Chef Lee Ockrymiek

Private Chef In Philadelphia

I am a professional chef with over 15 years of experience in the culinary world. I’ve honed my skills in the kitchens of some of the finest chefs in the industry. The likes of Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Tom Colicchio, Michael Mina and Top Chef winner Nick Elmi, have all played vital roles in directing my culinary education and have subsequently led me to kitchens all over the US, exposing me to a diverse range of ingredients, cuisines, and culinary techniques.

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is my creative outlet, allowing for self-expression, innovation and experimentation.

I learned to cook at...

I learned to cook by both working alongside many talented chefs as well as through my formal education at the International Culinary Center in NYC.

A cooking secret...

Using ingredients that are local, seasonal and sustainably produced.

Chef Lee's reviews

4.8

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64 services

We very much enjoyed our private chef experience with Chef Lee. Her proposed menus were inventive and sophisticated, and she did a great job of working with us to arrive at the best selections for our special dinner, which was delicious. Would certainly recommend her!

Lee did an absolutely phenomenal job. She worked closely with us in advance to customize the menu and ingredients to our tastes. She was a pleasure to have in our kitchen, and the food was absolutely outstanding, from presentation to taste. Would highly recommend, without reservation.

Chef Lee was fantastic! 5 stars all around. She was professional, kind, and engaging. Her food was plated beautifully, explained thoroughly, and tasted amazing. She made a birthday cake (we were celebrating a 60th birthday), and it was delicious. She even went the extra mile to get a birthday topper that said “Happy 60th Birthday.” The cleanup process was immaculate, and there was essentially nothing we had to do afterwards. I would definitely recommend Chef Lee and her services. Thank you for making this birthday celebration special for all of us!

Chef Lee was great to work with! She sent us many menu options to go off of and worked with us to create something the whole family would enjoy. She arrived timely, was very professional and engaging, and the food that she prepared was incredible. We enjoyed learning about the ingredients and how to prepare the dishes. We would absolutely recommend her and use her again!

Lee was outstanding. Our meal was absolutely delicious, presented beautifully and using seasonal ingredients sourced locally. Our kitchen was immaculate afterwards. She was wonderful, we will do this again!

Chef Lee was professional, courteous, and attentive. The food was outstanding, as was her unobtrusive service. Portions were remarkably generous, and our guests were wowed.

Chef Lee was a joy to have at our home. She was punctual, personable & provided an incredible experience for my wife's mother day dinner. This was the first time for us, hiring a personal chef. Admittedly, I was nervous hiring through an online website. However, every expectation was exceeded. Could not recommend her enough. Thank you Chef Lee.

Chef Lee was a delight. Each of the courses was original and creative. All of our guests loved every dish and the quality of the ingredients was excellent. I was blown away by the effort put into my vegetarian option and highly highly recommend Chef Lee to anyone who is looking to host an event!

Fantastic from start to finish. the evening went brilliantly, not only great food but also engaged with the guests in a professional and unobtrusive manner. efficient and clean. many thanks to chef Lee!!

Chef Lee was incredible. Not only was the food amazing, but also the energy she brought to the night. The night was or my wifes 30th birthday which included dinner for 12 people. Chef Lee couldn't have been any better. Would recommend 10 out of 10 times for anyone who is interested. Will definitely be using again!!

This was our first experience with Take a Chef, a gift, for an experience of someone preparing the meal in our home, serving us, and cleaning up afterwards. We signed in to site, chose a mediterranean menu, three chefs offered a meal suggestion, we chose one, along with the date/day. Communication was via email. Chef Lee was totally prepared & required very little from us. Our participation was choosing to creat ambience with tablecloth, cloth napkins, & candle. We enjoyed an arugula salad, arctic char, and pistachio baklava for dessert! Incredible food! Excellent gift idea. Thank you Chef Lee!

Lee was excellent. Highly recommend the broccoli rabe Caesar and the mussels were an absolute delight.

Our experience with Lee was incredible! Each dish she served was better than the last and my husband and I were left speechless with every bite. She was professional and engaging and it was overall a really great experience.

Chef Lee gave us an incredible dining experience. We can't say enough good things about her professionalism, quality of food, level of engagement and food taste. Just amazing all around.

I booked with Chef Lee for a family dinner party as a Christmas gift. She was very friendly and professional. She left our kitchen spotless, and the food was incredible, too! We would absolutely recommend!

Chef Lee did a great job providing a delicious meal. It was well prepared, presented, and cleaned up. While dishes weren’t defined in detail during the meal, this was fine - this was a business dinner where we had significant discussion ongoing and Chef Lee was unobtrusive which allowed us to have discussion uninterrupted. Thank you again!

Lee was great! Food was awesome and she was very friendly

Highly recommend Chef Lee Ockrymiek. She managed to accommodate every person's requests while providing an incredible dining experience for my party.

Chef Lee was amazing and everything was absolutely wonderful!!!

Lee was excellent in all aspects of the dining experience