“Chessa provided our sailing team excellent service in Newport Rhode Island at the New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta. Kept the crew double happy.”

— Peter R. Kellogg

Chessa is the best chef we have ever worked with! We were lucky enough to have Chessa cook for us for 10 days over vacation, and every meal was better than the last. She is organized, a joy to be around, and her food is delicious! There was always the right amount of food (with just enough leftovers for the next day) and she left our kitchen spotless every evening. We had a vegan in our group and Chessa accommodated, ensuring that there was a vegan option at every course. From casual chili to four course dinners, she can do it all!

— Carter Simonds

“We have worked with Chessa for years and have loved every morsel of food she has made for our family. She is an extraordinary person and chef: a delight to have in our home, uniquely creative, sensitive to our wants and needs like lower sugar or salt, more grains and greens, etc. Chessa has also developed Paleo recipes that quite frankly, blew us away. We especially loved the sweet potato brownies! She even created special dishes for a friend who was plant-based with no oil. Everything amazingly tasty and satisfying. Now, if I could just figure out a way to have Chessa cook all my meals…:-)”

— Sharon Macey

“We met Chessa through our rental rep who gave us two names. We spoke to both and chose Chessa based on our conversation and we are so happy we did! She is not only a very skilled chef who can prepare a wide range of cuisine (Italian, Mexican, Thai, French, you name it!) but also a truly one of the kindest people we've ever met. Our pets took to her immediately and loved her as well.

She was very flexible and always accommodated our wishes for healthy, wholesome meals. She used the freshest organic ingredients and we didn't have a single less than satisfactory meal while she worked for us. And we had her for six weeks!

We cannot recommend her highly enough!”

— Carl and Yurie Pascarella

We have known and worked with Chessa for many years and consider her to be a wonderful friend and Chef.

— Diana Brooks

Chessa is quite simply the best chef we have every used (and we have used quite a few).  She has been making amazing meals for us since 2003.  

Chessa has made amazing dinners for parties of 20+ people, as well as small meals for our family of 4.  Her food is always wonderful tasting and impeccably presented.  She is able to work within any dietary requirements (gluten free, vegan, etc) and the food still tastes marvelous.  

Chessa has her regular dishes, but can also make anything you pull out of a cookbook!  I have seen her make very sophisticated meals from the Ottolenghi cook books.  

My favorite dishes of Chessa’s are the baked brie, mushrooms stuffed with sausage and salmon with forbidden rice.

Not only is Chessa a wonderful chef, but she has become a great friend.  I love to sit in the kitchen with her and chat while watching her cook.  She is also a fantastic skier who spends whole days on the mountain with my daughter (10 years old).

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Chessa

— Karen Davis Hodges

We have hired Chessa twice, including once to quarantine with our family during the height of COVID. She is not only a fantastic chef, but also a wonderful addition to any home—contributing positive energy that radiates from the kitchen. Chessa carefully listened to our desires, sourced fresh ingredients and developed amazing and healthy meals for the whole family. We would happily hire her again for any length of time and can’t recommend her highly enough.

— Peter M.