Mortar Pestle Cooking
is a Lake Tahoe personal chef service that creates
seasonal & organic meals from scratch.
We cook for people just like you
who need a little help with meals during their vacation in Lake Tahoe.
We specialize in dinner parties, intimate wedding and rehearsal dinners, private cooking classes, and feeding corporate groups and families- all from the convenience of your home or rental kitchen.
HOW IT WORKS
After an initial consultation, we’ll send you a seasonal menu (including full pricing) that was created especially for your group.
Once you agree to a menu, a deposit is due to secure the date.
On your event date, our team will arrive at your house a few hours before dinner to cook, set the table, serve, and then clean-up.
All you have to do is show up and enjoy!
WHAT KIND OF FOOD WE COOK
Our cooking is classically “California”. Vibrant, fresh, colorful, and heavy on the fruit and veggies! Think Napa Valley (where Andreya earned her cooking chops).
We love a handmade pasta and sourdough, veggies and meats grilled over fire, spicy herbaceous olive oil sauces, slow braised meats perched unctuously on the tip of your fork
dripping its sauce into a puddle on some creamy thing like polenta, simple cakes bathed in honey & juicy summer fruit or deep sensuous chocolate adored with
fluffy dollops of handmade whipp.
Hungry yet? Us too, Always!
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xo
Andreya
“Andreya is one in a million, she’s the kind of gal that makes you hesitant to share with others because you want to keep her all to yourself! With the kind of talent that can’t be taught or learned, her culinary skills are very obviously inherent. She will surprise and delight you and your guests, in an unfussy and beautiful way. Her specialty is creating delicious, approachable menus that bring nature’s beauty to the forefront. Give her the reins and let her dream up your special day, she will not disappoint!”
Hi, I’m Andreya!
An enthusiastic advocate for seasonal cooking and letting the ingredients shine. My favorite moment is when the group starts to eat and slowly goes completely quiet because they’re completely consumed with the joy of the moment.
Our menus are inspired by the season’s most beautiful ingredients and the many places I’ve lived and traveled: from South Lake Tahoe, to Belgium, Seattle, Atlanta, Guadeloupe, Napa, France, Italy, Oaxaca, and back to Tahoe.
I’ve learned from cooks in all these places, plus a little bit more. I’m a CIA-Grad (culinary school, not spy agency), Michelin Starred kitchen veteran, Artisanal Sourdough baker, Certified Sommelier, & Chef with 20 years experience in the food, beverage and luxury hospitality industry.
I also run a small cottage bakery for artisan sourdough out of my home kitchen in South Lake Tahoe, Brot Blume
I can’t wait to cook for you!