Absolutely horrific pop up for Valentine's Day! We drove 1.5 hours each way based on the many past great experiences I've had at J Bell and Eats and Elixirs. The soup was fantastic, but the small salad and cold pasta, topped with a small salt block beef tenderloin was insulting. The staff could not tell a grapefruit from a mandarin based on the description of the bite size salad we were served. The wine pairings came out 15-20 mins before the dishes, so apparently we were supposed to stare at the wine and not drink it considering how cheap they were and did not offer refill pours. The staff was overly defensive and deflective when I brought things to their attention, including Shawn, the head chef How about you give me $240 a plate for Valentine's Day and let me serve you such mediocre dishes and let me see how you feel. I am not sure how quality was so lost over the years Never again.... read more

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After moving back to town in 2016, I heard about a local guy who was going to be competing on Master Chef - That dude was Shawn Nile, AKA "The Fat Pastor". Fast forward a few years and this guy and his crew continue to bring it like it's no bodies business! A love of all thing culinary, crosses with a love of community and topped with the realization that the area was in dire need of a foodie revolution, Fat Pastor Production was born. In the time they've been doing their thing, they've started doing boss level catering for groups of 20 to several 100, created "Urban Kitchen" a non-profit that brings at risk youth into the kitchen to teach them business, cooking and life skills, and established BITE CLUB - an underground dining club. We've had the privilege of partaking in each one of these forums and none has ever left us wanting! The catering has brought a new level of culinary delight to the valley. The dishes they prepare range from tried and true, to creative and dynamic. We've been at function of 25 and function of 200 where they serve and each time they bring their A game! The BITE CLUB (Capitalized because I'm always excited about it!) is in a league of it's own. They announce a themed dinner - ranging from classic French, to Zambian, to a 15-Mile dinner (where everything was from within 15 miles of the city), to fire roasted everything, to a guilty pleasures dinner, or THE MASTER CHEF SERIES - where fellow master chef contestants come and cook alongside the team. These are roughly 10% of what's been held in the past 18 months and each dinner is held at a new location. These have ranged from wineries, to private homes, an art gallery, on the fairway of a golf course, barns, and museums. They've become incredible at pairing food with atmosphere and creating experiences. Sign up here - https://www.thefatpastor.us/biteclub If you haven't deduced that we love these guys, go back and read this again! We eat A LOT, and to date we're yet to have something from these guys that we don't like. If you have the chance to check these guys you, you absolutely must! read more

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I had the luck of having literally one of the best burgers in the world. It was world ranked and was so good it has made every other burger 2nd place. The flavors and texture combined in a way that I could never express in words. If this burger was a movie it would be the Citizen Kane of the culinary world. read more

Fat Pastor Productions - Personal Chefs Near Me

Awesome people, they came to my work and donated a spread you would not believe (four times) to accommodate the various shifts! Big hearts for these people. Oh yeah, the food was amazing!!! Thanks again! God bless! read more

Amazing chefs with worldly cuisine. Love their stuff. The Facebook videos they post the food always looks so amazing.

We met Fat Pastor when he had a pop up last year outside a winery in Yakima last year. The food was amazing! He and his team are some of the coolest people you'll ever meet. read more

Shawn has catered a gourmet meal for our organization every year for the past 3 years. He has always been professional and delivered service beyond our expectations. I'm so thankful that we have Shawn in Yakima now! We look forward to many more years of working together. read more

This is Pastor Shawn Niles, lead pastor at Dad's House church in Yakima. If you've not heard him preach, come join us on Sundays. If you've not tasted his amazing creations in the kitchen, follow his page Fat Pastor on Facebook or look into his other "underground" dining project Bite Club Yakima for a culinary experience of a lifetime. Fat Pastor is also a founding member of Urban Kitchen Youth Program in Yakima which aims to help youths gain confidence. Oh yeah, did I mention he's cooked for Gordon Ramsey while competing on a well known Food Network tv program? Fat Pastor loves his food almost as much as he loves "His" people! read more