I am basing this more on the cooking experience than the actual shop itself…read more Chef Lisa was amazing! We appreciated her energy - she was consistent and great throughout the 2.5 hour Argentine steak night experience. She involved everyone in the class and the food was delicious. We will definitely be back!

What a fun outing! We now know hope to make Seminole pasta and spaghetti using a kitchen aide. You…read moreare in teams of four so coming solo may not be as enjoyable unless you're extraordinarily outgoing. Our chef, Diba, was knowledgeable and funny.

Relish Catering was featured by SDSC Gaithersburg for the second time. I missed the first time…read more It was a wonderful and smooth experience from ordering to curbside contactless pickup. It was a pre-set menu: peach salad, choice of seafood or veggie cannelloni, and choice of strawberry pretzel pie or chocolate ganache cake for $22. There was an optional add on of the pina colada sangria for $10. The peach salad with candied walnuts and balsamic vinegar was wonderful start. Next, I choose the seafood cannelloni. It came with heating instruction. The cannelloni was filled with plenty of seafood. It was divine. Lastly I choose the strawberry pretzel pie. At initial look, it didn't look like anything special, however after the first bite, I realized how wrong I was. I did ended up ordering the sangria - it was strong and plenty. Overall, the experience, food and service were excellent!

Ordered rosh hoshanah catering from relish. Alison was very friendly, responsive, and easy to work…read morewith. She brought the meal out to our trunk when we were parked on Nebel street. We enjoyed all of the dishes and they were all well prepared. The chicken should have been cooked a bit longer but otherwise everything was good. I would order from them again but would also be curious to try other caterers in the area.

We love Chef B's weekly meals. Food is so delicious and just perfect for my family as we are all…read moresuper busy and don't have time to cook. The food is farm to table and always arrive in neatly packaged containers every Sunday evening so we have dinners stocked to enjoy the following week. I have had meal services with others before and this is by far the most skilled cooking of farm to table meals. I think it's a good value. One recent review I read was really not fair about "scam". That's just not true but I understand the frustration that led to a misunderstanding. I know the owner/chef was busy and working to try improve their marketing, ordering app, and communications. It's a small business so you just have to contact her directly if there is an issue and she will take care of it. I did that every time and I was patient because I want this good cooking to last to feed my family. Seems like great people. I've spoken to her and met the staff who deliver food to my house. We look forward to ordering each week!

This business owner is a scammer! Don't be deceived by the older reviews left for the past owner of…read morethis business. The new owner is a scam artist! I made a mistake of signing up for 4 weeks of meal delivery, and now I am out of hundreds of dollars. The first delivery was 2 days late and required multiple attempts to contact the merchant to get the ordered meals. Week 2 meals were delivered but be aware, if you happen to be in the shower when they show up with your delivery, they won't leave your meals on your secure porch and will just drive away with your order. Week 3- NO DELIVERY, NO CALL, NO EMAIL. Again, I had too contact the merchant to try to figure out where was my food. Days later got a response that they had an issue with their refrigerator and simply neglected to let me know!!! With over a thousand dollars already tied up with this merchant, I had to scramble to purchase food for my family elsewhere. Due to the "NO CALL NO SHOW" for the week 3 delivery, I politely asked the chef to immediately refund me for the remaining 2 weeks worth of food that wasn't delivered. I explained that because they failed to honor their contract, I had to make other arrangements for the meals. The merchant NEVER REFUNDED me for the remaining 2 WEEKS worth of food that they NEVER DELIVEREDA. I ended up having to contact my credit card company, and guess what? The merchant is lying to my credit card company, claiming they delivered all 4 weeks worth of meals! I am reaching out to the Office of the Attorney General and filing a fraud complaint next. Stay as far away from this thief as you can!

Had a surprise food tour bestowed upon our day trip to DC! It was a really great surprise and…read morefilled with a TON of food. You will never go hungry when you complete one of these tours. Elizabeth was our tour guide and she was VERY knowledgeable about Georgetown history. The day was SUPER hot, and does include a lot of walking, so make sure you wear your best, comfy sneakers. Where we stopped: -Stachowskis -City Sliders -Chaia -Dog Tag Cafe At each location you get a good serving of one of the places best dish. Overall, great experience! Would recommend this to anyone traveling to DC for a weekend and want to get some steps in while chowing down on some great dishes in the area.

