Chef Vanessa is amazing!!!! She has been cooking for us weekly for a few months and I cannot say…read moreenough good things about her services. She makes the most delicious food and she is such a pleasure to have over. She loves our puppy as if he were her own . Her meals are so affordable. I am saving so much money with her fresh delicious meals compared to when I was using door dash every night. Book with her immediately!!!

I reached out to Vanessa for my 30th birthday dinner party and she was amazing from the start!…read moreGreat communication, had a big menu selection, reasonable price, and very accommodating. I didn't feel like it was my first time communicating with her. I needed halal options for my dietary preferences and she was able to find halal steak which not a lot of people will go through the hassle to do. On top of that, she was so pleasant to have around. Her food is better than any restaurant. Her egg rolls and coffee cake is the best thing this planet has to offer, and this is coming from a picky girl whose mom cooks the best food! As a type A person I was worried about many aspects about my birthday but dinner was something I wasn't worried about because of how on top of everything Vanessa was! I got really lucky with her and definitely recommend her!

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!

Chef Rodrigo did a cooking class for 15 women on our "sisters' weekend" at my home. It was…read moreabsolutely fantastic! Very professional, very fun, and very delicious! He listened closely when I described the group and designed the perfect evening.

I have a love affair with Spanish food and when my husband wanted to do a paella party for his 40th…read moreI was thrilled. I did some searching and found Rodrigo who was so easy to work with and super charismatic. Bonus: catered smaller parties!! He came highly recommended by a local Facebook group. Then he cooked and I seriously thought about kidnapping him!!! Delicious food that will pull at your heart strings if you've ever spent time in Spain. You will truly appreciate this if you are any kind of foody!! Then I find out he does classes too. He will be a regular part of my repertoire.

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!

There are many different and delicious regional styles of BBQ out there. In true fashion,…read moreCalifornia BBQ is by nature, different. Regardless of where it came from, the difference between meh BBQ and AWESOME BBQ is the dedication to the craft by the pit master, who spends countless hours tweaking and refining his game and steeping himself in heat and smoke to bring you the best noms you've evah had. Steel House BBQ, helmed by Sean Ekman, is solidly on the AWESOME BBQ side of the spectrum. Sean has that 'love of the game' and it shows in how his BBQ looks, feels, smells and tastes. He is starting to collect some BBQ competition awards, but you don't need to see a bunch of trophies to know his BBQ is legit. Seasoning flavor profile is well balanced between sweet, spicy and savory. Killer Ribs! Amazing, award-winning Chicken! ...and the Pulled Pork is nothing short of sublime. Bottom line: Have Steel House BBQ cater your next event. Trust.

try it you'll like it...LOL You can always expect great…read moretasting bbq and great service. you can tell the owner loves what he does and it shows in his cooking. I have decided to upgrade my rating based upon multiple times trying Steel House BBQ. :-)

I can't review as someone who hired Fred - but I can review for the fact that -- this dude made…read moresome really good food for my friends party! Everything was freshly cooked to order and tasted so wonderfully! I think I ate like 6 tacos that day They were all just soooo yummy! He had such a great selection of things to order and has a cart where you can customize the tacos how you like -- he also has side dishes that would compliment the tacos! Not only did his food taste good - he had such a pleasant demeanor and offered great advice when indecisiveness was presented! So -- if you have this dude set up for your party - your guest will be happy with the food and service! I for sure was!

Outstanding. You…read moreknow how really good food helps make for a good party? Or how sub par food can take away from it? That's why it's so important to get this guy. Fred does it all. And he does it well. Dude did his time cooking in Vegas, so he knows a ton of flavor profiles for dishes, sauces, and some secret combinations he has yet to share with yours truly. And I've been fortunate to be at enough events to tell he can flat out cook. Period. He's perfected this chimichurri blend that has the consistency and look of pesto, has this wonderfully garlic flavor, and really gives whatever carne asada dish he's making zing. I'm seriously hoping he starts to bottle it one day; otherwise, it may accidentally disappear from his cooking station next time I see him (did I just incriminate myself? oh well, worth it). Try the taco trio - good sampling of the well marinated proteins and complimentary sauces. Rinse with beverage of choice. Repeat.

We were last minute the night before looking for a catering company for our in house Christmas…read morelunch and they saved the day! They were able to get the menu done the night before at 7pm! They arrived on time the next day, set up and it was perfect! The food was delicious and all in serving dishes. They set up and leave it all for you. All in trays and containers so they dont have to come clean up. super cute set up!! I would def use them again in a heartbeat!

Working with Give 'Em A Taste was so easy. I was looking for a caterer for my Mom's repast and…read morereached out to them. They helped me set a menu within my budget. They delivered the food and it was excellent. The flavor was why I would have expected and the quality was outstanding. They made things easy during a stressful time. Chef Sullivan was very easy to work with and he understood what I was going thru and was accommodating.

