Hi Laura,

Thanks so much for a fantastic and delicious day on Saturday!! :-)

Some feedback provided below, feel free to use any/ all for your site:

Excellent excellent excellent!! From start to finish, the private lesson had me excited to prepare delicious and healthy meals. Coming into the class, I knew my way around the kitchen alright and could get through most recipes but this class was invaluable for learning the "How" and "Why" to make a meal really shine.

Shopping together was fantastic and provided a great opportunity for me to ask questions about gluten-free products, differences between brands, and what can be substituted. Navigating around the fruits and vegetables with a food expert is an awesome experience for learning little tricks to make the most of the food you purchase. I thought I knew how to pick a perfectly ripe lime - not so!

One of the things I liked most about this lesson was a kind of Food Whisperer approach to cooking - close your eyes and let the food talk to you! Squeeze a pepper to feel it's weight and ripeness; feel the subtle bend of noodles while they're cooking and listen to how hard the water is boiling.

Cooking gluten-free can seem incredibly intimidating but this lesson proved to me that with a little know-how, I won't even miss the wheat. I also appreciated learning about ways to make the most of my time in the kitchen - cook once, eat twice or more. Wash my veggies once home from the store to minimize prep time. Sharpening knives, the physics of pastry, how to cleanly chop an avacado - the pearls of wisdom go on and on.

Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with us and providing such a fun afternoon!

Anna

Anna Knutson

I have already recommended to friends & family how truly great this experience was.

Haley Moorley

Dress & Appearance - terrific
Courtesy -  another terrific - he was gracious
Taste - OMG the best ever money spent - my husband still claims that was THE best steak he has EVER had in his life - wonderful meal - absolutly wonderful
Overall Experience - excellent - will do it again
Additional Comments - the chef was fantastic - he offered suggestions in purchasing meat, offered tips and tricks - i could not have asked for a better expereience - my guests we delighted - best [money] I ever spent - afterall - you only turn 40 once - my husband was soo happy - i just can't say enough wonderful things - dermot is excellent...! he came so well prepared and organized - he is a star!  we got a little freaked out when the fire alarms went off when he cooked of the shrimp but I would never trade it in - he is absolutly fatastic! i am so happy I chose the personal chef alliance versus a local caterer - i don't think we would have received the same experience- i will defentily use your service again and hopefully we get chef walsh again too
please pass these comments along to him - he is wonderful

Danielle Trubela