Bent on Cooking

I found Rosie via Unilocal when I was in search of a caterer for my November 7^th, 2015 wedding. From beginning to end, Rosie was always very helpful and knowledgeable regarding wedding-​catering. The tasting was in her home, waiter and all. It was very classy and well-​thought out. We also decided to trust Rosie’s recommendation, and go with her cake lady. This recommendation is the only reason why I cannot give Rosie the full five-​stars. The cake was a DISASTER, but that was not Rosie’s fault, and she did rectify it by giving me a refund. I was very pleased with the food and service Rosie provided, and also with how quickly she resolved my grievance regarding the cake. Thank you Rosie!

When I got married, Rosie catered the event. She was the epitome of patience personified as my spouse and I reviewed what she had to offer, and then when we thought we had made up our mind, she made multiple suggestions that enhanced what we were serving. The end result was one of the most flavorful meal experiences I have ever had.
Rosie’s cooking, her taste, her understanding of our guests, and their tastes completely blew me away! I would not hesitate to work with Rosie on anything that I would like to have catered in the future.
Rosie’s insights, her calm demeanor and her food all helped to make my wedding day a delight.
Thank you Rosie!

Rosie is a very personable person and attends to her client’s needs. Her food is delicious and her suggestions on making an event even better, is much appreciated.
She’s worth it!

Rosie was a delight! She comes to your home, bringing food and knowledge. It doesn’t get much better than that! The food was excellent, and we all enjoyed her entertaining manner. I recommend her for whatever your foods needs are.

quite surprised to read the negative reviews. but, my only connection with Rosie Bent is as an attendee in one of her Oasis classes, and i found her funny, charming, and quite informative on foods. she was able to keep up a steady stream of funny banter while whipping up three salads which were actually quite good: a raddicio/​endive, a chicken salad, and a deelish dessert with pound cake, strawberry and rhubarb. the samples (for a large class of 30 or more) were generous; i thought the atmosphere of the class was very good; she answered all our questions as honestly as she could, and in general gave us all a very nice experience. yes, i would take another class from her.

Upon very short notice, Rosie was able to accomodate our group for a Team Building cooking «competiton». We needed a gluten free menu and she was able to put that together. We had a fun afternoon making portobello mushroom pizzas and salads.

Do I have to give this lady a star? WORST experience EVER. The first time I called her to schedule an appointment, she got my email address and sent me a whole list of paperwork to fill out without explaining a THING. I was so lost. I tried e-​mailing about some questions and she was not responsive. When I asked her about using 2 of the Groupon vouchers on the same night for 4 people, her response was «I generally find that groups of 4 are really boring». Are you kidding me — boring? But I tried again, called her back, and she was SO RUDE and disrespectful on the phone. She yelled at me for «missing the boat» and having a «year to schedule your GroupON» and «It’s entirely your fault and not my problem». What kind of customer service is that? You think that, I am going to pay another $ 150 to schedule a cooking class with you? HA! Reading the reviews about how she is even worse in person makes me feel better. I’d rather have that GroupON go to waste!

My daughter and I had a cook lesson with Chef Rosie a few days ago and I must say it was the worst experience I have ever had. She was rude, arrogant, condescending and disrespectful and made us feel uncomfortable in our own home. I wish I would have read the reviews on Unilocal before hiring her, as I now know that she has treated others the same way too. She complained that we were unprepared for the cooking session. She criticized me for not having a chopping board (even though I had chopped all the vegetables the day before), not having knowledge about the correct knives to use, not having the correct pots and not having air conditioning in my home. She kept making snide remarks such as «You obviously don’t cook much do you?» and «Don’t you know the correct knife to use to cut garlic»? I had spent 3 days before the cook class shopping for all the ingredients that I needed for the recipes as well as purchasing a new pan. She threatened to leave after 10 minutes of arriving as she kept repeating «you are so not prepared, you will forfeit your money, it’s your fault». My daughter and I were in such shock that we were speechless.
She ended up staying for 30 minutes (out of a 2 hour lesson), reading out aloud from a printed recipe. She didn’t complete the 3^rd recipe as she said «we weren’t prepared». Then she stormed out my home.
We were expecting Chef Rosie to be a friendly helpful woman who would give us cooking tips, new ideas and guide us to cook dinner for our family. But Chef Rosie turned out to be a rude, scornful and sarcastic person who didn’t teach us a thing about cooking and insulted us in our own home.

