Hannah is so wonderful! She's such a joy to work with as she's kind, timely and professional…read more She catered one of my events for about 30 people. She made it so easy and she took care of everything. And her food.... unreal! I love that everything is local and simple yet incredibly flavorful. Her presentation is so beautiful and thoughtful too! Her food was a highlight of my event and I can't wait to plan more with her in the future!

I had the opportunity to take a couple of her cooking classes at Castle Hospital Wellness center…read more Both were excellent & super informative. Hannah is so knowledgeable & creative when it comes to local plant-based cooking. I've already made her Green Goddess Dressing & it was a hit! Next I want to try making her Chocolate Avocado Mousse recipe. If you have an opportunity to take one of her classes, do it!

Discovered them in 2020 or 2021…read more Good food at reasonable prices from a great non-profit organization. Meals are yummy & help train people for a new start & future employment. Look for their bakery pop ups! IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQq3bG3MYXw/

Baker's Heart is a subsidiary of Touch A Heart Catering which is a non-profit organization. I love…read moreto support local and especially it's for a good cause. You can order the Baker's Heart cookies and desserts through the Touch A Heart website and can even order their Kapuna & Family Meal Program. Their weekly three meals pack for $25.50-$30.00 provides you meals especially during this COVID19 Pandemic. Every week there's new menu and it can be picked up on Wednesday between 11am -1pm at Kalihi Union Church. Sometimes they offer the meals and bake goods on a Saturday too. I've ordered once for my parents and I but a lot of my church friends who are Kapunas, have been buying every week and been enjoying the separately packed meals and one large salad for three meals. For the present time the pick up is at Kalihi Union Church on N King St near King/Umi Street since they use the Church's commercial kitchen. You can pay by Pay pal on line or by cash at the time of pick up. Pick up location is at the Kalihi Union Church Gym area in the back. No need to get off your car. Enter from the entrance near the First Hawaiian bank side and drive all the way in the back and as you turn right along the building is where the pick up spot. You can exit by the other entrance/exit by the traffic light near Jack in the box. You can read more about the organization through their article featured on Hawaii Business. Baker's Heart which I mainly doing the review for is only $5 for the cookie pack or 2-pack scones, loaf or individual dessert! The cookies especially is unique and not sold in stores so it makes people happy to receive them as gifts. I haven't tried them all but Baker's Heart have many variety of cookies made of quinoa and flax seeds and they even have a pack of individual desserts such as brownies, lemon bars, scones, Okinawan sweet potato, haupia, tiramisu and more. They make perfect gifts, omiyage, favors, office gifts and for events. It's only $5! Right now the hotels are closed and they are usually do business with them! You won't be disappointed with their bake goods! You will feel great supporting them knowing you are helping a good cause. Their mission is "to transform the lives of those who is facing barriers to employment by providing vocational training in a healing and nurturing environment creating pathways to job placements. " Proceeds will help expand their culinary training & apprenticeship program. I just love the espresso with white chocolate chips. The cookies are uniform in size and is pretty crispy since they are on the thinner side but the quinoa and flax seeds makes it so different and crunchy. The cranberry one is good and one with the ulu flour is great since it's gluten free. The peanut butter one was okay in my opinion. Scones was good and comes in a pair in a nice container. One day I need to try the individual desserts like tiramisu and brownies! Cookies make great gifts because of the shelf life. Cookies taste yummy cold when I keep them in the refrigerator :) They are still working out the catering side Touch A Heart but wanted to share mainly on the Baker's Heart side. See their website Or can email with questions to info@touchahearthawaii.org. Thanks for reading my review ! :)

I've had a drink 3 times and food twice and it was really unfortunate. I was hoping it would be…read moremore appealing based on the reviews and menu. It looked great but the taste was not there. One of the drinks I got had lilikoi and it was so sour I threw it out. Then a pink bubbly drink which had no taste threw it out. The mango drink was good but missing something. My kids didn't like the nachos. It was a weird queso. There is two people on staff that are super sweet. A gentleman and a sweet lady with glasses. There's one that needs an attitude makeover! I complained to the hubs about her and he didn't even need me to point her out...he knew exactly who it was. I hope things improve nothing like having a drink on the beach

The food, presentation, and service was simply fantastic! Since we had a destination wedding and…read morewere not able to do a tasting, we had to rely on our coordinator's recommendation and praise of D'Lish. But even still, I was a little worried about it being good at best, because of the notorious reputation of "wedding food". But to our delight and amazement every single item was delicious and hence she named her business appropriately so. The food was a hit with the guests and everyone kept coming up to me raving about the hors d'ouevres and asking me if I got to try it yet, like the kalua pork quesadillas, and the thai crab and green mango salad on crispy wontons. Everyone had a favorite. Gina and her team were so accommodating to our custom requests and the service staff was extremely friendly and warm. They made sure that while we were busy getting pictures taken that we still got to eat and try everything.

