TBD Foods

Terence cooked a private dinner for my husband and I in our home. Our family chef, my husband, declared it «far and away the best meal ever served in our house». Prior to the event, Terence was solicitous and professional in determining the best menu to suit our tastes. The night of, Terence showed up right on time, brought all necessary ingredients and cookware, and he prepped many components ahead of time. Everything was fresh, delicious, and well presented. We enjoyed chatting with Terence and wholeheartedly recommend TBD Foods cooking services.

The five stars are completely deserved. It really doesn’t get any better than this. I love hosting dinner parties but frequently feel overwhelmed by the planning, the cooking and, in particular, the cleanup. All these details were totally handled by Chef Terence, leaving me to focus on choosing wines to accompany his menu and enjoying the company of my guests. Not only was every bit of food scrumptious, it was meticulously sourced, which is important to me. It was also a surprise. The price is so reasonable that I wasn’t expecting meat and produce from local farms. Terence was also great about working within the dietary strictures of my guests.
Pulling this off a dinner party for eight with TBD Foods entailed considerably less effort than even a potluck. It cost less than a comparable dinner out. Terence brought all his own equipment, prepared and served the food, washed dishes between courses when I didn’t have enough plates and left my kitchen pretty much as it was when he arrived. He is personable and a joy to work with. There is absolutely nothing not to like about this extraordinary service.

Wow, I would use this service over and over again. Not only was the food extraordinary but also the set up and clean up was painless!!! Plus the price was a bargain for what we received in return. I was able to have my daughter and son in law over for dinner and enjoy them with out having to run back and forth to the kitchen. I will be sure to contact tbd foods again when I am back in Boston next summer.

Many moons ago during the snowstorm of 2015, I was lucky enough to partake in the Wicked Local Winter Pop Up II with a group of interesting folks from all over. A late cancellation got me off the waitlist and I was in for an adventure and new friends! Being new to this particular pop-​up, I did not realize it was a BYOB, but Terence had a few bottles open and my fellow diners shared their wine.
That winter night we had parsnip soup, fried kale and risotto and winter ratatouille which were my favorite course from a 5 course menu. The concept of a popup is so unique in that you are up front and close to the chef who serves each course. Terence clearly has a passion for these dinners and enjoys having likewise folks share in his passion.
Last night, I finally made it back for a second take and this time he had a guest chef, Marianne, whose popup dinners I have had the pleasure to experience recently.
Well Terence and Marianne are a great combo. There menu was the following:
Skillet cornbread with homemade honey butter: my friend’s brother in law from nebraska saids this bread is as good as his grandmas!
Fritter: friggetello pepper, mascarpone, chives
Antipasto: served on Marianne’s wood board, always presented as a work of art! heirloom tomatoes, pepper purée, gremolata, and homemade bread (check out the photo)
Tortellini: amazing smoked blue fish (smokiness totally came through), carrot ricotta stuffed in the tortellini, heirloom tomato base and sprinkled with crispy blue fish skin:
Field Greens: fabulous salad of mustard greens, dandelion greens, herbs, frittata and tossed with a perfectly spiced pancetta vinaigrette! My friend who normally does not eat salad thought this was amazing!
Skirt steak: wood grilled, kohlrabi purée and charred garlic scapes. Again for Jake who is grew up on a cattle farm remarked this is the best beef he’s had since his family stopped raising cattle. The garlic scapes were charred to caramel!
Pavlova dessert with orange blossom custard, farm fresh strawberries, kumquat, candied orange rinds. Yum, yum, yum, seconds anyone?
Dear Unilocalers and non-​yelpers alike, look for your local pop-​up chef/​event. For those in Boston, look into TBD Foods!
One final bit, it was great to see friends I’ve met through Terences and it was even better to introduce my friends while making new acquaintances!

We bought the groupon deal for TBD Foods to come cook in our home. Terrence totally exceeded our expectations. His food was simply amazing, and he was open to answering any questions we had about his cooking or where he got his produce from. He was really engaging and easy to talk to and took care of everything from the food prep to the clean-​up. We’ve been recommending TBD Foods to friends and family all week. Definitely will use again! Thanks again Terrence!

