Private Chef - Elegant Gourmet Bites for New Year

New Years Appetizers and Hors dOeuvres 6B1BD2C

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What You’ll Do

Indulge in an elegant array of canapés and decadent desserts for your celebration.

Elevate your New Year’s gathering with a private chef experience that combines gourmet flair and seasonal charm. Chef Charlene crafts an exquisite menu tailored to your celebration, featuring a variety of beautifully presented canapés and small bites.

Choose from a delightful selection of soup or salad as well as six festive appetizers, such as fig and pistachio baked Brie and savory tartlets. To round out the menu, indulge in a sumptuous dessert like individual strawberry Champagne cheesecake trifles or rich flourless chocolate cakes with pomegranate coulis. Each bite is a celebration of flavor, perfect for ringing in the New Year with friends and family.

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

Your Menu

Soup or Salad

Choose 1 per group

Roasted red pepper cauliflower soup shooters
Caprese salad skewers

Appetizer

Choose 6 per group

Fig, pistachio and orange baked Brie or baked Brie with warm honeyed grapes and walnuts
Festive New Year’s charcuterie and cheese board
Pomegranate seeds, goat cheese, thyme and honey goat cheese phyllo tartlets
Pan-fried onion and white cheddar hot dip with homemade potato chips and celery and carrot sticks
Oysters Rockefeller
Black-eyed pea fritters with hot pepper sauce
Chicken spinach artichoke gouda phyllo tartlets
Baked Havarti red bell pepper crab puffs
Bruschetta stuffed mushroom caps
White cheddar and thyme gougères with smoked sea salt

Dessert

Choose 1 per group

Individual strawberry Champagne cheesecake trifles
Individual flourless chocolate cakes with pomegranate coulis
Choice of milk chocolate, chocolate Kahlua or chocolate peanut butter fondue with strawberries, pound cake cubes, pineapple chunks, bananas and Graham crackers for dipping

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 15
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 4 hours
Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time
Labels American, Fusion, New Year, Pescatarian, Vegetarian

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Meet your chef

Chef Charlene

33 reviews

With 20 years of culinary experience, Chef Charlene is a master of vegan favorites in the kitchen. As the owner of a thriving plant-based catering business, she specializes in crafting mouth-watering Caribbean cuisine. She recently published a cookbook with beautiful, fresh recipes to magnify flavor in vegan meals. Chef Charlene is passionate about creating a memorable experience for her guests, one gourmet plate at a time.

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

Chef Charlene will travel to guests within Toronto for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Indulge in an elegant array of canapés and decadent desserts for your celebration.

Your Menu

Soup or Salad

Choose 1 per group

Roasted red pepper cauliflower soup shooters
Caprese salad skewers

Appetizer

Choose 6 per group

Dessert

Choose 1 per group

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 15
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 4 hours
Chef Arrival Time 2 hours prior to the selected serving time
Labels American, Fusion, New Year, Pescatarian, Vegetarian

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Charlene

Stephen

20 Jan 2026

Chef Charlene showed us how to cook some great vegan meals. We ourselves are not vegan, so this was a great experience and we learned a lot. We made our own vegan "meatballs" and sausages, which I always wanted to learn. Chef Charlene was so knowledgeable and shared many tips and suggestions for future vegan cooking. We'll be including all of these recipes in our diets from now on. Thanks!

Shree

16 Feb 2025

Charlene was nothing short of fabulous!

Ashita

23 Nov 2024

Chef Charlene was such a pleasure to work with! She's kind, funny and makes it very easy to follow along. We can't wait to learn more cuisines from Chef Charlene!

Elise

15 Nov 2024

Charlene is awesome! We are both beginners in the kitchen and Charlene was so patient and kind, and made the learning experience really fun!

Nick

11 Oct 2024

We had an incredible time learning how to make three types of vegan pasta from scratch with Charlene. She brought all the ingredients and came prepared with necessary tools. All we needed to have on hand were knives, cutting boards, and pots. Not only was it three hours of fun, but the final products were absolutely delicious. It was so hard to pick a favourite. Would absolutely recommend this class; we are already thinking about having her back to learn some other dishes. I wish I could have rated this experience 10 out of 5!

Cindy

15 Jun 2024

We loved our evening with Chef Charlene. She's talented, funny and an excellent instructor!

Elizabeth

26 Apr 2024

We had so much fun cooking with Chef Charlene -- and the food we made was delicious. Highly recommend this experience :)

Elenore

01 Apr 2024

My friends and I had the best time learning how to make vegan tarts with Chef Charlene! First, she is such a good teacher and made learning all these recipes and techniques so fun and easy. Second, the food was outrageously delicious... it was so flavourful we couldn't believe we had made it. Finally, we laughed a lot and really enjoyed the experience. I would highly recommend this, or any course, offered by Charlene.

Jessica

17 Mar 2024

The cooking class with Chef Charlene was super fun! She was really informative, had a lot of patience for our questions, and the food was AMAZING. Would highly recommend anyone to book an experience with Charlene!

Pheonia

04 Feb 2024

Our experience with Chef Charlene was AMAZING. The food we cooked together was absolutely delicious. Exceeded our expectations. Even our 12 year old daughter had a blast learning about vegan food and how to cook it. I highly recommend any class with chef Charlene. She is fun, very professional, and knows her stuff!

