Austin Veggie Chef

Leslie and her staff at Austin Veggie Chef are the absolute BEST in Austin! I was invited to attend a private dinner event and WOW! We had a few vegetarians and gluten free eaters in our party. Leslie and her sous chef, planned a delicious meal that everyone could enjoy! Our host uses AVC’s personal chef services and absolutely raves about them. I highly recommend AVC, Leslie and her team is the best you will find in Austin! And if you don’t believe me just have a look at all the awesome reviews AVC had received:-)

I’m a personal assistant for a family in town. We have had the pleasure of having Leslie in our kitchen for almost a year now. Her food is amazing and she doesn’t bat an eye at all the dietary restrictions that we throw at her. Leslie uses local produce, which we love. She takes our weekly bushel delivery and works her magic with it. The results are delicious!

Austin Veggie Chef (AVC) catered a fantastic pre-​wedding party in my home. I wanted to host a tapas wine party for out-​of-​town guests and AVC made a dream come true! I met with Leslie to discuss my ideas and she came up with a wonderful menu and made it happen! Her chef arrived at the agreed upon time with all the ingredients and gamely set to work. Everything was delicious (glazed carrots especially) and the chef was a very good sport as friends and relatives wandered through the kitchen with random requests and whatnot. Leslie and her team are a great addition to the Austin cooking scene.

Austin Veggie Chef gave my brother a marvelous vegetarian birthday party! Booking and scheduling were easy and professional. Leslie and Laura were able to take my brother’s veggie preferences and turn them into a beautiful menu that was within our budget. They arrived on time, with all groceries. They found their way around our kitchen easily, and cleaned up before they left. The dinner was lovely to look at, and delicious, with generous servings and plenty of leftovers. My parents, who are carnivores, said «We would be happy to be vegetarian if it all tasted like Austin Veggie Chef’s food!» My brother was delighted by the surprise, and excited to ask Laura questions about her recipes. Austin Veggie Chef has really got it together, and I would recommend them for small parties (there were five of us) and large events.

I love the food at Casa de Luz and wanted to do a total macrobiotic three day cleanse. After searching the internet I found Leslie Haak, a.k.a the Austin Veggie Chef. A former chef a Casa de Luz, she consulted me about my myriad food allergies and designed a fabulous menu for me. Typically she comes to your home to prepare the food, package it and then cleans up, but my husband, a skeptic of most vegetables, works form home and didn’t want «to stink the place up». Leslie graciously offered to prepare the food at her home and delivered it to me. It came labeled with heating instructions and the food was divine and very wholesome.
For breakfast I had a choice of a breakfast rice sweetened with cinnamon or miso soup and she made a fabulous quinoa salad with chickpeas, mint, parsley, carrot and ume dressing. She also made a delicious Asian veggie stir fry, adzuki beans seasoned with Mexican spices, root vegetable soup and two fabulous tahini sauces. I ate like a pig, felt amazing and lost two pounds.
I’m thinking of hiring her for cooking lessons and will definitely have her prepare a cleanse for me again. If you need to «desludge» your system, Leslie’s personal chef services are worth every penny.