Unprofessional Cancellation, Undercooked Food, Pathetic Contract Excuse, and Zero Accountability - Not a Luxury Chef Service I hired this company expecting a luxury in-home meal prep service. During the initial consultation, I was 100% upfront and told them I have young kids and pets. They sent me a Pinterest board to select my meals from. That's not what I consider a luxury in-home chef experience! Week 1: The oatmeal was completely inedible and the dressing ratio was way off. I gave them honest feedback when they asked for it. Week 2: Pink, undercooked chicken -- a serious food safety risk that could have made my family sick. Attached picture Instead of taking any accountability for their repeated mistakes, they tried to blame me. Their only way of handling poor food quality seems to be shifting the blame onto the client -- even though they are the professionals working in my home. Then they used a ridiculous excuse to cancel future service, which honestly I'm happy about, becasure the food isn't good! . Here is the exact wording from the contract they attached: "we reserve the right to cancel your in-home meal prep service at any time, if a chef arrives and finds that the information provided during the client consultation phone call was inaccurate they can refuse to perform service. This included, but is not limited to, an unusable kitchen, unsafe working conditions, or pets that are not contained outside of the kitchen. We also reserve the right to discontinue a service before completion if a pets are not contained and children are not supervised as this can create an unsafe environment for both the chef and the client" My son politely asked the chef if she likes Play-Doh and my dog accidentally walking into the house for a moment created an "unsafe work environment." That is laughable and immature. If those reasons are why you can't properly cook chicken, there is a bigger problem! Nothing was different from Week 1 to Week 2. It was the same chef. She had already worked in my home the previous week and knew exactly what the environment was like. She stayed and completed the entire service without any complaint. If it was truly unsafe, why didn't she refuse to continue "at any time" like the contract says she could? Because it wasn't unsafe. It was just a cheap excuse to avoid responsibility for their own screw-ups. Also, why come back week 2? Audrey may be a decent chef herself, but she clearly cannot run a professional company. I seriously question whether the chefs she sends into people's homes are even properly trained, licensed, or insured to be there. I've had a real private chef in Los Angeles for over 10 years. This Pinterest-level meal options - and of constant excuses and zero professionalism does not meet any reasonable standards for a luxury in-home chef service. They offered meals prepared in their kitchen and delivered as an alternative, but after this experience , I told them to never contact me again! Do NOT waste your money with this company. Inconsistent and sometimes unsafe food quality, unprofessional communication, and they'll cancel on you over normal family life the moment something goes wrong on their end. Stay far away. read more

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I was so excited to use Chef Audrey for my club's annual Tea Party fundraiser. We were going to have actual tea party food served at our event. The food presented at our tasting was both visually appealing, heartly looking, fresh and tasty. Artisan bread, thicker sliced roast beef, a delicious chucky chicken salad, herb cream cheese english cucumber sandwiches, spinach & feta mini tartlets, and individual baby arugula salad cups with shaved parmesan & lemon vinaigrette. Yummy!!! Our agreement was 2k in costs to create the menu since tea party food is much more labor extensive plus cost of actual product used. I thought that was fair and helpful. Sadly, that is not what we received day of the event...for 234 guests. Evidently she had problems with employee's not showing up to create the menu, and to be plated at our event. We were to supply 10 volunteers to get the food out to our guests, luckily I had an additional 16 volunteers that were able to help her. Not enough tartlets were made for all the guests to get 2, and there were not enough cucumber sandwiches for every guest. Her solution for this issue was to remove the product costs for the tartlets & cucumber sandwiches since not every guest received them. At this point I just needed to get our guests feed and encourage her to keep herself together. Here's where it gets worse. The food wasn't anywhere near the quality, or flavor of what I tasted. The bread was not the same, it was cheap store bought sliced white bread. The roast beef was not the same, it was the prepackage lunch meat from the grocery store, and the chicken was from a can, not the beautifully diced chicken. Nothing that I tasted was served. There was no salad in cups prepared ahead of time, it had to be placed on the same plate as the tea sandwiches. I understand that things can happen and substitutions will need to be made, but not for everything. I felt that we did not receive 2k worth of "labor, transport, and plating" to her high quality standards, and she was unwilling to reduce that price, that had already been paid. From our prospective it felt like it was a bait and switch. Clearly, whatever employee issues she had, it started well before the day of our event. It was a just an awful experience and our only complaint was about the food, which by all accounts, should have been amazing. What a sad and embarrassing experience. read more

I wasn't able to use her but she was very responsive, professional and detailed. I appreciate that

