Alba is AMAZING! I have been attending Alba's classes faithfully for close to a year now. Each…read moreclass brings something new, exciting - always full of amazing flavors! Alba's classes are great for all cooking levels and I highly recommend them to anyone who loves a great meal. The classes are well run and I love the hands on approach to her dishes. Overall, Alba is a fantastic chef and teacher who uses simple ingredients to make extraordinary dishes you can easily make again at home.

Really enjoyed the cooking class that Alba gave at Whole Foods. I'm new to cooking and Alba did a…read moregreat job of presenting the material at a level that I was able to understand and learn. Would definitely take another of Alba's classes.

What an excellent experience it was the perfect date night experience cooking together in a chefs…read morehome. We went with chef ali who taught us Sichuan cooking. Food was excellent and she had a great teaching style making it easy to follow allowing for a great experience would go again.

Chef Justin Sushi Making At-Home class was amazing!!! It was so individualized and he really paid…read moreattention to detail to provide a wonderful experience for us. The sushi was high quality, delicious, and filling! I highly recommend Chef Justin -- you won't regret it! I will be booking with him again!

I was looking for a caterer for my organization's Board of Directors meeting. I used Thumbtack to…read moreget some quotes and came across Chef Serge. He was the first one to reply to the RFP. He was very easy to work with--he shared his thoughts for a menu: Appetizers -Red wine poached pear blue cheese salad -caprese basil salad Entrees -chicken Milanese -red onion jam salmon Sides - french ratatouille - grilled sweet potatoes and cranberries Dessert -assorted of cookies, cupcakes and fruits Everything sounded so yummy but I wanted one of the salads to be vegan. Chef Serge told me that he can swap the caprese salad with green beans cherry tomato and grapefruit salad (I wanted the red wine poached pear blue cheese salad!). I approved that change however, there was some confusion. I later asked if rice comes with the entree and he said that it's extra and asked if I wanted it, I said to keep the menu as is without rice but he thought that I meant to keep his original menu. When he came with the food, it was too late to get the vegan salad. I should have ask for a confirmed menu. Chef Serge and his assistant came on time to setup and offered to stay for the entire lunch but we just want buffet style and members serve themselves. My favorites were the red wine poached pear blue cheese salad and the red onion jam salmon. It was the first time that I've ordered salmon from a caterer where they've kept the skin on. I love the skin on my salmon but caterers don't keep it on. The ratatouille was tasty but some people didn't know quite what to make of it. One of my colleagues said that it has some Caribbean spices--I mentioned it to Chef and he said that he's from Guadeloupe, go figure. The desserts were okay, some mistook it for Entenmann's. He told me that he works with local bakery for desserts. Personally, I don't care too much about the desserts, my main focus is the food. I recommend Chef Serge but I think he's best for private parties. I've referred him to someone who was looking for a caterer for a holiday party. He was very flexible, positive and reliable. If you go with Chef Serge, you won't be disappointed.

My family tried this at Lone Oak Brewery. Overall it was very good. The sweet potato fries were…read morefantastic. The plantains were very good. The BBQ pulled pork special was very good. I tried their burger which was disappointing. The burger itself was very badly overcooked which was the single disappointment. Honestly, it seems the burger had been sitting there for a while or they cook them ahead of time. It was not a freshly cooked burger. I don't want to focus on the burger because so much else was very good. I would give them another try.

Meal Mate DC is incredible and we are so happy we decided to sign up. Jamie-Claire is so nice and…read morethoughtful and Nate's meals have been spectacular! Chef Nate is very easy going, a great communicator, tidy, and just a really good person. Nate makes great menus and is very observant as he figures out our preferences, likes, dislikes, etc. He really is top-notch!

The meal and dinning experience was outstanding. The personalized menus cards for each guest added…read morean elegant touch to a beautiful table setting. Jamie-Claire thought of every detail making the evening hostessing duties for me completely stress free. Our guests felt special and raved about the delicious food starting with fabulous mocktails and every course that followed. The food was artfully and thoughtfully prepared making for a memorable evening curated with care. The pricing, offerings, menu selection and entire process--seamlessly executed. I would highly recommend.

We have been coming to St. Thomas for our family vacation for four years now. Each year, the…read morehighlight of the trip is dinner with Yuko. She is not only an excellent chef, she is kind, friendly and an absolute joy. Each year, we discuss meal options and preferences via email, and Yuko accommodates us with a fresh and delicious menu without fail. Each dish is more incredible than the last. She shows up early to prepare the meal and sets a beautiful table. She cooks while we eat and explains each course. At the end of dinner, she leaves the kitchen spotless, usually cleaner than when she arrived. I can't say enough good things about Yukon and her food, and I can't recommend her highly enough. Just wonderful, all around!

We had such an amazing time during our private sushi class with Yuko! Great communication and…read morebooking in the weeks/days leading up to our event. The class itself was so fun and easy going. The fish and all other ingredients were so fresh and delicious. It was so much food we had leftovers too! I appreciated her going the extra mile for our guest who is celiac. I 100% recommend her services!

I am Alba Johnson's biggest food fan. Having taken many, many classes from her, I have grown to…read morerespect her knowledge and her gifts for sharing her expertise in a casual, informal way. Her classes are very popular because she selects recipes that I can even prepare in my own kitchen; doable scrumptious recipes with a hint of sophistication and gravitas. Alba tailors each class to her students by actively engaging them in food preparation and soliciting their opinions and suggestions. Ever attentive and responsive to her students, she demonstrates stovetop technique required for preparing her recipes and thoroughly explains each task with humor and grace. Just one class with Alba elevates the student's kitchen techniques and educates one's palate. You leave class eager to enroll in her next one . . . and having gain a wonderful new friend in Alba.

