Chef Robin's food is bursting with flavor, colorful, delicious, and beautifully presented. She and her team were punctual, easy to work with, and left our kitchen in tip top condition. Most importantly helped our family celebrate a milestone we won't soon forget. read more

I was looking for a private chef to prepare a dinner for my daughter's 21st birthday in the Santa Ynez area. It was for a party of 5. I selected Chef Robin by investigating available chefs online. I took a chance with Chef Robin and we were very pleased with our choice. Chef Robin was very friendly. Before our trip, Robin spent time with me preparing the menu, which was Mediterranean. When she arrived at the house, she came prepared. She talked with us while she cooked and she answered whatever questions we had. The appetizers of various dips and breads were delicious. The main courses of steak and shrimp and our side dishes were all perfect. She also made a cake with a cinnamon and brown butter frosting which was a fantastic ending to a wonderful meal. I highly recommend Chef Robin for your private event. read more

I was lucky enough to enjoy Robin's food during a girls weekend in Ojai and it was INCREDIBLE. Her menu was comprehensive and creative, and we gobbled everything up. I have a fatal food allergy and not only did she accommodate this but she also put me at ease so I could fully enjoy the food and not be worrying about ingredients or cooking methods. She went above and beyond! Grateful to have experienced her food and hospitality! read more

Robin is such an amazing chef! She catered a dinner for myself and 11 friends for a bachelorette weekend Ojai and it was perfect. Not only was the food light, fresh, healthy and delicious, but Robin was such a kind, easygoing and fun hostess. She was so easy to work with and so accommodating. The dinner was definitely a weekend highlight and I will be recommending her to anyone who asks. Cannot wait to make it back to Ojai to use her again soon. Thank you Robin! read more

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Robin made dinner for my friends and I during a weekend in Ojai. I have a friend with a severe food allergy - Robin was super accommodating and spoke with my friend prior to the dinner to ease any concerns. The food was fantastic- she made us not only dinner, but also dessert and breakfast for the next morning, all of which were delicious. It was an absolute treat to work with Robin and highly recommend hiring her for a private event. read more

With grace and enthusiasm Chef Robin wowed our private birthday dinner. She prepared an elegant dinner for 8...including charcutarie boards and dip bowls and amazing flavors, followed by a delicious beet salad and our main course which she effortlessly modified for our one vegetarian guest. I highly recommend Robin to treat you as one of her many celebrity clients. read more

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Can't say enough good things about Chef Robin! This weekend our group hired Chef Robin for a dinner at our rental home in Gaviota. Leading up to the event, she was very communicative and helpful in deciding the menu. We ended up choosing an Italian themed dinner. Everything was UNBELIEVABLE! We started with a charcuterie board with a spread of 3 different cheeses (all incredible), meats, olives and crackers. In addition we had the most delicious flat bread I've ever eaten with grilled peaches, arugula and prosciutto. For our main meal we had pasta, steak, and chicken - everyone was raving about how incredible each item was. Chef Robin ended the evening with a lemon curd shortcake with berries. Simply wonderful. In addition to being a talented chef, Chef Robin was a lovely person to spend the evening with. She was so thoughtful and helped make the evening something we will never forget. Thank you again Chef Robin! read more

Robin was an absolute delight to work with and the food and presentation was perfect for our event. And, I just enjoyed Robin as a person. She was kind and thoughtful. and has a beautiful energy. We used Robin's services for a yoga retreat in Ojai and will recommend to everyone! She was accommodating to our vegetarian needs from the get go...and then accommodating to our vegan needs the DAY BEFORE. She proactively offered to provide vegan versions of the menu for some of our dairy-free participants. Such a thoughtful professional and such a beautiful gesture to make. Our retreat participants RAVED about the food. She catered two lunches for more than 50 people over two days: DAY ONE MENU: Asian Themed Vegetarian Rice Paper Wraps With Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Filled With Crisp Vegetables And Tofu With Fresh Mint And Cilantro Vegetarian Sushi Rolls ...Some...Avocado, Carrots & Spicy Cashew Butter / Some... Miso-Sweet Potato Filling with black sesame seeds Crunchy Asian Salad With Miso Vinaigrette with Scallions And Ginger dessert- Coconut Chocolate Macaroons DAY TWO MENU: South of the Border Sweet Potato, Kale & Black Bean Enchilada Bake Layered With Corn Tortillas Melted Queso Fresco And Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde - Avocado Cream On The Side Mexican Cabbage Salad With Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette and Toasted Sunflower Seeds dessert - Mexican Cinnamon-Chile Scented Brownies Thank you Robin! You helped to make our retreat yummy and beautiful! read more

