Introduction
Personal Touch Gourmet will design a fabulous menu for any occasion. If you love to entertain and prefer to spend time with your guests instead of in the kitchen, Chef Mary Ellen create a delicious menu to suit your tastes.
Recipe Testing and Recipe Development:
Chef Mary Ellen fine-tuned her recipe testing experience as “Recipe Tester” at the Los Angeles Times Food Section, preparing, testing and editing recipes for publication.
Stephanie – Manhattan Beach
“The food was excellent! Everything was delicious and we were snacking on the spiced nuts all afternoon-so addictive!”
“Stephanie”
Santiago – Marina Del Rey
“The food was great and the service outstanding. I would definitely recommend you and I will use your services again in the future.”
“Santiago”
Candace – Hermosa Beach
“I’m not very comfortable in the kitchen, but the cooking class with Chef Mary Ellen made me feel like I knew what I was doing. She works with whatever skills you have and provides helpful instructions and techniques to become more competent…and makes it a fun experience! Since my cooking class, I’ve begun to cook more often and have become more adventurous, using her recipes, her tips and her tricks -of-the –trade.”
“Candace”
Cooking Classes
Invite Mary Ellen into your home to share her love of food and teaching with a private or group cooking class. Learn new recipes and techniques in the privacy of your own kitchen cooking with tools and equipment that you are familiar with. Chef Mary Ellen will design a menu specially suited to your skill level and food tastes.
Los Angeles is a food lover’s paradise filled with locally grown produce. Seasonal fruits and vegetables from local Farmer’s Markets are used in recipe preparations. Diverse ethnic neighborhoods supply the class with ingredients from around the world. While working at the Los Angeles Times as “Recipe Tester” Chef Mary Ellen sourced and purchased ingredients used for recipes in the weekly food section; her shopping tips will guide you in finding the best quality and priced ingredients.
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<p style=”padding-left: 30px;”>Fig Preserved</p>
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<p style=”padding-left: 30px;”>French Tomatoes</p>
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<p style=”padding-left: 30px;”>Grilling Corn and Steak</p>
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<p style=”padding-left: 30px;”>Seared Scallops</p>
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