As much as I like to eat, learning the techniques, tips and tricks of a real chef is a priceless…read moregift. Dear friends of mine planned a day for us with Lisa, who made everything look effortless! From the incredible setting in Lisa's spacious kitchen to the actual sit down meal served with a stunning view of Diamond Head, ocean and sky --- it was flawless! Our custom plant-based menu began with making dessert. Why you ask? A chef knows you start with the item that takes the longest to make. Everyone got to help make the strawberry peach fruit crisp, from slicing the fruit to making the crumble topping. The forbidden black rice with herbs, cashews and coconut was next, followed by green beans with a toasted sesame "dressing" and the ubiquitous miso soup with wakame, shimeji mushrooms and silken tofu. Meanwhile, Lisa also whipped up pan fried tofu with a scallion chili ponzu. Deeelicious!! Lisa patiently and eloquently explained the ingredients and where she sourced them. We tasted an amazing sesame seed found only in Kyoto and a flavorful soy sauce with a round mouthful that made all others pale in comparison. Needless to say we were awestruck and enlightened. Every bite was savored and every flavor stamped in memory! I'll not soon forget this amazing experience with a trained nutritionist who turned cooking into a culinary adventure! Even the pictures may not tell the whole story as all the ingredients held their own and shined in a way that turned the ordinary into extraordinary. Thank you to Lisa and my dear friends Tracy, Cheri, Laura, Susan and Velvet for the Best. Birthday. Surprise. Ever! Highly recommend!

We had the best time with Wellness Hawaii! We booked this as part of a Christmas gift for our kids,…read more17 & 14. Lisa was accommodating with a family member's allergies and helped us pick the perfect menu for my picky eaters. The kids had the best time making gyoza! They even were surprised at how much they liked the dessert (made with tofu)! We learned so much and plan to make the dishes at home. I cannot recommend this experience enough! If you are visiting Oahu - this is one of the best experiences you can book. If you live here, the view alone is worth it! I will definitely be back with some friends to celebrate their retirements.

We hired Chef John for our wedding dinner and he was amazing from start to finish. He was…read moreincredibly accommodating with all of our guests' dietary restrictions, which took a huge weight off our shoulders during planning. The food itself was just as impressive. everything was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully prepared.

Wife and I was looking for a private chef for our wedding reception. She found Chef John through IG…read moreinitially I think. We did a bit of research and drooled all over the food pics. He was the one and we did not want to work with anyone else. We knew that having an out of state wedding would be a coordination nightmare so we reached out several months in advanced. He was very communicative and we both reached out to each other at the right time as we got closer to the wedding. (I honestly don't know what the 1 star review was about because we did not have this experience) He was really flexible with us for slight menu changes and updates to the head count throughout the process. We wanted this to be more intimate since it was just family and man did Chef John and his team deliver. Everyone was so impressed that they get to experience a professional chef cook on the spot, his team was so attentive and the attention to detail was very impressive. I have dined all over the world and have been to some of the nicest restaurants and I can compare the level of service to a Michelin star restaurant. I wish I had a second stomach that day so I could have eaten more. (Wish I got more photos, but will add more as I get them from family) If you are debating or looking for a private chef to host your next dinner event please do not look anywhere else, you will not be disappointed. Mahalo nui loa Chef John and team!!!