My wife and I had Terence come out the other day to prepare our anniversary dinner. We developed the menu beforehand and the chef arrived right on schedule and was ready to get underway. He brought all his own supplies (food & cooking), and made us a delicious meal. Everything was fresh and delectable. Terence was very friendly, sharing his background and future aspirations, which was great to hear. He even cleaned up everything from the meal (including all the dishes we ate from). We’re looking forward to trying a Pop-​up dinner at some point, but in the interim, I’d highly recommend this service to anyone looking to have a catered/​romantic dinner at home, or that’s hosting a party and wants a top-​notch chef to take the reigns so you can enjoy some of the party yourself!

Completely enjoyed this pop-​up dinner. A unique and clever pairing of macaroons and savory 5 course meal (I particularly loved the gnocchi) but the 5 spice sausage was incredible as well. (And we were tempted to attack the kitchen in the hopes that another giant macaroon was to be found). I enjoyed the size of the party — 12 to a table, and a nice way to meet new people. I would certainly recommend this for anyone — a great value for a great meal in a unique setting.

If you are thinking of having a family dinner catered then call TBD Foods. Terence Rogers catered Easter dinner at my home in West Roxbury, 10 Adults and 2 children. I wanted a traditional lamb dinner which he cooked and served with 4 appetizers, grilled apple green salad with cheese biscuits, lamb (cooked perfectly) with 2 sides of garlic mashed potatoes and roasted root spring vegetables. For dessert, shortcake with strawberries and whipped cream. Terence is so easy to work with, very flexible with all the changes that got made along the way. He and his partner, Holly, did all the clean up as well! It was totally enjoyable for me, not having to shop, prepare and cook for the entire family. I spent the afternoon with them, not in kitchen. I will be calling TBD Foods again!

If you’re all about great food but crave a more personal and engaging experience than can be had in a restaurant, just get up and go! We’ve joined a couple of dinner events at Terence’s home and thoroughly enjoyed them both; each had a different vibe in food and company… Where to start? Homemade tagliatelle carbonara was perfectly al dente and exploding with flavor, cold smoked tuna with cucumber (absolutely fresh and original), barley malt ice cream sundae! All in attendance were a cool and interesting bunch, passionate about supporting the local food scene and looking for a night out that’s just a little different and is never the same experience twice. Awesome dinner parties — we’re looking forward to joining again this summer!

My friends and I purchased a Groupon for an in-​home dinner from TBD foods and it was a great experience! Chef Terence was professional, knowledgeable and fun to have around for the evening. The meal he prepared was delicious, and he literally took care of everything from service to cleanup. I would definitely recommend TBD foods to friends, and I look forward to joining one of their pop up events in the future.

Did a pop-​up dinner at TBD foods and it was excellent. Food was amazing, and the atmosphere was fantastic. This is a great, fun way to get a restaurant quality dinner in a unique, fun, dinner party type setting. Highly recommend.

The concept of a Pop-​up dinner was intriguing to me having never heard of anything like it before and so I was excited and expectant when I ended up at TBD for my first dinner pop-​up.
What I found was an atmosphere reminiscent of dinner at granma’s (just so you know, granma’s dinners were legendary). The food… Okay how to put it so t I don’t totally understate the excellence of the entire experience.
The food was something that I normally see on shows like master chef and iron chef.
All I can say is if you haven’t been to TBD. The please please do yourself a favor and make it your mission to get in on one of the events.

My husband and I attended one of TBD Foods’ brunches couple of months ago, and we loved it.
There were a lot of courses – something new was always being handed to me, it seemed – and the food was inspired. The standouts for me were the bacon, which was home cured and home smoked and incredibly addictive, and the pain perdu, which was beyond words, more like fried custard than anything. The home fries were cooked in über-​healthy and delicious duck fat (and, as a lone criticism, could have been more fried than they were, but that did not interfere with my enjoyment one bit).
The atmosphere is casual and fun. The serveware and table linens are more ad hoc than fancy, so if you are expecting a matched, restaurant quality table setting, that is not what you will find, but the food and the company more than made up for that. Some of the other diners seemed to be regulars, and everyone was interesting and pleasant.
We have not yet attended any of the evening events, but that is more a function of not being able to round up the other couple with whom we want to go than any anything else.
Altogether, a great experience.

Terence, thank you so much for you wonderful dinners! I love the family dinner atmosphere and your beautiful presentation of food. I was really impressed by everything from your homemade herb butter and bread to the freshly made goat cheese ice cream with dehydrated pears. Your gnocchi is by far the best I have ever had. I look forward to attending many more dinners.

This was the most fun and best food I’ve had in a very long time. What a great idea! Your cooking is superb, I plan on attending every one of these that I can! See you Saturday.
Karie