Cooking With Athena

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Introduction: Bring fine dining to your kitchen. Looking for mouth watering meals without the hustle and bustle of going out in crowds to get them? Look no further! Executive Experiences with Chef Athena, aren’t just a meals, but the experience you’ve been waiting for. My upscale menu options will dazzle you all on their own. But I won’t stop there. Serving you is my pleasure. Wow your family with one of my many decadent options. treat Yourself to more! You’ll feel like royalty after I’m done. Book now and prepare your taste buds for euphoria.

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Hired 24 times

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1 employee

15 years in business

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, PayPal, Square cash app, and Zelle.

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2021

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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

Excellent 4.9

29 reviews

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Jacquita G.

Aug 15, 2021

Hired on Thumbtack

I really wanted to do something special for my lady and I and I’m so glad that I was able to find Athena. I perused hundreds of reviews on ThumbTack before finding her. She had great reviews! I emailed her what I was looking to do and she emailed me back within minutes with the invoice and options of menu formats. I told her our dietary restrictions and what we both wanted to eat. We settled on a menu easily! She asked me for a picture of my lady and I but wouldn’t tell me why which built our suspense! The day of, she arrived on time and fully prepared! She needed no help or assistance with anything! We rested and relaxed while she prepped to cook. We came out to a beautiful double place setting, a lovely arrangement of flowers and her beautiful smiling face! She served us as if we were in a 5 star restaurant (in which we were with her services). She prepared our drink choices and the dinner in phases and everything perfectly flowed! She was such a ray of sunshine and insightful conversation! We conversed as if we were old friends vs strangers who had never met before this evening. She ensured that our beverages were filed at all times, that our meats were cooked to perfection/as desired (which they were), as well as, that we never had to ask for anything. She literally anticipated our every need and want and catered perfectly to us both. Once we were done, she cleaned everything and packed up. Honestly, our kitchen was even MORE spotless after she left lol! She was absolutely amazing and we will consider NO ONE ELSE for our cooking needs! She WOW’d us and that’s not an easy task! Thank you so much for everything you did and the special touches. It was a magically perfect evening and we are grateful to have met you. We WILL be seeing you again soon!

Details: Date night • 2 guests • Dinner • Dessert • Premium (high end ingredients) • American - casual • American - formal • Italian • Mexican / Latin American • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

Cooking With Athena's reply

It was my ABSOLUTE PLEASURE serving you two!! Such a beautiful couple and great people. I’m thankful to have met you as well! This review means more to me than you’ll ever know!! I look forward to serving you two again! Warm Wishes, Chef Athena

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Timothy C.

Sep 24, 2020

Hired on Thumbtack

I was only given 3 options to choose from on this app in order to rate Chef Athena, but in all honesty she deserves way more than 3 options and more than 5 stars if it were possible! She handled my girlfriends surprise brunch with so much class! She literally transformed my living space into another world! First off : her response time to my event was extremely quick! She then asked all the right questions to make sure she could set the right tone for the party! She will tell you herself that she doesn’t she cook she creates experiences! The places was filled with balloons, flowers, pictures, and more! Second: THE COOKING WAS AMAZING! I can’t describe how good the food was! My girl fens doesn’t eat red meat and she still made a way to accommodate her! I’m sure she will add photos of the event but if you guys want more please fill free to contact me for a complete review! (Also her prep time and clean up again was amazing! Another side not is my girlfriend and I were supposed to go to dinner later on after the brunch, we literally canceled those plans because the food was so filling!) 10/10

Details: Brunch / dinner party • 2 guests • Breakfast / brunch • Premium (high end ingredients) • Cold beverages (non-alcoholic) • Southern • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

Cooking With Athena's reply

Thank you so much!!! You’re so sweet !! I thoroughly enjoyed serving you two! A beautiful couple with so much life! These are the jobs I love to do💖 - the pleasure was all mine! Warm Wishes, Chef Athena

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Tiffany J.

Aug 31, 2020

Hired on Thumbtack

We LOVE LOVE LOVE Chef Athena! We had a 3 course meal for a group anniversary event and my expectations were exceeded to the max. The set up was beautiful, the food was delicious! And the service was 10/10. We will be calling you again for our next event!

Details: Date night • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • Dessert • Barbecue • American - formal • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

Cooking With Athena's reply

The pleasure was all mine! I enjoyed serving you all and celebrating your beautiful journeys of love! I can’t wait to bring you another Executive experience in the near future!! Thank you!❣️ Warm wishes Chef Athena

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Teresa C.

Aug 13, 2020

Hired on Thumbtack

Athena and her crew cooked with her heart, body, and soul. I have never seen anyone put this much work into something that was so good. My sister was the only vegan in the family and they created something special just for her. I definitely recommend any and everyone to experience this fabulous food. I'll be calling her on a regular for any special events. Bonus: They left my kitchen even cleaner than it was before they got there! All the praises goes to Queen Chef Athena and staff. I wish I had photos but my family took videos of this fabulous meal.

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • Dessert • Premium (high end ingredients) • Dessert • Cold beverages (non-alcoholic) • Cold beverages (alcoholic) • American - casual • Vegetarian or vegan • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • At the pro’s location

Cooking With Athena's reply

Teresa thank you so much again for letting us be a part of your daughter day! The pleasure was all ours! We look forward to serving you again!

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Sara M.

Dec 19, 2022

The experience with @Thehelp.Event (IG) has been overwhelmingly positive from start to finish!!! Call her first! 404-695-6097 Top marks for food quality, hospitality, agility, administration, etc. I wrote her on Instagram and asked about the possibility of a 3-course birthday dinner for 10 people, of which 6 are omnivores (of which the birthday person is one) and 4 have been vegan for >10 years. Received a reply after a short time that this is fully "doable" and we went ahead with deciding the menu together. A very reasonable advance was paid. The private chef Athena arrived with delicious ingredients and many of her own kitchen utensils at the appointed time on the day of the party itself, about 6 hours before dinner. I have never seen the equivalent of efficiency and agility. While I was setting the table, she was busy with all the preparations, many of which were already prepared in advance. When the guests arrived, (and the protagonist received a spa afternoon and now a surprise dinner) the table was set with the most delicious appetizers of various kinds; vegan as well as meat. Total success! The main course consisted of absolutely delicious leg of lamb and butternut pumpkin stew with saffron sauce for both. Athena had thought the whole concept through very carefully; combining both food trends as much as possible. For dessert, a Persian saffron ice cream with pistachio cream and pistachio crunch was offered. Absolutely superb! Athena herself served all the dishes at the table, and we didn't even notice that she kept clean throughout the evening so that we only had the last dishes to take care of after she left us, even though the kitchen is integrated into the living room. The epitomy of professionalism we have never seen the likes of!!! This is a gourmet chef of the highest rank, recommended to everyone!!!

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Athena Greshaw

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Pricing is based off number of people planning to enjoy and choice of protein. Red meats and upscale seafood yield higher pricing.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I’ve trained along side several professionals across the states. I learned new techniques that I used to this day.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I’ve ALWAYS had a passion for cooking and flavor. I’m a self taught chef. I’ve cooked for so many people and love what I do. From romantic date nights to 150+ class reunions. I’ve done it! I leave people happy and full- not to mention WOWED! Watching my mother cook as a young girl led me where I am today. Cooking is my passion- my plates are my master pieces.