Bay Area
(Whitman - Wocine)
Chef Lorenzo
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Chef Lorenzo began cooking at the age of 13 in his home country of Italy, and his grandmothers helped greatly with his home kitchen education. After finishing culinary school, he headed to Australia to expand his skills as chef de partie and sous chef. From there, he moved to America, where he became head chef at eateries in Miami and the Bay Area. But Chef Lorenzo's true passion is teaching others about the real Italian kitchen!
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CHEF TRAVELS TO YOU
$105
Cooking Class
$105
Chef Lorenzo welcomes you to immerse yourself in Italian cooking with this family-style menu. In this interactive cooking class, Chef Lorenzo teaches traditional cooking techniques straight from Nonna’s kitchen. You will experience a variety of flavors while discovering staple dishes from an Italian family table....
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CHEF TRAVELS TO YOU
$105
Cooking Class
$105
Join Chef Lorenzo for an adventure in Italian cooking while exploring unique ingredients and styles. In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Lorenzo highlights ingredients both wild and familiar from the Italian countryside. Learn signature techniques of Italian cuisine with a surprising twist.
The chef will guide...
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CHEF TRAVELS TO YOU
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Soak in the bright flavors of the Mediterranean coast with Chef Lorenzo. In this hands-on cooking class, you will discover the signature ingredients and techniques that define Southern Mediterranean cuisine. The chef will teach you how to prepare a bounty of fresh seafood paired with regional herbs and produce....
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Rustic European Surf and Turf
$119
Private Chef Meal
$119
Chef Lorenzo transforms the iconic pairing of land and sea into an elegant European menu. In this private chef meal, Chef Lorenzo presents a unique interpretation of surf and turf inspired by signature ingredients of the Italian countryside with French technique. Begin with buttery vol au vent with salmon and ham...
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Bounty of Italian Seafood
$119
Private Chef Meal
$119
Celebrate the bounty of the sea with an Italian-inspired menu by Chef Lorenzo. In this private chef meal, the chef highlights the versatility of regional seafood with a vibrant and intriguing menu. Begin with tangy ceviche in Italian dressing followed by homemade linguini with seafood and bright cherry tomatoes....
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Modern European Fusion
$109
Private Chef Meal
$109
The best of French and Italian cuisines combine to create this elevated, modern menu. Chef Lorenzo blends classic Italian and French cooking into a robust fusion menu in this private chef meal. To start, the chef prepares tender beef tartare on a savory Parmesan shell. Next, enjoy homemade square spaghetti in a r...
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Team Building Activities WITH Chef Lorenzo
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CHEF’S PLACE
Team Building Activity
Hearty Italian Pasta Making
$149
Team Building Activity
$149
Team bonding gets a culinary twist with hands-on cooking of Italian dishes. Get your team working collaboratively on a shared goal: A gourmet meal. Chef Lorenzo, who was born in Italy, will teach your group how to make pasta dough and an array of Italian classics from scratch.
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San Francisco
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CHEF’S PLACE
Team Building Activity
Custom Pizza Essentials
$149
Team Building Activity
$149
Your team will delight in crafting and savoring Italian favorites from scratch, including fresh pizza. Get your colleagues together for this interactive team building class with Chef Lorenzo that's centered around delicious, homemade Italian pizza.
Collaborate as you create an entire meal, starting by stuffing...
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San Francisco
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Team Building Activity
Classic Italian Kitchen Techniques
$149
Team Building Activity
$149
Build team relationships while crafting an Italian-style meal with world-class gourmet, Chef Lorenzo. Foster a collaborative and fun team environment with this pasta-making team building class featuring rich Italian favorites, including homemade gnocchi pasta.
First, mix up a creamy cheese fondue for dipping crispy...
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San Francisco
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REVIEWS
Chef Lorenzo's Overall Rating
Based on 10 reviews
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Adam
03/09/23
Amazing time with Chef Lorenzo! Such a fun experience and lovely people. 10/10 would recommend. I’m
03/09/23
Yaa
01/21/23
Chef Lorenzo was great - friendly, amiable, and filled with great stories about the dishes that he chose. However, we weren't huge fans of the food itself and it wasn't as flavorful as we had hoped.
01/21/23
James
01/20/23
Let me start by saying I have zero issues with Chef Lorenzo as a person. He was polite to our guests. My issue is with the food and service.
We have hired over a dozen private chefs for dinner parties for friends and for business dinners. NEVER have I experienced the level of unprofessionalism and downright awful food. We had a party booked for 12 people at a cost of about $130 per person, so all in more than $1,500. He did not wash his hands (or wear gloves) before starting food service of raw fish, which made me question the handling of all of our food. The first course tasted like Ritz crackers under tuna tartar from Whole Foods. For the second course, he used our microwave to heat up the seafood pasta. It was heated un-evenly, the clams were over-cooked and chewy, and the whole dish was frankly not very good. We (and our guests) cleared our own plates because he did not bring anyone to help. That also meant there was no wine service.
The main course was too fishy, as if the fish was old and going bad. The sauce/soup was bland and flavorless. People barely touched their meal. Dessert wasn’t any better. The beignets were flat and soggy because they’d been made ahead of time and brought to our house. They are the one thing I almost wished had gone in the microwave. Maybe they would have been edible.
At the end of the night we were appalled at how Chef Lorenzo left our kitchen. He did not do any of the dishes (dinner plates, pasta plates, dessert plates) which were all stacked by the sink for us to do, and the stove was covered in sauce and fish grease. I’ve NEVER hired a private chef where I’ve had to spend 2 hours in the kitchen cleaning up after them. He also took one of our colanders home with him, even though he said he would bring all of his own equipment.
If I wanted a catered dinner, which is what this was, I could have ordered it from a restaurant for WAY less than $130 per person. To say we were disappointed with our meal is a MASSIVE understatement. Chef Lorenzo was a complete waste of money. Ordering DoorDashed Olive Garden would have been better than our experience with him. I would give him zero stars if that was an option, but it isn’t.
I wish upload pictures of our kitchen to explain the disaster it was, but I can’t.
UPDATE: Chef Lorenzo has offered to provide a $250 credit for a future meal for our bad experience. Instead we will be disputing the entire transaction with our credit card company since nothing met our expectations.
01/20/23
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