Private Chef - Fine Italian Dining - Calgary

49 reviews

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What You’ll Do

Savor an authentic Italian meal that brings the best of Italian dining to your table.

Traditional Old World flavor is the secret ingredient in every dish in this private chef experience with Chef Laine. You'll enjoy the truest tastes and textures of Italy, beginning with bruschetta made with your choice of toppings and a Caesar salad peppered with pancetta. For your entrée, savor roasted chicken served with fresh pesto, and end with a flourless chocolate tart and raspberry coulis for dessert.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.

Your Menu

Handmade Bruschetta

With baguette, olive oil and garlic

Choose one

Tomato and basil
Mushroom
Eggplant

Caesar Salad

With crispy capers, pancetta, egg yolk, dijon, lemon and Parmesan dressing

Crispy Roasted Chicken and Fresh Pesto Orzo

With basil, walnuts, garlic, Parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes and arugula

Flourless Chocolate Tart and Raspberry Coulis

With whipped cream

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 30
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Chef Arrival Time 30 minutes prior to the selected serving time

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Meet your chef

Chef Laine

Food safety certified

49 reviews

Chef Laine was introduced to cooking by her mother and sister, both wonderful cooks in their own right. At age 11, she catered her first party of 40 guests, and she's been pursuing that passion for cooking ever since. Chef Laine held various positions for catering companies and high-end restaurants over the years, even spending time as a private chef and a professional baker. Her world travels have informed her repertoire, which she delights in sharing with others.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Laine will travel to guests within Calgary for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Savor an authentic Italian meal that brings the best of Italian dining to your table.

Your Menu

Handmade Bruschetta

With baguette, olive oil and garlic

Choose one

Tomato and basil
Mushroom
Eggplant

Caesar Salad

With crispy capers, pancetta, egg yolk, dijon, lemon and Parmesan dressing

Crispy Roasted Chicken and Fresh Pesto Orzo

With basil, walnuts, garlic, Parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes and arugula

Flourless Chocolate Tart and Raspberry Coulis

With whipped cream

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 30
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Chef Arrival Time 30 minutes prior to the selected serving time

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Reviews

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Laine

Manpreet Minhas

24 Feb 2024

Chef Laine was great and so fun to cook with. We made a delicious meal and she is so knowledgeable and personable. I would highly recommend you book her.

Bruce Parent

23 Feb 2024

Chef Laine was great! Very comfortable throughout the evening. Timing was great, food very well done. And so nice for us not to clean up afterwards.

Bryan

06 Feb 2024

Excellent food! We learned lots of great cooking tips from Chef Laine. Highly recommend this menu and especially this chef.

Lynsey

05 Feb 2024

Laine was amazing! We’ve never done anything like this and it was awesome. Laine is so personable and obviously great at cooking. I can’t recommend her enough!

Susan

21 Jan 2024

Chef Laine was great. My sisters and I enjoyed the meal and cooking experience. We would highly recommend this venue

Matt

17 Jan 2024

Chef Laine was excellent! My wife and I were very at ease and spoiled by her amazing cooking which seemed effortless. Would highly recommend her for any occasion.

Marie Jensen

04 Jan 2024

Chef Laine is absolutely lovely! She is knowledgeable, came fully prepared, and was very pleasant to spend time with. I definitely hope to do another class with her sometime!

Chris

29 Dec 2023

Delightful! Had a great time, learned a lot. Would highly recommend.

Lisa

24 Dec 2023

Chef Laine was great! We highly recommend taking her class! She gave clear instructions and encouragement! We were so excited to learn how to roll sushi and fold gyoza, and she did not disappoint! She made learning fun and enjoyable! Gold star! If you want to learn how to cook, definitely take her class! Thank you Chef Laine for making our first cooking class so enjoyable and helping us feel like we can do it!

Taylor

03 Dec 2023

Chef Laine was great! She was a ton of fun and had our group laughing the whole time (except when we were eating). She has excellent tips for the menu which we will definitely be using when we attempt to make sushi again! The menu was exactly as described and it was so much fun to do as a group. Would recommend to anyone.

Damilola

27 Nov 2023

Thank you, we had an amazing time and enjoyed the food.

Erica

19 Nov 2023

Chef Laine was super knowledgeable, professional and personable! She really took the time to explain everything and how we can source the ingredients and make the specialty cuisine at home! It was a fun and unique experience and would love to do it again!

