Amy’s Culinary Adventures

I am an event planner, and a caterer can make or break an event. I have been there for the good, bad, and ugly, and restoring integrity to the event when the caterer drops the ball, falls into our lap as coordinators and planners so I am very, very picky when I refer caterers. Amy’s Culinary Adventures is at the top of my list for referring to clients, and we’ve worked many events, from guest counts of 150 — 250+, and she has nailed it every time. The food is insanely good, and most importantly *customized*. Amy has a personal, warm touch with clients and can create unique dishes for them that may have special meaning or appeal to their specific tastes, but she’ll give down to earth advice on how to curate a menu for something every guest will enjoy.
With me as a planner, she is proactive about reviewing logistics, taking the time to tour properties and getting to know them, and is constantly in touch about final confirmations and ensuring the flow of each event is as organic and smooth as possible. Her staff is also warm and friendly, beyond capable, and leave the spaces clean and neat at the end of the night. I highly recommend her and am happy to provide a reference and more specific examples of how she rocks! 310−562−3306.

Amy has catered a couple of large parties for us, and both were nothing short of terrific. Her food is delicious and creative; her staff are people you’re glad to have in your house; her desserts (I believe she’s a professional chocolatière) are simply unreal. Reliable, well-​priced. We highly recommend her.

The Beverly Belles hired Amy and her amazing team for about 70 people for our Friends & Family Show at Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles and they OVER-​DELIVERED! Arrived early with plenty of food, presented them to our guests in the most delightful manner and even gave us a huge bouquet of flowers to display at our check-​in table. We can not recommend them more highly. THANKS AGAIN! XOXO Julia and The Beverly Belles

Amy Jurist is an extraordinary talent. Her culinary presentations are creative, beautiful and luscious! Any event entrusted to her immediately becomes unique and an occasion to remember. I recommend her without reservation to anyone looking for an outstanding chef who can cater any event in any surrounding and make it memorable for all the right reasons!
And, by the way, she’s also an amazing chocolatier whose creations are to die for. They make wonderful gifts for any chocolate lover in your life.

Another outstanding evening at Amy’s Underground Dinner Party! The Maple Glazed Pork Belly and the Maple Bacon Macaron were the best — so yummy and delicious! (I’d buy 100 of each if I could get my hands on them!) Our table was so fun… lots of interesting people and overall, a great time. We’ll be back!

This review is about a recently attended decadent dinner. The food was bacon filled and for the portion size definitely filled you up, and Chef Amy did a great job creating imaginative bacon dishes. The bacon macaroon dessert was a favorite. Though I must give only 2 stars because while a dinner must have good food, good ambiance and company is a huge factor as well.
Part of the allure of purchasing a ticket to this dinner was meeting other interesting bacon aficionados, however after getting kicked out of «saved» seats that had no visible name tags, we ended up seated next to an extremely untalkative group of people who made the dinner an extremely awkward experience.
If you don’t mind paying premium price to eat on folding chairs, bringing your own drinks, and sitting next to unfriendly diners, than this dinner is for you. No doubt Amy is a great cook and caterer, but I’ll skip the next decadent dinner and stick to overpaying at a restaurant.

I purchased an exclusive dinner experience for 4 at a Chamber of Commerce silent auction. Last Saturday evening, Amy came to our home, with 4 crates of pre-​measured dinner courses ready to be created for our pleasure at her direction. We donned our aprons and went to work. Everything was prepared from scratch including the dressings, sauces, crepes for desert, etc. It was a true labor of love because every course, coconut shrimp, Seared ahi tuna salad, flatiron steak and heavenly crepes filled with Nutella, bananas, ice cream, I’m drooling again… The action didn’t stop til 10PM. Amy is an amazing professional who takes her craft very seriously. Want a great evening with friends or a full wedding catered, Amy is the caterer to call.

Amy and her friendly staff were a huge reason that our party was such a success. We had a California style fiesta in our home for over 100 people. Everyone had a great time and loved the food!!! Amy is great — has interesting ideas and was really helpful when I needed it. Wish I could have another party as cool as this one was! Thanks Amy!!!

Went to a Valentine’s Day party thrown by Amy’s Culinary Adventures and everything about the experience was terrific. My husband and I have been together a long time, and it can become a bore to find something new to do to celebrate that dreaded holiday. But Amy threw a delicious, creative dinner in a gorgeous art gallery. It was relaxed and fun (I wore jeans and chucks and it worked great) and we met other fun people. Can’t say enough about this company!

Amy catered a Bacon Extravaganza and it was incredible. It started with a smoke bacon infused vodka and melon martini. Panko bread Bacon Fries. Bacon Smores. Candied Bacon. Now I am hungry again for bacon.
I also purchased some amazing enchiladas that I ate for dinner the next day. If you want a happy belly call Amy.

