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    Amy W.

    Laura was an amazing chef to work with for a business celebration event at my home. She was really easy to communicate with and very helpful in coordinating the details for the party. Laura even helped me managed the party rentals which made things so much easier for me. The summer inspired buffet was absolutely delicious and laid out beautifully. It was enjoyed by all the guests. We really appreciated that the server Gino was there to take care of the setup of tables, place settings, glasses, buffet, passing hors d'oeuvres as well as cleanup details. Everything was so well coordinated from start to finish by the two of them. That really allowed me to take in the event and spend quality time with our guests. Highly recommend Laura and Custom Creations for your private event!

    Nathan B.

    Laura is the chef for your private event you are looking for. She cares a lot about the event experience, was very responsive via email/text and professional in every way. Then the food... amazing!!! The presentation was wonderful and it tasted delicious. She prepared us a burrata appetizer, spinach salad with apples walnuts and blue cheese, roasted eggplant ravioli, spice crusted pork tenderloin and chocolate lava cake for dessert. Laura suggested extra staff to help server our large groups and brought Olivia with her who was so thoughtful and attentive. Our wine glasses were full all night. At the end of the night they left everything spotless and bagged up the trash, recycling and compost separately. Truly a treat of an evening thanks to Custom Creations.

    Leslie L.

    Chef Laura is 5-Stars/A+. From our first interaction she was very responsive and very professional. We hired Chef Laura to do a bachelorette dinner with 8 ladies and it was AMAZING. She was so easy to work with to do the planning and her execution surpassed my expectations. I have worked with private chefs in the past and she is definitely top-notch and I would highly recommend. We had a coursed dining experience prepared by Chef Laura and she was amazing prepping and explaining each course. We started with a great charcuterie and cheese board along with toast points with fig jam and burrata cheese; the meats on the board had a great selection and the cheeses as well and it was bountiful. The fig with burrata was spectacular and went very well with our wine pairing (that we provided). Then we moved to an amazing seared scallop, followed by a great salad, main was ossobuco which was so tender and the wilted spinach was great not to mention the saffron risotto that is laid on top. We finished the evening with her famous almond cake and now know why it is famous. I would highly recommend Chef Laura, you will not be disappointed. All of our group had very positive comments on the dinner and it was the highlight of our weekend.

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    Queen A.

    Laura is AMAZING! I'm a new homeowner and was excited to have a housewarming party for my friends and family to help me warm my home. My event was the weekend after Thanksgiving so I didn't want to serve my guest similar food or food that was heavy. I wanted something unique yet delicious. My good friend recommended Laura to cater the food for my event. After I did a tasting with Laura, I was sold. The food was beautifully served and delicious! The day of my event, Laura arrived two hours early to prep and set up. When my guest arrived they could not stop talking about how good the food was. Everything was set up so elegant and beautiful. The food was flavorful and delicious. Laura is exceptional! I will definitely hire her again for my next event.

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    Nancy N.

    Cannot find enough superlatives to describe the wonderful wedding brunch Laura created for our October celebration. Of course, I'd known and appreciated her for years as the head chef at Aperto, my favorite local restaurant on Potrero Hill. When it came time to select a caterer for our wedding, was grateful she'd shared her contact information. She was responsive, personable and totally organized. She took care of needed rentals, helped us plan our space, and provided 2 terrific helpers. Everyone loved the food, especially us. The cake was a work of art and delicious. You will be happy if you find her.

    Linda G.

    I had a fabulous dinner for 14 with an opera singer at my home in July and from the very first email correspondence till the end of the evening of the event Chef Laura was professional, easy to work with and without ego. From the moment she arrived I felt completely comfortable letting her take over in my kitchen with very little instruction. Her food was delicious & service was spot on with plating to serving and clearing & cleaning. My guests were all Very pleased As we're all "foodies". I would hire her again in a heartbeat Thank you Chef Laura for making our evening special!!

