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Our booking policy is flexible, so don't worry if these details change. Our chef services are available in 

, though many Culinista® chefs are happy to travel. For services outside of these areas, 

The Culinistas is a resource that gives everyone the freedom and confidence to connect around a meal.

Our optional drinks service includes up to 2 drinks plus waitstaff who will arrive 1 hour before guests and provide 4 hours of service. Additional time will be billed at $60/hour. The Culinistas will provide ice and non-alcoholic ingredients. The host is responsible for providing alcohol.

Dairy

Eggs

Fish

Shellfish

Nuts

Gluten

Pork

Sesame

Beef

Alliums

Consider these five factors, and you’ll never stress about the last course. 

How to Pick the Perfect Dinner Party Dessert

Those first few weeks with a new baby are a blur, but nutrition need not be a blindspot. Whether you’re recovering from labor or supporting a partner who is, we’ve got dishes that can feed you and the whole family. Nutrient-packed to help heal and rebuild on a cellular level, they’re replete with easily digestible greens, energizing proteins, and healthy fats. Make them ahead and freeze before the baby comes, or let a Culinista chef make them as part of our 

, because everyone benefits from a bit of mothering.

High Protein

Turkey Meatballs with Roasted Carrot Sauce

Turkey and quinoa make these meatballs protein-rich, while dried apricots bring a welcome touch of sweetness. We serve them over a big spoonful of roasted carrot sauce, which is high in Vitamin A, an important vitamin to support the immune system.

Oats

Acclimate to your every-three-hours wake-up routine by adding a cozy, ready-to-eat bowl of oatmeal. Rolled oats get simmered in coconut milk for an ultra creamy porridge that becomes aromatic with warm spices of ginger, cardamom, allspice, and sumac. The addition of any fruit works here, but we opt for roasted pears gone jammy and sweet from cooking. The magic happens overnight, as the flavors meld together to sing in the morning. Nourishing, easily digestible, and spiced-just-right, these oats help replenish iron and promote milk production.

Ready to Eat

Simple and energizing ingredients come together in more ways than one to yield this balanced and protein-rich dish. These quinoa-crusted patties take inspiration from falafel, but are composed of mashed chickpeas and dill. They rest upon a bed of bursting tomatoes, quinoa, and punchy arugula, before getting dressed with a green sauce that uses up the leftover arugula and dill. Employing each ingredient in more than one way is efficient and leaves no space for missed flavor or nourishment, delivering a vegan meal that will satiate and energize.

Freeze for Later

Soup for the soul doesn’t necessarily need chicken. The broth takes its flavor from a Sustainable Simmer, employing onion skins, collard green trimmings, and toasted spices. You’ll find sweet potatoes swimming in the broth, swirled with wilted collard greens and savory bites of chewy wheatberries for a minestrone-like finish. Eat now or freeze for the future; it will soothe with every spoonful and sip, warming you through and through, whenever you decide to heat it up.

Bite Sized

Whoever said chicken nuggets were just for kids didn’t know a Culinista. These quinoa-crusted chicken and sweet potato nuggets include no indecipherable ingredients and get oven-baked, not fried, until golden and crisp. A bright ranch dressing with a base of tart Greek yogurt threaded with dill and lemon zest delivers a nugget without the drive-through stomach ache.

Family Comfort Foods

Speaking of childhood favorites, our mac and cheese incorporates tenderly cooked cauliflower into a creamy, cheesy sauce for a hidden veggie that is so soft-spoken you might just miss it. We did that on purpose. This revamped classic will satisfy your most elementary of cravings with a crunchy breadcrumb topping, too.

Clean & Nourishing

This cobb-style salad exemplifies the mantra “eat the rainbow.” Neat rows of forkable bites contain roasted sweet potatoes and golden beets, poached salmon, red kale, toasted pepitas, and a tarragon vinaigrette to make it hearty and filling. It’s a full meal for when you need all the elements in one bowl.

 with The Culinistas to try these and more from our culinary library of 600+ dishes.

7 Postpartum-Friendly Dishes For Your Fourth Trimester

Stop refreshing your reservation app and kickstart your day from the comfort of home with these cozy menus. We’re playing the hits with fluffy ricotta pancakes, veggie-laden frittatas, granola butter for your toast, and a Calabrian egg salad. Round up your sleepy-eyed friends or make it a family affair: we think these spreads will please any crowd. What’s better? Only waking up to a 

. Two hour wait time—we don’t do that anymore.

Set your Alarm for these 8 Brunch Menus 

No place at the table for gluten? These menus are up for the challenge.

We are tired of gluten-free meals that fall flat. These menus reset the bar, relying on aromatics, spice combos, and creative substitutions so they don’t need gluten to stand on their own. Creamy dips and colorful crudités steal the show; herb-laden dressings take grain bowls to new heights, and desserts use alt flours to enhance textures. Try your hand or 

, but either way, you’re in the clear to invite your pickiest eaters and pasta-loving friends.

10 Gluten Free Menus That Everyone at the Table Will Love

Pick your next trip or reminisce about your most recent one with these menus. An expanded palate is a way to expand the mind so we collaborated with chefs whose regional expertise guided each dish. Unique ingredients, flavor combinations, and methods make themselves at home when cooked from your own kitchen, either by you or 

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10 Menus for Traveling the Globe Without Leaving Your Kitchen

Don’t be intimidated: this Spanish classic can be conquered at home, even without a paella pan.

