Gregg Waxman Personal Chef
Gregg Waxman Personal Chef

Gregg Waxman Personal Chef

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Introduction: I have always had pride and joy in my profession, I believe that most long term professional chefs love what they do. Food is primal in its needs for human comfort, I like to see the joy and happiness a great meal brings to a persons after a hard days work. We are as only as good as our last performance. Meeting and interacting with customers is one of the greatest joys of this business, getting to understand your clients needs and have the ability to surpass or exceed expectation is always a challange and never ends
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Sara L.
Feb 10, 2018
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Details: Dinner • Appetizers • Entrees • Side dishes • Desserts • American - casual • American - formal • Asian • Italian • Mexican / Latin American • Barbecue • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Indian • French • Fusion • 11 - 20 guests • Meal prepared onsite • Holiday meal (Mother's day, Valentine's day, etc.) • The personal chef travels to me

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Rebecca E.
Dec 13, 2015
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I came to Gregg to build on my general cooking knowledge and learn new skills, but more specifically to learn how to prepare, cook and present specific dishes including seafood, beef fillets and desserts. My goal was to prepare myself and a specific menu for working aboard yacht charters, and I needed to learn how to prepare high quality food in a small space. Gregg was excellent, from the beginning he built my confidence in specific areas such as knife skills, working in small spaces and pre-preparing bases for food that can be used in different ways. His instruction was calm, confident and he simplified techniques that I had previously thought were too complex for me to achieve. Gregg took the time to tailor my experience to my specific needs, giving me advice on procuring and storing food in the area I would be working in. He advised me on timings, portions and flavours which allayed many of my fears and has given me a much needed confidence to go forward with my new job. Gregg is a wealth of knowledge and his years of experience in different settings really comes through. He's a calm and methodical chef and a very personable man, I enjoyed my experience with Gregg hugely and would recommend him whole heartedly.
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Jeff F.
May 16, 2016
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We hired Gregg as a personal chef for our son's baptism. He came to the house a few days before to see the kitchen, discuss the day and go over the menu. The day could not have gone better. Gregg prepared an amazing meal, presented everything impeccably and took as much time as anyone wanted to explain the food, how it was prepared, the ingredients, etc. He is very engaging and extremely passionate about food. He and Russell (his bartender/server) were professional, friendly and engaging throughout. Maybe best of all... when they left the only evidence of them being here was stacked up in the refrigerator! I think the kitchen was cleaner when they left than when they got here. :) I will not hesitate to hire Gregg again and recommend him HIGHLY to anyone putting on an event in their home.
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Judith S.
Nov 6, 2016
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We hired Gregg to cater a 20 person all hors d'oeuvres 60th Birthday party. We had high expectations, based on Thumbtack reviews and more importantly, our pre-event interactions with Gregg. He exceeded all those expectations by orders of magnitude. We co-planned a terrific array of taste treats that segued from one magnificent flavor blast to another. His team of servers were first rate, going with the flow of the evening. I give Gregg my highest endorsement (and as my friends would say, that doesn't come easily). I'd hire him again in a flash, our friends and relatives were raving about the evening, and if you're a foodie--which we are--you will be very very happy.
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Steve y.
Feb 14, 2017
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Had a great time with Gregg's food. He helped me to develop a tasting menu of about a dozen items that he prepared for us at a family reunion. The food was all excellent ranging from duck to grouper to tuna to crabcakes and on and on. It was fun watching Gregg prepping for the meal as all work was done in the house he was great at answering our questions about food, technique etc. as we looked over his shoulder every now and then. He was very flexible in building the menu and each course was tasty. I also, think that his pricing is very fair - we paid for the ingredients that he purchased at cost and then paid him a fair hourly rate. This was our first experience with a personal chef - it was a blast and one of the highlights of our long weekend together in Florida.
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