From the owner: Chef Alba is a personal chef, cooking instructor, food blogger, and a cookbook author in the…read moreWashington metropolitan area. She was born in Naples, Italy and raised in North Africa. Currently teaching at Secolari in Columbia Mall, and Whole Foods Market Annapolis, at privately. Alba has appeared on FOX TV Washington, Channel 9 CBS Washington, and PBS Va. Programs demonstrating various cooking techniques and recipes. Alba is a member of Les Dames Escoffier International and IACP International Association Culinary Professional.

Absolutely perfect from start to finish, Adrienne was a delight to work with, from the initial…read moreconversation to realization. She devised interesting and innovative recipes and worked around diet restrictions for our party of 12. She arrived on time fully prepared, the good she prepared was delicious and excellently presented, and she cleaned everything up, leaving the kitchen spotless. I can't recommend her enough, I will certainly be using her services again.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Adrienne was phenomenal - from meal planning, execution and…read moreclean up. The food was unbelievable! She and her Sioux chef prepared the perfect meal for a summer family reunion. Raw oysters with a blueberry mignonette were perfection. Grilled peach crostinis were out of this world with flavor and texture. We had antipasto farro salad that had the perfect amount of dressing to complement the grains and salad mix. For our main dish, we had filet mignon and scallops with a succotash. Filet was perfectly cooked, scallops melted in your mouth, the succotash was a reminder of how tasty corn is in season. The night ended with an olive oil cake that was divine! Adrienne read the room - knew when to serve and when to let us enjoy some table conversations. She was engaging - answering our questions, presenting the meals, sharing personal tidbits. The kitchen was spotless when she was done. Give Graze Gourmet a shot - you won't be disappointed!

Chef Snipe did a fantastic job with my wedding anniversay brunch for two. The meal he prepared for…read moreus was super delicious. We really enjoyed having him in our home. He's very professional and pleasant and to top it off a fantastic chef!! I was so pleased, and probably won't go out to another restaurant to eat for a very long time! The experience was so great that we wish we could have him prepare romantic meals for us every week. Thank you Chef your the best! Shawn & Gerald Cuffie

10 stars! Chef Snipe is a rock star! I surprised my husband for his birthday with a dinner cooked…read morein our home by Chef Snipe. I can't say enough good things about the experience. Chef Snipe's food is as beautiful as it is delicious. Each dish has a special aspect that sets it apart from anything we've eaten, even at the best restaurants. Chef Snipe has a warm and lovely manner, and we enjoyed having him in our home. I wholeheartedly recommend Chef Snipe to make your special occasions memorable!

I've now had the pleasure of being hosted by Perfectly Seasoned Chef for two dinner parties, and I…read morecannot recommend enough. Owner/chef Lou personally cooks and manages every event, and the food is incredible. Not only is it so delicious you'll want to lick the plate (I'm guilty of this...) but it's always beautiful. Lou, himself, is a pleasure to interact with- fun, professional, passionate, attentive to every detail, and dedicated to giving you a truly enjoyable and memorable experience. He'll treat you like family and make you feel fancy all at the same time!

From the owner: Personal chef services including weekly meal preparation in your home, cooking for parties and…read morespecial events, and hands on or demonstration cooking classes for small groups.

BBQ Tofu, Green Cabbage and sweet potatoes with Gluten free Cornbread from ELife Vegan Restaurant…read morein Capitol Heights, MD. It was delicious!

I visited this establishment for an event with an interest in supporting its stated mission of…read morecommunity healing, activism against racism white supremacy, and plant-based nutrition. However, my experience revealed a significant disparity between the stated purpose and the actual atmosphere created by the owner. The irony: The event was a documentary, discussion, and supporting the vendors who came. During the discussion portion after the documentary, comments and thoughts were welcomed, so I shared my thoughts specifically highlighting resources on collective healing and rest in relation to generational and historic racial injustice/oppression (resources such as the Nap Ministry). The vendors and attendees were kind and friendly, and a few were curious about the grassroots healing organization I mentioned. What I noticed was, while the owner was notably attentive and warm toward his white patrons and others, his demeanor toward me, the only Indian woman there, was inexplicably hostile and impatient. It left me confused. In his direct comments to me, he indicated a disdain he had for "Indian people" with the generalization that "Indians are the most successful in this racist system and are therefore part of the problem." I was painted with a stereotype that has nothing to do with me. It was disappointing to see a space dedicated to 'liberation' revert to such narrow, localized profiling of a supporter like myself, especially considering that my intention for being there was the exact opposite. This attitude of blindly disparaging Indians is the same anti-blackness he claims to oppose. It is ironic that in a space claiming to fight racism white supremacy, the owner reserves his most aggressive scapegoating for a dark skinned woman of color who was there to offer genuine support (an easy target for misplaced hostility), all while changing his demeanor for the white guests. It contradicts the grassroots racial struggle he claims to represent and left a bad taste in my mouth. The food was overpriced but watered down, cold, and lacked flavor. The whole atmosphere was cold, low vibrational, grievance and money driven, and lacked the vitality and integrity one would expect at this price point. Quality is a result of Presence. Because the owner's heart was closed and his mind was set on getting money for low quality food and finding a scapegoat, the food had no life-force. I have withdrawn my support from this place.