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22 Reviews

My approach to cooking is based on my mission in life to educate, empower and collaborate with others. I value building community and support local business by using seasonal, local and sustainable ingredients. Inspired by the Bay Area’s rich culture, my culinary style is a blend of my South African and Israeli heritage with classic Californian and European flavors. I have a passion for healthy holistic eating that promotes your well being while still tasting delicious!

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Bay Area Cooking Class: Flavors of Thailand - Date Night

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Bay Area Private Chef Meal: Curated Thanksgiving Feast

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Curated Thanksgiving Feast

$119 each

Private Chef Meal

$119

Get a taste of scrumptious Thanksgiving favorites crafted by a five-star chef. Enjoy a Thanksgiving feast made from scratch during a private chef meal with Chef Karen, who is excited to guide you through a flavorful holiday menu. Leave all the cooking up to a professional and simply enjoy the wholesome spirit of...

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Bay Area Private Chef Meal: Ultimate Holiday Culinary Feast

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Holiday

Ultimate Holiday Culinary Feast

$99 each

Private Chef Meal

$99

Enjoy a chef-crafted Thanksgiving spread, ready to savor with your family at home. Chef Esh-Marie’s Thanksgiving drop-off menu captures the flavors of the season with dishes crafted to perfection. Each course brings a touch of comfort and luxury to your holiday table, allowing you to relax and enjoy. This...

Next Date: Sat, Dec 20th & other times

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Bay Area Hibachi Catering: Hibachi Grill Extravaganza

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Hibachi Grill Extravaganza

$60 each

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$60

Explore the delights of Japanese hibachi grilling with a personalized touch for your special event. This private chef meal brings the art of hibachi cooking right to your home. Led by Chef Josh, your group will be treated to an interactive culinary experience as he expertly prepares your choice of strip steak,...

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Chef Josh or Local Hibachi Chef

4.8

9 Reviews

Serving the Bay Area

Next Date: Sun, Dec 21st & other times

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Bay Area Food Tour: Discover North Berkeley

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Discover North Berkeley

$139

Food Tour

$139

Stroll though North Berkeley's iconic neighborhoods as your discover culinary hidden gems. This three-hour food tour is ideal for culinary aficionados looking to discover more about North Berkeley's gastronomy. Guide Lisa will take you through the neighborhood, teaching you more about its history and delicious local...

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5.0

4 Reviews

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Bay Area Food Tour: Mission District Culinary Tour

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Mission District Culinary Tour

$115

Food Tour

$115

Add a culinary twist to your next group outing. Discover trendy restaurants, classic Latin cuisine and more on this food tour. You'll join an expert guide who puts a spark of interest into the tour with local lore and historical tales. Check out landmarks, murals, statues and attractions and meet bartenders,...

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5.0

5 Reviews

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Next Date: Sat, Dec 20th at 6:00PM & other times

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Bay Area Food Tour: Explore Chinatown and Little Italy

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Explore Chinatown and Little Italy

$95

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$95

Discover the cultural hub of San Francisco's Chinatown and Little Italy. On this food tour, you'll explore all that San Francisco has to offer as you visit Chinatown and Little Italy's best restaurants, bakeries and more. An experienced guide will keep you entertained with stories and interesting facts about the area,...

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26 Reviews

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Great for Groups of 10-20

Creative Cooking Challenge

$149

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$149

Assemble your team and get ready to bring the heat for a thrilling cooking challenge. Challenge your crew to an exciting team building cooking class with an expert chef where everyone will break into smaller teams to put their culinary skills to the ultimate test in an Iron Chef-inspired cooking competition. Begin...

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Bay Area Team Building Activity: Holiday Cookie Decorating Duel

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Create a new tradition with your team through an immersive holiday cookie decorating event. Gather your group for this festive team building cookie-decorating event hosted on-site in your office as Chef Esh-Marie leads you through beautiful culinary decorating techniques and an exciting cookie board challenge. Your...

Next Date: Sat, Dec 20th at 7:00PM & other times

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Bay Area Team Building Activity: Vibrant Plant-Based Farm-to-Table Feast

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Great for Groups of 4-30

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Join Chef Dirk for a vibrant and fun culinary team building experience like no other. In this hands-on team building cooking class with Chef Dirk, you and your team will learn how to prepare a colorful four-course menu that is built on the principles of a contemporary plant-based diet. You and your team will begin...

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Online Cooking Class: Indian Curry and Homemade Naan

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Fully Interactive

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$39/Person

Get ready to immerse yourself in the complex flavors and tempting fragrances of Indian cuisine. During this live and interactive online cooking class with Chef Natasha, you will learn how to prepare two traditional Indian recipes using fresh, high-quality ingredients and time-honored Indian culinary techniques. Chef...

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Online Cooking Class: The Traditions of Tiramisu

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Indulge your inner Italian foodie with this chef-led virtual lesson. Whether you're scratching your head for dinner party dessert ideas or simply want to add a sweet Italian string to your culinary bow, this online cooking class has the solution. In it, you’ll closely follow the guidance of a world-renowned Chef...

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Online Cooking Class: Italian Risotto and Gelato

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Experience handcrafted Italian classics in this online cooking class with Chef Davide. Explore exquisite culinary techniques and tips from Italy in this interactive online cooking class with Chef Davide. Taught live from Tivoli just outside of Rome, Italy, you'll learn to create handmade classics, beginning with...