Jon

31 Jan 2024

Our cooking experience with Charlene was tremendous. She was able to share her expert culinary knowledge in a warm, engaging, highly skillful and thoroughly enjoyable manner with a group of 7 family members who presented with a diverse range of cooking experience! She made it work. I cannot recommend Charlene more highly. We all had a tremendous time together. Most importantly, our completed vegan meal was beyond delicious, beautifully plated and thoroughly enjoyed by our whole group. We chopped, cooked and prepared with our own hands. Thank you Charlene for making the celebration of a special family birthday so enjoyable and memorable. Well done and thank you again!

Shira

28 Jan 2024

We loved our experience with Charlene! She was so warm and friendly and created such a relaxed and fun atmosphere. The food was delicious and our group of 7 had tons of food! Everyone got to participate and contribute to the meal prep. I would highly recommend Charlene.

Sebastian

07 Jan 2024

Charlene was absolutely excellent! Phenomenal class, she did a great job of explaining the dishes (along with great stories!) and keeping both of us occupied while we were cooking. Neither of us felt left out of the experience of the cooking class! The food was absolutely excellent and will be trying to make the recipes again! 10/10 Experience

Kaela

06 Jan 2024

Wonderful class! The pasta with amazing and Charlene was a great teacher! She was very fun and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend this class for anyone looking to have a good time and make some good food!

Daniel

31 Dec 2023

Wonderful experience. Chef Charlene is a great, and patient, instructor. The cooking class was fun and relaxing. The food was incredible. We highly recommend Chef Charlene. She was amazing.

Hadia

27 Nov 2023

I booked her for a friend's birthday, had so much fun with my friends. Thank you Charlene for making the day so special for us, you were very informative and loved how the food came out. Definitely would plan to have you over again for future.

Ben

15 Oct 2023

We had a great dinner party (9 in total), and overall Charlene was very good; very professional, well organized, and the food was very nice. We especially liked the crabless cakes. The group was not all veg or vegan, but everyone enjoyed the food.

Natalia

07 May 2023

Charlene is so nice and she always tried to make us part of the experience.

Nastassia

26 Apr 2023

I booked Charlene for my fiance's and my 6 year anniversary. To say this was the best cooking class I've ever taken would be an understatement! Charlene was super fun, informative, accommodating, and all around professional. The 3 vegan pastas we made chock-full of flavour too. I would recommend Charlene if you are looking for great food and experience!

Brad

13 Feb 2023

Informative and fun! Great job!

Kieran

06 Feb 2023

Charlene was a great teacher and very pleasant person. Food turned out great. Would recommend this class!

Alejandro

04 Oct 2022

This class was excellent. Charlene was so kind and helpful, she answered all of our questions and gave us tips for other vegan dishes outside of these. The meal was very good and cooking was very enjoyable!

Reviews Chef Charlene received outside of Cozymeal

Ophilia

26 Sep 2022

Awww, chef Charlene (Melanated Vegan) is truly a trailblazer in the Caribbean community. Her flavourful vegan meals will leave a lasting impression on your palate You will not be disappointed :)

Justine

25 Sep 2022

Chef Chalene was AMAZING - we had such a wonderful time with her and would 100% recommend her to anyone who is on the fence about exploring these cooking experiences. Thank you Charlene for everything!

Jacquie

22 Sep 2022

The best vegan/ Caribbean food on the planet!

Nicolette

22 Sep 2022

Charlene's dishes are so delicious because she cooks with quality ingredients and a whole lot of love. She is my choice when it comes to vegan catering.

Ajoa

19 Sep 2022

Charlene's passion for providing clients with health-conscious and flavourful meals places her in the running as one of the city's top emerging vegan chefs. Her attention to detail and signature flair for Caribbean fusion creates delectable dishes that speak to every palate!!

Trisha

16 Sep 2022

Chef Charlene is amazing at creating delicious vegan meals. You can tell she puts her heart and soul put into her cooking. By the way, her vegan oxtail and mac n cheeze is everything!!

Wendy

16 Sep 2022

Let me start by saying that I am not a vegan, however I have had several dishes made by Chef Charlene and she throws down! Her food is consistently good, flavourful and tasty. I drove over an hour once just to eat her food. What does that tell you? Yes, it's that good!

Heather

16 Sep 2022

The service received was top notch. Great customer service. I am new to vegan dishes, and your dishes are delicious, which had me trying all your wonderful flavourful meals. They are perfect! It is difficult to choose a favorite, because they are all great. Will definately be coming back for more.

LaLa

16 Sep 2022

I have had the pleasure of using Charlene's services. First let me start by saying, I am not a vegan, but her food was fabulous and I would gladly eat her food anytime. She makes me want to become vegan. I would recommend anybody, vegans, non-vegans and those curious about going vegan to try her food, you won't be disappointed. The quality and taste were above and beyond my expectations. The items were well-prepared and beautifully presented. I took part in one of her cooking classes and let me tell you, the vegan bacon and peach cobbler are to die for. The bacon was crispy and flavourful and the peach cobbler was melt in your mouth. Charlene is professional and takes pride and care with the food she prepares. I will definitely be using her services again when the time comes.

Krissy

16 Sep 2022

Chef Charlene is absolutely amazing. Most vegan cakes I’ve had are dry and dense. Here’s are light and fluffy, had me fooled. I never would have thought it was vegan. Would eat it forever

Jody-Ann

16 Sep 2022

Chef Charlene is a dream! It's always a pleasure working with her. Her food is beyond delicious. I never feel like I'm missing out on flavours because I'm having a vegan meal. From her meal prep to her catering, I've enjoyed it all.