Hello!

I’m Sam a professional chef of nearly 20 years. I’ve spent most of my career cooking up and down the east coast. From Boston, MA to the James Beard House in New York City. Nantucket Island to Charleston, South Carolina. I have a strong passion for cooking food thats locally sourced and handmade with the highest quality and care.

Recently I have moved back home to Ohio from New England after selling my restaurant (Hunky Dory) to focus on my private chef business. After spending over a decade on the East Coast I’m excited to share my love of refined cooking and excellent hospitality. Anything from fine dining to a fish fry I’d love to take care of the cooking.

For me, cooking is...

A story of the ingredients. Sourcing fresh and local ingredients within season is what makes all the difference.

I learned to cook at...

I’ve been lucky enough to work at many wonderful restaurants with some extremely talented Chefs along the way. Lets chat about it.

A cooking secret...

There aren’t secrets really just different techniques you learn in a professional kitchen. If we book a party I’m an open book, ask away.

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Chef Sam's reviews

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Sam was amazing!! This was our first time hiring a private chef, and it exceeded our expectations! We hired Sam for a dinner party for my husband’s birthday but we also had two 3 year olds and a 1 year old as part of our group. He made it so easy and accommodated the kids with a “special” Mac and cheese that was a hit, and was totally fine with the chaos of having littles as dinner guests. :-) Sam’s food was amazing and beautifully done. Each dish was unique and thoughtfully inspired, and we enjoyed learning about the background of each one as well as techniques he applied from his amazing professional chef background (at some incredible renowned restaurants!). He made an amazing gluten free almond cake dressed with a delicious lemon curd with sliced almonds and even added candles to bring out for my husband’s birthday! ???? An extra bonus - we have a lot of leftovers as Sam was super generous with the portions, so looking forward to enjoying those! He even left us the extra homemade ricotta! And of course, it was so nice for the evening to be wrapped up with a clean kitchen! We are already trying to think of other occasions to invite Sam back for! ???? recommend having Sam for your dining event!!