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Chef Desmond loves using inventive methods to teach others about food and nutrition. He’s even created educational rap lyrics on the subject! He holds a master's degree in nutritional studies from Cambridge, has co-created several textbooks and is currently working his own cookbook. He’s also been featured in print and television, including "Best Leftovers Ever" on Netflix. Chef Desmond is excited to share his creative energy with aspiring chefs of all skill levels.

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REVIEWS

Chef Desmond's Overall Rating

4.9 / 5

Based on 17 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Desmond

Zite

09/25/22

Overall, the food was good and Chef Desmond was very kind. I would’ve given 3.5 stars if I could. The reason for less stars is 1) because we felt very rushed throughout the meal. We barely had time to finish each course before chef desmond was taking our plates and serving new ones. I don’t know if he had somewhere else to be but it felt like he was just itching to get out of our house and so we couldn’t really take our time to enjoy the meal. 2) the main course wasn’t really seasoned. the tuna was bland, the green beans were bland, and some of the potatoes were uncooked, which doesn’t feel right considering how much we paid. I think maybe the rushing may have contributed to that. 3) he wouldn’t leave our house without a tip, and I was planning to give him one anyway through cozymeal, but it just felt odd the way he went about it. Overall, not a bad experience, but I likely wouldn’t do it again. At least not at this price point.

09/25/22

Connor

05/01/22

Chef Desmond was amazing and we had a wonderful evening! Would highly recommend and look forward to the next chance to spend a meal with Chef!

05/01/22

Gaddiel

02/25/22

Chef Desmond was great. He was on time, very entertaining, a great teacher and the food was great. It was such a fun date night with my husband!

02/25/22

devin

12/31/21

Excellent! Absolutely amazing experience learning to cook from Chef Desmond. The recipes were delicious and he was an excellent teacher. You will not be disappointed!

12/31/21

Reviews Chef Desmond received outside of Cozymeal

Jonathan

12/09/21

Chef Desmond, is a fantastic Chef. As my senior, though I wasn’t fortunate enough to work with him directly, I was privileged enough to observe him when conducting his classes. His technical skill as well as his wide range of knowledge and wisdom followed by his intense passion in his craft and profession has nurtured him to become a force to be reckoned with. Proud to know and have learned from his example

12/09/21

Chris

12/09/21

Passion! Passionate culinarian, passionate educator, passionate director. Desmond is an outstanding combination of smart, enthusiastic, attention to detail, open minded, top down manager, systems and controls installer, salesmanship and team developer. You will not out work Desmond. Boundless(really!) energy and enthusiasm that he applies with a deft hand. Smart, very knowledgeable about education, culinary, tourism, management and cost controls.

12/09/21

Chef Desmond

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