Chef Tom Pace

Personal Chef in Santa Rosa

140Services completed

4.59 / 5Based on 18 reviews

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Santa RosaI travel up to 100 km

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I provide 5 star catering in the client home or vacation rental. I always provide my partner/server to create an optimal experience. Varied cuisines.

I am a veteran of three Bay Area caterers and in 2018 branched out on my own. My primary source of business has been through Take a Chef where I have done over 50 events from 6 - 120 guests. From this, I have generated many user reviews. These are verifiable. I can cook any number of cuisines from Italian, French, American classic, Wine Country, Pacific Northwest, Cajun, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Asian, etc.. My partner, Cristina, accompanies me on all dinner experiences to provide 5 star service.

More about me

For me, cooking is...

an expression of love - towards the ingredients and the guests. As Ina Garten has said, "Cooking is the ultimate expression of love".

I learned to cook at...

Self taught and three stints with reputable Bay Area Caterers

A cooking secret...

Treat the ingredients with respect, use no more than is required, leave the client satisfied.

Types of cuisine I prepare

Seafood/Fish
Italian
Mediterranean
French
Chef's special
Latin American

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Chef Tom's reviews

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140 services

Chef Tom is incredible. He had such a bright presence and was so kind. The food was great and he left everything in great condition!

It was incredible to work with Chef Tom on our menu for our micro wedding on the beach. I could tell he had many years of experience when we connected to set the menu and he brought his experience to the flavors of the night. He was able to roll with the punches of using an airbnb and last minute changes to our numbers. He even fulfilled our special request of our first course of charcuterie on the beach. He brought an incredible team with him and service was 100%. The BEST part was the sparkling clean kitchen at the end of the night. He was the perfect choice to entrust our wedding dinner. I'm still dreaming about the berry cobbler we had for dessert.

Overstanding private chef experience. The food, presentation and service were excellent.

Chef Tom and Christina could not have done a better job. The food and presentation were flawless, as was cleanup. We recommend them as highly as possible!

Chef Tom and Cristina were fantastic. Highly recommend.

Chef Tom and his assistant were fabulous. All details were thoughtfully attended to… from the planning stage through execution. Our family & friends raved about the service and quality of our meals throughout the weekend. We highly recommend !

Chef Tom was fun and the food was delicious. He was responsive and easy to work with on menu changes and diet restrictions. The kitchen was spotless. His assistant, Christina, was lovely and attentive.

Chef Tom was great! He was very communicative before the reservation and accommodating of our dietary restrictions. He was prompt for our reservation and very professional. The food was simple and delicious! The vanilla pane cotta for dessert was amazing!

Our bachelorette group had a wonderful night with Chef Dave! The food was excellent and so was the conversation.

Chef Tom was lovely to work with! He was very flexible and accommodating as we decided what would be on the menu, and he was open to my ideas! The night of our event Chef Tom was on time, and was a pleasure. He made sure that everything revolved around the guests and that the night flowed appropriately. The food was delicious and our guests were really pleased. Chef Tom was also great to talk to and really ensured that we had a positive, memorable experience. I'd highly recommend working with Chef Tom for your upcoming event!

Chef Tom was a pleasure to work with. The entire party thoroughly enjoyed all three meals. I would definitely recommend Chef Tom. Thank you for a wonderful experience

Chef Tom was pitch perfect. The food and service were spot on. He was even a fun party guest while he was there (and tolerated some rowdy party guests while he was trying to cook). I would recommend Chef Tom, and I hope to use him again in the future.

Chef Tom prepared two dinners and a breakfast for our family events. Everything was perfect which help make our weekend event a memorable occasion. We would highly recommend Chef Tom.

We enjoyed being able to visit while the chef prepared our meal. Was a great way for our family to get family time while no one is pulled away to the kitchen.

We could not have been happier with Tom & Cristina. The menu was perfect, the execution of the food was amazing. Tom and Cristina were friendly and engaging without being intrusive. We were celebrating a friend's birthday and Tom baked her favorite cake, which was absolutely delicious. I cannot recommend them highly enough. If you're going to be in the Sonoma area you cannot go wrong with securing Tom and Cristina to create a wonderful meal.

Provided a lovely experience for my parents 50th wedding anniversary! The food was delicious and presentation outstanding! Would highly recommend