Chef Joni is a pro!! What a wonderful evening…read more From fresh herbs for our ragu from her garden, music reminiscent of Italy and pasta made from scratch - it was a perfect night! And also our latest night out since New Year's #2020. We started off munching on appetizers including rosemary almonds and some delicious cheese and crackers while we made our dishes. The last time I made pasta from scratch was in my seventh grade cooking class during which I was always worried about being late to the next class period since the teacher never left us time to clean up. And I had to bribe my Spanish teacher to not mark me late by giving him my finished product. Needless to say I did not remember anything and this time was a much more pleasant experience. The pasta machine is super cool and I won't share the secret to the best alfredo sauce...you'll just have to take the class and learn it yourself! Then while we let the pasta sit we worked on the ragu. Veggies galore and Joni is great at ensuring everything can be vegetarian and working with your dietary preferences. Joni shared many different techniques and also the science behind the making of the food. For example, reasons that cooking a veggie a certain way provides more flavor. For dessert, tiramisu. Honestly, we were stuffed but always leave room for dessert! Anything you don't eat you can take home! Joni is super organized and was very accommodating of my wild schedule. Her kitchen set up is outstandingly beautiful with high end appliances and also ensuring COVID-safe measures. Plus the candle-lit dinner and recipes to take home are just a few of the wonderful detailed touches. Plus LEFTOVERS FOR DAYS. Like leftovers for a week. Of it all! A great date night in Italy!

I found Chef Joni Sare on Cozymeal and booked her for my team offsite as my 3 other team members…read morefound her Master Italian Classics Cooking Class to be a fun learning experience. Boy were we right. If you don't read my full review, all I can say is that Chef Joni was an EXCELLENT instructor and my team members and I had such a good time. We were smiling ear-to-ear the entire time we were there. Highly recommended from this Yelp reviewer. Detailed review below: Communication (5/5): We used the Cozymeal platform for everything and found their interface amazing. Chef Joni was very pro-active and communicated with me several times before the event date on January 17, 2020. What stood out about this communication was that she really wanted to know us. She asked good questions like "Why did you choose this class?", "What do you hope to learn from it?", "What are your goals?" etc. Really appreciate this since she can cater the class to exactly your needs. She was also very accommodating when I told her that one of our team members was a vegetarian so she made sure she had a vegetarian option on hand during our class. Finally, before the event, she gave us extremely detailed directions to the location of the event (including a picture) and what to expect. Really outstanding communication here. Location (5/5): Her location is in her house located in Sunnyvale near major highways. Lots of street parking once you arrive so no issues on parking. The inside is well decorated and everything seems to be remodeled including her kitchen which was very modern. See pics to get an idea. Food (5/5): The Master Italian Classics Cooking Class contains the following menu: 1.) Antipasti - Cheese, crackers, almonds, pepper jelly to snack on throughout the whole meal while you are there 2.) Handmade Fettuccine Alfredo 3.) Ragu (Mushrooms, many vegetables) - Our protein was lamb for the meat-eaters and tofu for our vegetarian team member. 4.) Tiramisu - for dessert. I don't want to spoil too much of the class but I'll share some of the highlights for me at least. Preparing the Fettuccine Dough from scratch including folding it, kneading it, was a really fun experience. Also running through the dough through the pasta machine to stretch it and finally cut it into actually the noodles was such a cathartic experience. I'm really happy I got to experience that. The Ragu was so delicious and so healthy at the same time as we barely used any vegetable oil and we put in so many vegetables. Finally, the tiramisu making was actually pretty easy but delicious at the same time. Now that I have been through how to make Tiramisu, I am confident I can make it for a party without issue. Also, if you can't finish all the food you make, Chef Joni gives you take-out boxes to bring home so you can enjoy the food again! Our group also had leftover uncooked fettuccine and we got to take that home. Chef Joni (5/5): Last but not least Chef Joni was an excellent instructor. She was so bubbly and easy to talk to and really put the group at ease very quickly. She was masterful on dividing up certain tasks in the kitchen so we can all participate in the cooking journey and made sure we were doing the steps properly. We asked her so many questions during our time in the class and she happily answered every single one of them without being annoyed. It was nice to finish the class with all of us including Chef Joni eating at the table. Chef Joni's passion for cooking really shines through her class and we had a great time! Our team can't wait to come back. Thank you Chef Joni for a great class.