How to Make Paella at Home

You’ll be slinging pies like a pizzaiolo in no time.

How to Make Pizza in the Oven

There are plenty of ways to cook a steak, but there’s only one way we swear by for most cuts, and that’s pan-searing. Grill-heads, we hear you, but think of all the drippings lost through fiery grates. Cooking steak in a pan ensures all that jus stays where it needs to be: with the steak. Drippings secured, pan-searing allows the steak’s entire surface to touch direct heat, leading to a fully caramelized (read: delicious) crust on all sides.

To learn the keys directly from a Culinista chef, 

The Equation for Success

Below, you’ll learn all the keys to searing success: which cuts of meat work best, other ingredients needed, internal cooking temperatures, equipment, and step-by-step cooking instructions.

Cuts of Meat

Just about any cut of beef branded “steak” can be pan-seared (stay away from other cuts like chuck roast, beef shanks, or brisket, whose tougher meat requires a long, low braise). That said, if you’re using a steak thicker than two inches, it’ll need a short time in the oven after searing. Cuts thinner than two inches will cook through just fine on the stovetop. Here are some of our favorite steaks:

Ribeye

New York Strip

Filet Mignon

Sirloin

Chef Tip

Internal Temperatures

Steak will continue to cook after it is off the heat, so it's best to remove it from the pan when it’s a few degrees under the desired temperature. We highly recommend using a 

 when cooking steak because it’s the only way to accurately gauge the level of doneness.

Ingredients

Steak

Salt

Essential Ingredients:

Butter

Garlic

Hard Stem Herbs

Type of Pan

Flavor Boosting Ingredients:

Step By Step

Season the steak

Temper the steak

Preheat the oven

Heat the oil

Sear the steak

Add the butter & herbs

Transfer to the oven

Rest the steak

Chef's Tip

Caramelized, juicy, and perfectly tender every time

How to Sear Steak Like a Chef

Gail Simmons

Top Chef

Dana Cowin

Food & Wine

Gwyneth Parltrow

Goop

Steak Night

Low Carb

Low Sugar

Vegetarian

Vegan

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Low Fat

High Fat

Think & Drink

Negroni Bar

Zucchini Bread

Strawberries & Peaches

Pears with Currants

The Big Green Salad

Cucumber Melon Salad

Vegetable Aioli

The Sides ($)

Panna Cotta

Skirt Steak with Arugula Gremolata

Smoked Salmon Carpaccio

G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon Champagne

Marinated Shrimp Salad

Brunch Baby

Sweet Dutch Baby with Lemon Curd & Berries

Cauliflower Steaks with Pomegranate

Table Biscuits

Seasonal Fruit

Blueberry Galette ($)

Bloody Mary Bar

Ricotta & Summer Fruit

Tomato Salad

Calabrian Cauliflower

Goddess Salad with Bacon

Lamb Meatballs with Herb Sauce

Bagel Board ($)

Buckwheat Pancakes with Blueberry Cardamom Maple Syrup ($)

Tomato Ricotta Pizza

Autumn Burrata Bar ($)

Charcuterie & Cheese Board ($)

Mushroom & Potato Skewers with Basil Yogurt Dip

Tarragon Chicken

Berry Bowl

Seared Scallops with Hazelnut Gremolata

Braised Kale Stracciatella

Confetti Shrimp

Beet Chips & Dip

Scallop Toast ($)

Squash with Herbs

Steak Tartare

Fungi Flatbread

Quick Chat

Offsite

Big Brood

Devils On Horseback

Apple Ricotta Toast

Tuna Tapenade

Melon, Prosciutto & Parmesan

Farm Fresh Lettuces with Herbs

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

Coffee Hazelnut Trifle ($)

White Wine Steamed Clams

Whole Branzino

Bagels & Lox ($)

Seared Polenta & Mushrooms 

Roasted Red Pepper Frittata

Mushroom Pot Pie

Prosciutto & Melon Skewers

Pears with Prosciutto & Bleu Cheese

Truffled Mousse & Pear Crostini

Rolled Cucumber & Smoked Salmon ($)

Marinated Anchovy Crostini

Country Pâté Cracker

Lemony Pasta Fagioli

Chocolate Zucchini Snack Cake

Calabrian Egg Salad

Roast Chicken with Spring Vegetables

Arugula & Pickled Shallots

Fettuccine alle Vongole

Panzanella Bar ($)

Sweet Pea Hummus & Crudités

Burrata Bar ($)

Grilled Asparagus & Capers

Heirloom Tomato Galette ($)

Sicily Spritz

Green Juice

Bluegrass Black Tea

Sweet Potato Hummus & Cruditès

Shrimp & Zucchini Linguine

Salmon Salmagundi ($)

Sweet Potato & Fennel Soup

Radishes & Rocket

Shakshuka (Special Occasion)

Pistachio & Pine Nut Cookies ($)

Sunday Egg Salad

Vanilla Berry French Toast Bake ($)

Power Green Salad

Summer Garden Frittata

Sticky Salmon & Broccolini

Zucchini Nuggets

Crab Cakes ($)

Meyer Lemon Tart ($)

Broccolini & Burrata

Honeydew & Kiwi

Martini Bar

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