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After a long career in local radio and television, Chef Mary changed course to follow her dream of cooking and creating recipes and teaching cooking classes for those eager to learn. Primarily a self-taught chef, Chef Mary has written two cookbooks and has developed more than 150 alternative medicine recipes. She's passionate about helping others learn how to prepare healthy dishes using high-quality ingredients, as well as teaching smart knife skills and techniques.

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Learn professional culinary knife skills as you prepare a seasonal menu with Chef Mary. In this cooking class, Chef Mary will teach you professional culinary knife skills as you assemble a spread of dishes that require slicing, chopping and mincing. You'll leave class with a new arsenal of knife skills to use in your...

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Get ready for a lesson in efficient and delicious cooking and learn easy-to-make dishes. During this cooking class, Chef Mary will show you just how easy it is to create your own from-scratch dishes without using complicated recipes or ingredients. She'll show you how to prepare a cheese and potato starter and an...

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Journey to the heart of Italy with an engaging and unique culinary experience. With this private chef meal, you can take a flavor-filled excursion to your favorite region without leaving your home. Chef Mary will arrive ready to prepare a fully customizable gourmet meal for you and your group. This meal...

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Enjoy an elegant brunch menu filled with sweet and savory bites. Plan a luxurious private chef meal for your next special gathering. Chef Mary is ready to plan, prepare and serve a multi-course menu worthy of a gourmet restaurant. Customize your first course by choosing from options like Greek yogurt...

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Chef Mary's Overall Rating

4.9 / 5

Based on 72 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Mary

Jerry

01/05/25

Pasta making part was great. Eager to try at home. Did not like cats on counters and around food.

01/05/25

John

11/06/24

Chef Mary was delightful and we had a great time. Although I wouldn't call this class knife skills as actually learning any knife skills was only a small fraction of the time. We did learn other stuff, however, that we are enthusiastic to apply to our own home cooking.

11/06/24

Garrett

08/12/24

Chef Mary was amazing! Had an excellent time and learned so much about cooking with simple ingredients. Great conversation and an ability to answer any questions we could throw at her. Will be back for more courses from Chef Mary!

08/12/24

Jeanne

10/16/22

It was a fun day and I learned several new cooking techniques. Chef Mary was very friendly and well prepared for our session. I had a great time!

10/16/22

Sharon

10/10/22

Mary was so much fun to cook with! She is a great teacher and I learned a lot. The dishes we prepared were delicious and I enjoyed being in her bright, spotless kitchen.

10/10/22

Belinda

10/01/22

I'm VERY disappointed with this class. Mary is a sweet lady but this class should NOT be marketed as a "professional knife skills class". The first sentence of this class description mentions "...you assemble a spread of dishes that require slicing, chopping and mincing"- this was just frankly not done. At all. The class should instead be marketed as a beginners cooking class or beginners pasta making class. And as a competent home chef already... this was not what I was looking for. I would NOT have purchased this class if I had known there would be almost ZERO actual knife work. Mary had already prepped things and purchased pre-chopped veggies instead of having us actually do the work.

10/01/22

Trisha

12/04/21

Chef Mary did a good job rolling with the circumstances presented to her, staying positive and keeping things fun. I learned some helpful things that will stick with me going forward. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because we weren't able to cover all the things we were supposed to due to the power going out. That's not Mary's fault whatsoever and she made the best of the situation. I'm certain if we had gotten to do everything that was planned, it would've been a 5 star experience.

12/04/21

Adam

11/22/21

Mary was super fun to cook with! She had a lot of great tips and tricks, made wonderful food, and was a great host. She has a great personality and makes you feel welcome from the second you meet her. I would highly recommend taking any classes with Mary!

11/22/21

Michael

11/18/21

Chef Mary is *so much fun*. Laid back, super informal, yet brings the knowledge and lets you practice some real skills. I made a new friend in Chef Mary, and I'll most certainly be a return customer. :)

11/18/21

Megan

11/10/21

We had a great time! Chef Mary was fun and informative.

11/10/21

Andrew

11/08/21

We had such a fantastic evening with Mary! First off the food was fantastic, it's always fun when you get to help out a little in the process, but Mary definitely had the extra touch to make everything taste amazing and got a few little pro tips on the seasoning that will be used much sooner than later. Learned some great fundamentals for Knife skills, if you don't know how to cut an onion, that's practically worth the price of admission itself. But most importantly, just had a lot of fun! Mary is all energy and witty jokes, and it didn't take long to get into some meaningful conversation. Amazing to go into a strangers home and feel at home, so cool. Would recommend 100% and look forward to another class!!

11/08/21

Sydney

11/05/21

Mary was wonderful! The entire experience was so much fun. The food was delicious and we learned some new skills as well as dishes. She was a great teacher and just so much fun to learn from. I would definitely recommend taking a class from her. You will learn and leave full and happy. We will be back for sure!

11/05/21

Chef Mary

Seasonal Specialty Macarons

Craft Japanese Comfort Food

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Cozy Gatherings Feast

Global Plant-Based Culinary Delights

Refined Italian Cuisine

Discover the Best Eats in Seattle

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Italian Menu for the Group

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Bonding Pasta-Making Feast

Classic Apple Salted Caramel Tart

Traditional Korean Street Food

Italian Risotto and Gelato

Cooking Classes WITH Chef Mary THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Elevated Hors d'Oeuvres

Vegetarian Italian Dinner

Professional Knife Skills

Cooking With Five Ingredients or Less

Private Chef Meals WITH Chef Mary THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Italian Flavors

Upscale Brunch Bonanza