Rich did an excellent job for my birthday party. He even took pictures and was amazing to work with!read more

Rich Kitchen provided my family for my mom's eighty-fifth birthday party delicious and beautifully…read morepresented food, diligence to detail, cleanliness, and punctuality, making for a memorable and convenient dining experience. My mom did not want to go to a restaurant and preferred to spend her birthday with the family. The pricing was better than I would expect at a restaurant, and we would not have been able to have an enjoyable conversation and great grandkids enjoying themselves playing at my mom's house. Rich Delivered!! Rich provided an extensive menu with multiple appetizers, salad, soup, and entrée options. I put in a venue request, and I received a phone call and emailed customizable menu within an hour. I was a little hesitant since I cook all the family meals but was not disappointed with what Rich delivered. Specific recommendations and experiences include: Bread tray homemade and warm when it arrived. Appetizers Seafood Ceviche an outstanding choice that was extremely fresh and delicious. Mini Bell's charred peppers a big hit with the family outstanding. Caprese on homemade Evoo toast simply amazing. Salad Blackberry fresh and refreshing. Soup Seafood Bisque the best the family has ever had. Entrée Braised Short Ribs and root vegetables with added crab cake amazing as well. Steak and Cake the family favorite. Sides Roasted Cauliflower Caponata excellent choice. Whipped Maple Sweet Potato my moms favorite what can I say a true delight. Desert Chocolate Mousse delicious choice. Rich is extremely personable and provided an excellent experience to our event. He left the kitchen spotless and cleaned all the dishes, cookware, and stovetop. My family was extremely impressed with everything that Rich provided, I highly recommend Rich for any private event that you are considering

An amazing experience in an awesome, creative, zen atmosphere with delicious food catering to our…read moreneeds. We had fantastic meals of homemade granola, cashew yogurt, peach, basil breakfast pizza and veggie tacos. We stayed in her bnb for two nights. The room was large, very clean and comfy. What a great place. Emily currently has 29 5-star reviews on Airbnb and now I know why. If your planning to visit, eat, stay in Athens, Hudson or Catskill give this place a call ahead of time and plan a stay, an experience or even catering for your special needs even. You'll be glad you did!

I wanted to have a diner party to celebrate my husband's retirement but was dreading having to plan…read moreand cook the meal. I really wanted to be able to enjoy the evening with our company. Mrs Pleasant to the rescue! Emily and I planned the dinner from her many options. She is just as excited as I am about fresh and healthy eating so the menu was full of wonderful seasonal produce. The evening of the party Emily arrived at my house then proceeded to create wonderful appetizers followed by a delicious dinner. She was very organized and it all went so smoothly! Emily is so... well, pleasant! A absolute delight to be around. Thank you Emily for giving me a relaxing perfect celebration dinner.

Lettie created an amazing meal for our family wedding. She was reliable and easy to work with…read more She took the time to understand our vision for a farm to table meal and helped make our wedding day perfect. We have also been enjoying leftovers all week! I would hire Lettie again!

I had dinner by Lettie on Monday night and it was perfect. The only appetizer I had was a mini…read moreBLTs. It was delicious. Lettie is personable, knowledgeable and professional. Her Filet was spot on with a sauce that was nothing short of spectacular. I am not a big salad guy but her salad of mixed greens with a homemade dressing was superb. Everything was wonderful and I look forward to another dinner by Lettie soon.

This was my first experience with hiring a chef and I had the added pressure of doing so for a…read moreparty of 16! Chef was thorough, very helpful, very fun, and made very good dishes. She brought the table settings, silverware, everything. She was, in a word, FANTASTIC. She prepped, served, cleaned, when I say everything I mean it. Bravo and thanks for being so accommodating.

From the owner: It's Personal. I will work with you to create a menu that fits your taste, budget and style. I have…read moreSignature Style. Food doesn't have to be complicated. It is Simple, easy to execute and can have beautiful presentation. It is My Commitment to use the freshest ingredients which means food that is exceptional in taste.

