Taste VS experience VS art

Have you ever seen those pictures of food that looks way too good to be true and wondered if the food would taste any good?  Food photography is a big deal in the culinary world. Chefs go to extreme lengths to make sure their food looks like a fine dining restaurant commercial. However, a lot of the times the food does not taste that good. It’s like a very expensive wine. Was it worth spending 100 dollars for the wine? Probably not, but if you bought the bottle and you waited three years to drink the wine, then  it was likely worth the price. 

Food is about taste, experience and art. I put the three words in order of what matters the most. Food needs to taste good. If the food does not taste the good then the chef has failed. I've had plenty of bad looking dishes in my life that tasted fantastic and I always end up going back for more. Its like a good taco place. You are not looking for something fancy. You just want that tasty taco that you know you can get in that specific restaurant.

Experience is also a big deal. Experience is what will make a customer spend a lot of money at a expensive restaurant or catering company. Everything from the wait staff's smile to making sure that the food is hot. Going above and beyond to remember guests names is a big deal. Remembering someone's name is probably the biggest compliment you can pay someone.

Finally art. Art is what sums up the clients experience.  A good looking tasty food with a great experience will make the client go back time after time to the restaurant.

Atlanta Personal Chef Service's food combined with the experience is one of kind. One cannot go wrong in hiring our services. Our reviews speak for itself.  Want try what is like to hire a personal chef or catering company and have experience great food, experience and art? Give Atlanta Personal Chef Service a try!  

Recent Dinner Party Pictures

Atlanta Personal Chef Service just did another did dinner party this past weekend for for 22 people. The dinner went great and everyone had a great time. To find out more about our dinner party or catering business click here:

Dinner Party- A look back at 2015

Below are some of the of pictures that we took around this same time of year in 2015. We have certainly grown as company. Our services now include: cooking lessons, dinner party services, weekly service, corporate lunches, corporate parties, Holiday Parties, cooking classes, catering, food drop off (big parties), and buffet parties.

We are proud to be Atlanta Personal Chef Service! The best rated personal chef service in Atlanta!

Personal Chef Life in Atlanta

The life of personal chef it’s not easy. We deal with traffic all day long going from client house to client house. We often work independently (meaning you are responsible to send menus, grocery shopping, and cooking what THE CLIENT wants). I emphasize the word client because a personal chef cooks what the client wants! A lot of chefs come into the personal chef industry thinking they will cook what they want and it does not work like that. If a chef wants to make chefy food, then this is not the industry for them. We make food for what the client wants and lot of times it’s as a simple spaghetti and meatballs meal.

 Also, this job you have to be focus. The people you cook for enjoy different dishes from each other and you have to remember that.  You also have to remember what spices each client has in their cabinet and what allergies they have. Also, you do a lot of cleaning! In the restaurant you have a dishwasher. In the personal chef industry, you are the dishwasher combined with personal chef.  You wear multiple hats every day.  A lot of the times you are nutritionist and other times you are the dishwasher.  This is not an easy job, which is why it pays better than the average industry.

There are perks on being a personal chef. Working independently can be a great thing! You have more autonomy on your everyday life.  It can be very peaceful.  You don’t have people cursing in the kitchen like in the restaurants. You get to know your families, which for me is the best perk of the job.  Some clients they go above and beyond to be such a great people. In turn, you do want to cook great food for them!  You make extra snacks or birthday cake.  The clients that I work for through Atlanta Personal Chef Service are the nicest people I’ve ever met. You do your job well and they will support you.

Atlanta personal chef service does catering events, dinner party services, and cooking lessons apart from their weekly services. So, they will keep you busy! The dinner party service is where you apply the chef skills and cook some fine dining food. This is not an easy job, but Atlanta Personal Chef Service will sure help you succeed!

Catering Brunch Events

Did you know that we do catering brunch events? Below is a picture of one catering events where chef Shawn did a Peaches & cream peanut butter waffles! We do catering events all over Atlanta. Atlanta Personal Chef Service just stated with its catering branch and we are very excited so give us call for you next catering event and have a taste of some of our delicious food!

Dinner Party in Atlanta Pictures

Another dinner party done by Chef Nia. Chef Nia has been with our Atlanta Personal Chef Service for almost a year. The dinner party was a simple dinner for two, but keep in mind that Atlanta Personal Chef Service also does catering events in Atlanta, weekly service and cooking lessons. To find out more abut Nia click in the following link: http://atlantapersonalchefservice.com/about.php

Personal Chef- Weekly service pictures

Below are pictures of our weekly services. Keep in mind that Atlanta Personal Chef Service does more than weekly services. We also have dinner party, catering, cooking lessons, weeding catering, and buffet party services. Give us a call find out more!

