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- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
A consult to discuss menu, allergies and preferences
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Culinary Arts and Management Degrees
Eating Empowered with Mercedes
$120/person
Estimated price
Desired cooking skills
It’s free, with no obligation to book
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About
Hello , my name is Mercedes. I am a holistic chef who is Nutritious Life certified and a health coach. My goal is to teach people to eat empowered by teaching them to cook and make healthy lifestyle choices. I believe that choosing whole foods and grains can great impact your life for the better. I can empower you to make the best food choices for yourself and your family.
I have been a chef for the last 15 years working at various restaurants and hotels in NYC.
Overview
Hired 7 times
Serves New York, NY
Background checked
1 employee
7 years in business
Business hours
This pro hasn't listed their business hours.
Payment methods
This pro accepts payments via Apple Pay, Cash, PayPal, and Venmo.
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Services offered
Interested cuisines
American
Japanese
Chinese
Indian
Desired cooking skills
Basic cooking skills
Knife skills
Soups and sauces
Roasting and braising
Work location
I travel to my customers
Doesn’t offer: My customers travel to me
Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, responsiveness, and professionalism.
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Molly R.
Feb 6, 2024
Hired on Thumbtack
Mercedes was absolutely incredible! She gave me a lesson on how to improve my knife skills and showed me three different techniques / recipes on how to elevate the salads I make for my weekly meal prep.
Mercedes recipes were extremely creative, flavorful, simple / user friendly, and elegant. She is also a great teacher. I’m a beginner (at best!), and I feel totally comfortable replicating the three salads we prepared, and then even adding my own ideas / adjustments going forward as I do my meal prep each week.
I’m so happy I got to work with her, and I’ll definitely plan to study with her on a regular basis!
Looking forward to the next session and learning even more ways to spice up my meal prep!
Details: 1 person • Healthy • Knife skills • Basic cooking skills • No dietary restrictions • Adult (over 18) • Beginner • My home, venue, etc. • At the pro’s location
Private Cooking Lessons
Karen H.
Aug 2, 2022
Hired on Thumbtack
Mercedes is a great teacher, very kind, patient, and professional. I was a true beginner and was even afraid to turn on my stove and oven. She takes me shopping for supplies and ingredients and then comes back to my apartment to teach me how to cook. I foresee working with her for a long time to learn different techniques and recipes. She’s also just a great human being: smart, funny, and wonderful to be with.
Details: 1 person • American • Basic cooking skills • Adult (over 18) • Beginner • My home, venue, etc.
Private Cooking Lessons
Gio k.
Apr 10, 2020
Hired on Thumbtack
Details: 1 person • American • Italian • French • Mediterranean • Healthy • Vegetarian / Vegan • Roasting and braising • Soups and sauces • No dietary restrictions • Adult (over 18) • Intermediate • My home, venue, etc.
Private Cooking Lessons
Ben L.
Jun 9, 2022
Hired on Thumbtack
Wonderful working with Mercedes to build a beautiful sushi dinner and celebrate my girlfriend's birthday -- had a great time and learned a ton in the process.
Details: 2 people • Japanese • Basic cooking skills • Knife skills • No dietary restrictions • Adult (over 18) • Beginner • My home, venue, etc. • At the pro’s location
Private Cooking Lessons
Alexa C.
Jan 14, 2022
Hired on Thumbtack
Amazing experience
Looking forward to booking another class
All the food came out so great
She was the best!! Highly recommend
Details: 1 person • Vegetarian / Vegan • Basic cooking skills • No dietary restrictions • Adult (over 18) • Beginner • My home, venue, etc. • At the pro’s location
Private Cooking Lessons
Credentials
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Mercedes Vargas