Caroline's is a great! She is clearly a foodie with a…read moreheart for making your event a success. She catered both an Open House for pre-wedding festivities, and a post-wedding brunch for me. Caroline created the right "food experience" for these events and all of her creations are delicious! She took care of every detail and I will definitely be calling on her again! Be sure to try the shaved ham and biscuits (and the fried oysters). The shrimp over grit cakes were perfect for brunch too.

Caroline's provided five fabulous appetizers for our sunset cruise party last weekend. Everyone…read morereally enjoyed them, so much so, that not a crumb was left to wrap up! Thanks!

i hired Chef Lauren for my wife's 60th birthday to provide a dinner for 8. Chef Lauren was…read moreprofessional, a joy to be with and the food was amazing. The experience from first contact to completion was done perfect. She is very professional showing on time with everything she needed. It was so nice to meet someone of her generation who is so driven to do good work. I wouldn't hesitate one second to hire her again.

Lauren cooked for a fifteen person party at our airbnb in Charleston and it was fantastic! Her food…read morewas incredible and she was super kind. 10/10 would recommend!

Coming from Florida for a bachelorette weekend, a cooking class sounded like a fun activity to…read morebond. Madi, our teacher, made it an experience we'll never forget. Not only was she knowledgeable and entertaining but she was so patient handling all eight of us in her kitchen. Beautiful attention to detail everything was set up with intention. Thank you Madi!

Madi is incredible!! She cooked the most amazing meal for one of the nights at my best friend's…read morebachelorette. We had a couple of food allergies but Madi was able to accommodate all of them. She even baked a delicious GF matcha cake because the bride loves matcha! Madi also helped decorate the table beautifully and made sure every detail was taken care of. It truly was the highlight of the weekend!

One word.... AMAZING! You can tell that Chef Rivera puts her talent and heart into every dish. I…read morewill definitely be recommending Simply Homemade to friends and colleagues.

Chef Jelo went far and beyond to accommodate our guests. The food was delicious and service was…read moreexceptional but I would be remiss if I don't mention I had few guest that had cold food during the first serving period. After that the food was extraordinary. Thank you guys so much in helping make my daughter have a special sweet 16 birthday party.

You need to book with Chef Sarah and Chef Alex! That was the first time experiencing a private…read morechef and The Carolina Chef made my wedding dinner unforgettable!

Sarah was amazing to work with! She cooked for us at our rental home in Kiawah Island, and truly…read moremade our trip fantastic. Her food was delicious, and she was was knowledgable about the cuisine, area, and provided a fabulous experience.

JLOKitchens came through big time for us last week during our vacation at Kiawah, with two dinners…read moredelightful in every way. We have a couple of foodies in our crowd, and no one was disappointed! Two completely different menus were both delicious; and cooked to perfection with wonderfully complex flavors complementing but not overwhelming the high quality, fresh ingredients. As if that wasn't enough, Jessica is not only a talented cook, but also totally organized, making the preparation, delivery, and clean up look effortless. Highly recommended!! We had two under-sixes in the group as well, and dinner with JLOKitchens was so much more fun than hauling them out to a restaurant. Treat yourself! You'll be glad you did!

I hired JLoKitchens for my best friend's bachelorette party. Everything was great until 2 days…read morebefore the event. 8 of us drove down from Atlanta. This was going to be my special gift to my best friend because she loves yoga and cooking. It was perfect. I made tank tops for all the bachelorettes to wear during yoga with cute yoga sayings on them. I went out of my way to get tables for the cooking class and everything. Two days before the event JLoKitchens confirmed that we would start at 930AM and then out of no where she cancelled the entire thing on me - yes, two days before the event. She stated she had been sick since Sunday but yet, didn't tell me then and therefore left me with no time to make plans. This was going to be the highlight of our weekend - she ruined it. She had told me that she was cooking, but a woman Tarah would be the yoga instructor. I said, I expect Tarah will still be there and that she can bring the food with her (and we'll just have to cook for ourselves). She wouldn't explain to me why Tarah was also suddenly available. As a professional, responsible business owner she should have had a back-up plan in place especially if she wasn't feeling well earlier in the week. Also, she never explained what happened to Tarah which leads me to believe she just dropped the ball and didn't book this despite us having been in communication for several months. She said sorry and refunded my deposit promptly but didn't fix the mess she created. It's not even about the money - I'm heartbroken that I won't be able to give my best friend this special gift and that we have such a bad experience associated with this weekend. If you're going to work with JLoKitchens you better have a back up plan.

Trish catered my wedding and made everything as smooth and easy as possible. Everything was…read moreDELICIOUS, my guests still tell me how good the food was almost two years later. Don't wait, book Southern Bear!

I sent Trish a down-payment of over 2k dollars in July 2025 for my wedding in october 2026. The…read morevenue needed proof of insurance, buisness license and DHEC license. My venue did not recieve that information until almost September. My venue called me in November stating they were unable to get in touch with Southern Bear Catering. So i tried to reach out myself, but did not get an answer. I emailed, called and messaged them on Facebook. I eventually found one of the works on Facebook and sent a private message. They said they no longer worked there. So I reached out to trish the owner. I told her I had been trying to get intouch with someone and that I wanted my contract. I never did sign a contract with her as I was never given one. I asked for the contract in December 2025. She emailed me a contract in January 2026. It was only signed by her. I told her I wanted a refund as there is absolutely no communication! I never received the refund so I had to take her to small claims court. SHOCKER..she never showed. I had to drive 4hrs to go to court..I won the case.. but please save your time and money and DO NOT HIRE SBC!! Such a headache!