I was a guest Saturday at a private party for a 60th birthday celebration. Chef Robin and her two assistants were amazing. The party was at a lovely rental in the Ojai Hills, so no one was that familiar with the facilities, setting, etc. To my amazement, Chef Robin created a Tuscan-style dinner that was scrumptious and you might have thought it was her own kitchen, home, etc. She has great attention to detail. Not only was the food wonderful, but it was served professionally and flawlessly. Drinks were refilled quickly (and servers remembered who was drinking what!) , and after dinner, I hardly noticed that the table was cleaned and kitchen left spotless...I wish I lived in the area so that I could hire her! read more

Robin catered my wedding on 7/27/2013, and I could not have asked for a better experience! The food was DELICIOUS (menu posted below) - my guests couldn't stop talking about it! We had an outdoor ceremony and outdoor reception, with the appetizers served at the ceremony site and the buffet-style dinner served at the reception site, and Robin did an incredible job of coordinating with our two different locations and doing it all out-of-doors. Robin set up a tent in the reception venue (it was a large backyard) where she cooked and heated the food, so all of our guests (we had around 130 attend and eat at the wedding!) got to enjoy piping hot fresh, organic food. Robin's staff were wonderful - friendly, professional and efficient, and she even coordinated with the bartenders and cake baker (both hired separately) to make sure everything ran smoothly - which it did! I also cannot express how helpful Robin was in the planning process; she obviously has catered many weddings and large events in the past, and she was invaluable in helping us figure out how we wanted to organize the wedding. All in all, our wedding was a huge success, in large part thanks to Robin!! Here's our delicious menu: Appetizers: -Ceviche (made with Chilean Sea Bass) -Beef Empanadas -Sweet Potato Empanadas Main Course/Buffet: -"Tomato mania" and grilled peach salad with basil oil with aged crumbled goat cheese -Tri tip with cowboy cocoa-coffee spice rub with smoked paprika and garlic -Roasted salmon fillet chimichurri with meyer lemon -Grilled asparagus and artichoke with lavender-sea salt -Tri color quinoa with pears, toasted almonds, dried plums, mint and citrus -White Bean and Potato Salad Tossed With Cannellini Beans, Organic Kale And Roasted Peppers There was also breads and breadsticks with olive oil and olives on each table. read more

CHEF ROBIN IS AMAZING!!!!!! So much so, that if I were a horrible person, I'd keep her a secret all to myself. She is just such a great, interesting person and a phenomenal chef. I was just so impressed by everything she made and the level of service. The set-up: My husband was hosting a dinner/guy's weekend for my brother-in-law, the week before his wedding in a private home we rented in SB. We wanted to have a private chef come in and cook a light lunch for everyone as they got in and a buffet style dinner around 6pm. Not being from SB, I looked online and found Chef Robin. I called her and a couple of other chefs. When we talked on the phone I could tell that she was just a great person, who had a ton of experience. I did a little research and saw that she had been working in the community for a long time. Also, she's right up our alley in terms of the kind of food we like-seasonal and farm to table California cuisine. Her rates were also very reasonable in my opinion. So, she was hands down my first choice. Before the event: Robin was so great. She checked in with me several times and even called the day before. I think she knew how important the event was for us and wanted to put us at ease. She really listened to the kind of food we were looking for and made the menu spot on. The day of: What can I say except that there are not enough stars! Seriously, I don't even know how she hasn't been snatched up by Oprah to cook for her. To a certain extent, I was nervous because I had never tried her cooking before the event and my brother in law is a real foodie. But the minute she walked in the door, I knew we had made the right choice. She was the consummate professional and just melded with the vibe in the house. She is one of those calm, laid back people who keeps you calm as well. And also so warm and easy to talk to. Things were a bit frenetic in the beginning and she helped keep us on track. Also, I think her chill vibe kept the mood very laid back as well. She also really rolled with cooking with and being with a bunch of guys all day. THE FOOD: Now to the important stuff. The house smelled amazing. I don't even know what she was cooking at first, but it was the most mouth-watering smell. The salsa was the best salsa I've ever had, hands down. The gazpacho was so smooth and delicious. She even suggested that the boys throw some vodka in to make delicious bloody marys. She also made they yummy panini sandwiches and a market salad for lunch. Then, while the guys were hanging out, she ran to the fish market to get the fish as fresh as possible. In fact, all of the ingredients were so fresh and delicious. Finally, I tried the dinner the next day, as I wasn't apart of the main party. I heard nothing but high praise from all of the guys about the food (seriously, I think I am my brother in law's hero for hiring Chef Robin). The peach and tomato salad and the watermelon salad were so delicious and light and refreshing. The grilled hanger steak had the perfect smokiness to it and the fish was still so delicious cold the next day. Everything was so good! I can't wait to have another event in SB, so I can hire Robin again. Thank you so much Robin, for making this event so memorable!! read more

