We attended a private party in Pleasant Hill last night that was catered by Chef Vanessa and her…read moreteam. It was Mediterranean heavy apps and every single thing was absolutely delicious. The food was talked about all night! Somehow it got even better by desserts! We plan to use Chef Vanessa when we are in need of a caterer.

Chef Vanessa and her crew catered my wife's 70th birthday party at our house. She worked with us to…read moredevelop a menu we loved, including seasonal ingredients. Vanessa and her team showed up early, cooked everything from scratch,served a fabulous meal and then packed and cleaned up everything. Left the kitchen spotless with lots of tasty leftovers in the fridge. I highly recommend working with Chef Vanessa and will certainly use her services again!

Thank You for the amazing culinary contribution to our event in November 2023 !!! Outstanding !!read more

Cat Wooford did a fabulous job preparing a 4-course family dinner for 10 in our home. Totally…read moreprofessional service and absolutely delicious food including filet mignon with mushroom madeira sauce and Tarte Tatin. Highly recommend her!

I booked Luis on 6/28 for my parent's anniversary. We communicated back and forth for details and a…read moredraft menu between 5/26 -6/8 and it was confirmed. I also booked a harpist to play that day. I texted Luis on 6/28 morning to confirm since I had not heard anything from him before. He texted and told me to call him, and told me he had an emergency surgery and was out for 2 weeks. I'm not sure when the surgery took place either before or after the date but I was NEVER informed prior. Thankfully I did not put in a deposit but I did not anticipate on being left in the dust with zero communication especially since I had to text first...Luis apologized and offered a "zero transportation fee" for a next booking. Now I get things come up, but it was confirmed for that month, and I am unsure how my date was missed. I typically don't write reviews, but this was upsetting. The text messages show I had to cancel a musician right after Luis called me. And the emails shown below are of the confirmations and draft menu.

Excellent presentation, delicious taste! They were courteous, quiet, organized, and the service…read morewas impeccable!!

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!

I've been working with Victoria for years since our days in professional kitchens. She has great…read morecatering experience, so she is very diverse in terms of menu development and variety. She's been a personal chef for as long as I can remember, so she has extensive interpersonal skills working one-on-one with her clients. Let's face it...it's the Bay Area. Everyone wants to eat healthier, but who has that kind of free time unless you want to eat at 9 PM at night? Victoria brings a lot to the table because of her professional training paired with her education in healthy eating and diet-friendly foods. Also, she is a diverse culinary experience in terms of cultural cuisines, which translates to fun and creative meals. She has a great skill set in which to provide to clients all around that want to eat healthier, but just don't have the time.

Chef Victoria is such a blessing! We know her through Make-a-wish foundation since my son is wish…read morekid with chronical heart problem. His wish is to eat healthy and nutritious food to gain health by creating a heart healthy menu. He especially loves noodles. The first session with Chef Victoria starts with her interviewing my son Justin, about his like, dislike and food allergy. One week later, she came back with menu which is simple for me to make and my son loved to eat - seared Wild Salmon. Week after week, we learnt Chef Victoria's principle in kitchen which is the freshness is key ingrediencies. We are coming up with great heart healthy men weekly and looking forward to nutrient Justin's health and helping other kids in need.

I was doing some research on a private chef for my sister's bachelorette small gathering. During…read morecovid there isn't much that we can do and I really wanted to make my sister's event memorable. Chef Lucas was beyond exceptional in planning and organizing the three course meal for the event. He created a personalized menu which made it that much more memorable!! Before the event he asked for everyone's dietary restrictions/allergies and took what stated into consideration. Chef Lucas wore a mask the entire time and he was very clean! He even washed all the dishes after we all enjoyed the meal and left the kitchen so spotless. He made my sister's event very memorable and I am so fortunate to have meet chef Lucas! He drove all the way from San Ramon to seaside for the event. The three course meal all were too good and I loved the details of how each dish was presented. I would recommend chef Lucas to all!

Chef Lucas prepared not only a wonderful meal but an exciting exhibition of culinary delights. From…read morestart to end, the flavors married each other stately and fit like a glove to the wines that we chose to open. The professionalism was above reproach and descriptions of each dish on point. He was punctual and very accommodating. Extremely easy to work with. I would highly recommend Chef Lucas for any special events. My husband's birthday dinner was fantastic! This was our 6-course dinner: Ode to Exotic Flavor 1999 Salon Blanc de Blancs Champagne, France Dungeness Crab Souffle 1990 Domaine Coche Dury Bourgogne Blanc Burgundy, France Fresh Made Pasta with Black Truffle Sauce 2013 Vincent Dauvissat Chablis 'Vaillons' 1er Cru Chablis, Burgundy, France Duck Breast with 3 Hour Polenta & Roasted Farmers Market Vegetables 1978 Domaine Albert Ponnelle Vosne Romanee En Magnum Vosne Romanee, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, France Pesto Butter Crust Rack of Lamb 1982 Chateau Palmer Margaux, Bordeaux Chocolate Souffle Tart with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

We've been ordering meals almost every week from Chef Barbara. The meals are always fresh and…read moreprepared with our allergies in mind. The portions are large, seasoned well, and delicious. We highly recommend Chef Barbara's services for occasional or regular meals and parties.

Worked with Chef Barbara several times and always had an exceptional experience. Her box lunches…read moreare delicious fresh and filling. And for our special event on Mother's Day her catering was outstanding with Tea size sandwiches, fruit skewers and tarts, deviled eggs, and dessert. Everyone was pleased. You can trust Barbara to deliver great tasting food and an elegant presentation.

One of the social events I co-organized recently used Cloud Yummy's catering. The business owner…read moreand chef, Ivy was super helpful from selection of menu to ensuring our food was delivered fresh and on time. Guests loved everything, especially the mango salad, chicken sliders and potstickers were exceptional. Our group will be relying on Ivy for all future events.

I have loved working with Ivy! Her energy is great and has wonderful ideas to go with your party…read more I had an unfortunate event that made me cancel my party last minute. I called Ivy telling her what happened and she was extremely understanding, sweet and professional. She delivered the stuff she'd already made. And made sure she didn't charge me for the rest of the stuff. It was very last minute and my apologies to her for the cancellation. I really wish I could go ahead with the party cuz my guests would've definitely enjoyed the variety of food she'd made. I could only take pictures of few of the items, but everything was very delicious, it was a lot of food of course but we could freeze some of them. As much as I've been disappointed about my party that I planned for months being canceled, I thought I should write this review cuz I owe it to Ivy for being so wonderful with the whole process. She deserves appreciation. I definitely recommend her for all your catering needs. I will be using her services for my other parties as well.

Jeremy has taken care of us 3x times. We're had him for all our family events. He's done a unique…read moremenu every time, always making sure to take care of any allergies or preferences. He's amazing to work with and always so helpful in building the menu. 10/10 definitely have him take care of your next private event

We hired Jeremy for a board dinner for our company. I organized the event so I worked with Jeremy…read moreon the menu, scheduling and price. Unfortunately, I wasn't in attendance but the following day these are the words I heard, "amazing food", "such a treat", "wonderful food", and "best duck confit I've ever had!" The owner of the winery that hosted the event said he would hire him for events at the winery in the future. If that doesn't say he's amazing, I'm not sure what does.