Suddenly Simple Catered our Celebration of Life for my wife Mary Ann. Melissa immediately…read moreunderstood how important the event was to us. She was wonderful to work with. She is responsive, professional, expertly guided us to a perfect event. The food she and her team prepared in our kitchen was delicious, looked great, our guests loved the variety and quality. Her staff was warm, friendly, courteous and professional. We highly recommend Melissa and her team, only caterer we would use going forward. Suddenly Simple Catering is simply the best!

Beautiful presentation, delicious food. The chef is able to accommodate dietary needs and…read morebudgeting. You won't be disappointed.

Reached out for my husband's 40th bday. His best friend was in town and, given the pandemic, wanted…read moreto do something special for dinner. All 3 of us are pretty happy to eat anything, so I allowed Lisa to suggest a menu and her picks were perfect, like she knows us! The lobster fritters and the sauce they provide are amazing (I could eat them on the regular). My husband and his bro are from the south, so Lisa and I chatted about a brisket as the main course protein and I can confirm that they made a legit brisket (the bark was delish). I would recommend anyone looking to "go fancy" for an at home dinner, contact Tasteful Adventures!

They did a fabulous job catering our small event. Lisa is great to work with. She worked with my…read morebudget and actually came in under than what I told her! We had cheeses, meats crackers, lobster rolls and shrimp. People raved about the food! I will most definitely use them again!

When my husband and I first decided to find a personal chef we thought "maybe this will help, we…read morecan't keep eating out, it's killing us." Neither of us really knew what a personal chef service looked like. We love cooking but we didn't/don't have time during the week to cook. We hoped we'd get more vegetables into our diet at a minimum. That not eating out would mean less of the white devils (sugar, salt). I reached out to The Skinny Beet in a frenetic and desperate state last December. Since they've entered our lives the sun is shining, the clouds have parted and Mondays are happy (re: they are miracle workers). We have been a weekly client with The Skinny Beet for almost 3 months now. At the end of 1 month we reached out to them and shared a list of each positive benefit directly or indirectly related to hiring them as personal chefs. I would like to share this list with you (reader of my review): 1. My husband and I spend more time together. 2. We portion control better. 3. We work out more (have time to work out). 4. We feel better: less groggy, less irritable, more energy. 5. The food they make tastes flavorful, wholesome and satisfying. We get to eat our favorite cuisines with less of the sugar/salt and more grain/vegetable variety than what we know how to cook. 6. We waste less. 7. The brain space we wasted thinking about what to eat, what to cook, when to go pick things up, crap-I-forgot-an-ingredient --- Poof! Gone. Which, working full time while part time grad school, any and all brain space I can allocate to my work is priceless for me. From Week One: Flexibility with schedule and menu planning was made easy for us - We come home and our kitchen tools and pans lovingly (and somewhat expensively) acquired over time are clean - There are delicious dishes made with quality ingredients ready for devouring in the fridge. We are so grateful for the difference The Skinny Beet has made in our quality of life. Seriously, I wasn't kidding: Miracle Workers.

I hired Richard and Katie to come to my apt to give me an private cooking lesson. I didn't really…read moreknow what to expect, and when they asked me what I wanted to learn I told them I wanted to learn "some of the basics". Well in just a couple hours we were able to cover SO much ground. From making a delicious salsa and homemade chips, to a steak and a chicken, even farro with caramelized onions. Not only did I learn tons of REALLY helpful skills that I've already been implementing, but I had delicious food that lasted me for a handful of meals THAT I HELPED MAKE! They brought all their own ingredients and left my kitchen completely spotless (possibly cleaner than how they found it) I am so thankful to these two and I look forward to our next lessons.

I contacted Erynn to cook for a quiet, 2-person, birthday dinner aboard a boat in the Charlestown…read moreNavy Yard. Erynn is patient and sweet and such an AMAZING chef. I have never hired a personal chef before, so I didn't have any expectations, but our meals were TRULY awesome. She made for us, mussels in tomato broth, fish with asparagus and tomatoes and olives, beef with mushroom risotto and this espresso chocolate custard that I could've eaten for the rest of my life for every meal. (I attached 2 picture of the entrees.) I fully intend on hiring Erynn again in the future, perhaps for a larger cocktail party. Thank you Erynn!! You're the best! x

I hired Erynn to cater the food for my June 22nd wedding and to say she did an amazing job is an…read moreunderstatement. This was some of the best food I have ever had and every guest agreed. Not only was the food beyond exceptional but Erynn is on-time, responsive, calm, and, while friendly, is a tough cookie. She was put in a situation with a tiny kitchen with very little room to maneuver and she didn't come to me with problems, she just figured out how to make it work. And her price structure is beyond reasonable. There were some issues but they were more the fault of my planning. But you live and learn. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend South End Chef and I hope I have reason to hire Erynn again. Her onion tarts are going on my Top 10 list of "Best Things I Have Ever Put In My Mouth". I will post some pictures soon.

Danielle is Terrific: on time; Delicious dinner; what a treat for us with relaxing and a 5 Star…read moredinner prepared and served and when she left: no evidence she was here; ( except our satisfied and smiling faces!!) Everyone needs to treat themselves to Vesce!!! Bill S

Danielle was our private chef for my Mother's Day dinner in Lake George and she was absolutely…read morewonderful. She prepared a phenomenal multi-course meal including stuffed mushrooms, arancini to die for, risotto, mozzarella caprese, pizza margarita, and affogato for dessert. I cannot recommend her enough if you're looking for someone to make a special evening/event that much better. She was prompt, clean, stuck to our schedule, and was extremely pleasant. She even packed up all the leftovers for us to enjoy the next day (which we did!). 10/10 we would absolutely use her again!

Catering review Above and beyond catering made my Mom's…read morebirthday celebration an elegant, easy and special event. Bryan was our planner and managed the event. He was incredibly helpful with picking the menu and his suggestions and questions helped to think through all of the details. When I was unsure, his suggestions were perfect. I was able to coordinate and plan from across the country and he managed everything locally including selecting the right room at the facility for our event. Little details to big were all handled perfectly and the evening was low stress for me. All of the guests commented on the food and the caterers with high complements. I would use them again and would highly recommend them to anyone. Thank you Bryan, G and Liam!

Above and Beyond were WONDERFUL. Emily was our event planner and she was so great - helpful,…read morethoughtful, fantastic at communicating, offering AMAZING guidance throughout, particularly for us, who had never worked with a caterer before. They set us up beautifully, gave us great guidance on the furniture choices and how to best maximize limited space, and worked out the best way to set up/serve the food with minimal use of our kitchen space. I would absolutely recommend them, and we would absolutely use them again. WONDERFUL experience.

We have been using a daily good delivery for my business from Rony of Boston for a while now and I…read morecan't speak good enough about how delicious is their food! Everything is always super fresh, delicious and with an amazing quality! They are always on time with the delivery and we're so happy we found this great people! Thank you!!!

Ee had to cancel the event at the last minute, but Genevieve was very helpful throughout the time…read morewe were working on planning it.

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