Executive Chef Trang Tran

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$100/person

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Introduction

Hey there! My name is Trang Tran, and I am an industry VET Executive Chef w/Michelin Star, James Beard, and Forbes 5 Star Experience Ready to cater to your needs. I may be brand spanking new to thumbtack, but I'm no newbie to the industry! With 30 years in the business in LA, Vegas Strip, Scottsdale, Minneapolis, NY, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento, Low & High brow, I do it all!🔪I love all foods and can cook almost all cuisines. I look forward to exceeding your expectations and creating amazing food memories for you and your loved ones! Let's party! PS Please be fully commited to your event and absolutely ready to hire a chef for that date. Read through the entire business facts for my minimums before contacting me. Let's be professional and respectful. Thank you!

Overview

Current Top Pro

Hired 13 times

Serves Davis, CA

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1 employee

2 years in business

Business hours

Sun12:00 am - 11:59 pmMon12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Google Pay, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

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Jeffrey R.

3 weeks ago

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Hired on Thumbtack

Hired Chef Tran for 2 private lessons focusing on Vietnamese cuisine. We traded correspondence prior thereto on the menu, goals and objectives. She was always quick to respond and communicate. Each session she came fully prepared with her equipment and all the food items necessary to complete the menu for the day. She is an amazing chef. More than that, she is deeply good person, relaxed, knowledgeable, fun to be with and imparts the information needed to make it a phenomenal experience. The varied dishes were fantastic. The quality of the food/dishes was tremendous and dove deep into the heart of Vietnamese cuisine as we had hoped and desired. That being said, hands down, she is a fabulous person, highly accomplished chef and hope to use her in the future for dinner parties as well as telling all my friends what a true find, incredible chef with over 30 years experience and bottom line, a deeply genuine, authentic and good person.

Details: 1 person • Southeast Asian • Grilling • Adult (over 18) • Advanced • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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Yun n.

5 days ago

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Hired on Thumbtack

Thank you Chef. Service was amazing, food was unbelievable, and you were unbelievably amazing as chef and person. Thank you for making my wife's 40s birthday so special. We enjoyed every single bite of your food. (We had 7 course dinner and none of dish disappointed us. Me, my wife and our guest could not stop talking about how amazing food was whole time we were eating. 1000% recommend!)

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 3 - 5 guests • Dinner • I'm flexible • Dessert • American - casual • American - formal • Italian • Asian • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

Executive Chef Trang Tran's reply

Wow! Thank you so much for your professionalism and responsiveness. You made my process of creating a custom experience for you, your wife, friends and children an easy job. Thank you for welcoming my daughter and I into your home and allowing us the privilege to serve you! Hope to see you all soon!

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Adrian R.

Jan 19, 2025

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Chef Trang made the whole process of planning and delivering a fantastic birthday dinner for my wife enjoyable. We planned a meal for 12, and the whole journey was fun. My wife and her 11 friends were glowing after enjoying Chef Trangs food. Her attention to detail, delicious food, fun energy, and professionalism made the experience one that my wife won’t soon (or ever) forget. Thank you Chef Trang!

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • I'm flexible • Italian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Asian • Gluten free or celiac • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Bradley A.

Jan 8, 2025

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Hired on Thumbtack

Chef Trang makes great food! We hired Chef Trang to make dinner for 6 of us for my wife’s 40th birthday. Everything was great. She was easy to communicate with, and always responded in a timely manner. She helped us come up with a menu, arrived on time, and made a delicious dinner. We really enjoyed our experience overall.

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 2 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • American - formal • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Robert A.

Jan 3, 2025

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Hired on Thumbtack

Communicating with other Chefs before I settled on Trang, I found most were selling a standard Catering or Restaurant experience, even to the point of providing a set menu to choose from. By contrast, Trang was interested in my input and preferences, fleshing out my ideas with wonderful suggestions to create the more intimate, specialized experience I was looking for. Her skillset is extensive, for example manifesting in handmade Ravioli and Zabaglione that went far beyond the standard fare of even some of the best restaurants. Her presence in our home was engaged, warm, and blended wonderfully with the Family environment that was the keynote of the evening.

Details: Holiday meal (Mother's day, Valentine's day, etc.) • 3 - 5 guests • Dinner • I'm flexible • Italian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • I'm flexible • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Be ready to hire. Be professional and responsive to correspondence. My per person minimum is $120. All rentals and additional workers are paid for by the Client. Total food & beverage minimum is $500 for me to show up. Additional charges for labor and delivery fees if they apply.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I love getting to know my client with some initial consultations to better understand their needs. I take it upon myself to help them develop their desires into executable plans with my twist.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
AA in Culinary Arts, 30 yrs in industry at high level. I've worked at an executive chef for Wolfgang Puck, Andrew Zimmern, Bradley Ogden, Michael Mina, Suzanne Goin, Ludo Lefevre, and on properties such as Fairmont Grand Del Mar, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Caesars Palace, The Wynn, The Venetian, The Cosmopolitan, Waldorf Astoria Phoenix, and many other brands as a consultant.

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