Pain in the butt

I highly recommend Affordable Chef Services

Chef Mark and the Affordable Chef Services were a life saver.  We had our caterer back out two weeks before our event.  With less than two weeks to go Chef Mark was so accommodating to our needs.  We created a BBQ menu to feed approximately 200 people.  Not only was the food delivered on time in hot insulated food boxes, but it was delicious.  Everyone raved about the ribs.  I highly recommend Affordable Chef Services for your next event.

Great pictures

Thanks again for all you did!!

Hi Mark!

I wanted to thank you again for your service! The food was wonderful and you both were over the top! Ena really appreciated the "hands on care" at this time in her loss. We went to Big Sur and committed her husband's remains to a lovely waterfall and had lunch at Ventana's so Thanks again for all you did!!

Sabrina Dawson

Great Wedding Caterer

Chef Mark was very easy to work with and put together all of the details for our set-up/rentals and food without causing any stress! Our wedding day was fabulous and the food and service was better than we expected. Many of our guests complimented on how good the food was. Thanks Mark!

GROUPON

Hi Mark,

We all thoroughly enjoyed our dinner last night! You made it very special by showing us new techniques and dishes. Everything was beautiful and delicious. And we marvelled at how nice it was that you cleaned up so unobtrusively. You answered all our questions and served the food so beautifully. What a treat to have such an experienced and friendly chef come to our home.

To much food

This was a luxury

I had a post wedding party, for all our friends that could not travel to the actual wedding. From the planning to clean up, everything went perfectly. Chef Gallagher came out to my house ahead of time to see where the event would take place. We decided on a late afternoon/evening event. He suggested bistro tables and umbrellas which really gave our backyard a festive and classy look. He helped to with suggestions for the food and desserts. We had a station of cheese, crackers, breads, dips and suishi as well as passed appetizers. The staff who came out to my house, set up everything beautifully. The staff was friendly and professional and took care of everything from start to finish. This left me to relax beforehand and then enjoy our guests during the party. After everyone left, the staff not only cleaned up but had wrapped up all the left over food (there wasn't much)
and put it in the refrigerator. Afterwards there was nothing left for me to do, so after the party I sat down with my husband, son and his wife and we talked and laughed for a couple of hours. This was a luxury that I usually don't have after a party.

Bargetto winery wedding ...

Thank you! We are grateful for your services this weekend! Obviously, the food was a hit and the service from you and your staff was of very high quality. We are very pleased to have worked with you! Thank you for your amazing efforts & execution to help make our day truly perfect!

Again, it was a great pleasure working with you. We will email you a link to our photographs as soon as they are available. 

Many many thanks, again, to you and your staff! And best of luck with your busy wedding season ahead!

Best,

Katie Fountain

Great way to go out to dinner at home!

Had the best dinner last p.m. Chef Mark Gallagher, the Affordable Chef of Santa Cruz, came to our house & fixed dinner. Great way to go out to dinner at home! From the amazing fresh spring rolls, the baked Brie and on to the freshly picked garden salad & wonderful chicken breast stuffed with prosciutto & goat cheese, each course more delicious than the last...how could you help but be spoiled. Dessert...warm chocolate molten cakes with raspberry coulis...we were all smiling. Highly recommend that you do the same when you want to have a special moment in your home!