Tyrone

18 Nov 2023

Laine was knowledgeable, professional and gave a great experience!

Kody

15 Nov 2023

We had a fantastic experience with Chef Laine. A relaxing evening with awesome food. Highly recommended!

Angelina

12 Nov 2023

Professional, personable, and very supportive! I highly recommend chef Laine!

Verna

27 Sep 2023

Chef Laine walked us through the steps of this dish, while having a great conversation with our group. An enjoyable evening and delicious meal!

Suzanne

24 Sep 2023

Chef Laine was amazing. The Thai food we cooked was incredible. Her explanations and directions were easy to follow. I feel I can now attempt Thai food at home. Chef Laine was friendly and personable. I highly recommend taking a class from her.

Darcia

01 Sep 2023

Chef Laine was amazing! My husband loved the dinner for his birthday. The food was incredible, Chef Laine was so personable. The whole experience was great! We look forward to do this again with Chef Laine.

Wendy

25 Jul 2023

Great birthday event, Laine was awesome

Sandy Findlay

05 Jun 2023

Friendly, professional , delicious meal!!

Jennefer

14 May 2023

Thank you. It was a wonderful experience.

Marlin

07 May 2023

Used Laine before she is always great.

Nathan

06 May 2023

Chef Lane is great, we had a lot of fun and had fun learning to make dumplings and sushi! A great date night

Sydney

07 Apr 2023

Chef Laine was remarkable! She made us all feel so comfortable and made the whole experience so smooth. She was so friendly and warm and made us impeccable food. She navigated our kitchen well, engaged in our conversation, and was just so lovely. What an amazing experience. I HIGHLY recommend Chef Laine!

Tracy

13 Mar 2023

Chef Laine was a delight! We had several food restrictions which she accommodated with ease and it did not compromise the fabulous meal in any way. We would all highly recommend her to anyone looking for excellent food and a super experience, such fun!

Anh

26 Feb 2023

Chef Laine was awesome! She was warm, friendly, professional and made the evening a really special one for us. The food was great and the conversation was even better. We'd highly recommend this experience to anyone looking to do something different in the comfort of your own home!

Clayton

29 Jan 2023

Excellent experience, great personality, very relaxed and fun, and food was superb!!

Jacqueline

22 Jan 2023

I booked Chef Laine for a surprise bday evening for a friend and some girls. My friend was surprised when she arrived at the house and then the next couple hours were so much fun! Already have plans to book this for my hubby and a couple of his friends. The recipes were delicious and will be easy to replicate. 5 stars!

Glenn

14 Jan 2023

For my wife''s birthday I set up the evening with Chef Laine, Well this turned out to be a spectacular evening. Chef Laine was engaging, thoughtful and extreamy informative on how to create the meal. She had a wealth of knowledge on other subjects relating to food from great hole in the wall restaurants to places to shop to different preperation techniques. This was a wonderful experience. Thanks Cozy Meals and Chef Laine

Chinook (the rocker) Adam

14 Jan 2023

Laine was a wonderful host with the most delicious recipes, Great conversation along side tips and tricks! if you’re looking for an interactive flavour packed evening this is highly recommended!

Maryann

09 Jan 2023

Laine is an amazing chef, and very personable. We had a blast cooking with her, the meal was exceptional and we would do this again!

Kent

24 Dec 2022

Awesome night... very friendly and went above and beyone!

Ashlyn and Al

20 Dec 2022

Laine was so much fun to cook with! She came well prepared, so the night was well paced! She was also really personable and the whole night was a blast. The food was delicious and we learned some great tips for recreating Thai dishes ourselves (I've never cooked Thai before). We made a ton of food, so we had a leftovers to enjoy the next day as well. My dad and I had a ton of fun and I am already thinking of doing this again with other poeple. Definitely recommend!

Sandy

04 Dec 2022

We had a delicious meal and evening with Chef Laine. The food she prepared was excellent. Great personality and so comfortable working in front of us and in our home! Don’t hesitate to book with Laine!

