“It is with utmost pleasure and enthusiasm that I am recommending Mark Boquist as a personal chef and caterer.

For over five years, Mark has prepared nutritious, delicious, and varied meals for my family of four, including my two preteen and teenage daughters. Mark created menus that were consistently creative, invariably tasty, and met all our dietary restrictions. He shifted seamlessly when last minute dinner guests were added to dinners and always left us well supplied with extra food for midnight snacks and even breakfast! Mark has also catered numerous events for us during this time period, including sit-down dinners for a dozen or more, buffets for larger gatherings, and cocktail parties complete with passed hors d’oeuvres and specialty cocktails. He also prepared holiday meals for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Passover, and Rosh Hashanah gatherings. All of these events have gone off seamlessly and scrumptiously. Many of our friends have been lucky enough to share in the bounty of Mark’s cooking, and they have been universally impressed with his culinary skills and his professionalism.

On a personal level, Mark’s long-lasting relationship with our family and his presence in our home during holidays and parties and life-changing events (like the presidential Election of 2016) have given me a window into Mark’s character as well as his craft. He is consistently reliable and conscientious, never cuts corners, is always calm and in control of his kitchen, yet he is also friendly and warm. Mark is a truly lovely human being, honest and kind and patient and sensitive.

It is without reservation that I recommend Mark to you as a personal chef and caterer.”

“If one word could describe him, it would be ‘reMARKable’! He brought his stunning cooking skills and made our vacation in The Hamptons a 5-star inclusive experience.

Before we could have come up with our meal plan, Mark prepared a lunch and dinner menu for each day with regards to everybody’s dietary restrictions and tastes (our party had 15 people including children). We decided not to change anything because it already sounded fantastic. And it couldn’t have been more amazing, from the variety of the dishes to the flavors that he presented with each meal - it was incredible. We were all indulging ourselves with second rounds at the table, we were unable to resist. He also prepared snacks for us between the meals that we could eat at the beach or when we were just relaxing in the house. Every dish tasted different, you just can’t get bored of the flavors and spices. He purchased the best meat, fish, vegetables and fresh fruits, we did not have to deal with the shopping either. And the top of the cream is that every day he left the kitchen cleaner than it was before he arrived.

We can’t compliment him enough on his professionalism. Thank you Mark for this experience, we are looking forward to another occasion where we can use your world-class service again!”

“Mark was recommended to us as a chef during our stay in the Westhampton to cater a family reunion & birthday celebration. He was warm, responsive and provided two menu options to suit the style and theme of our gathering. Mark arrived with two of his team and seamlessly constructed a festive environment and a delicious feast for our family. He was generous in his servings and the food was amazing. The place was cleaned and left as he found it and with all leftovers packed and labelled. Our family would highly recommend Mark for any catering services.”

“I am a founding partner at JnD Events NYC and have worked with Mark on several occasions. We handle everything from small discreet private dinners to large celebrations. I first worked with Mark in the fall of 2014 for a private client, an executive at the Carlyle Group. The event, in the client’s Manhattan home, was challenging and demanding. However, I was immediately impressed by Mark’s grace, efficiency, and focus. The food was delicious and the appearance top notch.

Since that evening, I have worked with Mark on numerous occasions, he’s one of the best chefs I have come across in New York City. He is reliable, friendly, and willing to work with clients’ preferences while still making tasty and healthy food. My clients find his cooking to be beyond comparison and his presentation to be first-class. Also, being a chef in New York City is a demanding and stressful profession and yet, I have always enjoyed working with Mark because of his positive approach and demeanor.

With great enthusiasm, I am recommending Mark Boquist!”

“...as COVID calmed a bit in New York, it became apparent that with testing and extreme caution I could do a pared down version of what I’d hoped. Mark told me of rigorous health and safety protocols he was following ... he wasn’t kidding, it was like hazmat-level safety. So, I proceeded to plan an intimate dinner party in East Hampton instead of the larger affair I’d originally thought.

Mark has, each time we’ve called on him, taken all of our food preferences into account. For this occasion I think there were four different diets he had to work with. For all of the occasions I’ve worked with him, he has designed ambitious menus that bring into account everything we discussed, with a great variety of complex flavor profiles and simple ones, too.

From a culinary standpoint, his creations would have me eating at his restaurant weekly if he had one. From an execution standpoint, the soul he adds to the food is something you can’t learn anywhere – he delivers the rare combination of sophistication and soul.

All through the entire night I got text after text from all the attendees of how their palettes were blown!”

“Mark is creative, dependable and an all around fabulous chef.  He takes the time to listen and learn about our family, our lifestyle, and our preferences. He’s flexible, easy to work with, and manages every meal from soup to nuts — literally.

It is my pleasure to recommend Mark to your kitchen.”

“The Road Recovery Foundation entrusted the chef and catering work of Mark Boquist and his team of professionals for our charity’s annual holiday parties / fundraisers from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Boquist’s professionalism, attention to detail, and most importantly, the quality of his freshly prepared hors d’oeuvres and dessert bites all made for very successful evenings – with a touch of class. Because of our charity’s budget limitations, Mr. Boquist took great pains to provide accurate cost estimates and meet our financial goals, yet fulfilled our catering requirements as needed. It has been very comforting to put this sense of trust in a chef and caterer for these special events so our charity could concentrate on our guests and the youth we serve.

Road Recovery highly recommends Mark Boquist — he doesn’t miss a beat!”

“I have known Mark for over twenty years now and his work has grown considerably throughout that time. He’s distinguished himself as a motivated self-starter, always looking for and finding a better way to do things. He’s an excellent chef who makes delicious, beautiful food.

Working with my demanding New York City clientele, Mark has proved himself to be respectful, gracious, and accomodating.”

“In 2008, for my wedding anniversary, I decided to surprise my wife by hiring private chef Mark Boquist to come to our Brooklyn apartment and prepare a special dinner. Twelve years later, she and I STILL talk about the Coquilles St. Jacques he prepared for us.

As a native Midwesterner, one of the many things I appreciate about Mark’s cooking is its no-nonsense essence. It is simple, but, it’s elegant and delicious. One way to think of his cooking is: The Best Possible Version Of That Thing You Want Without Trying To Make It Into Some Other Thing That It’s Not.

Hire Mark to make some food for you, it’s a bargain at twice the price!”

“A little over a year after savoring a delicious dinner by Mark Boquist, the delicacy of the dishes he created still linger in my pleasure memory.

Mark was hired to bring in dinner for a recovering patient, and I was a lucky partaker of this gift. Not only was the meal sumptuous, but the presentation and clean-up, which Mark supervised, were impeccable.

If you’re fortunate enough to hire a chef on a regular basis, or simply desire a special occasion meal, I highly recommend the services of Mark Boquist. From the first phone call to the final sweep of the floor, this gentleman is the consummate professional.”

“I’ve known and worked with Mark as a chef since the late 1990s and have always found him to be the utmost professional and nicest guy out there. We worked together in homes on Park Avenue in Manhattan and on Long Island in East Hampton and I saw firsthand the quality and dedication to his craft he approached each job with.

I highly recommend utilizing Mark for any kitchen needs from small family dinners to large outdoor parties. ”