Private cooking classes, custom catered meals, and personal chef service — plus kitchen and menu consulting for restaurant owners who want a second set of experienced eyes.
I've spent decades in Philadelphia's food scene, and now I bring that same experience into your home: a private cooking class, a custom catered meal built around someone's favorite dish, a wine dinner.
Hands-on, in your kitchen, one to four people. Pick from classes I've already taught, choose a recipe you've always wanted to master, or bring a technique you're curious about.
Birthdays, anniversaries, small gatherings, wine dinners. Tell me the occasion — or a loved one's favorite dish — and I'll write a menu around it, then cook and serve it in your home.
Weekly dinners, meal prep, a stocked freezer, or a standing arrangement built around your household — how you eat, what you avoid, how many you're feeding.
Thirty years across fine dining and neighborhood restaurants means I've seen most of the ways a kitchen goes sideways — menus that don't cost out, lines that can't hold under real volume, concepts that fall apart in service.
Starts with a working call about the actual problem. Fees set per engagement.
Start a conversation"My husband only eats his mother's gnocchi. I took this class, made the ricotta version, and he had thirds without mentioning her. Seven years of marriage and that's the closest thing to a compliment I've gotten."
"My dad turned seventy-five and wanted to celebrate in his house, not a restaurant. Twenty-two of us. Brisket, chopped liver he made fresh at the house, matzo ball soup, real rye. Dad ate the liver and went quiet, which from him is a standing ovation. My dad called the next day to ask about the pastrami, and my dad never makes phone calls!"
"With four kids, my wife and I are constantly grinding, planning meals, shopping, cooking, cleanup. Scott comes once a week and we actually get a break. Both of us. We sit down with all six of us and there's no stress, no rush. That one night keeps us sane."