Fall Dinner Party and Catering Menu

Below is our Dinner Party and Catering Menu

Keep in mind that the menu can be customized in any shape or form

Appetizers 

 Crisp Crab Cakes, cherry pepper coulis, green bean slaw  
Walnut crusted Goat Cheese, stewed figs, crisp prosciutto
Wontons of Braised Duck, dried fruit, herb salad
Tempura Prawns with “Tom Kha” Coconut Sauce, shimeji mushrooms 

Cold & Hot Soups 

 Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, rosemary crouton, maple chantilly
Wild Mushroom Potage, mushroom broth, herbs, truffle oil
Parsnip Vichyssoise, parsnip crisp, chive oil, truffled mascarpone
Loaded Potato Soup, cheddar crisps, sour cream, bacon, green onion
Lobster Chowder, bacon, fried potato, celery leaf

Salads

Roasted Veggie Za’atar Salad, feta cheese, parsnip, carrot, pear, mixed greens
Arugula and Endive salad, red wine-poached dates, gorgonzola, almonds
Chicory “Ceasar” salad, anchovy vinaigrette,“egg in a basket”*
“Frisee au Lardon,” pork belly, shallot, sourdough crouton, red wine vinaigrette
Greek Panzanella Salad, tomato, cucumber, olive, roasted peppers, pita chips, feta 

Fresh Pastas

Butternut Squash Ravioli, brown butter, shallots and sage
Crab Lasagna with Fontina Fondue, wasabi sprouts, blistered cherry tomatoes
Braised Short Rib Ravioli, autumn squash puree, au jus, fried sage
Celery Root Ravioli, parmesan, wild mushrooms, olive oil, truffle
Sweet Potato Gnocchi, walnut pesto, arugula, parmesan

Entrées  

Surf & Turf, filet mignon, lobster tail, potato gratin, swiss chard, bordelaise sauce 
Sorghum Glazed Duck Breast, farro piccolo, cherry jus, braised cabbage
Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin Medallions, apple pie spiced scalloped sweet potato, escarole
Fried Cornish Hen, smoked cheddar grits, roasted tomato & horseradish sauce, wilted greens
Seared Scallops, white beans, cherry tomato, sauce bouillabaisse, chorizo oil
Grilled Rib Eye, rosemary & grain mustard au jus, sauteed spinach, brown butter rosemary risotto
Cedar Plank Salmon, zucchini orzo risotto with lobster and roasted cherry tomatoes

Desserts

Pumpkin Spoonbread, dark chocolate ganache, cocoa nib brittle, vanilla ice cream
Eaton Mess stuffed Crepes, seasonal fruit, crumbled amaretti cookies, raspberry sorbet, whipped cream
Guiness Pot de Creme, stout brittle, whipped cream
Apple Tarragon Tart, salted butter, caramel vanilla ice cream
Chai Spiced Creme Brulee, lemon sorbet, candied lemon rind
Chocolate Lava Cake, Fresh Berries, vanilla ice cream, chocolate ganache

We are now accepting reservations through the end of the year!  We book out quickly for parties in December, so plan in advance.  
Call us today to make your reservation!
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Getting ready for Catering and Dinner Party events in the fall

Its that time of the year again when we sharp our knives and get ready for our cater events and dinner parties in the fall. We are very excited about this season. After hitting our big year mark of five years of being in business, we are very excited for another busy season. As you can Chef Shawn, sharpens his knife with skills. Next week alone we have two dinner parties and we booking more catering events in Atlanta than ever before. If you having any big events and you are looking for catering companies in Atlanta then give us a call today! We are booking up fast!

Cooking Lessons in Atlanta- A chef's perspective

A lot people think that cooking is easy and something anyone can just pick up, which is that main problem with the Chef profession. 

In the Chef industry, there are a lot of people that just don't know how to cook. I've worked with chefs in supposedly fine dining places that were really bad cooks. Also, people in general think that being a chef is a low position job. People are not willing to pay for a good chef to cook for them. Most people don't even know how to differentiate between good food and bad food. Unfortunately, in the U.S, efficiency and price are more valuable than quality.

So, if you are looking to learn how to cook good food, Atlanta Personal Chef Service is probably the best place for you to learn other than a culinary school. They have well respected chefs that know what good food is. There are two types of cooking lessons: The group lessons that teach a two course meals and private lessons. 

Please keep in mind that Thumbtack is not a place for you to find good chefs. Thumbtack is one of the worst things that have ever happened in the service industry. You as customer will have no idea if the chef is cooking from their own catering kitchen or in their hot tub. 

Give us call and try one of group cooking lesson. They are very fun and cheap. $45 per person is very cheap. Atlanta personal chef service just wants to get people excited about cooking, then maybe they will want to try one of their private cooking lesson. 

Atlanta Catering Pictures

Here are some pictures of some of our catering events in Atlanta. Our catering branch is growing and we are very excited for our fall season. We will be doing more catering events in Atlanta. This season should be a busy one. The best way to book our catering service is by booking in advance. Go to our contact us page us visit us at:  http://atlantapersonalchefservice.com/dinner-events-parties.php

Now offering catering, cooking lessons, and corporate lunches services

Did you know that Atlanta Personal Chef Service now offers catering, cooking lessons, and corporate lunch services?

We offer catering service for groups of 20 or more people. To find out more click here

We offer cooking lessons for groups. We have cooking lessons with a big groups and we all have private lessons: To find out more click here:

We are also offer corporate lunches for employees as a part of their benefit package.

Below in a picture one of our events:  Give us a call and book with us today!