Cooking Accomplished - (503) 639-2665

Whether you are already a great cook, a want-to-be cook, or someone who struggles to cover the food bases, C.A. offers meals that you can be proud of. The recipes are creative and delicious, yet easy to prepare. There is a good variety of choices every month and the ingredients are fresh. For busy people on the run, they will prepare the meals in advance for you---a great plus. The atmosphere is very nice and the customer service is excellent.

I had clients in town yesterday, Thursday, from San Diego, CA, and we had dinner at Cooking Accomplished. Our evening consisted of a cooking demonstration with a 4-course dinner. WOW! We had a fantastic time! Our evening began with our group enjoying wild mushroom gougeres appetizers, with French white wine, as we sat chatting around a coffee table in their comfortable sofa and chairs. We progressed to the seating counter around a cooking station for our meal, where we enjoyed a seasonal salad of local ingredients topped with a pomegranate vinaigrette that tasted like salad candy (my associate Laura said that she would never have believed that healthy food could taste this awesome!). We watched as our crab cakes and steaks were cooked to perfection right in front of us, and everyone agreed the crab cakes were the best any of us have ever had. The Oregon red wines we enjoyed with our dinner were the right compliment to our meal. For dessert, we loved the flourless chocolate cake drizzled with caramel and served with coffee whipped cream on the side. The Oregon Raspberry Aperitif we sipped with dessert completed a fantastic evening that everyone agreed could not have been more fun. Our night out with my clients was a huge success, and I do not believe we could have had anywhere near the good time we had, if we'd simply gone to a restaurant; even if we had a private room! MOwens95

I was looking for a setting to hold our fall customer appreciation dinner for 15 clients when a friend told me about Cooking Accomplished! in Lake Oswego. He said they offered high quality meal assembly, with fresh local ingredients, held wine tastings; cooking classes and also did private corporate dinners. I met the owner, Shelley McDaniel and explained our requirements. She did a tremendous job organizing a superb menu and wine food pairings. The dining room and horseshoe shaped client seating around the commercial demonstration area were setup with beautiful dishes and multiple wine glasses for each course. The dining setup is superior to most Portland area restaurants. Shelley's team also provided an area for us to lounge with our customers and to display our giveaway items. From the moment Shelley and Beth greeted us at the door we were charmed. There was a pre-printed menu next to each dish and when they reviewed the evening?s offerings my client's were ohing ahing like you wouldn't believe! As the event progressed we watched, learned and listened as Shelley prepared our customized gourmet meal and described the accompanying wine. Chef Shelley, (who I understand also used to have a gourmet catering business), takes her passion for and creativity for great food in a new direction with this type of dining experience. This is definitely the place to close the deal over a hands-on or demonstration cooking class, provide a special client thank you with a casual, wine-tasting event, or take the edge off of a client meeting with a professionally prepared lunch or dinner in a warm and relaxing environment. I will highly recommend Cooking Accomplished! to all our corporate vendors, customers and clients! I look forward to our next event with the confidence that you will provide us with a job well done! Dan Joslin, Regional Account Manager, Trend Micro