I had purchased a gift certificate from a Yelp live stream with Chef Audrey for a cooking class. The cooking class was for five people to be held at your home with Chef Audrey. I will have to say this experience was amazing from the time I booked to the event until the day of the event. The communication was excellent. We went over the different types of dishes that could be made at my home once you decide on one and confirm the number of people that will be attending the class. She will send over a list of groceries to determine what you have in your home and she will grocery shop for the rest and bring it over the night of class. We decided to make two proteins and a pasta salad. I had invited my nieces their mom and a girlfriend over. We really liked the different techniques that chef Audrey showed us on how to prepare the chicken and the filet mignon. It really stepped the game up on the different dishes. She is very knowledgeable and she will answer your questions. She's very personable which we really liked. She's very good teacher and I do highly recommend her for a cooking class, private event or any type of food event that you have in mind. She also did the dishes, which was impressive. Overall, it was a very good experience and I'm so glad that I purchased a gift certificate. I will definitely be scheduling another cooking class as we really enjoyed it. I am also looking forward to working with her for my dad's 90th birthday party. Thank you again chef Audrey you are amazing. read more

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Chef Audrey has provided us amazing services. She has been very professional, personable, and serves incredible quality of food. We have used her for the date night experience which has been 100/10 between the menu, the experience of having her in home cooking for us and cleaning up, is so engaging but would give us privacy if we preferred (that's just not our style. We are talkers). We also used some of the pre ordered dishes for Thanksgiving and a charcuterie board. I highly recommend booking with her! read more

Audrey & Ryan came to my house for an in home cooking class for four of us. Audrey was on time, professional, and fun! We made lobster risotto. Audrey does all of the grocery shopping and cleans up afterwards. Highly recommend hiring Audrey and her team for a fun night in! read more

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Audrey led an in-home cooking class for my friends and I. We had a wonderful experience and the food was so good! We learned to cook lobster and risotto. She was kind, explained everything in detail and also cleaned up the entire kitchen! Audrey walked us through each step, explaining the why behind every single thing we did in the class. She also left us copies of the recipes-so helpful! Her sous chef, Ryan, was also very helpful and accommodating. I cannot wait to have another class with Audrey! read more

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I don't even know where to start. To say that I am grateful would be an understatement. I recently hosted a retreat with almost a dozen women and we were staying near Yosemite. I contacted Chef Audrey because we were in need of a private chef for a total of five meals, Friday night through Sunday morning. I instantly felt at ease and I knew that she was the perfect fit for our weekend event. From start to finish, she and her team went above and beyond. I have hosted many retreats over the years and have worked with quite a few chefs. The attention to detail, professionalism and presentation was top notch. The food was phenomenal and all of the attendees raved about each meal. I highly recommend her services to anyone - and if I was allowed to give more than five stars, she would get them all. read more

Audrey was amazing! Easy to work with and the charcuterie table she did for us was so pretty people didn't want to touch it at first. I'd highly recommend Audrey for your events! read more

Audrey Aparicio Private Chef Services - Personal Chefs Near Me

On Valentine's Day! Bunny & I won a raffle and because we never win anything we felt like we had won the lottery! A private chef named Audrey Taylor Aparicio, who famous in our small town and is featured on our local news frequently, came to our home to prepare the most exquisite dinner and a once in a lifetime experience! Embrace yourselves for the menu: Sesame Pork Belly Feta Salad Lemon Sorbet Palate Cleanser Filet Mignon with Lobster Tail Glazed Heirloom Carrots Wild Mushroom Risotto (And even made Buttered Farfella Pasta for the boys) Last but not least the melt in your nouth dessert: Bread Pudding Chef Audrey was so sweet, incredibly talented, professional and gave us the best Valentine's dinner we have ever had! read more

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AMAZING experience with Chef Audrey!! She is incredibly friendly, talented, and very understanding! We hired Chef to prepare a dinner at our house for us, our friends, and our children. We wanted to enjoy our evening with delicious. Chef Audrey exceeded our expectations! The food was spectacular, with high-quality ingredients that truly shone in every dish! Everyone was delighted, and each course was bursting with flavor. It was a wonderful evening, and we can't thank Chef Audrey enough for making our evening so special!! read more

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I attended a cooking class this past weekend that my friend hosted and Chef Audrey was awesome! She made things super fun and she was very helpful! She gave great tips! We cooked a delicious beef wellington. read more

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We had an in home class with a family of 7 and everyone had such a great time and enjoyed the process. The food was amazing and Audrey had such a great presence that everyone just loved her as a person. We will definitely be hiring her again and we all recommend her for any services she offers. read more

