“Whenever you want delicious, fresh, home cooked, all but ready to eat, complete dinners/meals, without having to shop, put away the groceries, cook and clean up, there's no better person to contact than the experienced, talented, and gracious Maritess Tse!
Maritess will deliver your requests with the biggest smile (behind her mask), along with instructions for the final few minutes of reheating before serving. Her weekly menus vary, offering seasonal, as well as favorite meals.
The high praises of our neighbors, long time clients of Maritess, caused us to "jump on board" her Weekly Delivery! What a help it's been to have Maritess "shop and feed" us during the Pandemic Stay At Home challenges.”
— Vogel Family, San Francisco
“I’m not a cook … so you can imagine my delight to meet Maritess Tse. A Tante Marie Cooking School graduate, she has a flair for menu planning and the creation of delightful meals. Since 2016 I have relied on Maritess to bring her talents to my home when we entertain between 4 and 40 guests. All exceptional cooks take food costs, seasonality and allergy profiles into consideration. Maritess does this flawlessly with the addition of her joyful spirit. She is a professional home chef whose service is meticulous and thoughtful. This gives me both the time for my guests and no tense moments before or after the event. You can be sure that will be asking her back as soon as possible.”
— Leeds Family, San Francisco
“I have known and worked with Maritess for over six years. We’ve worked together on a variety of projects and events and I can’t recommend her highly enough. She is organized, professional, detail-oriented, a highly skilled chef and maintains a cool head and a positive attitude even in the most challenging situations. I appreciate her focus and attention to detail and ability to trouble-shoot. Whether working on her own projects or as part of a team, Maritess brings her best to the table.”
— Sarah Scott, Chef, Author, Culinary Consultant, Napa, CA
"Maritess Tse is a fantastic chef but she is also a supremely hard-working team player, the ultimate organizer and multi-tasker. She’s attentive to every detail and anticipates needs before they present themselves. I know this firsthand from several years of working together where she has been an integral part of the Joanne Weir Productions team working as Associate Culinary Producer for my TV cooking show.
I respect her adaptability, professionalism, flexibility, and adept problem-solving skills as well as her willingness to do whenever it takes to get the job done. What Maritess brings to the table every time she jumps into a project is her intelligence and drive, her unrelenting energy, positive attitude, sincerity and gift as a very talented chef."
— Joanne Weir, Chef, TV Personality, Author, Restaurant Owner
"Every shoot that involves Maritess is a better shoot. Period. She is smart, intuitive, communicative, focused and always shows level headed grace under fire. Maritess brings such great and boundless energy that I can’t wait until the next time we work together. I never hesitate to recommend Maritess to anyone looking for a culinary associate and without fail I get a call or email thanking me for the recommendation."
— Chris Styler, Chef, Culinary Producer, Author, Recipe Developer
"I had the great pleasure of working with Maritess on a cookbook project several years ago. We were introduced by renowned chef and cookbook author, Joanne Weir, who highly recommended that Maritess assist me on the photo shoot for her latest book, Kitchen Gypsy.
Coming from out of town for the shoot, I needed someone on the ground who not only knew her way around a kitchen, but how and where to pick up groceries, props, and a few really hard to find ingredients. Maritess was organized, methodical, and deeply passionate about her work. And her cooking is phenomenal. I don’t think the shoot would have been as successful without her assistance. I’d work with Maritess again in a heartbeat. "