Ron and his team were a complete pleasure from start to finish. He came over the day before the…read moreevent to check out the kitchen and serving area. On the day if the party we literally had to do nothing but enjoy ourselves. The food was amazing from passed appetizers to plated salad to a lobster tails and filet mignon dinner. I've had bruschetta many times but his was outstanding. Crab cakes were excellent, actually everything was perfect. Don't hesitate to hire this wonderful team.

I hired Finest city chefs for a vacation rental in LBI, NJ for a clambake for 8 people. One was a…read morevegetarian. The process of booking was excellent, and the website clearly explains all the options available. From the first phone call to the day of the catering, everything was excellent. The food was delicious and plentiful. I highly recommend Chef Ron, Chef Alec, and finest city chefs for any catering needs. They were prompt, very accommodating ace the food speaks for itself.

We recently contracted Taste by Tina for a home dinner party for twelve people. From the first…read moreconversation with Chef Tina were impressed with the professionalism, friendliness and completeness of Tina and her team. They arrived on time and set up a beautiful table with flowers, candles and decorations. The appetizers they served were delicious and the dinner was sumptuous with a grand presentation. Their service, food and friendliness were wonderful and Chef Tina's prices were more than reasonable. And afterwards, the clean up was complete and thorough. We highly recommend Chef Tina for your next event - you won't be disappointed!

Absolutely amazing service and food! With only a weeks notice, Chef Tina did an outstanding job…read moreputting together a brunch for my daughters bridal suite on her wedding day. Very accommodating when looking for Gluten Free options!

We hired Chef Matts for a baby shower for twenty-five people. The food and service were excellent…read moreand everyone was happy with their meal. The pumpkin soup prepared by the chefs was an especially tasty treat. From appetizers, to soups and salads, main course and desserts were all served with professionalism. Chef Matt was friendly and easy to work with. Overall we received a great value and personal chef experience.

From the owner: Personal Chef Services, Meal Preparation, In-Home Chef, Private Parties, Cooking Classes, Weddings,…read moreBirthday Parties, Special Occasions, Anniversary, Weekly Meal Preparation, Specialty Diets, Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Dinner, Holiday Dinner, Holiday Parties, Buffet Service, Grazing Stations, VIP Chef Services, Special Diet, Vegan Cuisine, Gluten-Free Cuisine

Chef Debbie is a wonderful cook. I have had the pleasure of enjoying her cooking many times and…read morealways look forward to the next meal she prepares. She is very passionate about what she does and capable of delivering many different high quality meals. I would definitely recommend her to anyone considering a personal chef. Bon Appetit!

Exceptional!!! first class personal chef. I highly recommend Debbie of "Just Ask Me to Cook." The…read moreexperience was wonderful from start to finish and we will definitely continue to purchase meals and services from Debbie. She is so passionate and professional about each detail of putting together amazing, healthy meals for our family it's been a game changer for us. I'm not a great cook and I get overwhelmed with having to prepare meals for my family. We have some dietary restrictions due to health issues and allergies and Debbie has been absolutely incredible and extremely patient with helping us navigate our needs to put together versatile thoughtful meals that save us money, allow us to enjoy family time around the table and avoid all the stress of having to food shop and prepare meals. It's been fantastic and has saved us money while increasing the quality and health of our family meals. I can't recommend this service enough. You will be very happy working with Debbie! Debbie is a delight to work with and she consistently delivers high quality delicious meals that go above and beyond our expectations!!!

If I could give this 10 stars, I would. What a wonderful evening for my husbands birthday. Above…read moreprofessional, friendly with an amazing talent for food. The best part was they cleaned up everything. They spent some time educating us on food preparation, temperatures and seasonings. This is a nice experience for a special occasion that is as intimate or festive as you'd like.

