While cooking with clients and sharing their events from corporate team building to birthday parties to holiday soirees, we have learned that we are much more than chefs and event coordinators. We are teachers, entertainers, scientists, magicians and clowns. We are a group of people that love what we do.
Executive Chef
"You can't imagine the satisfaction I get when I see sparks fly in the kitchen! The contentment I feel when someone takes home the knowledge of a new dish or technique. For me, there isn't a more fulfilling career. Being a chef has afforded me the luxury to do what I love most - create! Food is alive: it arouses the senses."
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President
"I am energized daily by the excitement for impressive entertaining that surrounds me. At our events, I see smiles, hear laughter, and watch people enjoying amazing food and learning from our chefs."
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Events Producer
"As a chef, lover of food, of entertaining, of wine, and of whiskey, I love bringing people together around rich food experiences."
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Chef de Cuisine
“It is really wonderful to create amazing food, but the pleasure is doubled by the experience of working directly with people and seeing their reaction when we produce great results together. Through our guests, I vicariously re-experience the joy of discovery I felt when I first started learning to cook.”
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Warehouse Manager
“I enjoy working together at Hands On Gourmet because everyone acts as a team to make each event the best it can be. Our staff is dedicated and we are able to have fun while working hard.”
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Events Manager
"I grew up moving back and forth between Washington and California, which taught me how to make friends quickly, the importance of layering and above all else, where to find the best taco."
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H.O.G. Chef Team
Hands On Gourmet works with over 30 chefs who are also involved with local restaurants, food companies, culinary schools and personal chef companies. Our diverse group has an enormous range of culinary experience and varied expertise. One common thread is their passion for fresh, authentic food and a desire to share their passion for cooking.
Blue Sky Ideas & Marketing
“I have rarely worked with a group as dynamic as the Hands On Gourmet team. They are excited, passionate and enthusiastic about introducing people to good food and gourmet cooking. Their energy transfers to the events and the guests who in turn, make all that we do worthwhile.”
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