Chef Lauren Cotner

Private Chef in Sonoma
Chef Lauren Cotner

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Sonoma People Choice Award Winner "Best Caterer" 2019-2024, Chef Lauren is now working by appointment for private and catered events!

A Sonoma native, Chef Lauren started Delicious Dish in 2006 in San Francisco delivering family-friendly meals to UHNW homes on the Peninsula and in San Francisco.

As word spread around tech community families, Chef Lauren began to connect with Bay Area start-ups and soon her meal delivery service turned into a corporate lunch catering service to giants such as Microsoft, Glassdoor, Zillow, Dropbox and more.

Working in ultra-competitive San Francisco in a multi-ethnic environment with some of the world's best cuisine at their fingertips, Lauren became adept at creating restaurant quality dishes scaled up from fine dining, center of the plate to large format events for 500-1000.

In March 2020, Chef Lauren opened her well-received, much beloved Sonoma restaurant, garnering an avalanche of great press and loyal followers in a short time.

She is now available for intimate gatherings, cocktail parties and events with over 15 years fine dining experience, event and staff management.

She is flexible, non-pretentious with a sense of humor.

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

my creative outlet, moments of zen. Helping others celebrate life is my purpose.

I learned to cook at...

Lauren has worked under Bay Area top caterers, restaurants and chefs and has spent course work in Thailand, Cambodia, Rome & Naples.

A cooking secret...

is listening to the client and having no ego. Always excited to help others celebrate their events in the most beautiful settings.

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