Chef Andrew C - New York's Best Personal Chefs

Big flavors. Extreme textures. Food made to make people happy.

I love cooking for other people because I love making people happy. Food has a way of bringing people together — and watching how someone reacts to a truly great bite is endlessly rewarding. The eyes-closed smile, the little fork shake, the happy dance in the chair — those moments are the reason I cook.

My food is all about contrast and intention. I love extremes: tender and crunchy, rich and fatty, light and airy. If it’s meant to be crispy, it should be the crispiest thing you’ve ever eaten. That balance — and that boldness — is what makes food exciting to me.

I grew up in Bellevue, Washington, spent several years in Beijing, and come from a half-Chinese family. I later married a Korean woman, and many of my fondest memories are tied directly to Asian flavors and shared meals. I cook a lot with those influences, often layering in Mediterranean elements — and yes, tacos will always have a place on my menu.

My path to becoming a chef wasn’t traditional. I dropped out of college, got a job at a ramen shop, and fell completely in love with restaurant life. That passion eventually led me to attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. From there, I went on to become Executive Chef of the 1915 Wine Cellar, where I created menus, ran a full charcuterie program, and executed everything from intimate dinners to large-scale wine-paired events.

Some of my favorite moments as a chef are the simplest ones — stepping out of the kitchen with a new idea and saying, “Try this.” Watching someone’s face light up, then talking through how it could be even better, is magic to me.

What I Can Do for You

Create custom meals designed around bold flavor and balance
Cook food that feels indulgent, thoughtful, and deeply satisfying
Design menus for special nights, celebrations, and meaningful moments
Bring Asian-inspired flavors and global influence into your home
Take care of you through food — genuinely and intentionally

Cooking is how I take care of people. It’s the best way I’ve found to do that professionally, and I bring that mindset into every meal I make.

My Style

Asian-inspired flavors rooted in memory
Tacos (always)
Rich, satisfying comfort with contrast
Food that sparks conversation — and joy

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.