Adam prepared and served a masterful 5-course dinner for 7 at my home. He accommodated my husband's…read moreand my son's food sensitivities and we all enjoyed a wonderful chef-prepared meal. Communication was excellent throughout, menu planning was a breeze, and as promised, Adam arrived, cooked, served and cleaned up as if nothing had ever happened! I would hire Adam again without a doubt!!

Adam was absolutely incredible!! He showed up on time, served an incredible array of food, and…read morethoughtfully shared the background for each meal. He also accommodated all different food preferences, including vegan and gluten free. He was very enjoyable to talk to and was such a pleasant amazing human being! He had an incredible background and is very good at what he does - highly recommend for your next event!!

This was my first experience using a private chef and I am so glad I chose Melissa. She was…read moreextremely responsive via email, but also willing to have a phone call when desired to help talk through planning. It was clear from early on she was knowledgeable in her trade and had great questions and tools to help guide us along. We wanted to do an Italian dinner for my dad's 70th birthday, and Italian showed up as one of Sweet Melissa's specialities when searching on Yelp-score! She provided me a sample menu with many delicious sounding options, but also was willing to customize to my dad's favorites. I host parties a lot and you sometimes don't really get to enjoy the event as you are working to get everything ready for your guests. Hiring Melissa allowed us to just enjoy the celebration. All we had to do was clear some space for her to work and she did the rest. She arrived about an hour and a half before the event to do her prep. She was as lovely as could be as was her assistant. The food courses were nicely timed with our three appetizers of brie and pear crostini, shrimp scampi bites, and caprese skewers ready as guests arrived and socialized. All three were delicious, but glad I listened to her recommendation on the crostini as it was so good. Everyone commented on how amazing the house smelled as they arrived. It was also fun watching her work in your house and getting freshly made food! Next was the big buffet of Caesar salad, pesto and tomato basil sauces pastas, roasted brussel sprouts with pancetta, chicken parmigiana, and Italian sausages in a balsamic reduction. The spread was beautifully presented and tasted amazing. There was plenty of food for all and I got such amazing feedback from our guests on how everything tasted. I would normally not of picked the Italian sausage in onions, roasted grapes, and balsamic wine reduction but Melissa told me it was one of her favorites dishes, and I think it turned out to be mine! So unique, so tasty and well executed. I had never had Italian sausages like that before, but hope to again. I honestly could say amazing things about everything we had. Melissa did not misrepresent herself in saying Italian is her specialty. My dad was SO happy and felt this evening was so special. Goal achieved! After the meal, she cleaned up so well you honestly would of never known she was there. This also included her boxing up any leftovers for us, which was a nice touch. Not having a big clean up to do after hosting the event was also amazing. I wish I could have a private chef everyday! But I highly suggest doing this at least for a special occasion and recommend doing it with Melissa. From looking at her website, she does all kinds of other cuisines that also sound delicious. She helped create the special, personalized, and delicious evening we were looking for!

I can't speak highly enough about Melissa and her personal chef service, but I'm going to give it a…read morego! We wanted to do something special for a milestone birthday party for our dad, and he just absolutely loves Italian food, particularly chicken parmigiana. We shopped around for anything from catering to personal chefs specializing in Italian food, and decided a private dinner made fresh in house was just the ticket. Melissa was very responsive via email, and indicated that Italian is one of her specialties. She worked with us to create a menu Dad would love, blending her own suggestions with a couple of special requests from us. On the day, Melissa and her staff arrived on time and got right to work preparing everything in our kitchen with a little help from her own tools. Throughout the event, she kept the space clean, the food line filled, and even did some bussing at the dinner table. She was exceptionally personable with us and the guests, and when she left, there was absolutely zero work for us to do. She cleaned everything, packed up all leftovers and stocked our fridge, and took out all trash. As far as the taste of the food, absolutely no complaints on this end! We had appetizers of shrimp scampi and caprese skewers while everyone arrived, and then flowed into a buffet style dinner. We opted for a ready-dressed Caesar salad, and her homemade dressing was spot on. For dinner, the highlight for dad was the chicken parm. Everyone had a wonderfully breaded chicken cutlet, adorned with fresh mozzarella and topped with a very tasty marinara. This along with her delicious take on Italian sausage in a reduced wine, grape, and balsamic sauce were amazing proteins. Pasta was plentiful as an accompaniment, both a fusilli pesto and papardelle noodles in marinara. For some veggies, she did a wonderful roast brussel sprouts with pancetta and balsamic. We had cake and ice cream for dessert, but I have no doubt if we'd asked her to do that, it would have been amazing too. All in all, I absolutely recommend using Sweet Melissa's for your personal chef and catering needs, you can rest assured you're making the right decision!

