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Hailing from Queens, New York by way of India, Chef Raina has a variety of culinary experiences with a special emphasis on cooking classes, having taught more than 100 cooking classes since 2020 alone. She and her husband run their own catering business and love creating new recipes with colorful seasonal ingredients and a hint of Indian herbs. Her goal is to educate, entertain and connect people through fun culinary experiences.

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Chef Raina's Overall Rating

5.0 / 5

Based on 12 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Raina

Guy

09/08/22

Chef Raina was excellent and worked with us to plan an execute a fun and perfect experience for my wife's birthday!

09/08/22

Reviews Chef Raina received outside of Cozymeal

Nancy

03/09/22

Chef Raina is so knowledgeable and so sweet, her husband was also extremely kind and super amiable, I had a great experience. They made the experience really laid back so I felt comfortable throughout the entire class. They answered all my questions and shared their experiences with me about Indian food and traveling around India. The class itself was hands on and super easy to follow, even for someone like me with little experience in Indian cuisine. Trying the spices was one of the highlights since a few of the spices were ones I hadn’t tasted before or simply did not know the name of. I left the class really appreciating the food I had just made and definitely appreciating all the spices used, the depth it gave the food, and the amount of work one has to do to make these yummy samosas. I will be taking more of her classes in the future!!

03/09/22

Nick

03/09/22

I originally hired Raina/Khado Khado to cater for my Mumbai born wife's surprise b-day party - including freshly made jalebi - a few years back and have consistently done home catering with them since then. The food's been uniformly delicious - my wife esp loves the baingan mumphali - and the service very warm and personal. I'd recommend them highly.

03/09/22

Ferran

03/09/22

Truly wonderful experience. Both Raina and Gautam were extremely knowledgeable and the recipes they propose are flavorful and original, the kind that you then want to repeat at home and show your friends. The class flew by (we ended up staying 3 hours), and besides the cooking the social experience of sharing the meal with them and the other participants was one of the highlights. Would recommend this to anyone who enjoys great food, great company and the drive to try something new.

03/09/22

Anne

03/09/22

Thank you so much for the wonderful experience making fried dumplings. Our family was visiting with grandchildren from California, and we so enjoyed a multi-generational experience. There were three generations making dumplings at the same table, and it was a truly wonderful experience!

03/09/22

Joyce

03/09/22

Had a great time. This was a surprise date night with my husband for Valentines. Would definitely do it again. Thanks Chef Raina and Gautam.

03/09/22

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