In a nutshell: I tried to hire The Tailored Chef for my…read morecousin's bachelorette dinner. He bailed on me last minute and was extremely unprofessional about it. I'm glad to see there are people who are happy with his services but I have found that with reviews, people who get the short end of the stick don't say anything unless it's really, really bad. So I imagine that there are people out there who have had similar experiences to mine but didn't deem it worthy of their time to leave a review. I think it's a huge inconvenience to write this review but I wish someone else would have done this so I wouldn't have had this experience in the first place. Therefore, I am writing this to pay it forward so future bookers can have this data point before deciding if they want to book and put the reliability and concrete-ness of their plans, the smoothness of their event and ultimately their happiness and satisfaction in the hands of this careless, indifferent and unprofessional flake. Long version: The only part of the entire encounter that was positive was that after I submitted the inquiry through Yelp, he responded pretty quickly. After that, it all went downhill. Not only were the email handoffs not warm (as in a "warm handoff" that doesn't leave the customer feeling thrown around between people), unprofessional, disjointed and caused for poor customer experience, I repeatedly had to ask for a link to pay once they had confirmed the date and sent me an invoice confirmation because they had thought I had paid and I hadn't - I was being ethical and trying to make sure they got paid. Then all of a sudden one day, I got an automated email confirmation that my confirmation had been cancelled. No communication from Chef Lin Old or his assistant, Theresa. I had to reach out to THEM asking about the email and was just assuming the best and that they had cancelled it in order to send me a new confirmation where I could pay. But oh no. Chef Lin responds with the unbelievable email: "I decided to take the last two weeks of July - the first week of August to go on holiday. I'm the only one who teaches the classes ( Culinary Instructor of 11 years @ The Art Institute) so no one could cover it. That is why I canceled." I attached the email because I still can't believe how unprofessional he was. I am counting on his services, we are ONE MONTH out, he committed to my dates and the service, he cancels and doesn't even do the courtesy of letting me know himself. I am the one who has to reach out to get clarification and when he provides it, he doesn't even offer acknowledgement of / accept responsibility for / act with professional courtesy for the lack of etiquette and professionalism he is exhibiting. I then write him an email saying how disappointing this experience is and that I will write a review to let other people know they simply cannot count on him and his lack of professionalism. He responds with "Not sure what the second email is about demanding an apology & wanting to write a bad review. If this is how things are starting then we may not be a good fit for each other?" I have attached screenshots of these emails as well. I didn't demand an apology. I pointed out he didn't provide one; "That's super disappointing to hear and the lack of apology or proactive explanation for the inconvenience is really poor customer experience." And not a good fit? What a petulant understatement. I live in San Francisco and perhaps the level of service and standard of professional etiquette is higher there than in the Virginia Beach area but I found Chef Lin Old's correspondence, limited customer service, and backing out of his commitment of service (last minute, no less!) abysmal. I am sure that if we had gone through with the service, he himself would have been unbearable. The ego, dismissiveness and lack of ownership that insidiously eeked out through our interactions would have ruined my cousin's party's evening. I'm a silver lining person and so I've convinced myself it's a good thing the reservation didn't go through BUT I do not tolerate behavior like this in the customer service industry. I don't care - small company to Amazon. We are all customers these days and interactions should be led with and based on empathy and compassion. The way Chef Lin Old approached this CS interaction was like a large company that didn't care about the small customer and how it ruined their day / trip / experience: indifferent, careless, un-empathetic. No one wants or deserves to be treated this way. I am so thankful that I was able to find another chef on such short notice but being treated with such unprofessionalism and being stranded last minute without a chef when the entire attendance of the bachelorette (including the bride-to-be, my cousin, who I can't let down!) were counting on and looking forward to a private cooking class, I feel obligated to write this review so no one goes through what I did.

Joe's company catered our daughter's Sweet 16 event and the food was amazing. John and Liz were…read moreonsite to serve and they were kind and attentive to our needs.

Amazing! My husband surprised me with a 60th birthday party at our house. Joe set everything…read moreup... and it was all absolutely delicious...crabcakes, bruschetta, salad, Steak Au Poivre....perfection! Everyone raved about the food. I will definitely recommend them to anyone for their catering needs. Thank you Joe and team!