Chef Ameia P - New York's Best Personal Chefs

Deep roots. Big flavor. Food that tells you everything in the first bite.

What I love most about cooking for other people is watching their reaction when the food hits. Everyone has a tell — an eye roll, a deep breath, a quiet “damn, that’s good.” Of course I love a clean plate, but that first moment is everything to me.

I grew up in Brooklyn, in Crown Heights, in a Caribbean household — Guyanese on my mom’s side and Trinidadian on my dad’s. Food wasn’t written down or measured. You learned by watching, asking questions, and watching again. One of the most meaningful moments in my life was when my mom finally showed me how to make stew chicken the right way — how to brown it properly, when to add ingredients, and how to fix things if something went off track. That memory stays with me every time I cook.

I started cooking at eight years old, attended a culinary-based high school, and began working in restaurants at sixteen through C-CAP. I competed in culinary competitions that paid for my education and went on to earn my Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts and Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management.

I’ve worked with some incredible chefs and teams over the years — including Daniel Boulud, Marcus Samuelsson, Bill Telepan, John Fraser, and Momofuku — where I created an appetizer that ran for two seasons. I’ve also catered meals for guests like Michelle Obama, Phylicia Rashad, Danielle Brooks, Common, and Jennifer Hudson.

My cooking is driven by flavor, balance, and soul. I love Caribbean curries with flaky roti, beautifully marbled steaks cooked just right, and ramen where the broth and toppings come together perfectly. When I step into the kitchen, I love the rush — the flow between hands and mind, the smells of ground spices and simmering sauces, the rhythm that makes cooking feel natural and alive.

What I Can Do for You

Create flavorful, intentional meals rooted in culture and technique
Cook dishes that feel bold, comforting, and deeply satisfying
Design menus for everyday living or meaningful occasions
Bring Caribbean, global, and classic flavors into your home
Take care of people through food — fully and thoughtfully

Cooking is how I care for people. Even when I’m off, I’m still experimenting, refining, and dreaming up new ideas — because this is what I love.

My Style

Caribbean-inspired comfort
Perfectly cooked, high-quality proteins
Deeply satisfying broths and sauces
Food that makes you feel something

Our focus is weekly meal service for you and your family.

At Tiny Spoon, we spend a lot of time talking about relationships because we think that’s where the “special sauce” is. To us, there’s nothing better than pulling up a stool in the kitchen, steeping in solid conversation with someone fab and grabbing a bite of that perfect thing you didn’t know you wanted mingling with your taste buds.