About Chef Tim
I have been cooking in California for over 25 years, working in a range of culinary settings throughout the state. My skills have been honed in high-end catering, private chef work, and in restaurants alongside internationally renowned chefs. My cooking philosophy centers on creating simple dishes that showcase local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients that feed the soul. I have been blessed to have experience cooking for a wide range of events, from intimate gatherings (dinner parties, private celebrations, bachelorette parties) to corporate events, including some notable clients such as Rolling Stone, Tiffany, Apple, Marvel, many Hollywood Studios, and I have even cooked for both Wonder Women and many of the Avengers, among others.
I believe the some of the most elegant food is some of the least fussed over. One of the hardest things to learn in cooking is when to leave well enough alone. Put down the spoon, back away from the stove, and let it do its thing.
Hello, my name is Tim. I am a chef, a father, a (far too youthful-looking) grandfather, a bad drummer from the ’80s, and a writer on food. But most important, to me anyway, I am a cook who likes to teach. It is my passion to help teach people how to cook without recipes, on instinct, and with whatever they have on hand. This way you can cook as if it’s a language that you speak naturally. We’ll start with simple ingredients and flavors, like words, and make them into dishes, like sentences, until you are making weekly menus and home parties, full conversations. It can start quickly but it should be
enjoyable. But it takes time. Time from your days and weeks but that can be hard to find. I can help with that. And we will have some fun along the way.
I can also help you make choices on what to equip your kitchen with based on your needs and budget. Everything from cookware to all my nonsense about metal bowls, wood spoons, and heat-resistant spatulas. I can save you some money.
Please also note, I will occasionally wax rhapsodic about a farmer’s market or my love for stone fruit. Something for which I make only half-hearted apologies.
Feel like we can collaborate? Hit me up and we could meet up!