Chef Avara Yaron

Personal Chef In Boulder

My grandmother taught me to cook with love. I developed a plant-based delivery & catering company in Oregon, specializing in themed dinners. In 2010, I moved to Bali, Indonesia where I dreamed up a cafe on the grounds of Green School where my daughter was a student. Living Food Lab generated meals and snacks for 400 children from around the world, their parents, school staff, plus a flow of visitors. Next, a 2nd location in Ubud, Bali’s first collaborative business space. I created Living Foo Lab Academy where I shared my enthusiasm for turning on people of all ages to the power of their food choices. I taught in Bali, Java, Singapore, Australia, Europe & the U.S. I sold the Lab in 2019, returning to the U.S. to cook delicacies as a personal chef, cater dinners & retreats, and counsel families in up-leveling their nutritional intake. Personal cheffing is my favorite work.

When not in the kitchen, writing novels is my passion.

I look forward to getting to know you and preparing wonderful food your family or friends are excited to eat.

For me, cooking is...

An artform. A passion. I have a degree in art and bring an awareness of color, line and presentation to delicious flavors.

I learned to cook at...

My grandmother's knee when I was small. We baked and cooked everything from scratch. She was a real food pusher!

A cooking secret...

Conscious food as a prayer. Freshest produce and protein. Fresh herbs and spices. Making vegetables sing. Clean, healthy food that is inspiring.

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Chef Avara's reviews

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39 services

Avara was amazing. She built the menu specific to my request, showed up on time, and engaged in a delightful conversation with us. Her food was amazing, well prepared, and presented.

The chef, the food and the experience were Wonderfull. Very glad we did this experience. Chef was professional and we recommend the experience.

Avara was an awesome chef and very knowledgeable with food choices. She accommodated vegan and chicken meals for our group. The salad, veggies and Brie appetizer was delicious!! Will definitely request her again for future family dinners. Enjoyed her company as well! Private Feedback: Had a wonderful time with you and hope that we can utilize your services again! We truly enjoyed your company!! Food was delicious! The vegan meal and appetizers with salad was amazing! ????

Chef Avara was delightful and engaging during a private event at an Airbnb. Every bite was unforgettable and she did a great job explaining the backstory behind the ingredients and the dishes! She even used some ingredients from her own garden which was awesome. Everyone really enjoyed the dinner and Chef Avara's welcoming nature made us feel very special.

Chef Avara was amazing! Our dinner was meant to celebrate a proposal earlier in the day and we were very pleased with how it turned out. The menu was unique and the food and presentation were great. We really enjoyed being able to be in the comfort of our own home after a long day – we'd definitely recommend this service and Chef Avara.

Avara is personable, knowledgeable. and professional! We had 6 people learning a recipe that she taught at our request and she handled the crowd exceedingly well. So patient and easy-going! She is a lovely person who has eons of experience. We would have her over again in an instant!

Chef Avara was amazing! I have no words as we were blown away by the entire experience. We were a bachelorette party of 8 girls and every person enjoyed it so much. She was so easy to work with! Customized the menu to the bride's liking and exceeded our expectations. She was very personable and paid attention to details. We enjoyed Chef Avara so much! Thank you again!

Avara made our dinner experience a night to remember. I planned our private dinner as a surprise for my partner for our long weekend in Colorado. I'm a pescatarian but my partner is not, and I wanted to make sure he could have a meat option that was also delicious and something other than veggie or fish. She customized our dinner in such a unique and profound way, there is no way I would have eaten food like this anywhere in Denver. The combination of flavors were incredible and complimented each other so nicely. I will absolutely reach out to Avara the next time I am in Denver.