Chef Karen

Chef Karen is awesome!! We heartily encourage anyone to have a cooking class with her. She was fun, instructive and easy going. The food was terrific!

Chef Karen was absolutely spectacular. She accommodated our special request for the date of our cooking class and did wonderfully with me, my wife, and our two little kids (4 & 6 years old) -- she even planned a little surprise for my wife birthday! The food was amazing, everyone was involved in the cooking, and it was such an enjoyable evening. Chef Karen is a such a warm hearted person and fully recommend her for your next cooking class!

Chef Karen has this dialed in — from the food to her loving teaching style to the timing of pulling it all together. I’m still blown away at what we made in our own kitchen.

Karen was a fabulous instructor. We had so much fun. She was very pleasant and brought a lot of positive energy food we made was delicious.

Chef Karen is the absolute BEST!! Every single bite of food was pure heaven! That would have been enough for us, but Chef Karen is also a wonderful person with an amazing and completely charming personality! We cannot wait to book with her again!

Booked as a corporate team-building experience following internal offsite meetings and our teams are already thinking of ways we can book Chef Karen again. Every detail was perfectly tailored to our group and expertly delivered. Thank you, Chef!

Chef Karen was awesome and taught me how to make a killer red gravy and Alfredo grave too!

She's sweet, fun, thoughtful, generous, and knows all the 80s music, so we sang together while cooking. We chose to tip her in cash

This was amazing and so much fun! Thank you Chef Karen. Definitely booking again.

We just finished our class (Handcrafted Italian) with Chef Karen, which we had booked for date night because we had recently been given the gift of a pasta machine and wanted to learn how to use it. The class was a great learning experience and a lot of fun, and to top it off, we shared a delicious dinner after class was over! Communication prior to the our class (through Cozymeal's messaging system) was excellent. Karen showed up right on the dot despite the fact that she had traveled from pretty far away to get to our place in San Francisco. Karen is super-organized, and we could feel the experienced professional chef vibes from the moment she walked through the door. My husband and I are reasonably good home cooks and working together with Karen, we were able to put together this pretty complex meal in under two hours. We signed up for this class because I wanted to learn how to make pasta from scratch using the machine. She taught us how to make two types of pasta: ravioli stuffed with a nice mushroom filling and fettuccine. I think I'll be able to make both of those having had this class. The class also included making a pesto and alfredo sauce, making arancini, and making tiramisu. The sauces and dessert are easy enough for us. To be honest, we were not all that interested in making arancini, which I usually find a little uninteresting, but Karen had prepared (prior to the class) a superb vegetable risotto, and the arancini were sublime, better than any I'd had previously, including in Italy. Perfectly fried up by my husband, who had never deep-fried anything in his life prior to today! During the cooking class, Karen occasionally threw in tips here and there about how we could improve a few of our cooking techniques. For example, the arancini had a flour/egg/panko coating, similar to what you use when you make wienerschnitzel. I always make a mess of it, and I was making a mess of the panko used to finally coat the arancini. Karen showed me a better technique - to handle the arancini with one hand, and keep the other hand clean, so I could put the arancini ball in the panko and use the clean hand to coat the ball. This keeps the panko clean. I'll definitely put this technique to use in the future for a variety of things that I cook. Sure, I could have learned to make fresh pasta from some online video, and probably even gotten it right after a few tries, but it was so much more fun with Chef Karen, and we had a fabulous meal after class with a lot of leftovers. Thanks, Cozymeal and Karen, for a great experience!

Chef Karen was wonderful! She’s so personable and she’s an excellent chef. We chose the creole menu, and, while it was all amazing, I’m still thinking about the honey friend chicken two weeks later.

Super kind! Super helpful and thoughtful! Over all an amazing person and experience, she also makes her recipes easy to understand, super fun and hands on. Just an amazing chef and experience!!!!!!

Karen was a blast of good energy since she entered the house. We had so much fun with her. The food was really tasty, she guided us through cooking really well and thought us alot of new stuff. It was truly a memorable fun and yummy experience with her. I would really recommend getting her, she made Everything so fun and happy. She also left our kitchen spotless ! Thank you!!

Karen was overall amazing! She communicated before coming over, was timely, prepared and organized. Her attitude and aura were so warming and friendly, we loved talking with her as she showed us what she was doing and let us participate (we requested this). The food was amazing... I've never had friend chicken so good in my life and her jambalaya was excellent as well! My husband and I would love cooking with her again in the future and highly recommend her!

We ABSOLUTELY LOVED having Chef Karen come over and help us make a delicious meal. She was so prepared and worked well with everything we already had in our kitchen. We not only enjoyed cooking and eating the delicious meal, but have so much great food leftover that we're enjoying throughout the week. She went above and beyond to make the experience special for us, bringing special candles, flowers, and singing so beautifully for my husband's birthday (Yes! She is a talented chef AND singer). Chef Karen was so generous, giving us her special seasoning and bringing us homemade lemonade. We had so much fun getting to know Chef Karen and will 100% reach back out for future occasions.

Me and my girlfriends celebrated Women’s day with a cooking class with Chef Karen. Chef Karen was super punctual and brought everything needed for the class. She was super fun and we learned a lot along the way. Highly recommend this experience!

Karen was fantastic. She has great energy and made this experience amazingly fun. She showed up prepared and let us know what to have ready when she arrived. Best part, getting to eat the food at the end. Additionally, she let us know where she got most of her ingredients so we can give this a go on another day.

We had an amazing cooking experience with Chef Karen! Delicious food and a fun time:)

Chef Karen was excellent. She was well prepared and showed us some great recipes! We enjoyed so much her company and eating the food that she created.