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!!

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!

Had an amazing experience with Chef Gita and Gary for my baby shower. Every dish was delicious and…read morepresented in such a beautiful way. Will definitely work with them again for my next event.

The Heirloom Chef was exactly what we were looking for. As 2 working parents with a full family, we…read moreneeded help with healthy foods made at home, so we could shift away from ordering out as much as we were. The weekly program was perfect. Shout out to Chef Will for creating absolutely delicious food and being extremely friendly.

It was a beautiful brunch…read more I hired Savvy Dining (Leslee) to cater a large gathering: 2 days 40 people each day. She did a fantastic job. The food was tasty and healthy, crudites, a charcuterie board, a cheese board, sweet baked treats, BACON and some other classic breakfast food. All ofit was delicious!!! Working with her was really easy. Leslee led me through a thoughtful process: we talked on _the actual phone_ where she asked great questions to guide me towards budget friendly, yummy options. Our guests raved about the food. The spread was knockout. She prepped before the event, so when guests arrived early (yikes) there was plenty to dig into. I'm still burning off the five star calories. Next time I throw a big to-do, she's first on my list to call.

So here's an unexpected update. I thought I had signed up for delicious food from a delightful…read morechef. But according to my doctor, what I got was a miracle cure for all of my health problems. Ok, not quite, but... I just had my first check-up in years where everything was good. All of my long-term health issues were under control and all the bloodwork was in target ranges. And I had lost 20 pounds. Chef Savvy's food was a huge part of that. Having predictably clean and healthy food every night has cut down on the junk convenience food that was clogging my arteries. I eat healthy by default, rather than trying to force myself. Consider this another reason to sign up immediately for this service. Do your doctor the favor of not having to nag you anymore.

Chef Mariana and her staff were exceptional. We hosted a party for 30 and she helped to propose a…read morevery special dinner menu. She was extremely responsive by email, easy to accommodate special dietary needs and helpful to propose alternatives to menu selections. Our dinner included a table spread, delicate/pomegranate tarts, wild mushroom/fontina hand pies, dungeness crab tostada salad, lobster mac and cheese, lamb lollipops, mini filet mignon wellington and pear/almond tarts. When the team of 4 arrived, she took over without any hesitation or need for instructions. The food was delicious and our party could not say enough amazing things about the quality and taste of the food. One quoted "BEST party ever". One of the servers passed food on beautiful displayed wood trays and helped to serve beverages as well. The food service and timing was spaced nicely, the temperature and freshness of each section was perfect and they helped to clean the kitchen and put everything away by the end of the night. I wish I had taken photos of each food tray, but unfortunately only have the photo of Chef Mariana bringing the cake. I highly recommend Chef Mariana, she is a gem.

We hired Mariana for a business event and her food was absolutely incredible! Her attention to…read moredetail was impressive and it brought an authentic flavorful feel to the event. Highly recommend!

I heard about the Cupboard through a friend a couple years ago and was waiting for right time to…read moreuse Rachael's service. A few months ago I was hosting a baby shower for my friend and she's very health conscious in general but has had some funny allergIes/aversions come up in her pregnancy so I knew the Cuoboard would be a good fit. Well Rachael completely knocked it out of the park and exceeded not only my expectations but also those of the momma to be. The spread she prepared was of course healthy and delicious but the food itself was so beautiful as was the packaging that it essentially acted as decor! The menu was beautifully designed and the food became the highlight of the shower. I wish I still lived in SF, I'd have Rachael catering my life if possible!!

We are enormous fans of The Cupboard for healthy, incredibly delicious food that our whole family…read moreloves and looks forward to each week. This has replaced takeout for us during the week, and we also add on items like healthy snacks and chicken tenders for our toddler's lunches. The customer experience is fantastic (great communication, easy to get in touch), and we love the low-impact, no waste delivery system in reusable glass containers. Highly recommend for busy families that are looking for high quality, healthy food but don't have time to cook.

The teacher was so knowledgeable and explained the various spices in Indian cooking. We also tasted…read morethe spices as well; many were new to us. The food was as so flavorful and she was able to adjust the spice level to our level. We learned new cooking techniques as well and would definitely recommend her as a cooking teacher and specialist in Indian cooking. We booked a private class and would definitely do that again.

Excellent experience! Highly recommended! Such a fun,…read moreinformative, engaging, intimate and accessible Indian cooking experience. We've tried out the recipes and dishes a few times after the class and the results were delicious!

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