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Culinary Certificate from San Francisco Cooking School, October 2015
Katherine Knowlton
$50/person
Starting price
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About
Hi! I'm Katherine. The kitchen is and always has been my happy place. With a culinary arts certificate from SF Cooking School, I am a food stylist, recipe developer, private chef, food consultant and entrepreneur in California and beyond. My passions center around healthy cooking with an emphasis on fresh and seasonal foods and cooking for optimal health and well-being. Outside of cooking, I spend my time traveling, hiking outdoors, doing yoga, and seeking my next adventure.
Overview
Hired 42 times
Serves Santa Barbara, CA
Background checked
1 employee
10 years in business
Business hours
Sun12:00 am - 11:59 pmMon12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Payment methods
This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.
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Services offered
Event type
Meal
Breakfast or brunch
Lunch
Cocktail hour or hors d'oeuvres
Dinner
Drinks and dessert
Dessert
Non-alcoholic drinks
Projects and media
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Projects and media
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Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.
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Sejal H.
Apr 6, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
Katherine was incredible! She prepared the most delicious meal for my sister’s bachelorette weekend and we all loved everything she made. Such a delight to work with and will most definitely work with her again in the future.
Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • Cold beverages (alcoholic) • American - formal • Italian • Asian • French • Vegetarian or vegan • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.
Personal Chef
Laura N.
Sep 12, 2024
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Easy to work, communication via email was timely. Looking forward to working with Katherine at our event
Details: Bridal or baby shower • Breakfast or brunch • American - casual • American - formal • Buffet • I'm flexible • Home • Yes, full kitchen • 20 - 29 guests • Serving and warming equipment • I'm flexible
Wedding and Event Catering
Liora M.
Nov 17, 2022
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We HIGHLY recommend Katherine. She catered our wedding reception and was a pleasure to work with. Her food was absolutely delicious and she was very accommodating to dietary restrictions (gluten free and kosher). She is and incredibly talented chef and genuinely kind.
Details: Wedding • Dinner • Mediterranean or Middle Eastern • Vegan • Family style • No, drop off only • Home • Yes, full kitchen • 20 - 29 guests • Serving and warming equipment • Disposable plates, utensils, and cups • Standard (basic ingredients)
Katherine Knowlton's reply
Thank you, Liora! You were such a pleasure to work with, and I hope our paths cross again at some point!
Wedding and Event Catering
Isabell V.
Apr 17, 2022
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Katherine‘s food was amazing! We all loved it. She catered to all different restrictions (vegan/GF/DF) with total ease. Thank you!
The whole planing and administration was super easy!
Can’t wait to have her delicious food again!
Details: Dinner party • Dinner • American - formal • Family style • Yes, full service • Home • Yes, full kitchen • Fewer than 20 guests • Standard (basic ingredients)
Wedding and Event Catering
Jessie O.
Apr 12, 2022
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Katherine did a private dinner for a bachelorette party in our rental. She was delightful to work with from our initial phone call to ask about our event. She was prompt with all emails/contacts and super understanding of our requests (vegetarian and local product if possible). She was so friendly, understanding of us being a little late and even cleaned up everything in our kitchen after the meal! The food was delicious and I would recommend her to anyone!
Details: Brunch / dinner party • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • Dessert • Standard (basic ingredients) • Cold beverages (alcoholic) • Dessert • French • Italian • Southern • Mexican / Latin American • American - casual • American - formal • Vegetarian or vegan • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.
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Katherine Knowlton