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Chef James Reid

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About
Teaching cooking is a passion of mine, with all my experience in the food industry I enjoy passing on my experience and helping others find the joy of cooking. It’s fun showing clients how they can produce restaurant quality food in their own kitchen. Food isn't just a passion. It's an extension of the creativity that has always been part of my life. One of the most joyous experiences I can have is to walk through a grocery store, randomly picking out ingredients and then bringing them together in an amazing fusion of taste and creativity. My cooking classes are a reflection of that passion. I help you tap into your own creativity and find yourself through food.
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Hired 42 times

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40 years in business

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Sun10:00 am - 10:00 pmMon10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Desired cooking skills

Basic cooking skills

Knife skills

Soups and sauces

Roasting and braising

Interested cuisines

American

Indian

BBQ

Italian

Work location

I travel to my customers

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Sabina S.

Sep 26, 2016

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Chef James is a wonderful teacher and chef! I had two lessons with Chef James, during which I had a very aggressive agenda that I needed to accomplish to create a beautiful cake for my father's surprise birthday. In just a four hours total, I learned how to temper chocolate, create chocolate cups, make chocolate mousse, create butter cream, roll fondant onto a cake, create fondant decorations, make sponge cakes, and truffles (all of this with very little prior experience in baking and decorating). All of this I did with great success and my cake and chocolate cups were a hit! Chef James is extremely knowledgeable and his recipes are yummy! Before both my classes, Chef James sent me the list of ingredients and recipes. He also scheduled a call to discuss what we’ll learn in the class to make sure we’re maximizing our class time. He was very responsive by email, text, and phone, answering almost immediately (sometimes in just seconds) to all my emails and texts. It’s very clear that Chef James is passionate about teaching and creating food. He followed up throughout the week to see how I was doing with practicing creating my flowers from the fondant. He even sent me tutorials to prepare me for the class. He makes the class fun, he brings all the equipment and tools you’ll need, and he does a great job explaining to you the process and rational behind what you’re learning. I had so much fun during my class! I would recommend Chef James.
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Shannon J.

Jul 7, 2016

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I hired Chef James to provide coaching to my young nephew (18) who for the past couple of years has shown interest both in baking and cooking. My gift to my nephew was to have Chef James teach him three different desserts and how the ingredients can be used in other applications and to provide him with a mentor, even for a few hours. Chef James quickly impressed me with the texts we sent one another…he was very kind in helping me prepare for the class, and I formed an impression of liking him before we had met him! He came to the house and within five minutes, both Michael and I knew he would learn a lot. While James is professional, his manner is kind, patient, enthusiastic, and so easy to work with. Chef James pulled Michael’s self-confidence levels to heights not seen prior to this in terms of feeling comfortable about creating some new recipes, using absolutely new processes and equipment. In between moments, Chef James was so open and kind to Michael’s inquires as to his oral resume of where he attended culinary school and worked at various restaurants, hotels and such in Europe and America, as well as the various avenues of his culinary applications, such as catering, mentoring, home classes, etc. Both of us will never forget Chef James’s soft and kind approach to teaching; he is patient, and very supportive to the student. It was such a win-win outcome, I asked Chef James to consider of providing a cooking class for six of my women friends.
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Jenny C.

Jul 31, 2017

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Jean F.

Jul 17, 2016

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Chef James was wonderful!! I hired him to help my Godson learn some French cooking techniques. He not only provided great instruction but made the experience fun and joyous. His passion for cooking is infectious. I cannot sing his praises more highly. Jeannie F.
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Juan F.

Apr 20, 2016

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Chef James was hired to assist me in advanced catering procedures, catering events and cooking lessons. He drove to my house for my first lesson and was prompt. We prepared and cooked several dishes that were going to be used for my upcoming event. Chef James showed great skill, professionalism, and explained everything thoroughly. For my event at Netflix, Chef James was amazing. He helped me with day-of procedures for my event including organization, instructions for my staff and food décor. Prior to my event, Chef James called me to check in on how I was doing and I felt I had a mentor who truly cared about making my event successful and in making my catering business successful in the long run. I highly recommend Chef James for all your cooking and catering needs, from novice to advanced level. He is a true professional and even better mentor. Thank you Chef James.
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