Adam Small Cooks offers private chef services specializing in seasonal cuisine throughout Sonoma, Napa, and the Bay Area. Chef Adam provides personalized dining experiences for private dinners and events, including small events, weddings, and corporate retreats. A minimum of 6 guests is required for these services.
The service focuses on creating a personalized dinner in the comfort of your own home or vacation rental. Chef Adam handles the menu planning, cooking, and clean up, allowing clients to relax and enjoy the experience. A Seasonal Tasting Menu is available.
Chef Adam Small is a classically trained chef with a passion for food that began at a young age, fueled by devouring cookbooks. He spent a decade working as a server before pursuing a culinary profession. He studied Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University for a year. His early career included cooking, serving, and bartending in Kentucky and New York.
Seeking further immersion, he spent six months in Paris, France, where he focused on French cuisine and wine. He has since familiarized himself with French regional specialties as well as Italian cuisine.
Chef Adam has lived in the Bay Area since 2001. His professional culinary experience includes working in some of the region’s finest restaurants:
•À Côté in Oakland (2001–2003): He cooked at this newly opened small French/Mediterranean tapas place in the Rockridge section of Oakland.
•Wente Vineyards Restaurant in Livermore (2003–2006): He spent four years cooking California cuisine here, working his way up to Acting Restaurant Chef. This restaurant was notably popular, leading to his appearance in the East Bay’s Diablo Magazine and an interview on KGO.
•Acquerello in San Francisco (2006–2007): He worked at Acquerello, described as one of the country’s best northern Italian restaurants, under the leadership of Suzette Grisham.
Since 2008, Chef Adam has been working as a Private Chef in the Bay Area. He hopes to utilize his skills in ways that bring people together, invigorate the senses, and give the community something to celebrate.
Service Area
Chef Adam Small offers private chef services throughout Sonoma, Napa, and the wider Bay Area. Specific service locations mentioned include: Sonoma County, Napa County, Marin County, Stanislaus County, Atherton, Belvedere, Berkeley, Bodega Bay, Burlingame, Calistoga, Concord, Corte Madera, Dillon Beach, Fairfield, Glen Ellen, Healdsburg, Hillsborough, Kenwood, Larkspur, Los Altos, Marshall, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Mountain View, Novato, Oakdale, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Portola Valley, Sacramento, San Anselmo, San Francisco, San Mateo, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Santa Ynez, Saratoga, Sausalito, Sebastopol, St. Helena, Stanford, Tiburon, Tomales Bay, and Woodside.
Contact Information
To schedule a consultation or make an inquiry, you can reach Chef Adam by email at adamsmallcooks@gmail.com or by phone at +1(415)606-1268. You can also follow along on Instagram @adamsmallcooks.
San Francisco’s culinary scene is a delectable mosaic of cultures, reflecting the city’s history as a hub of diversity and innovation. Home to some of the freshest seafood and boldest flavors, the city’s food is deeply influenced by its vibrant Asian and Italian communities. Dim sum, served in bustling Chinatown tea houses, offers a feast of delicate dumplings, fluffy bao, and perfectly steamed bites, while the city’s Italian roots shine in dishes like creamy risottos and rich pastas served in the charming North Beach neighborhood. The iconic cioppino—a hearty seafood stew brimming with fresh clams, mussels, and crab—speaks to San Francisco’s maritime heritage and culinary creativity. No visit would be complete without a taste of the city’s legendary sourdough bread, with its signature tangy flavor, often paired with creamy clam chowder for a quintessential Bay Area treat. San Francisco’s food markets, such as the Ferry Building Marketplace, brim with seasonal produce, artisanal goods, and global fare, making it easy to savor the city’s local bounty. From fine dining to hole-in-the-wall treasures, San Francisco offers a world of flavors and experiences to delight any palate.
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