My Chef Lara, LLC — Restaurant in Providence

I hired this personal chef service a few years ago and had one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had with a business. During our initial consultation, I made it very clear that the reason I was working with them was because I was preparing for a bodybuilding competition and needed meals tailored to specific macros. For my first order, they followed through by providing the macros ahead of time before I confirmed the meals. However, with my second order, they failed to provide the requested macros in advance, despite me reminding them multiple times. I was told the chef was on vacation and they weren’t sure if they could get the information to me. Since meeting my macros was the entire reason for hiring them, I clearly stated that I did not want the meals if they could not provide the information. Despite this, they went ahead and prepared the food anyway. On the delivery date, I reminded them again that I needed the macros prior to accepting the meals, and I refused the order. What followed was a series of unprofessional text messages, including an offer to sell half of my order to another client if I agreed to pay for the rest. I never received any food, yet they still pursued full payment. Eventually, they escalated this situation by sending a sheriff to my home and taking me to court, where I was charged for food I never received, despite them admitting they resold part of it. No formal cancellation policy was ever provided, and they failed to deliver on the very terms we agreed upon. This was not only unprofessional but left me feeling intimidated and pressured throughout the process. Based on my experience, I would strongly discourage anyone from working with this company. They did not honor their own commitments, treated me unprofessionally, and ultimately scammed me out of money for meals I...

I recently hired this company for meal prep and I absolutely love what they have been delivering. I have a lot of dietary restrictions and I'm a pretty picky eater. I almost always prefer my cooking to other restaurants, meal delivery services or other chefs I used. That said, every meal from My Chef Lara was absolutely amazing and way better than what I could have imagined or done myself. They are also incredibly easy to work with, yet still very precise and focused on cooking within the confines of what I can eat. I definitely appreciated how considerate they were of my restrictions. In four weeks of their meals I love over 10LBs, which is a fantastic! But I never felt like I was eating on a diet. The portions, recipes and delivery is all top notch. If you're looking for a meal prep or personal chef service, definitely reach out to them. I'm...

I attended a workshop hosted at Stock Culinary Goods on January 18th with Chef Norbert. What an amazing experience! We had a thoughtful, small group and were given lots of personalized attention. I learned so much about the history and practice of knife design and care. Chef Norbert provided hands-on training to make you comfortable with proper methods and understanding the value of specific skills. I would highly recommend attending one of...