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate Chef Daniel's thoughtful and detailed responses…read morethroughout this process. It's been really helpful to see how intentionally he approaches both the menu and the overall guest experience. His suggestions and refinements have made it easy to visualize how everything would come together, and I've really valued his creativity and clarity along the way.

Chef Daniel created a beautiful grazing table for an alumni event at UW! He was very professional…read moreand wowed the crowd with his work. He gave a little tutorial on putting together a great canapé bite and then we dug in! Would definitely hire him again for a future event. Thank you for being a joy to work with!

I recently took a group cooking class with the Primal Chef at the Miele studio in Bellevue. It was…read morereally fun! The recipes were super tasty and we created some outstandingly delicious food. I do think some of the recipes could have been vetted for more clarity though, especially as they build off each other. So you made this sauce and then it goes into this other recipe, etc. My only other comment (and why not 5 stars) is that honestly the class felt rather disorganized. We broke up into 3 groups and each made 1/3 of the recipes. I understand you cover more ground that way, but it was also a little disappointing to literally have no clue what the other groups were doing. You had to make time to walk around and ask questions, which I guess is OK but hard to do when you are also supposed to be planning and cooking your designated items for the group. I also felt like there could have been more structure to what each group was doing and more guidance. Although Chef Gil was very helpful, he was only one person. There were a few sous chefs around, but we had to flag them down to ask questions. I think a little more direction, a planned order to make the items and some more organization could have taken this class from great to amazing.

If I could give higher than a five star I would! Coming in to town last minute, unannounced on…read morebusiness and requiring not one, but two private chefs for not just an average day but Fourth of July DAY and NIGHT, Primal Chef completely came through! Fara & Kai showed up professional, prepared and not only cooked amazing meals, but quite literally took great care of our group for the entire day. The food was phenomenal to say the least and my team and I have, without question, saved their contact information for our next trip to Seattle! Thank you Primal Chef for going above and beyond!

If you are looking for an exquisite and unique at home dining experience I highly recommend Chef…read moreSouza. Chef has shared his culinary talents many, many times with my family and friends for many different occasions. It would be hard to pick our favorite dishes but the top three would be - shrimp in a white wine butter sauce; warm poached figs with smoked goat cheese with French baguette; his lavender half frozen mousse. And I always find my kitchen spotless. Wonderful service.

The NW Chef is also the Chef at the best restaurant on the…read morePeninsula: Dockside Grill @ John Wayne Marina. This Chef is Josh Souza. We wanted to have a surprise birthday party for 3 neighbors. We wanted to have 20 guests but also allow my wife to enjoy the party without having to shop, prepare, cook, wait on guests, refill drinks, serve desserts, and clean-up, do the dishes, and place leftovers into Tupperware containers, while all the time having a smile and a sunny disposition. In advance we made an appointment for Josh to come by and check-out or kitchen, and present options. He can cook ANYTHING and make it fabulous! We decided on having a "Taco Bar" with all the fixings. Each guest would grab a plate and either corn or flour tortillas and place them into disposable taco "holders". Then proceed to fill the soft shells and add side dishes of your choice. This is what WE decided. Josh does what YOU want. We decided to purchase several fruits and the Costco cake and pick those up ourselves. We could have had Josh do these things also. We provided serving dishes-both heated and unheated. We did not have everything needed so Josh filled-in with the rest. Based upon our decisions on HOW MUCH we wanted Josh to do, he gave us his PRICE - to add to foods he purchases based upon OUR preferences. We agreed! On the day of the 5:30 party, he showed-up at 2:45 and after bringing-in all his equipment and food, he became our personal CHEF. He cooked, sliced and diced so that ALL WAS READY for the 5:30 party! For the next 3 hours Josh ensured everyone had a full drink glass, full plate, cut-up the cake and served, and finally prepared "take-away" containers for all who wanted stuff. As the last guest left, Josh had cleaned-up serving dishes, disposed of trash & recyclables and then left us with a clean kitchen. How can it be better than that. HIGHLY RECOMMEND NW CHEF SERVICES!! Lloyd Harveson Blyn (Sequim)