Next Date: Sun, Dec 21st, 11:30am PT/2:30pm ET & other times

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Bay Area Team Building Activity: Autumn Bounty

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Great for Groups of 8-14

Autumn Bounty

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$125

Celebrate all the flavors of fall--Mediterranean Style, with Chef Lee. Chef Lee will engage your teammates into some friendly competition as you chop and slice your way through her colorful menu of seasonal produce. Drawing from her Mediterranean roots, Chef Lee’s passion for clean flavors and organic cooking pair...

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Great for Groups of 20-24

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$95

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Use seasonal ingredients to cook a delicious, vegetarian meal with Chef Lee! In this health-focused vegetarian cooking class, Chef Lee will teach you how to cook a delicious and well-balanced meal with fresh, seasonal ingredients. She will start off with a refreshing summer salad with sliced peaches and a balsamic...

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$125

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Explore the unique flavors of Israeli cuisine with your team. In a fun and light-hearted atmosphere, top Chef Lee--who specializes in creating, crowd-pleasing Mediterranean cuisine--will teach you and your team the secrets of making flavorsome Israeli food. This team building activity begins on a light note with an...

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$125

Discover how to cook with the season's freshest ingredients in this team building class. Strengthen your team's bond by taking this cooking class where you’ll learn with your coworkers to make fresh and seasonal California-influenced cuisine from Chef Lee, who specializes in creating healthy, organic...

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Bay Area Cooking Class: Fresh and Flavorful Israeli Brunch

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Fresh and Flavorful Israeli Brunch

$105

Cooking Class

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Envigorate your palate with the unique flavors of the Mediterranean in Chef Lee’s dynamic brunch class. Invigorate your palate with the unique flavors of the Mediterranean in Chef Lee’s dynamic brunch class. For a brunch full of flavor and vibrant ingredients without the typical heaviness of classic brunch...

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Fresh Israeli Brunch

$105

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Create a classic Israeli brunch full of vibrant ingredients to celebrate Mother's Day! If your mother loves brunch, treat her to this unique experience with Chef Lee in which she will show you how to create a simple and beautiful spread with lots of Mediterranean flair. This brunch class is bursting with bright...

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Safari Food

$125

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Discover mouthwatering new possibilities with Chef Lee! Preparing healthy organic meals should not come at the expense of flavor. Chef Lee is passionate about creating healthy and nutritious cuisine that also promotes overall well-being. In addition to her background as a gourmet chef, she is the founder of an...

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South African Brunch

$105

Cooking Class

$105

Take a culinary trip through South Africa with Chef Lee! South Africa is known for its mouthwatering spices, and now you can learn how to best incorporate those spices, along with wholesome and healthy ingredients that you can find at your local market, to create a variety of unique dishes. Chef Lee will guide you...

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Israeli Fusion Menu

$95

Cooking Class

$95

Learn to cook a delicious and healthy Israeli meal with Chef Lee! In this cooking class, Chef Lee will teach you how to cook a healthy and flavorful Israeli meal. To start, she will show you how to make a refreshing Israeli salad with tahini dressing. For the main course, you will prepare cumin paprika lamb meatballs...

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Chef Lee's Overall Rating

5.0 / 5

Based on 22 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Lee

Renee

06/19/16

Creative, energetic and inspiring chef! Delicious meal!

06/19/16

Lina

05/22/16

Chef Lee created a great atmosphere where we could experiment with the cooking based on what we liked and still had a lot of fun. She also had some great tips for cooking and chopping that I will take with me. Thanks for a great event

05/22/16

Evan

04/25/16

Very user-friendly experience, venue (Lee's apartment) was cool, Lee was a lot of fun to work with. My wife and I had a great Sunday night with her.

04/25/16

iris

12/10/15

Chef Lee was awesome and we would highly recommend her! We booked her at the last minute for a birthday brunch to teach us how to make an Israeli/Mediterranean meal. She was so accommodating and flexible, professional, knowledgeable, sweet and fun. She shared wonderful kitchen tips, created a bonding and interactive cooking experience, and taught us how to make a delicious and beautiful meal that we have all now made for our families individually (we received rave reviews). We can't wait to do it again...with our husbands! Thank you Chef Lee!! If you are looking for a unique, fun, bonding experience - Chef Lee is the answer!

12/10/15

Megan

12/09/15

We were looking for an intimate private cooking class on Cozymeal and chose Chef Lee's Mediterranean cooking class. From the refreshing Israeli salad to the delicious lamb meatballs to the simple but tasty dessert, she showed us every step in the process while maintaining the fun part of the class.

12/09/15

RUCHELLE

12/08/15

Lee was amazing. On time, well organized, flexible, inspiring, and funny. We got more than we bargained for, and she (and her assistant) were both wonderful to work with. The food we cooked was outstanding, and our entire team thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Also, we loved that Lee was passionate about sustainability and food. I can recommend Lee without any hesitation.

12/08/15

Chef Lee

Flavors of Thailand - Date Night

New York Style Pizza

The Mastery of Spanish Fare

Curated Thanksgiving Feast

Ultimate Holiday Culinary Feast

Hibachi Grill Extravaganza

Discover North Berkeley

Mission District Culinary Tour

Explore Chinatown and Little Italy

Creative Cooking Challenge

Holiday Cookie Decorating Duel

Vibrant Plant-Based Farm-to-Table Feast

Indian Curry and Homemade Naan

The Traditions of Tiramisu

Italian Risotto and Gelato

Team Building Activities WITH Chef Lee THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Autumn Bounty

Seasonal Healthy California Menu

Dynamic Israeli Fare

Seasonal California Cuisine

Cooking Classes WITH Chef Lee THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Fresh and Flavorful Israeli Brunch

Fresh Israeli Brunch

Safari Food

South African Brunch

Israeli Fusion Menu