Hired them for my boyfriend's birthday and it was AMAZING! You definitely get a bang for your buck…read more They were punctual, friendly, organized, and most importantly TALENTED. The food was delicious and the best thing is that we have leftovers for tomorrow! Highly recommend. Not to mention how they left the kitchen very very clean!!

We booked the Ambient Personal Chef for a family vacation in Sandbridge, Va at a vacation house. We…read morehad ~13 adult total including 2 children, a newborn baby, and adults from 30-75. My husband and I were delighted with the planning process. We received multiple menu options that managed to balance picky eaters, food allergies, pregnant, and breastfeeding members of our party! In addition to a 7 day breakfast & dinner menu, we also put together a grocery list for snacks & lunch foods. The meals were over the top delicious. This is coming from 2 New Yorkers who are accustomed to fine dining and spend a lot of their time in the best restaurants around. Every meal was professional, cooked to perfection, and appealed to all. The desserts were fabulous and I'm not even much of a sweets eater. For the 4th of July we had a TON of food - we ate it for days and savored every bite. Despite the fact that the chefs were around us during our family vacation, their presence was never intrusive. We enjoyed the pool, playing games, watching TV, and chatting. They respected our time and space. We are planning the same vacation and considered a new location, but are returning to Virginia for Ambient Personal Chef. You will not be disappointed.

Chef Todd Ramsey provided us with an over the top dining experience in our home during the…read moreholidays!! Chef Todd arrived right on time and was accompanied by his assistant Kristen. They greeted us warmly and got to work right away, creating a fabulous meal and setting up our dining areas. We started with a massive charcuterie board, mini lump crab cakes and crispy mac & cheese bites. Chef Todd and Kristen joined us briefly when this was presented to pointed out all of the items on the board. This was truly an incredible start and we have never seen charcuterie like this! Everything was fresh, perfectly presented. When dinner was served we started with a Caesar salad that was fresh and delicious. The first entree was the beef tenderloin, which was very tender and perfectly cooked. Really good! We also enjoyed jumbo shrimp and lump backfin crabmeat with penne pasta, alla vodka sauce. Chef Todd does not skimp on anything he prepares. All of the entrees were excellent!! We finished our meal with chocolate crème brûlée. It was a delicious dessert and a great way to wrap up a fantastic experience! We are so fortunate to have met Chef Todd and experienced his culinary genius! We are looking forward to having him cater our next event!!

Chef Mark cooked our private dinner in OBX during our recent vacation and it was nothing short of…read morephenomenal. Chef Mark was very personable and efficient, and each dish he served was AMAZING. Highly recommend booking their services! Thank you!!

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.

I used DeeDee and Perfectly Season'D to prepare meals for my family and I could not be more…read morepleased. The food was outstanding, a perfect combination of taste and presentation. You can tell that she poured her love into every meal. As far as Chef DeeDee, she is a gem. You can tell she loves what she does and she takes time and makes sure everything is perfect. And she is a Hoot! The prices were very competitive too, and actually alot cheaper than buying meals for my family. I did not think I could afford a personal chef, but she explained everything to me and we are so glad we made the decision. My family loved her food and we will definitely use her services again.

Chef Nae was amazing from menu selection to delivery of the food. She was friendly and explained…read moresome of the ingredients in the food. The pan seared whole tilapia with lemon herbs was a hit. Chef Nae's food was absolutely delicious. My family loved it and will definitely invite her back.

Let me tell you, I would recommend chef Nae to everyone! She was prompt, inviting and very…read moreprofessional. The food and conversation was delicious. The table setting was beautiful, customize menu with my personal message on the back to top off my romantic dinner for two. Plenty of leftovers for the next day. I can't wait to do business with her again.

We came on vacation to Virginia Beach and Chef Jackson prepared amazing meals for our 10+ guest…read more She is definitely the one for the job!!! Amazing.

From the owner: Our business specializes in International Cuisines along with American Cuisines. We cater small to…read morelarge events ranging from 2-100 guest. We provide all of the necessary equipment, along with tableware, dish-ware, table decor, and also surprise our guest with complimentary bottles of wine for wine pairing for each cuisine. And a birthday song if one of out client's has a birthday during scheduling of event. We strive to deliver the best Culinary experience possible to our clients. We can't wait to hear from you!

SOOTHE UR SOUL CATERING & MORE provided professional and delicious food for my husband's surprise…read morebirthday party. She accommodated my needs with very short notice. Give her a try and you won't be disappointed.

From the owner: Contact us today for all of your event catering and personal chef needs appointments available!read more

Chef Sean provided a Sunday Brunch for a baby shower in Kill Devil Hills, Outer Banks - NC. It was…read moreawesome! He and his staff arrived on time and produced simply delicious dishes including custom made omelets. He serviced the table and cleaned the entire kitchen. I was very pleased with the quality of food, presentation, service and price. I would highly recommend his services.

From the owner: A veteran owned Private Chef and Event Catering company serving the greater Hampton Roads area of…read moreVA and the “Outer Banks of NC

Easily the best lunch in Virginia…read more My foodie kids actually pout when they find out I went there for lunch without them.

This place is AWESOME. There are a variety of sandwiches and the six we have yet tried are…read moreunbelievebly delicious. We highly recommend. When you get to the address they are at the end of building. It is small but the food is superb. Best in Tidewater.