The Gourmet Guide

Chef Duane cooked for a group of us at a private residence as part of a bachelorette celebration. Working with him was a pleasure from the start. His menu suggestions were appealing and he was accommodating of changes and substitutions to create a menu that was personalized to our taste. He was responsive through the entire planning process and even offered wine pairing suggestions for our meal at our request. On-site he was professional and we really enjoyed our conversations with him. The food was incredible - full of flavor and beautifully presented. He was happy to answer our questions and even provided us with some of the recipes after. I would absolutely recommend working with Chef Duane to anyone looking to create a one of a kind experience for a special occasion.

Duane is amazing! I had a vision of what I wanted and he brought it to life. He is kind, polite, respectful and his cooking skills are A+! Adding the wine pairing was an amazing decision. We will 100% be hiring him again. Photos to come.

Where do I start!? Duane was amazing! Today was my fifth wedding anniversary and Duane exceeded my expectations in delivering what was a beautiful dinner for two. He not only cooked a delicious meal, he also hand-picked all of the decor and BROUGHT IT TO THE HOUSE.. for what was a beautiful night. Everything was delicious. We had steak, lobster bites, mac & cheese balls, salmon, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, rice pilaf, and cream of spinach. For dessert we had peach and blueberry cobbler that was to die for. Oh my.. everything was amazing. Duane is personable, professional, and willing to work with you to make sure that your vision comes to life. I will be working with him in the near future for sure.

Chef Duane did a very small private event for me and a guest. I hired a private chef for this dinner is because I needed to impress a possible client. He promised to make it a memorable event and boy did he deliver! At the last minute (literally the day before), my guest let me know that she was vegan. I was totally stressed out, but Chef Duane didn’t even bat an eye. He suggested possible changes to the menu, told me not to worry, and ended up making something absolutely delicious! It was so pretty too. Lol I took a pic of the salad cuz it seemed too pretty to eat. My client was definitely impressed. Totally worth it!

My experience with Chef Dwane was very professional, punctual and very responsible, has he demonstrated with great quality and knowledge of his products and execution of teaching our event participants how to produce high quality entrees in a demanding environment that we live in. Beginning how to shop for first quality food and how to prepare in 30 minutes time. He is very personable and engaging, has it is evident his love and passion for the culinary is contagious!