We loved the evening. The red cars lined up with «bows» was a nice touch. Amy is the consummate chef. The gruyère and ham appetizers were scrumptious. The short ribs were divine. And the crab cakes were awesome!
I can’t wait till the next Amy dinner!

I attended Amys underground Valentines dinner last saturday, I surprised my husband and took him there, he’s not much of a foodie but I thought it would be fun for us! I loved walking into this car warehouse that had been tastefully transformed into a resturant like setting, it was fun when the waiters would come out with a different appetizer every time, and they were delicious!!! then we sat and amy explained each dish, which I love hearing her talk about her passion for food, it just oozes out of her when she explains it, the strawberry salad was dainty and delicious, then the yummy crab cakes! I LOVED the short ribs, all in different marinades and sauces! and on different sides! then the piece de resistance… the dessert, ohhh the chocolate lava cake ooozzzing out yummy chocolate heaven with the vanilla ice cream to cut the richness, i seriously was dying while eating it, my husband turned to me (remember he’s not a foodie, he eats to live, not lives to eat-​like me) and he says «this is the best dessert i have ever had!!!» he was so happy, and had a great time, we met some really cool people and I just love Amy and I can’t wait for the Bacon dinner!!!

We attended Amy’s Valentines Day Underground Dinner last night and had such a fantastic evening! The food was fabulous, the portions were just the right size– they left you satisfied without feeling stuffed, the décor was creative and romantic! She has such great energy, and a wonderful following of fans– we would definitely attend Amy’s Underground Dinners again! As for the other Unilocal review from last night, super sweet couple, felt awful that someone took their seats– hopefully, they’ll give it another try!

We were excited about a special Valentine’s Day dinner. Got there and joined other couples, good crowd. Champagne drinks with heart shaped strawberries, but if you want more, it is poured with hesitation, uhm… appetizers just enough with much wait in between. We sat down at a table, then decided to go out for some fresh air. Came back in less than three minutes another couple got rid of our drinks and took our seats. Chef Amy gets in front of the crowd, asks everyone to take a seat, and starts telling everyone about the menu. Meanwhile, our seat is taken, there is only a single seat available, she continues talking without even trying to take care of us while we are standing at the side awkwardly hoping to get chairs so we could sit. After what seemed like forever, i finally said, in front of everyone, we lost our seats, can you help us get seats. she asked one of her workers and they moved some people, brought another chair from the back and we walked over to the end of the room and sat. For $ 200+ per couple, she did not seem to even care about us and the fact that we were with no seats. Bread was placed on tables really far and apart. My husband got up, walked over to get us a couple of pieces. Salad was ordinary. Meal was ok. Dessert was not memorable. She made a big fuss about the treat bag that we all get by the exit to take home which had two pieces of chocolate bark. We decided to have s glass of wine and then leave, the waiter poured for the couple next to us and didn’t even look at our glasses. For $ 210 we could have had a nice dinner. We will not be back.

Amy catered a holiday party for approximately 40 people at our house in Encino on December 14, 2013.
There were 7 people including her. The staff was pleasant and friendly, but professional. Everyone knew what they were doing.
Every dish was delicious and very tastefully decorated and served.
We specially appreciated Amy’s attention to every detail from food preparation to holiday decorations. Her staff provided excellent and attentive service in a very unobtrusive way.
Amy was there herself to cook and supervise every step.
At the end of the party, the kitchen was left spotless.
We would gladly use Amy’s company again and would highly recommend her to anyone interested in a catered event.

Amy is the best. I could listen to her talk about food all day. Amazing knowledge but she really shines when the cooking is done. Great choices, amazing imagination, wonderful results. I recommend her completely through my experiences as well as friends of mine who still rave about the taste explosions they got months ago.

Never experienced an Underground Dinner –Soire’ until my wife and I attended Amy’s underground dinner last Saturday. Magnificent, Scrumptious, Abundant, Unique, Mouth Watering, a Visual display of culinary craftsmanship. Good company, music to mange’ with, great wines, delicious chocolate martinis and best of all, leftovers to munch on the next day. You out did yourself Amy. Can’t wait til the next adventure.

Last night I attended «Bite Me» an underground dinner by Amy’s Culinary Adventures. It was an amazing evening, from start to finish. The food, from the appetizers to the dessert, was absolutely delicious, especially the main course. The ambiance was lovely, the guests were all there to have a good time and indeed, a good time was had by all. Amy came out to tell us about each course as it was being served which was a really nice touch. I am a fan! Can’t wait for the next one.

Amy is a great chef! My wife and I attended an underground dinner in the summer last year and today Amy created a picnic lunch for my wife and myself. It was awesome! Perfect portions of delicious food! Thanks Amy!

I’ve been to a couple of Amy’s scrumptious dinners and they are uniformly yummy affairs with excellent courses and good camaraderie among the random assembly of diners. Highly recommended!