Private Chef - Sensational Hawaiian Fare

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All inclusive: 5-course meal, ingredients, cooking, service & clean up.

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What You’ll Do

Taste the tropics as you delve into techniques and flavor combinations that define Hawaiian cuisine.

Explore the flavors of the islands with this private chef experience showcasing Hawaiian produce. Relax as the Chef Dean treats you to a culinary venture in the comfort of your own home.

Indulge in the essence of Hawaiian flare with a curated five-course menu. From sampler platters and freshly caught entrГ©e to a vibrant tropical dessert to end the meal with a long-lasting memory. Treat yourself to a lovely night to remember, reserve your experience today.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.

Your Menu

Waikiki Pupu Sampler

With mini spam musubi, crispy Gouda sausage skewer and ahi poke shooter

Island Style Pho

With huli huli chicken, spiced coconut curry broth, fresh basil, cilantro and sesame seeds

Oahu Salad

With baby mixed greens, toasted macadamia nuts, sundried cranberries, taro chips and mango dressing

Crazy Loco Moco

With beef burger, kalua pork, two over-easy eggs, hapa rice, red wine gravy, crispy Maui onions and lomi lomi tomato relish

Hawaiian вЂњPogвЂќ Cupcake

With вЂњli hingвЂќ crГЁme Anglaise, guava syrup and cinnamon crisps

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 5
Meal Courses 5
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Chef Arrival Time 30 minutes prior to the selected serving time
Labels American

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Meet your chef

Chef Dean

Food safety certified

12 reviews

With over 20 years of culinary experience, Chef Dean knows his way around the kitchen. Working his way up to being a sous chef and executive chef, he also has a mastery of the kitchen and creating dishes that delight. Chef Dean is excited to share his culinary knowledge and well-honed skills with hungry foodies and home chefs looking to elevate their culinary game.

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Cancellation Policy

Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Dean will travel to guests within West Seattle for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Taste the tropics as you delve into techniques and flavor combinations that define Hawaiian cuisine.

Your Menu

Waikiki Pupu Sampler

With mini spam musubi, crispy Gouda sausage skewer and ahi poke shooter

Island Style Pho

With huli huli chicken, spiced coconut curry broth, fresh basil, cilantro and sesame seeds

Oahu Salad

With baby mixed greens, toasted macadamia nuts, sundried cranberries, taro chips and mango dressing

Crazy Loco Moco

With beef burger, kalua pork, two over-easy eggs, hapa rice, red wine gravy, crispy Maui onions and lomi lomi tomato relish

Hawaiian вЂњPogвЂќ Cupcake

With вЂњli hingвЂќ crГЁme Anglaise, guava syrup and cinnamon crisps

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 5
Meal Courses 5
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Chef Arrival Time 30 minutes prior to the selected serving time
Labels American

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

Reviews

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Dean

Stephanie

08 Mar 2025

It was incredible! Learned alot more than I expected. Chef Dean was so patient and kind and made us feel welcomed and at home.

Lulu

29 Jan 2025

The experience was absolutely wonderful. Chef Dean was welcoming, helpful and so friendly. It was almost surreal to have a private experience with such a revered local chef (he has framed newspaper and magazine clippings from his restaurant days on his walls). Our experience was hands-on, with Chef Dean guiding us through dumpling folds and pan flips. He was patient and helpful as we learned many new skills. The little touches (custom printed menus, modifications for my allergy, beautiful table arrangements) instantly elevated the evening. For a first Cozymeal experience, Chef Dean set the bar very high. We have already started to browse more classes that he and other local chefs offer.

Joshua

03 Jan 2025

5 stars! What a fun evening! We learned so much from Chef Dean. Everything was perfectly organized and ready for us to jump right in and get hands on and learn so many tips and tricks on numerous dishes on his Asian Food Spectacle menu. Plus, the meal was so delicious and we took home tons of leftovers. We recommend this to anyone for a fun date night. We definitely feel like we now know how to prepare these delicious dishes at home. Thanks, Chef Dean!

Sayalee

29 Dec 2024

Chef Dean was excellent! We had a great time, he was very nice and all the food was delicious

Michelle

18 Nov 2024

What a fun and unique experience!! Highly recommend this for a date night! Chef Dean was so prepared and organized which made the class flow so smoothly. He is truly an expert in his craft and I left the class feeling like I had learned a lot of valuable information! He really went above and beyond adding a couple extra dishes, a nice table setting with personalized menus and enough leftovers for lunch the next day! I would love to take another class with him!

CHRISTOPHER

12 Nov 2024

Great fun and I learned how to make wontons finally.

Nicollette

03 Nov 2024

This class was great! Chef Dean was so helpful and the food far exceeded our expectations! We even had leftovers we could freeze to have at a later time!

Kristin

12 Oct 2024

We had the most amazing experience with Chef Dean. I have an adult son with DownвЂ™s Syndrome, who loves to cook but needs guidance. For his birthday, I reached out to Chef Dean to inquire if he would be willing to do a private cooking lesson for my son, husband and myself. I explained the situation and Chef Dean quickly responded that he would love doing the session. Chef Dean had everything prepared and was so organized. We all had a recipes. Chef Dean helped my son one-on-one. My son was overjoyed about the experience, as was my husband and myself. The food was incredible and we even got to take over leftovers home. Chef Dean is so experienced, professional and a lot of fun! We are definitely meeting up with Chef Dean again for another lesson.

Katherine

28 Sep 2024

10/10!!! Chef Dean is such incredible teacher, he explains things so well and shares his knowledge in all aspects. My husband and I look forward to booking more experiences in the future. Such a fun and unique date night that we highly recommend for couples, family and friends. He was friendly, extremely knowledgeable and the food was amazing (plenty of leftovers too that he packed for us). We absolutely loved the class, we will definitely be back for another one soon.

Jeff

04 Sep 2024

Dinner crafted by Chef Dean, was nothing short of a culinary masterpiece. Every bite was a journey of flavors, with two standout dishes that completely stole the show. The raspberry sauce infused with lemongrass and kefir lime leaf was a brilliant balance of sweet and tangy, elevating each bite to new heights. Equally divine was the plum sauce with a delicate blend of five spiceвЂ”perfectly aromatic, it added just the right depth of flavor to complement the rest of the dish. The duck itself was seasoned to perfection and cooked to an ideal tenderness, showcasing Chef DeanвЂ™s extraordinary skill. It was a meal that left us completely in awe, and we canвЂ™t wait for our next experience under his masterful hand!

Kayla

18 Aug 2024

Chef Dean was amazing! He came extremely prepared and helped create an amazing night for my partner and me. He taught us how to cook a wonderful 3-course Korean dinner and gave us a great conversation about his history as a chef, his restaurant and his favourite meals. We had an amazing night and can't recommend Chef Dean enough. We would love to have him over again to teach us more about his Loco Moco and Masubi.

Matthew

30 Jul 2024

Chef Dean was an absolute pleasure to work with. He was very communicative and when I asked for a customized menu he went above and beyond to make a very special and memorable meal. This was the first time I had done a private chef for a personal meal and I would absolutely consider it again in the future. Especially if Chef Dean is working it.