First thing I wanted to eat when I returned from my Asian holiday trip was some good ole…read morehomecooking. That's what Graciez cooks up! Gracie Espindola, aka: Boss Lady, Chef Extraordinaire, is not only the heart behind the business but is also the talent. Graciez also known as Graziezgrindz808 can be found on IG under that same name. Found them at this past New Product Show being held at the Blaisdell Center. My table mates had this amazing looking plate of pastele stew. Yasss! Exactly what I was craving for. Usually make the trek into Kalihi for pasteles or Waipahu for pastele stew and empanada. Let me tell you, the food that I was about to experience knocked them out of the ballpark as far as taste goes. The person sitting next to me and I both said that we might have to return the next day to the Blaisdell JUST so we could eat Gracie's delicious cooking again! What I had: Meat pastele. Filled with goodness bursting with flavor. 10/10 Pastele stew - best I have EVER had. Shhh dont tell my Puerto Rican friends whom I humbly enjoy their home cooking when offered. 12/10 Gandule Rice - yes please! 10/10 Macaroni salad- you don't understand... I don't usually eat this dish. It was the first thing I finished on my plate. All of this came in a combination plate/container so heavy I was afraid it would break. Yes, I did take much of it home. Look for them at various popup events or better yet, let them cater your next gathering! Thank you Graciez for totally ruining me for all other Puerto Rican cooking. I will find your booth and enjoy again! Can't wait to try those advertised pastele pork hash and pastele musubi! Say whaaaa?!? Yumm !

I always order all my cakes from Gracie'z. She definitely puts love into them and you can tell. I…read morehighly recommend trying her Pastele/Pastele stew combo! It comes with one Pastele smothered in Pastele stew, gandule rice and mac salad.

Chef Eric is easy to work with and got everything we asked for including specific hard to get…read morefishes from Japan! He was professional, friendly, prompt and very generous with his products, time and services. If you want to special private chef at the comfort of your house, you have to try Kanpai Sushi. It was perfect for our daughter's birthday.

If you want to create an event that hits both the hearts and taste buds of your guests, you need…read moreChef Eric Oto. I hosted an intimate luncheon for 12 to celebrate my mom, who was everything to me and who passed away suddenly. She loved to host beautiful events and created many memories for this group of besties. You can imagine how high the stakes were to create an event worthy of my mom and befitting of the love our guests felt for her. I wanted it intimate, elegant, delicious, and memorable. Enter Chef Eric. Knowing how special this event was for me, he requested a list of foods that either she loved or had special meaning to her, and based on that, he created a menu inspired by memories but enhanced with his culinary genius. I loved how excited he was to compose the menu. We enjoyed a five-course plated meal, meticulously timed and served...a fine dining experience in a hotel suite with sweeping views of Waikiki. For each course, I explained the memory behind it and Chef Eric explained his take on the dish. Every course seemed to outdo the previous one (Kaluga caviar on handmade rice cracker with furikake crème fraiche, king crab Waianae salad, Ewa corn bisque with Kona abalone and Hokkaido scallop, braised short rib with macadamia crumble and Manoa gremolata) culminating in Mom's favorite dessert: cherries jubilee! Chef Eric also prepared a special vegan meal for one friend and surprised my pescatarian husband with a special fish entree which Chef caught himself the day prior. Oh yes, he's a talented fisherman, too. His professional and seasoned team Susie (server) and Devin (sous chef) were not just supporting the event, they were part of it. This dream team of three understood the importance of this celebration and their care and aloha radiated into the food and service. We were all blown away by the heart and soul that went into curating and preparing that very special meal. I liken Chef Eric's food to how I describe my mom: EPIC. Thank you, Chef Eric, for all the thought, care, planning, flawless execution, and, most of all, HEART that you poured into that beautiful and memorable event.

Fortuna is an amazing, reliable, and talented personal chef whose passion and intuition can be…read moretasted in every dish she prepares. She listens carefully to our dietary restrictions and delivers not only healthy, but also delicious meals that we look forward to eating every time. Fortuna's service allows for variety in our diet as well as more quality time with our family. She inspires through her cooking and has made a large impact on our lives. If you are looking for a chef for your family, party, or event, you need to call Fortuna!

Fortuna's food is the bomb.com! If you're looking for a personal chef to help you save time, save…read moremoney, eat healthier, and reach your nutrition goals, Aloha Kitchen Goddess is for you! Fortuna is so much more than a personal chef, she is a nutrition coach and an intuitive healer that can help you and your family enjoy more REAL FOOD that brings heals your body and less processed crap that drains your energy and wallet. She can do all the work for you or she can teach you how to cook for yourself and teach you the skills to make empowering food choices on your own. Her specialty is taking your favorite comfort foods and turning them into healthy, nutrient-packed dishes that heal your body but taste divine, indulgent, and practically naughty! This is one of the best investments I have ever made. Fortuna's food is always made with love and care. She simply loves what she does. Her services save me time, her food gives me energy and just brings me SO MUCH JOY. Sign up for her newsletter, follow her on FB and Instagram, and give her a try. You'll see why I am such a huge fan! :-)