Tony

03 Dec 2022

Chef Laine came into our home and prepared the most fabulous meal. The interaction with her through the evening and result of what she created for us was excellent.. I would highly recommend Laine to anyone looking to do something different and special for a romantic in-home experience or a group dinner of any sort vs the same old option of going out to restaurants… she was prompt, organized, engaging and efficient. All was cleaned up as promised and left with a smile! Tutti bene in una splendida serata romantica con cucina di prim’ordine! A wonderful evening, thanks so much Chef Laine . Tony & Roxanne

Caroline

16 Oct 2022

We had such a great experience!! Laine made the whole evening very fun and provided a lot of great ideas that we can now incorporate into our daily life. She was very personable, informative, and we learned a lot! Thank you again Laine!

Angie

26 Sep 2022

I bought this as a gift for my brother and his new wife and Chef Laine absolutely knocked this class out of the park for them. She went above and beyond to teach them techniques as well as, show them how to use different things because they are vegetarians. She made my brother's wife feel very comfortable with being in their home (I kept this a complete surprise to them) and was the perfect "host". Not only is she fantastic, but the food was amazing. They can't wait to host their own parties and teach their friends all the things they learned. Thank you again Chef Laine, you are so great!

Shane

28 Jun 2022

Laine was amazing! She was very professional and friendly to deal with. The food was outstanding! Every course was great but the Tartar was to die for. And then the pastry dessert… delicious! Thank you again Laine.

Michele

24 Jun 2022

Such a great experience. Chef Laine was so good. Lots of good tips and delicious food. I’d do this again for sure.

Sarah

30 May 2022

We had such an amazing dinner from Chef Laine. Not to mention she was so friendly and amazing. Also super accommodating because I needed to change the date several times.

Jodie

07 Feb 2022

Very expensive for 2 hours when class said 3 hours. We had expected more demonstration of sour dough techniques and printed recipes would allow students to take notes. Disappointing to get cold Apple dessert leftovers from previous class. Chef Laine has a wonderful personality.

Patrick

07 Feb 2022

Had a great experience, not didn't only answered my questions on pizza and pastry but also everything food related. Can be a great experience if you are open. Thx

Stephanie

06 Feb 2022

What an experience!!!! Chef Laine was 12/10. I would highly recommend! So friendly, confident and knowledgeable, Chef Laine taught us the how to make dumplings, miso soup, sushi rolls, and ice cream all while making us laugh and enjoy the ride. Would hire her to make me breakfast, lunch and dinner if she’d let me. Will absolutely book again! -Steph

Reviews Chef Laine received outside of Cozymeal

Amber

14 Feb 2022

If you’re looking for amazing culinary skill made with love Chef Laine is the cream of the crop! From her knowledge of technical skills to vast styles of cooking nothing disappoints! Some of my absolute favs from her kitchen have been homemade soups, wild mushrooms beef with rice, coconut curries, delicious sourdough, and amazing island dishes to name a few. Laine has master the are of being both professional and warm and welcoming. I recommend her food and cooking classes to everyone.

Taliyah

14 Feb 2022

We have been ordering bread and broth from Laine for quiet some time, and absolutely love her homemade with love approach to cooking and her kind hearted way of business. We fell even deeper in love with her meals when our family had our Thanksgiving meal catered by her. Full Turkey dinner with all the fixings but fancier then your moms! Gravy you will dream about for weeks and greens that blew my mind. Can’t wait for our next holiday to book with Laine.

Kelly G.

14 Feb 2022

My husband is the pickiest man alive and even he loves Laine’s cinnamon buns! Her baked goods are next level delicious!

Lisa

10 Jan 2022

short and sweet. When I eat Laine’s food, I know I am in the presence of a master chef just doing what comes naturally. Her way of making ordinary food extraordinary is such a gift. I’ve cried eating her pickles, I’ve sworn tasting her bo-sam, I’ve laughed out loud in disbelief at the pure deliciousness of her whipped feta. I could go on for days about her bread and how every piece of food she touches is transmuted into perfection and pure joy for my mouth and tummy. Blessed.

Tim

10 Jan 2022

Up until the first time I ate Laine’s food, I could recall but a handful of times where food was so good it took over my senses and entranced me in deliciousness. I’ve worked in kitchens, eaten at fancy restaurants and have known many chefs as well, none of which have compared to Laine’s intuitive and lifelong talents for capturing flavor, elegance, and that wholesome feeling of an amazing home cooked meal. I’ve now shared countless moments of food ecstasy and have new found kitchen skills and unforgettable recipes thanks to Laine. She continues to challenge herself to learn authentic styles of cooking from various cultures while elevating the experience in ways only she can. Your heart and belly are in good hands with Laine.