Our evening with Chef Karen was an absolute delight! Not only did she bring and show us how to cook amazing food, she also brought incredible energy with her. We cannot recommend her class enough!

Such a fun evening with Chef Karen! The food was amazing and learned a lot! Chef Karen is personable, fun and informative! Can’t wait to book with her again

Chef Karen gave us an amazing Valentine's day experience with delicious food and an infectiously fun personality. It's clear she's passionate about her cooking and in sharing her love of it with her clients. I would absolutely recommend booking with Chef Karen!!

Please have someone call me regarding this cooking class. Steve

Chef Karen was amazing!! Knowledgeable, friendly, timely and just a joy teaching us! The power went out in the middle of the class and she just kept things moving right along by candle and cell phone light without missing a beat! Great instruction, great company, delicious food!! THANK YOU CHEF KAREN ??

My partner and I had a great meal experience with Chef Karen. She was prepared, professional, and punctual. We had a delicious, well-seasoned meal in her surf-and-turf and there's was a little left over from her prep work that she left in our fridge for us to enjoy the next day. I recommend Chef Karen to anyone reading this review!

The best cooking class ever! Had the best time with Karen and learned some incredible receipts. Thank you!

Chef Karen was fantastic all around. Learned many tips and tricks in this pizza making class. Chef Karan has a great aura and makes the class very entertaining. Would definitely try again!

Chef Karen was terrific! A++++++

Very fun class! It was a pleasure to meet Chef Karen and make a few tasty Chinese dishes!

I booked Karen for my in laws to have a date night and gifted the experience as a Christmas present ! They had nothing but great things to say about chef Karen ! 100% will book again ! Thanks so much for making this a great gift.

Thank you Chef Karen! We had tons of fun and learned some good cooking skills.

Great class!

Karen came to our home and was so professional, on time and organized upon arrival we were immediately impressed. She has such an amazing way about her and her class, the food turned out amazing. Karen has a gift and natural skill of cooking and making it fun for all! We would absolutely have her do another class for us in the future.

Chef Karen went above and beyond to make sure we had an exceptional experience. I recommend her as highly as possible, she is fantastic and the food is phenomenal.

My husband booked Chef Karen for our 1-year anniversary. It was a surprise and more than I could even imagine. Chef Karen showed up on time and fully prepared for our Japanese fusion anniversary date night. She even gifted us a small floral arrangement that complimented our dining room table for fall. She taught us both so much during our class such as little facts about key limes, slicing styles and how to a nice mango salsa. I truly enjoyed her professionalism and expertise and can't wait to have her over again.

Chef Karen was wonderful. She was on time. Communication leading up to the experience was great. Also, her instruction during the experience was easy to understand and execute. Her personality is so great it made the cooking experience so much more fun! Her energy and love for cooking felt like it flowed from her to us and made the cooking experience so much better. Of course, the pizza was awesome and tasted so good. We learned a lot from her teachings! Thank you Chef Karen!

Karen was very knowledgeable and we had fun learning. We enjoyed the class and she was great!

The experience with Chef Karen was incredible! She is extremely professional and so thoughtful when it came to our dietary restrictions. I would highly recommend her services for any in home cooking needs or classes. Looking forward to seeing her again in the future!

Chef Karen is INCREDIBLE! Not only was the food beyond delicious, her fun personality and kindness made the whole experience that much better. She was very respectful of my dietary restrictions and made me feel so comfortable knowing I could eat all of her food without worry. I will be recommending Chef Karen to everyone I know, and asking my husband how soon we can do this again!

Chef Karen was amazing. She came with the basics prepared and then walked us through a multi course meal prep. The food was delicious and she was wonderful. The evening couldn’t have been more perfect. Don’t hesitate to work with her, you’ll be happy you did.

What a magical experience! Chef Karen is truly a gem all around. From the unbelievable flavors of her dishes, down to her vibrant personality, Chef Karen truly made this a once in a lifetime experience. I wholeheartedly recommend booking with Chef Karen for any occasion. Not only did she personalize the experience for me and my boyfriend, but also made us feel included in the process of cooking as she explained all her tricks. What an absolute rockstar!

Fun evening with Chef Karen. Our experience was terrific including three young college students who are ready to take some new recipes back to school. Chef Karen provided great ingredients, energy and a very interactive experience. Highly recommend.

Chef Karen was great. She came over and had her own setup. The meal was really good all around and she even sang my girlfriend happy birthday.

Karen was amazing! She was talented, warm and fun to talk with while she was cooking — and of course we loved the meal.

Incredibly special private meal with surf and turf and 3 DELICIOUS courses. Loved the freshly made fruit pies. Chef Karen is so wonderful as a cook and also great to laugh and chat with. Cheers and thank you!!! -Geoff and Mike

Chef Karen is passionate about sharing her love of food with others. She provided a lot of helpful tips and techniques with us and we had a wonderful time. I highly recommend her classes and private chef experiences!

You made my own recipes taste better

I lost 35 lbs. with your healthy cooking. Thanks Chef Karen

You did a great job on our vegan options

Your food made me want to learn from you.

I couldn't get enough of all the food items thanks so much for the extra plate.

YOU ROCKED EVERYTHING CHEF KAREN!!!!!!

I Love your presentation! The food is Amazing and we loved your beautiful Smile.

The Food Spoke to us in a fabulous way. Keep on doing what you do Chef

Standing Ovation from my entire team! You are now a part of our family. Great Job Chef Karen!!!!

Food presentation was adorable. Flavors absolutely Amazing Thanks Chef Karen