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    WOW 10/10! There is not one bad comment we can say about Chef Laura. She is a phenomenal chef, came prepared, and was so professional. A casual, but special dinner for my Dad's 70th birthday was taken to the next level by Laura! She was flexible with allergy requests, and when we made numerous additions to her menu (which all turned out fabulous) she was open and on it! The custom printed menus were such a nice touch too! I can confidently say we would book Chef Laura again for another special occasion and recommend her to anyone who is in need of a private chef or caterer. Thank you again, even weeks later we are still talking about the experience and how much we all enjoyed it! It would not have been so special without you and your services!

    Chef Laura did an amazing job last night! I was trying to plan a surprise mini birthday party for my friend who was a new mom and couldn't go out. Chef Laura created a beautiful dining experience for us at the comfort of my friend's house. The 6 course custom menu was absolutely delicious, not one thing on there we didn't like. Thank you again Chef Laura!

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    Absolutely would recommend Chef Monmon! This past weekend, I attended a bachelorette celebration…read moreand was given a DELICIOUS 4 course meal. The dinner was hosted at our airbnb and she came well prepared with her own table settings and cookware. Her and her sous chef (her husband ) were so warm, kind and professional! The courses included 2 starters, a main, 2 shareable dishes, and dessert. I wish I could tell you which was my favorite dish, but they were all incredibly made and it is so hard to choose! You can tell Chef Monmon takes great pride in her craft and has a commitment to wholesome ingredients. Many of the herbs provided were hand grown from her garden. She also believes in providing clean meals. One of the dishes, for example, included green beans cooked with reserve osmosis water (triple filtered purified water) aka the cleanest most delicious green beans I've ever eaten! You will not regret having Chef Monmon at your next event!

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    Excellent food!! Great service too. Highly recommend if you're looking for a caterer or personal…read morechef. We had the pleasure of trying their food at a small 50th wedding anniversary. Everything was delicious! We had Pomes Fruit and Citrus Salad, Housin-Braised Beef Short Ribs, Matcha Crème brûlée. The hosts purchased lechon (a roast pig) which was not part of the catering package, and the caterers offered to cut and serve it. Very cool! I highly recommend this caterer/personal chef. Food was exceptional!

    We worked with Chef Ken for our wedding and there are a lot of pros and cons. Chef Ken is very…read morepersonable and is a really cool and relaxed guy. We found him on yelp and loved his reviews and also loved how unique his menu was as it had Korean and Chinese fusion which was so perfect for our wedding. The food is absolutely incredible and we literally got so many compliments from our guests saying the food was the best food they've ever had at any wedding. Chef ken was also very helpful in helping us pick out the dish wear and arranged all of the rental dishware which made the process easy. The only problems we had with Chef Ken was that he can often be non-responsive and difficult to get in touch with through email. He's definitely busy and has multiple private events going on but at times we had to really hunt him down. It was difficult also because his secretary went on vacation around the time of the wedding so I think he was managing everything on his own. Also, I would also get everything written in bullet points for Chef Ken as he's definitely busy and it's easy for him to forget things we agreed on such as quantity of amount of certain dishes, rental numbers, types of food we ordered, deduction of the initial taste testing, etc. Small things but it changes the overall invoice and required a bunch of redoing of the invoices. He also said he would help us come up with a custom drink menu for our wedding which we ended up scrambling at the end to make our own menu. Again, I think there was just too much for Chef Ken to do on his own without extra help. Overall though, the wedding day went extremely smoothly with no issues. The staff he hired was solid and exceptional. The bartenders were awesome and fun. The food including the entrees, dessert and appetizers were amazing and it was unanimous from the guests that the food at our wedding was by far the best from any other wedding they've been to. Highlights was everyone loves the Miso Chilean Sea bass, Korean Street Tacos, Poke Tacos and the Tomahawk steak. My personal favorite was the Garlic Noodles!

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