Vegetable-focused, Vegetarian and Vegan Private Cheffing, Classes and Events
Life gets in the way of life in NYC. Family, work and friends demand our time. Cooking doesn’t have to be yet another thing you need to do!
I can make life easier for you…Burnt Toast Kitchen NYC specializes in whole-food, spice-driven, vegetarian and vegan YOU centric cooking. I can come to your home to cook for you, or deliver meals if your prefer. I can also teach you the skills to cook for yourself, your family and friends.
Are you a busy individual, couple, family who doesn’t have time or the desire to cook for yourself? Do you hate cooking, but still want home cooked meals? Are you a pregnant mom who doesn’t have time to cook? Or a new mom, overwhelmed with getting everything done? Do you want to learn to cook? Are you a vegetarian or vegan who is tired of having minimal options when you go out to eat? Do you have special dietary needs? Then Burnt Toast Kitchen NYC is for you!
Scroll down to the form in Working Together (or click link in menu) to contact me and get more information.
I thought I was going to save the world. I learned languages, traveled, worked in non-profits, worked at a foundation and made a difference. I got my master’s in international affairs. I lived abroad twice. And then I wasn’t so happy. What to do? Do what you love? But then you get tired of it and don’t love it anymore, right? I loved cooking. Could I, at almost age 40, start over and enter in the culinary world? Julia Child was 40 when she got her start. Well then, so could I.
I had been cooking probably since the age of eight when my mom let me make a meal. I found a recipe, she bought the ingredients, and I cooked it. Lamb stew. I don’t really remember how it was, but it was exciting for me to know that I was preparing something for the whole family. I would watch Julia Child, Martin Yan, and Jeff Smith during my summer vacations. This was in the 70s and 80s before the Food Network existed and you had to watch cooking shows on public television.
I was 14 years old when my sister and I became vegetarians. We cooked for ourselves, experimenting with recipes together. My mom would take us to the local health food store (there was only one near us on Staten Island in 1985), where we would buy ingredients. When in college, we’d create gourmet meals using only a microwave, toaster oven and hot plate!
Initial Consultation 20-minute phone consultation followed by a 90 minute consultion hour in person to discuss your needs and wants from Burnt Toast Kitchen NYC. Free.
Meal Preparation Based on the initial consultation, I will cook the agreed upon combination of breakfasts, lunches, dinners and/or snacks. Depending on the quantity of meals desired, more than one visit may be necessary.
Meal Delivery If the client prefers, meals will be delivered to your home ready to be heated or frozen.
Included in all services Menu planning (up to two revisions), grocery shopping (actual or virtual), ingredient list if you are shopping, meal preparation, packaging and labeling of meals, and clean up.
Extra Charges Groceries, travel by taxi with groceries, cleaning fee if no dishwasher in house, containers.
Cost of services depend on what is being done, but start at $400/week plus groceries
One-on-One and small group Cooking Instruction Knife skills, how to set up your kitchen for success, basic or advanced cooking skills, breadmaking, how to make a good meal based on what you have in your pantry/refrigerator at the moment and more.
Cost of one-on-one/small group classes in your kitchen, $150 for one/ $250 for two/ $400 for three-four
ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP ZOOM CLASSESCost of one-on-one classes, $50 and $25 per person for small group classes.
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It’s that time of year again and this year has been a bit of a doozy! Let me take a little stress off your plate and cook Thanksgiving dinner.
To order: Click link to form at the end of the page.
Payment accepted: Cash, Check, Venmo, Zelle and Credit Cards.
Once order is placed, I will send you a confirmation and an invoice with payment info.
Menu (all plant based)
(plrices are before sales tax)
Soups: ($8/pt $12/qt)
Mushroom Barley with Dill (NF)
Celeriac Fennel (GF/NF)
Endive White Bean with Orzo (NF)
Sides ($8/pt $12/qt)
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Onion Thyme Gravy (GF/NF)
Mashed Rutabaga with Nutmeg (GF/NF)
Roasted Brussels Sprouts (GF/NF)
Mashed Turnips with Nutmeg (GF/NF)
Iceberg Wedge with Creamy Avocado Dill Sauce (pt=single order/qt=2)(GF)
Salad of Many Things (Romaine/Iceberg and Endive with carrots,cucumbers, grape tomatoes, yellow peppers,fennel, celery, radishes, asparagus, cucumbers, and roasted chickpeas) with a mustard caper vinaigrette (GF/NF)
Entrees ($20 per serving)
Roasted stuffed delicata squash with spiced riced cauliflower, dried cranberries and pecans with a creamy sage sauce (GF)
Roasted Vegetable lasagna pasta pinwheels with pesto, housemade pinenut cheese and mom’s spaghetti sauce (NF)
Vegetable Wellington- roasted carrot, nuts, beans, mushrooms and spiced phyllo packets with an onion thyme gravy
Desserts $12 each
Pumpkin cake with cranberries and pecans with a pecan buttercream frosting
Pear cherry almond tarte with an oat crust (GF)
NF=Nut Free GF=Gluten Free
Meals
For 1 $45: 1pt soup/1pt soup/1 entree/1 dessert
For 2 $68: 1 qt soup/2pts sides/ 2 entrees/2 desserts
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Working together…
Chef Kim
Burnt Toast Kitchen NYC
burnttoastkitchennyc@gmail.com
718.314.8527
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