So fun to have this delicious food made for a huge wedding rehearsal dinner right here on our beach!read more

We had fantastic paella and a great time with Daniel, the Paella King. He is not closed, but I…read morethink there has been some confusion (personnel changes and/or other things). We had two paella, mixta, and black. I loved them both. The squid was soooo tender and flavorful. The black was a beautiful dish. The mixta was full of wonderful ingredients in addition to the flavorful rice - chicken, shrimp, sausage, clams, mussels, artichokes, peas - and all components cooked perfectly. Even the rice had a lovely socarrat. I made the appetizers, salads, and desserts to complete the meal. Focusing on his cooking, Daniel made a fantastic paella and chatted with our guests, answering questions as he went. It was entertaining to watch the cooking, and even more fun to enjoy eating the two paellas. Thanks for giving us the highlight of our party!

Ruth cooked for us recently and I'm still daydreaming about that Sweet Potato Curry. When you think…read moreof a personal chef, you might think of fancy schmancy food you can't afford. This is not what Ruth does. Ruth cooks the kind of food you'll want to eat every single day - it's fresh, nutritious and delicious. Quiche, soba noodle salad, chicken enchiladas, lasagna, roasted brussels sprouts with acorn squash and quinoa - I can't wait to have her cook for us again! We got lucky and were able to get a couple of days of leftovers out of one meal, too! Her pricing is very fair, especially given that she does all the menu planning, shopping, prep, cooking and cleanup. I'm a gluten-free eater and it was zero problem for Ruth to make a menu that works for me. She also does vegetarian cooking and any other special requests.

Yum! Good eats is truly that! Fresh, flavorful, tasty food perfect for any person that eats. One of…read morethe great things about Ruth's food is how easy it makes our mealtimes. Whether you have a really busy work day or are having a lazy Sunday, these meals (anything from salads, lasagnas, or stuffed eggplant) are ready to go on the spot. My best intentions are to do this kind of cooking myself, but after having too many work days that went late, those intentions were often spoiled. In everything from snacks, to desserts, to dinners for 6, Ruth makes a menu with my specific preferences (they can range from gluten free, to no beef, to healthy food or comfort food), does the grocery list, buys the ingredients and then comes to the house to create it. I thought this would be temporary for my family but....what can I say? The value, the meals, the dependability: It's just too good to quit. She creates healthy, fresh and tasty masterpieces and because of her, my taste buds can continue to live full and happy lives.

We had so much fun with Rhonda! She came to my house and taught nine of my friends & family to make…read moreseveral dishes from Africa: a special fruit drink to start, chicken appetizers, main dish meatballs, and a unique dessert. She had us smell various spices we had never heard of, then taste them with oil and bread. She passed around recipes and information sheets about the spices. There was no pressure in this "class"... some people got involved with her instructions for chopping & mixing, while others chose to just socialize and watch. Her pricing was perfectly reasonable, including all the food and a customized in-home event. She brought all ingredients & equipment AND cleaned up. The food was so good that now I'm going to look into her daily meal menu. What a find!

I came for the matcha and will return for the people - the entire experience was pure magic. Every…read moredetail, from design to flavor, feels crafted & premium. Excited to see Vale expand and to join their future events! Mmm that banana strawberry!!

Tristina is amazing! As someone with serious dietary restrictions, it's difficult to trust other…read morepeople with food prep. But Tristina is incredibly diligent, careful, and accommodating (not just about restrictions, but fun food requests). And of course, the food is delicious! I highly recommend The Ginger Chef.

We used The Ginger Chef for a book club fantasy ball and Chef T did such a fantastic job! The food…read morewas delicious and presented beautifully, everyone is raving about it. We also requested two signature cocktails and not only were both of them so tasty and aesthetically right on point, but Chef also made sure we had non alcoholic versions of both (which was so appreciated!) I will definitely be working with The Ginger Chef again in the future.