Had a fabulous evening at Mangia as part of a corporate event. What a wonderful concept! We made…read moresome fabulous cocktails with their team and tried a variety of local food. I've lived in DC and my crew skipped the walking tour in favor of visiting some of our favorite bars, but I can't say enough about the incredible staff that went above and beyond to get us buzzed and teach us about DC! I'm A former DC tour guide and I learned some things!

Living Social had a deal where you would pay $100 for a personal chef from Insatiable Bites to come…read moreto your home and prepare a 3 course meal for 2 people that included wine. I thought, gee, this sounds pretty awesome, let me give it a whirl. The personal chef, in this case it was the owner Rakita, comes to your home with her own ingredients/food and prepares the entire meal for you. They do use your pots/pans and cooking utensils. The only thing they require of you is a working stove and oven, other than that, you can sit back and relax and have them cook and CLEAN UP for you. Yes, you read that correctly, they even wash the dishes and clean up after preparing the meal. They serve you the wine and all of your courses, so you literally can sit back and relax. Who's the genius that thought of this idea because I can truly get used to this!!!! I was able to choose my menu from her various selections of a prefix menu. I decided on the "Southern/Cajun Influenced" dinner. This included: Appetizers - Deviled Eggs Main Course: Smothered Chicken with Braised Collard Greens and Seasoned Potatoes Dessert: Signature Pound Cake. Everything was delicious! Granted a few issues occured with the potatoes and chicken not being cooked thoroughly, but Rakita promptly corrected the issue. The portions were plenty for 2 people to devour. I would've loved bigger slices of cake (it was jammin' on the one) but I'm a little on the greedy side when it comes to delicious desserts, so what would you expect from me! If you plan on booking this catering company for an occasion, you must BOOK EARLY! Weekends are understandably their busiest time, but if you plan well in advance I'm sure they will be able to accommodate your schedule. Also, after you do book your catering experience, make sure you request a confirmation/reminder email from the staff because I experienced some confusion on the date of my dinner. Keep in mind that they serve Hyattsville and surrounding areas. Check with IB to make sure they serve your area. They not only cater romantic dinners for 2 like I requested, but they also cater private events/celebrations, teach culinary demonstrations and wine/food pairings. IB also has gift certificates available. All and all I enjoyed my personal chef experience. Rakita was a very friendly, professional and down to earth person, who just so happens to be able to cook her tail off! Kudos to Insatiable Bites, a creative idea that I'm sure will continue to grow and grow!

Chef Rakita was wonderful! She arrived on time and was very professional. We learned how to make…read moremuffins which went along with our diet and she tailored the meal to fit our diet as well. She also gave us some great cooking tips. We had a great time chatting with her. The food was delicious and we will be incorporating all of her dishes to our meal rotations! Great idea for a tasty meal prepared in the comfort of your own home. She also did all the cleaning up afterward - leaving our kitchen in better shape then she found it.

Kevin and his lovely wife brought everything necessary to make our anniversary/birthday dinner…read moreextra special. All of our guests were impressed with the amazing and healthy food as well as the ease and professionalism shown by Chef Kevin's team. This was the first time we had ever hired a personal chef and we were so pleased. Also, they cleaned up! What a treat. Looking forward to another dinner prepared and served by this team in the near future.

Chef Kevin came to our house for a dinner party with friends. He and his wife were so lovely. He…read moreprepared an amazing dinner (plus apps and dessert!) which was delicious, creative and beautiful. We'll be sokng this again next year! Very highly recommended him.

Fantastic experience with Chef William! We surprised my sister-in-law for her 50th with a private…read morechef at home and the meal was delicious. Chef William was so great to work with and his clean up was better than I could have done!! It made the night perfect to just be done eating and have nothing else to do. He served multiple courses and made unique and delicious dishes. We would definitely hire Chef William again for a future event.

