Nikita came to our home to do a special 40th birthday dinner celebration for seven of us. He was amazing!!! We loved everything he prepared and it was all a beautiful presentation! He was polite and kind and friendly. He cleaned up everything afterwards. He made a special accommodation for two of the guests and their food preference. It couldnt have been a more delightful evening! Thanks so much Nikita!!
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Nikita prepared an outstanding and reasonably priced dinner for 7 people in my home. Appetizers were creative and tasty, and main meal - 4 courses - was outstanding. I Highly recommend Chef Nikita.
We have used quite a few personal chefs, some we try and don’t have back. But Nikita, after our first bite we knew we were likely going to be asking him to come back. He really aims to please and this started with menu selection beforehand. Something for me, and something for my wife. She had salmon and I scallops, and wow we both were impressed. Chef knows how to cook, plate, and serve and the flavors back this up. We are looking forward to trying more experiences with Chef Nikita!
Chef Nikita provided an absolutely delicious and beautiful birthday dinner for my husband and a few friends! The food was phenomenal and beautiful, chef was very professional, communicative and met every ask we had! Highly recommend if youre in the San Diego area
Nikita was extremely professional and a pleasure to work with. He quickly understood the type of dishes I was looking for and truly brought my brunch vision to life. The food was excellent, and everyone in our group absolutely loved it. Highly recommend!
Thanks to Nikita, my teenage son had a wonderful birthday dinner with 9 of his friends at our house. My son wanted a Mexican themed dinner. We didn’t make it easy for Nikita. We needed dishes that were vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free as well as meat dishes with meat. He definitely delivered. The food was a hit with everyone.
Amazing experience! The food was absolutely delicious, creative, and prepared with great professionalism and love. Everything was handled perfectly from start to finish, and the kitchen was left spotless. Highly recommend this chef!
Incredible thanks for a great dinner from Nikita Botberg. I asked him to make it low in Fats and sugar and he managed it, everything was very refined and delicious
Nikita organized a Wizard of oz Halloween day dinner for my family and friends, his dishes were BBQ style and they were great. I still can’t forget the flavor of the brisket and pork ribs, and the chocolate lava cake was amazing. Thank you, my friend
Thank you Nikita Botberg for organizing a wonderful dinner in San Diego for me and my wife. Everything was perfect and very delicious, the dinner was organized in Asian style, I especially liked the sushi with wagyu beef, wagyu with pear, fried leaves with jalapeño sauce. Everything was to a very high standard, I recommend it!
Chef Nick helped curate the perfect menu for a Mothers Day Brunch. My wife (and all of us) loved the extensive meals he whipped up - the salads, saffron pasta with shrimp, slow braised beef, basque cheesecake - even the veggies - all of it was a hit. I appreciated his flexibility, communication and his attention to detail. He took over and made sure everything from setup to cleanup was taken care of and he made my life super easy. I highly recommend Chef Nick - we will be using him again!
Chef Nick and Ramil were amazing!! They catered a dinner for 25 for a graduation party and a brunch the next day! The food was delicious. He offered a large spread of food with variety and taste. He was very responsive in communicating in advance. He showed up on time and prepared a wonderful meal! I highly recommend him and his team.
Nikita was very professional and thorough in his communication. The brunch experience he created for us was amazing. Highly recommend!
Excellent meal and service
on time performer. great presentation
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