I am a Seattle native but has called the south my home for the last 20 years, currently residing in Jacksonville Florida. In combination with my west coast roots, I put my own spin on comfort food. I specializes in meal prep, small catering events, cooking classes and being a personal chef. My love for food comes from my childhood when I would watch and help my mom cook at a young age. For me food represents family, smiles, soul and music, one of the reasons why I love to cook and host people. Having a big family of my own, cooking for them always makes me smile, inclusive of extra people who always stop by for a meal. No matter how expensive or cheap, I enjoy eating different food and creating my own dishes.

For me, cooking is...

For me cooking is like soul and music and represents family, friends and gatherings.

I learned to cook at...

I am self taught and learned some of my cooking from my mother.

A cooking secret...

My secret in the kitchen is to make sure every dish is made with love, soul and full of flavor.

My menus

Around the World Experience

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Greek meatballs w/ garlic yogurt sauce

Moules Marinières (mussels in a white wine sauce)

Dumplings w/sauce

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Greek Salad

Ceviche

Asian Cucumber Salad

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Junk fried rice

Tuscan chicken

Spanish fish stew

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Flan

Japanese strawberry shortcake

Baklava cups

The Spanish Experience

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Mussels in garlic wine sauce

Ceviche

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Spanish house salad

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Seafood Paella

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Flan

The Asian Experience

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Sweet and spicy riblets

Dumplings w/sauce

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Asian Cucumber Salad

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Steak, Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi

Fried Rice

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Japanese strawberry shortcake

The French Experience

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Escargot in a garlic wine sauce

Smoked Salmon Canapés

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French Country Salad w/Dijon vinaigrette dressing

MAIN COURSE

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Coq Au Vin

Creamy Chunky Garlic Mashed Potatoes

DESSERT

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French Fruit Tart

The Italian experience

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Salmon Bruschetta Bites

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Caesar Salad

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Seafood Fettuccini

Garlic bread

DESSERT

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Lemon berry, mascarpone cake

The mediterranean experience

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Moules Marinières (mussels in a white wine sauce)

FIRST COURSE

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Greek Salad

MAIN COURSE

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Mediterranean Braised Beef w/couscous

Mediterranean green beans

DESSERT

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Lemon berry, mascarpone cake

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Chef Amira's reviews

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22 services

This was our first experience with Take a Chef and we couldn't have been more pleased. Chef Amira was most pleasant, very efficient, impeccable timing and quality of food, and everything in the kitchen was as she found it when finishing up. She worked with me on the menu (French) and was very responsive and helpful with all my questions!! I would highly recommend Chef Amira, not only for the good food but as a guest in your house and kitchen.

She was very pleasant to work with and the food was amazing !!

Expect to eat good! Chef is a phenomenal cook.

Great Mediterranean cuisine which was well prepared and tasted delicious. Highly recommend!!!

Working with Chef Amira pre-event was a pleasure. Chef quickly created a menu based on our likes/dislikes and was flexible when we requested a specific dessert. Chef Amira arrived at the time she stated, promptly got to work, and appetizers/dinner were ready at the time requested. Chef was attentive to our beverage refill needs and ensured everything was to our liking. It was delicious! Chef Amira washed all the dishes/utensils/cookware and left us to enjoy the rest of our meeting. It was a fantastic experience.

Amira was a wonderful chef! She was attentive and engaging as she cooked and made delicious food! I highly recommend her as a chef and would love to have her food again in the future.