i have never written a review before, but i guess theres a first time for everything…read more this guy absolutely ruined our wedding food. im trying to let it go but its one of the biggest days in a person life, and just thinking about how we got scammed so hard it boils my blood we went with Chef William because he said he can do a 70+ people wedding, provide the food and bring waitstaff that can help make sure everything goes smooth. -he was supposed to show up to the venue at 12:00 pm to make sure everything goes smooth. -he did not bring any waitstaff, and showed up at 3:30 pm, (our ceremony started at 4:30 pm btw) -the food he brought looked nothing like what he made for us when we did the tasting (it looked like sloppy dogfood) he obviously waited till the last minute to make that slop and didnt even make enough of it to feed 70 people comfortably -when we signed the contract with him we agreed it will be a buffet style catering. they would have the food and people can go up and get what they want. he did not make enough food for our guests, and served them the tiniest portions possible to make up for it. The whole point of the buffet with different food options was so that the guests could choose what food they wanted and what they didnt want. Instead he just slopped tiny portions of every food into peoples plates (he also had his earbuds on the whole time and ignored people when they said they dont want something) -when we first signed the contract he said he cant work with alcohol because of his religious beliefs. we agreed with him that we wont do alcohol in our wedding since me and my wife dont drink either (we are also religious so we werent going to serve alcoh anyway) and my entire family does not drink. instead we told him we will do apple cider for toast. he said thats fine. come 5 days before the wedding, he says he will not pour the apple cider either because it "looks like alcohol". clearly he lied to begin with to get our money. i had to get some of my guests to end up pouring the apple cider which was really embarrassing because I wouldve hired workers to do this if Chef William did not lie to me from the start. -from initial contract he said he will cleanup the plates after dinner is done. we told him multiple times that the wedding venue required the plates to be scraped clean and rinsed atleast so the venue can wash them after. (there is literally 2 signs in the venue kitchen that says these exact instructions by the way). he serves the shitty food, and leaves without scraping the plates like he said he would and without telling any of us that hes leaving obviously to avoid me confronting him for all the things he lied about. -its my freakin wedding and there I am trying to call him where the hell he is. he does not pickup my calls and when i texted him asking him why he hasnt scraped the plates he blatantly lies that was not part of the deal. like what did he not lie about here? we paid him for the food+ service, he only provided absolutely shitty food, and did not provide a single of the services he said he would do. im also an idiot for signing a contract with him that had really vague wording thinking that the stuff we discussed with him over the phone is fine. also we paid him the full contract amount before the wedding which was another big mistake on my part. it gave him free reign to just straight up do whatever the fck he wanted. paid him almost $5k, only to get probably less than $1k worth of food and 0$ worth of service. and remember he also did not bring any waitstaff , he hired one random gentleman from the internet he has never met before on the day of the wedding (who he then kicked out because this gentleman tried to pour the apple cider like a good person) so like the greedy liar he is chef william pocketed the enitre $5k for himself. imagine having one of the most important days of your life, ruined by this Absolutely disgusting human being. he keeps using "religion" as an excuse why he cant pour apple cider. but why lie about it when we first hired him? why wait till 5 days before my wedding to tell I will have to do it myself. oh wait i know, if he told me that from the get go, I wouldve gone with someone else that would do the work I pay them to do, and he just wanted my money. i dont even care about the freakin money, i just wanted a good wedding day :( if anybody has any advice please let me know, I feel lost, and the fact that people can getaway with stuff like this is just not fair

RUN, Takes your money and never shows! Would not talk to us…read moreon the phone after the menu was set -even after numerous voice mails and constant calling. Would not set appointment to meet before the event. Stopped communicating and shut off her phone after telling us her help was running late. Never showed up left 60 people with no food. Charged our credit card with 3 other bogus charges as well. NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS PERSON. You have been warned.

From the owner: Plates by D. Swinton provides catering, private event services, personal chef services, and…read moretailored healthy meal plans, as well as a variety of other services, including cooking classes, parties and workshops.

Is there such a thing as a Most Frequent Shopper? Well, I would be the MFS for Michaels…read more Don't look at my charge bill, because I never leave empty handed. This time, I bought a 3 foot bear nutcracker. He is really cute! There was so much holiday merchandise to choose from. Every where the eye could see was Christmas. Unfortunately, there was only one small table for Chanukah and none of it was on sale. That made me a little sad. Service was great. And, the lines are getting longer, so I suggest getting in there to get the selection at its finest. All the Christmas decorations were at least 25 percent off. And, you get a coupon each time you spend more than $40. I usually wouldn't redo a review so quickly, but this review has to do with the Christmas decorations. Forget Thanksgiving, boo hoo. There are no decorations to be found. Poor turkey, But, the Christmas decorations are beautiful!

While it's still summer, all their summer stuff is gone. I was hoping to find some water toys for…read moremy nephew, but no instead even though it's still August Halloween was everywhere! Lots and lots. I'm not ready, but since Party City is no more, I will have to make a return visit.