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We always thought hiring a private chef was only for celebrities and the ultra rich... Yes, it's a luxury 'thing to do' but Audrey made the experience extremely relatable and FUN. She came to our home and was professional and kind. She made time to engage with our 6 year old too and he showed more interest in the foods that were being prepared. We not only got to eat extremely delicious, freshly made food by a CHEF but also got to relax afterward because our kitchen was spotless after. We highly recommend Audrey! We will definitely have her over again for a cooking class read more

Audrey is so amazing! The meals are thought out and the prep is just what one needs when life is busy! The meals are tasty even when heated up. read more

Absolutely fantastic! Dinners are spot on, the weekly meals are so good they get my son from wanting to stop ordering out or fast food! Audrey thank you for you professionalism, friendship and delicious food!! You will be the Beltrans go to from here on out!! read more

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Audrey did a private dinner for us and we absolutely loved the experience! She did all the grocery shopping, cooking and clean up! She definitely delivered an in-restuarant experience from the comfort of our home. She's very professional and fun! We will definitely be booking her services again. read more

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We hired chef Audrey for an in person cooking class for an intimate group with myself and 4 friends. We had several choices to choose from of what we wanted to make. We chose filet Mignon and fondant potatoes. Audrey has such a great personality! She was fun and engaging; she was patient and great at teaching! She answered our questions and made the night an overall amazing experience. We enjoyed her company AND ate an incredible dinner! Highly recommend her and I look forward to having a cooking class again! read more

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Audrey is the best!! She brings everything needed, and magically whips up the most amazing meal! Then, wipes clean all traces, so you are left tummy full, kitchen clean! Already have plans to have her create another special meal for my family and looking forward to our charcuterie class soon! You will not be disappointed, book now- thank me later!! read more

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I highly recommend Chef Audrey! I've been fortunate enough to enjoy her amazing food on several occasions and the quality/taste of her dishes are top notch. From a dinner party of 13 guests in Shaver to a more intimate dinner party of 4 at our home, Chef Audrey made our experience memorable. And for all you busy mom/dad's, her meal prep plan has definitely been a game changer for our hectic schedule. Thank you Chef Audrey for sharing your delicious food with us! read more

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Chef Audrey is the best! We did a family cooking night and she made the experience incredible. Audrey is so kind, patient, and knowledgeable and she made cooking so fun! She has the best personality, is incredibly professional and taught us so many things about cooking. She was also flexible with our group's needs and answered all our questions. She insisted on cleaning up afterwards so we could enjoy our dinners. Thank you so much Audrey for helping us create a night of family memories. We would recommend her to anyone thinking about using her services. read more

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Audrey and her team are fantastic! We have been doing the monthly meals and it has saved us time, money, and we've even lost weight! Not to mention, the meals are delicious and we look forward to every delivery day. We have also had her in our home for a private cooking class, a charcuterie set-up for my birthday, and a cooking demo class for an event. We're so glad we found her. Give her a try, you won't regret it! read more

Chef Audrey has been a game changer with her meal prep options. I was spending an obscene amount of money on take out every night because I don't have time to cook and clean after work. My life has changed since I became a monthly subscriber. I don't have to think about meal prep and cleanup anymore! I want to point out that besides the top quality meals provided, Chef Audrey goes the extra mile to make sure that the customer is always taken care of. She is a unique individual that truly cares for her clients and the food and service she provides is clearly done from love of her craft! I highly recommend Chef Audrey and her Staff, you won't be disappointed! read more

I did a big bulk meal plan to help me get A certain weight goal in a short amount of time for my wedding dress. Thanks to Audrey who was so sweet and so helpful who was able to help me accomplish my goal! I plan on doing the monthly plans here shortly to help with my pregnancy weight! I recommend 100% read more

Chef Audrey is amazing at what she does. She made a delicious dinner for my husband and a vegan dinner for me. Everything was so tasty. She also cleaned our kitchen after. We highly recommend chef Audrey. read more

Great work and great food. Very personable and good communication. The charcuteries I have seen and tasted were amazing.

My husband and I booked with Audrey for our anniversary last November and was blown away by how amazing she was not only as a person and how sweet she is but her food is phenomenal! I cant wait to book with her again!​ read more

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Audrey came to our home to prepare a private family dinner. She was prompt, professional, and very friendly. Our two children watched her cook and she was so sweet. The food was fabulous and she took great care in cleaning up afterwards. She even snapped a few family photos for us. We have a child with special needs so meals out is very difficult for us, she really brought the restaurant experience to us. We will highly recommend her services and plan to book her again in the future. Thank you Audrey! read more

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Audrey is was fantastic! She made learning how to cook fun and efficient. Food was delicious and she was professional and kind. 10/10!!!

Chef Audrey's food is so delicious! My kids not only ate all the food they went back for seconds and thirds, I highly recommend her.