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Food Dept

5.0 (15 reviews)
Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Burrata with grapefruit

Stephen prepared a 5 course dinner for our group of 7 girlfriends. This is the second time I've benefitted from Stephen's culinary skills and, if possible, I enjoyed it even more this time. The entire meal was created from the freshest ingredients and entirely hand crafted. Highlights included tempura fried cabbage with tzatziki sauce, a burrata grapefruit appetizer with the most delectable candied orange slice, the heirloom grape tomatoes in the farmer's salad were so sweet I could have eaten a bowl full, and the fresh gnocchi with the yummy filet and prawns were perfect. Stephen's assistant, Evie, was professional, polite, and attentive. When the meal was done, the kitchen was thoroughly cleaned, and plates/wine glasses were hand washed. I can't wait for another occasion to enjoy Stephen's mastery with fresh food, tailored to any taste preference.

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I don't know where to begin with how amazing working with Stephen and Food Dept for our wedding was. At the last minute the oven went out at the venue and he was still able to make our 5 course plated dinner work without a hitch. Stephen and his team made our wedding dinner unforgettable with an amazing service, plating and overall exceptional experience. Stephen made the local, organic, and fresh ingredients shine in every dish. We can't wait for another chance to experience his food!

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Christine H.

How does a family of 5 thank you for the most amazing dinner? With the utmost gratitude you Steven made our wedding absolutely amazing. We loved watching you prepare the meal from scratch & needless to say it was beyond delicious. You joined us at our rental where the wedding took place, you shared conversation & giggled with us as we finally got to sit down & enjoy the most delicious taco dinner with all the freshly made chips, dips, & corn salad. You are an amazing chef we loved watching you prepare our meal & then got to all sit & wonder how the day went by so fast yet we made time to eat, thanks to you. We will forever remember your part in the wedding festivities. Truly, The Hawthorne Family

Stephen delivered an amazing private dining experience for our group of 4 adults. We booked his services will visiting Joshua tree as a capstone to our visit to this special place. The 4 course meal featuring pork tenderloin main house was beautiful and plentiful. Txs Stephen, you Rock. ​

Kristel M.

Chef Stephen Lee and Barbie were AMAZING! I planned a dinner in Indio for our best friends Bachelorette and it was the best idea. This was my first time booking a private dinner and they were amazing to work with. They have a huge selection of menus to choose from and the Chef goes out to a local farmers market and hand picks all the fresh veggies and fruits himself. The food was delicious and more than we expected. Barbie offered amazing service and was so fun. Highly, highly recommend!

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We hired her for 5 dinners ahead of time, after looking for Chef's in the Palm Springs area, we…read morepicked her she was the most expensive but thought she must be the best, and would not give us a break in price for al the dates we asked for. Okay that is fine so we went ahead and booked her. .All her invoices stated Gratuity Not Included, so we gave her tip in cash the first time and the next 4 visits she said just pay me the tip at the end. Three days before our last dinner she sent an invoice which now she added a New line item of 22% gratuity. She asked my husband for the last invoiced to be paid within 1/2 hour of getting here. We had 8 guest and my husband said we will Zelle you or Venmo or PayPal on the tip, after we go over all of the invoices, she said No and I will not leave until I get it and went and sat at the barstool until we paid her 22 % nonnegotiable . She was very rude and unprofessional in our opinion, with all our guest here she did not care. Also, lots of adders to our invoice which were not expected. Her food was good and lie oved her helpers , we asked to have food prepared ahead of time because she spent over 6 hours the first time she was will to do it in a commercial kitchen with extra charge but well worth it...

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