We found Juan from Elisa's Catering early in our wedding planning process. Juan is one of those…read morelow-key hidden gems my wife found on reddit. We interviewed with a bunch of caterers and tried a handful. We ended up with Juan because of 3 factors. As a foodie couple, we wanted to put emphasis on food for our wedding and Juan had some delicious food. Juan was super easy to work with. Juan was a one-stop-shop that also helped with rentals, linen and bartending. We contracted with Juan a year out from the big day. We're glad we did because the caterer is one of the big puzzle piece of the wedding. So how was working with Juan? Juan is super busy on weekends, and you'll have way better luck getting a hold of him middle of the week. Juan is also a "getting to yes" kind of person, a problem solver. Our venue had a few surprises that ultimately made the caterer team's job a bit tricky. We watched Juan work the problem. He never lost sight of his goal, make the food happen for our big day. Some of these issues would have been show-stoppers for any other caterers but Juan remained commited to making it happen. Ok, so how was the food? Soooo goooood. We were looking forward to the food even before our wedding. Our guests would let us know how good the food was, and then let us know they enjoyed our wedding...in that order... There were a few special items we wanted at our wedding that Juan didn't have on his menu. He was open to working with us on those items and they turned out great! All in all, Juan from Elisa's Catering was one of our top 3 best decisions we have made during our wedding planning phase. He brought the food and made a lot of things happen during the big day. We highly recommend giving Juan a serious look for your catering needs.

I cannot recommend Juan and his team at Elisa's Catering enough! I'm still dreaming about the…read moreincredible food from our wedding. My partner and I envisioned a vegan taco bar with a shrimp option for our guests, and Juan delivered beyond our expectations. The flavors were absolutely amazing. Every taco filling was insanely delicious, and the shrimp was a total crowd-pleaser. We received so many compliments from our guests about how delicious everything was! Beyond the amazing food, the service was impeccable. Right after our ceremony, Juan's team brought us a plate of appetizers so we could actually enjoy the cocktail hour bites, which was such a thoughtful touch and so needed with the business of our day. Dinner was seamless and absolutely perfect. They also provided bartending services and did an amazing job with it. We were blown away by the quality of the food, the professionalism of the staff, and the care that went into making everything run smoothly. Juan and his team truly went above and beyond to give us the best possible experience. Wedding food can sometimes fall flat, but not with Elisa's Catering. I wish I could eat Juan's cooking every week!

love.cook.nourish, boy is that a Great name for this company But you should know that, Cindy is…read morealso the Best Coordinator you can find for your events!!! We hired her for our wedding reception, my husband didn't want me to do anything for the reception, he told me to find someone to do it for us. Well I found Cindy, we sat down with her and in 5 minutes I knew she was the right person for our reception. We told her we would like to have a "Western theme" she took the reins () and ran with the idea. Next thing we knew we had the best "Upscale" BBQ for 80 people one could ask for And as advertised with love.cook.nourish, Cindy made our wedding cake also, Very Banana with Cream Cheese frosting and two different flavors of cupcakes for our guest What a fantastic night we all had Thank You Cindy and Staff at LCN

I could write a book on catering parties as a former restauranteur but most of you reading this…read morewould be bored. So I'll just get to the point. I have never hired a caterer for myself because I simply don't trust anyone else to cook for my guests - until now! This occasion was special - my wife and I were throwing our daughter an engagement party for about 70 people. Thank goodness I hired Cindy! Forget the fact there is no way I could have done this on my own for that many people anyway - but what really made the event was the fact she was beyond the ultimate professional she was a better version of me (sorry not trying to brag - just stating facts). She was incredibly prepared (and brought her daughter Ronnie who was an amazing help as well!). She knew her way around my grill as if it was her own. She brought all the right tools and gadgets to ensure every dish came out perfect - which ALL of them did! And she even took the tails off the 10 lbs of shrimp I had mistakingly ordered - in literally minutes - incredible! Everything was cooked, grilled and presented with absolute perfection. Last night was the start of something special between my family and love.cook.nourish. Cindy is now the only person I will trust going forward and is now unofficially an adopted member of our family or should I say my sister from another mother... Love.cook.nourish is hands down the best caterer for your event or party - regardless of how complex or simple, you want to make it! And if you have read this far you better get going and contact her quickly for your party because she is going to be in the highest demand as word gets out about this gem! PS - feel free to reach out to me for more specifics if you wish - always happy to share more details.

Where has this business been all of my life!? We hosted a…read morebirthday party for my adult daughter for about 40 people at our home. We wanted the freedom to visit with our guests while the party was in full swing and Chris from Help You Serve allowed us that freedom! She replenished the food, cleaned up, served appetizers, washed serving dishes, emptied trash and recyclables, put food away, and pretty much did everything we asked of her. She was dependable reliable friendly and knew what to do without a lot of instruction! I will definitely be hiring someone from this company in the future!

I highly recommend Help You Serve they ensured that my father-in-laws 90th birthday celebration was…read moreperfect! The team was friendly, professional, and handled every detail so we could just enjoy the day. Thanks to them, it was a stress-free, unforgettable event. I highly recommend them and would give 10 stars if that was an option. They arrived on-time, dressed perfectly, set-up the bar, serving station as food arrived, re-stocked it and cleaned up the kitchen. Chris, Christine and the entire team were the best! I want to say they are truly great people.