TBD Foods- Personal Chef and Catering

Madison O'Neill _{on Google}

Mar 21st, 2024

I'll preface this review by saying that I have high standards- I'm an accomplished cook myself and I lived in NYC for ten years. That being said, when I pay a professional to cook for me and my guests, I expect a certain level of presentation and taste. The pictures on the website did not match up to my experience with TBD. The bread for the avocado toast was sliced unevenly, mostly thin, and the avocado on top was very spare. The pancakes were cold and the server forgot the whipped cream in the fridge until after everyone ate. The roasted vegetables were limp and soggy and piled all together into a bowl without any garnish. The meringues for the pavlova were browned and lumpish and the whipped cream was weird and marshmallowy, with just a single berry on top- no one ate them and this was the dish I was looking forward to serving the most since most people hadn't had one before. I requested fresh juice for my mimosa bar and got bottled. The food was ready twenty minutes past when I requested. Both the chef and the server had the sniffles, which grosses me out if you're touching my food. They piled all my fine china in the dish washer without asking me first if it was safe to do so. After all that, they just laideverything on my counter to dry after hand washing instead of hand drying everything, which felt unfinished and unprofessional.
After all those complaints, I do appreciate that I didn't have to do the work of cooking and cleaning. Being rather pregnant, I don't think that I could have, though a large part of me wishes I would have.
All that to say, if you're looking for a casual, home-cooking style type of catering, this isn't a bad option. However, if you're looking for a polished, professional type of experience with higher quality food and presentation, I would look elsewhere.

Kyle Sapp _{on Google}

Dec 20th, 2023

I've had the pleasure of having TBD Foods for a few different events between small dinner parties, and larger catering functions. Terence and Holly are fantastic from the communication, planning, preparation, cooking, experience and beyond. Highly recommend them for any hosting needs! Excited to have them back again next year.

Margaret Emerson _{on Google}

Dec 9th, 2023

We hired TBD for a Christmas dinner party in our home. The entire experience was wonderful. Holly helped us plan the perfect assortment of food for our meal. Chef Terence is professional and friendly and made himself right at home in our kitchen. The food was outstanding. Having TBD cater made for such a relaxing night for us as hosts. Will definitely use TBD again.

CoPeace PBC _{on Google}

Nov 28th, 2023

TBD Foods created a truly gourmet experience for our group last night! All of the guests loved the service and taste - the commitment to sustainability made it another level of special. Highly recommend!!

Cheryl Balgley _{on Google}

Nov 22nd, 2023

Fantastic experience! I relied on social media to help find a caterer for a 60 person fund raising event in a private home. I liked what I read about TBD Foods and found my experience to be the same as other reviewers. They did everything right! We continue to get rave reviews about the food at the event. I'll use the team again for our next catered event! Thank you!!!