Great Food/great service. Handled difficult food allergies issues along with dietary concerns to go hand in hand with regular menus. She was efficient, brought along excellent staff, and was able to meld well with our group of 21 over a one week period. Food was prepared and served and got rave reviews from the crowd. Highly recommended. read more

We just returned home from a yoga and acupuncture retreat at Calliote Canyon in Ojai where we had Chef Robin feed us some of the most delicious, vegetarian food we ever had! Each and every guest raved about every meal, the presentation, and of Robin herself. She is very professional, on-time, and reasonably priced. You can taste how much love and passion she puts into her cooking. She was very accomodating to some of the guests dietary restrictions as well. Her homemade peanut butter cups where out of this world! Thank you, Robin, it was as pleasure to work with you! read more

Chef Robin was the best part of our amazing small-wedding weekend! From first communication until the last bite everything was 5-star!!! She's super-easy to work with and accommodated us every step of the way. She helped us pick out the perfect menu choices, and steered us to an amazing line up of phenomenal cuisine. She was completely empathetic to our needs and helped us figure out timing and flow for our meals, taking into consideration aspects we hadn't even considered. She and her assistant (Danica) were warm and friendly to all of our guests. She went above and beyond, going back to her house on two occasions during our party to get us items we didn't even realize we were missing... which totally made our day even more special... Not to mention the gracious and thoughtful gift of one of her cook books... We could go on and on... and on. Oh, and we had braced ourselves to pay much more than what she asked... Hands down, the highlight of our wedding weekend, and an absolute no-brainer in terms of value. read more

Private Chef Robin has been the only chef chosen to nourish yogis and yoginis at each of Daily Bliss Yoga's 6 retreats in Ojai. Each dish is fresh, healthy, and flavorful. Each meal is plentiful for vegans, vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Robin is filled with love as she prepares the food, and one feels so nurtured after each meal. read more

My first time attending a Secret Dinner, and I must say it was one of the better meals I've had in a long time. I had the West African dinner. The food was delicious, and interesting. I loved how the chef came and told us about what was in each dish and why she made it that way. The staff was great, service was good. The dinner was held in Chef Robin's house, which made it more intimate. You felt like you were dining with friends. All and all, a very good evening. read more

We recently had the pleasure of enjoying Chef Robin's delicious cooking at a 3 day yoga retreat in Ojai. I knew we were all in for a treat when I was greeted by an amazing aroma coming from the kitchen shortly after I arrived. Each and every one of the meals she created was fresh, healthy, flavorful and plentiful! A few of the dishes we were treated to were: coconut-curried lentils and spring rolls, a fabulous quinoa-arugula-dried cranberry salad, caprese sandwiches and split pea soup, homemade falafel and hummus, to-die-for red pepper and walnut spread and the best brownies I have ever tasted in my life - divinely spiced with espresso, cinnamon, cayenne and chai spice. Breakfast was a nice array of serve-yourself fruits, yogurts and every topping you could ever dream of to put on top of them. Due to many vegetarians and gluten free individuals on the trip, all of our meals had several options - in fact one woman who was gluten free said she had NEVER been able to eat so much great food in her entire life. Robin herself seemed calm, content and in her element while she cooked in the kitchen of our retreat house, and was genuine and kind to everyone. I would highly recommend Chef Robin to anyone and will look forward to her food on the next retreat! read more

I had the amazing good fortune to chose chef Robin to cater my sixtieth birthday. We rented an elegant home in Upper Ojai and Chef Robin came up with a menu that was based on fresh in-season ingredients, beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. She went so far as to visit the villa in advance to make sure we rented the appropriate items so the party could be successful. The start of the glorious feast was three passed hors d'oeuvres with a memorable baked prosciutto puff paired with a sweet perfect melon, accompanied by a wonderful signature prosecco cocktail A salad of heirloom tomatoes, frog hollow peaches served with fresh burrata and greens started the alfresco meal served under the stars. Wild salmon grilled to perfection accompanied by beef with chimichurri sauce and grilled vegetables. She made a delightful veggie terrine for the only vegan present. Her staff were consummate professionals and the party was wonderful and better than I could have imagined. I cannot recommend her more highly. She was amazing. read more