I have to say after having a lesson with Rosie, it was literally the worst experience EVER. She was extremely rude, disrespectful, and had a bad attitude. She complained about everything in my home, and didn’t teach me anything about cooking. ALl she did was sit and read off of a printed out recipe, and didn’t help me with anything and at the same time insult and criticize me. And she left after 30 minutes (she was supposed to stay 2 hours). I would definetely NOT reccomend this service to anyone. A complete waste of money and a very negative energy in my home.

I really dislike writing negative reviews, but I was duped by all the five star reviews of this «service,» and since something positive needs to come out of this experience I can at least serve as a warning to other Unilocal readers. I have never felt so uncomfortable in my own home. I was hoping Chef Rosie would be a sweet, fun, lady that taught lots of good shortcuts, gave tips and recommendations, but what showed up at the door was a scornful, rude Rosie O’Donnell that read a recipe to us. In fairness, I should preface this with a little background (as Rosie may have been in hyper-​drive defensive/​awkward mode); some months prior to the day of the class, she demanded I send her the Groupon/​Expedia (can’t remember which it was) so that she could get paid. I questioned pre-​payment for a service that had not yet been rendered, and she was adamant about not letting me book the class (which I’d already paid the website for) until she received her payment. I was so nervous for this woman to come over because I knew something was just off about her, and sure enough, among her other off-​color comments, when asked if she’d done well with the Groupons, she responded — «I’ve made a lot of money off of them. People usually buy them and don’t use them, so it works for me!» Well Unilocalers, my advice– if you’ve already purchased your service with Rosie, I suggest cutting your losses. You’ve already lost your money, don’t let her ruin your evening, you can just as easily read a recipe without that weird energy up in your kitchen. If I could give a negative stars rating I would.

This woman was a complete condescending bitch. I went to my friends house who bought a coupon for her services for $ 80 (which by the way did not include the price of food). It was supposed to be a 2 hour fun and entertaining cooking class. Instead it was 60 minutes with a woman who all she did was read off a recipe that she printed off the internet while insulting my friend and myself. She LITERALLY did not teach us ONE blessed thing about cooking. She arrived and within 2 minutes expressed that she was in a rush. She complained about my girlfriends dog. Who was actually really well behaved. She made snide comments about my friends chopping technique, her dish sponge and the fact that I didn’t cook for my husband on a normal basis. I would not recommend using her services. I am a local event planner and deal with providers of service on a daily basis and I have never experienced such unprofessional, borderline aggressive customer service in my life. Please do not support this business.

Having a cooking class with Rosie was not only fun but a great learning experience. Because of Rosie’s background she is very knowledgeable about cooking technique, skills and timing of recipes. I would definitely recommend taking one of Rosie’s classes if you want to learn more about cooking. FP

Hire Chef Rosie if you want your party to be a success! The service she provides guarantees happy guests and great service. She is a professional chef, and the food is amazing! I highly recommend her!

I’m fairly new to the foodie scene, and even newer to the art of cooking the delicious cuisine I crave. It’s fair to say that I’m lacking some of the basic skills of the trained culinary professional. For my birthday my husband bought me two sessions with Rosie where she’d teach me some of the techniques used by a professional chef (kudos to my husband for a fantastic gift!).
I’ve only used one so far and it was a truly a wonderful experience! For that session I chose a couple of proteins that I found intimidating and Rosie helped me to create a lovely menu featuring those proteins. She then walked me through the step-​by-​step preparation of each dish. Her approach was professional and unarming, for me it really took the fear out of cooking. The food (I prepared) turned out so delicious (and was unbelievably easy) that I’ve had no problem recreating the recipes on my own. In fact since that first session I’ve gained such confidence in my cooking that I’ve tried loads of new recipes on my own.
For my next session, I’ll take the few recipes that I believe turned out less than perfect and have Rosie work with me to prefect them. Thanks again Rosie!

Rosie is AMAZING! I used her Personal Chef services and was WOWed! She really cared about my likes and dislikes and came up with foods that were perfect. I recommend her 110%! You will be so happy with the decision to go with her!

Rosie rocks! She completely tailors her menu to your needs. Whether losing weight, accomodating health issues, or just fixing your favorite foods, Rosie has a flavorful choice. Her classes are great too, fun and informative. I highly recommend her services