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Guyanese-born Chef Leon moved to New York City at the age of eight and found himself enamored by the diverse cuisines. Inspired by his mother, his love for cooking has led him to work with renowned chefs in some of the cityвЂ™s top restaurants. Chef Leon brings years of experience and training to his mission to uplift, empower and highlight the Afro culinary community by sharing his culture and cuisine.

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Create a traditional Japanese menu filled with flavors you love and a few new favorites. With a selection of dishes representing the best of Japanese cuisine, Chef Leon presents a cooking class that brings Asian-Pacific goodness to your home kitchen. He'll share his secrets for creating your own ramen and more using...

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Create dishes with origins from across the African continent in a menu celebrating culinary diversity. You'll discover an array of savory specialties arising from African traditions that have spread around the world in this cooking class with Chef Leon. Learn techniques and customs that make this selection of dishes a...

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Chef Leon's Overall Rating

5.0 / 5

Based on 12 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Leon

Melissa

11/15/23

Chef Leon was fantastic. Knowledgeable, prepared, patient, energetic, and a great teacher. He has such positive energy. We learned a lot and had a blast.

11/15/23

Adrienne

08/10/23

Such an amazing and delicious experience! The chef was very friendly, the food was delicious, and the instructions were really helpful

08/10/23

Simone

06/17/23

Chef Leon was versatile with the space that we had available in our hotel kitchen. He made it a fun and educational experience for me and my friends. The food was great!

06/17/23

Sivan

05/29/22

Such an amazing experience for the entire family! I booked Chef Anthony to bring us through A Taste of Japan as a Mother's Day gift and everything was top notch. The food was beautiful and out-of-this-world amazing. Chef Anthony is wonderful at his craft, delightfully personable, and deeply cares about how food is sourced and utilized, which I imagine is why everything he makes tastes incredible. My 5-year old daughter even had a great time. She learned to assemble the dumplings...and then proceeded to show off her newfound "expertise" to everyone. Thank you for such an amazing afternoon and evening! I look forward to eventually receiving the recipes for the dumplings and daikon salad :)

05/29/22

Daniel

05/14/22

Amazing experience and night!! Chef is entertaining, engaging and made for an incredibly fun night with good laughs and delicious food! The cooking was so good and we ended the night stuffed and satisfied. Would highly highly recommend!!

05/14/22

Reviews Chef Leon received outside of Cozymeal

Bridget

03/09/22

Chef Leon is fantastic! He shared a lot of helpful tips and techniques with us and we had a wonderful time. He can do it all - from elegant private chef events to fun interactive classes. I highly recommend him to anyone in NYC looking for an amazing culinary experience!

03/09/22

Chef Leon

Making Macarons For Mom

MomвЂ™s Macarons

Elegant Italian Dishes

Contemporary Surf and Turf

Modern French Fare

New Year's Eve Small Plate Spread

From Bites to Brews in Chinatown & Little Italy

Lower East Side Specialties

Landmarks of Manhattan

Elegant Italian Dishes

Iron Chef Cooking Competition

Best of the Bayou

Health-Boosting Mocktails

Holiday Sugar Cookie Decorating

A 'Friends'-Themed Friendsgiving

Private Chef Meals WITH Chef Leon THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Elegant Dinner

Caribbean-Inspired Cuisine

Authentic Haitian Fare

Cooking Classes WITH Chef Leon THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Jamaican Jerk Classics

A Taste of Japan

Culinary Inspiration From Africa