Self Employed
Self Employed

Self Employed

$38/person
starting price


Scheduling
Budget per person

Responds in about 4 hours

Introduction
I find tremendous joy in helping families simplify their lives by helping around meal planning, preparation and cooking. As both an Artist and a Nutritionist, I prepare colorful meals that make you happy to eat them, give you energy and cause you to feel more satisfied.
Overview

Hired 65 times

Serves Buffalo, NY

Background checked

1 employee

9 years in business

Business hours

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

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

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2021

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2020

Featured Projects

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Reviews

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

Exceptional 5.0

41 reviews

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Jennifer M.
Sep 19, 2023
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Hired on Thumbtack

Chef Jen was awesome! She was responsive and communicated regularly the day of the dinner which was very helpful and reassuring. She explained her dishes and how she made them. All very impressive. Her lobster bisque was a hit! Big and many chunks of lobster! Yum! Spacing between dishes was perfect. Chopped salad delicious! Shrimp scampi cooked perfectly. Desert to die for! Thank you Chef for a wonderful evening!!

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 11 - 20 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • Dessert • Italian • American - formal • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Robert D.
Jul 12, 2022
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This was my first experience with a personal chef and I was unsure what to expect going in. Now that the event is complete I can honestly say it was a fantastic from beginning to end. From the very first communication Chef Jen was helpful, offering advice on how to make my wife's surprise birthday dinner a success. The night of the meal went perfectly, with Chef Jen working her magic from the moment she arrived. She was a whirlwind in the kitchen, preparing various courses for our group which were consistently delivered to the table for us to feast upon. A sure sign of a great chef is a full stomach and all of us left the party that night quite stuffed! Before Chef Jen finished working that night she packed up the leftovers for us to enjoy the next day and she cleaned up the kitchen, leaving no sign she was there, except for the lingering aromas of the delicious dinner. I can't recommend Chef Jen enough and hope to have her for more parties in the future!

Details: Brunch / dinner party • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • American - casual • American - formal • Italian • Southern • French • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Natalie D.
Apr 9, 2024
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I hired Jen at Colorful Culinary for a small wedding reception dinner at an air b n b. The service was excellent. My family hung out in the kitchen as she cooked and she conversed with them when appropriate, but also stepped back during important moments. The food was excellent. The bruschetta was amazing and my husband absolutely loved the spinach/ricotta crostini appetizer. I surprisingly LOVED the beet hummus. The meal was also delicious. We had braised short ribs with green beans and mashed potatoes. Everyone loved it. She also made a caramel chocolate tarts for dessert, which was excellent. Overall, the experience was wonderful. I’d absolutely hire her for any future event.

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 11 - 20 guests • Dinner • Cocktail hour / hors d'oeuvres • I'm flexible • American - formal • Italian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Asian • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Holly D.
May 29, 2023
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Chef Jen was AWESOME. We were away for my sister's bachelorette and the day Jen came was our one full day away so we had been drinking all day long. There were 9 of us and a lot of us hadn't seen each other in a very long time. Jen showed up, said hello with pleasantries, and immediately took initiative making herself at home in the cabinets, finding everything we all needed, cooking and serving/clearing us like we were at a restaurant. Two of us girls have gluten and dairy intolerances and chef Jen made EVERYTHING ALLERGY SAFE... and nobody ever would've known it. The food was FANTASTIC. Chef Jen was worth every penny and more. In fact, the next day my sister was trying to come up with when our next special occasion would be so we could reach out to her again!! Thank you Jen for such an amazing experience!! You will definitely be hearing from us again!! ♡

Details: Brunch / dinner party • 6 - 10 guests • Dessert • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • Dessert • Indian • French • Asian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Italian • Gluten free or celiac • Dairy intolerant • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

Self Employed's reply
Holly, I am so honored to read your review and happy that you all sensed that I was comfortable getting the cast iron hot and getting to work on the courses for the dinner. As someone with food intolerances, I know the joy of discovering that all the dishes at a dinner party are prepared safely and the happiness in getting to eat everything that was on the table. The celebratory energy of your group was supurb, there was so much love, laughter and singing. I was singing too from the kitchen. :) Thank you so very much, Chef Jen
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Cindy D.
Oct 12, 2022
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Great experience working with this exceptional chef! Always responsive, punctual, and reasonably priced. The meal we chose for our reunion was delicious and prepared beautifully. Jen accommodated everyone's dietary needs and likes, which is no easy task for a party of thirteen women! Kitchen was also left cleaned and tidy. Thank you Jen for a wonderful dinner party.

Details: Brunch / dinner party • 11 - 20 guests • Dinner • Dessert • Standard (basic ingredients) • Dessert • American - casual • Italian • Vegetarian or vegan • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Jennifer Hunt