedding, and it was a surprisingly difficult thing to accomplish. From all of our efforts and research, pupuserias don't really do wedding catering, and wedding caterers don't really do pupusas, but Chef Matt pulled it off for us on a whole nother level of excellence! When we originally reached out to him, he just said that they could do it, and we were ecstatic. At our first tasting, he had already gone to his local pupusa spot to analyze the timing, and watch the whole process. He hadn't done pupusas before, but had the drive, determination, and confidence to pull it off for us. When our wedding day came, we along with every one of our guests were absolutely blown away by the quality of every bit of food and drinks that they provided us all with. He was able to find the wife of a Salvadoran friend, and her mother, to help him make them all fresh on our wedding day, on a plancha that they were able to bring. The vibe was incredible, the food was impeccable, and even the Salvadorans attending were incredibly impressed. From the yucca fries to the plantain chips, from the guacamole to the curtido, from the coffee to the agua frescas, from the salsas to the amazing service, from the compostable serving ware to the incredible bartender. People still can't stop raving. The pupusas, the dips, the black chili salsa, the coffee, just everything. Kharma worked with us relentlessly over every tiny detail to get all of it right, and everything came together SO beautifully, and went SO smoothly without even the smallest hitch. Chef Matt and the Epicurean Escape Catering team literally made our dreams come true. We cannot recommend them enough!!!

Exceptional DIning Experience with Chef Hans!…read more We recently hired Chef Hans for a family dinner at our vacation rental. From start to finish, he was incredible to work with and extremely collaborate during the menu planning process. Navigating our group's dietary needs was no small feat: we had a vegan, a pescatarian, two guests with severe shellfish allergies, and several enthusiastic carnivores. Chef Hans handled it all effortlessly, crafting a creative menu where every single guest felt fully catered to without compromising on flavor or presentation. The food was nothing short of amazing and we would use Chef Hans again if we lived in the area.

Chef Hans was absolutely amazing! He was so nice and an exceptional teacher to all 9 of us. He was…read morepatient with each of us too. He not only taught us how to make amazing sushi rolls, he also set everything up himself and cleaned up himself. He provided the fish and all the ingredients too, which were all very good quality. He drove to our Airbnb and we loved the private cooking class experience. We ate soooo much sushi and we even had leftovers from our rolls we made! He was so generous with the portions. So reasonably priced and excellent choice for your next private event.

Bobbi and her staff are the best. The food was delicious and the right temperature and amount. She…read morewas very easy to work with and had perfect recommendations for the menu.

We used Bobbi and her wonderful catering team for my son's engagement party, and they helped make…read morethe whole evening feel so special. The crew was warm, friendly, and incredibly attentive, and they brought such a happy energy to the celebration. The food was absolutely delicious--our guests kept commenting on how good everything was. We're so grateful for the care they put into the event and would happily recommend them and will definitely use again. Thank you Bobbi and P'Nosh Catering.