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We closed out Virgo season by celebrating my favor

We closed out Virgo season by celebrating my favorite Virgo, my big sister @chloes_charms 😍💕 A Renaissance Tour themed cake was absolutely necessary! I think my favorite part of the process was painting the entire thing with silver luster dust 🪩

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Personal Chef Diaries: A year with the Roses 🌹

Personal Chef Diaries: A year with the Roses 🌹

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Mini beef sliders; buns made from scratch ✨ Coc

Mini beef sliders; buns made from scratch ✨

Cocktail parties, corporate events, intimate private dinners, meal prep… we do it all!

Visit thedailyspeshyl.com for all personal chef inquiries. Link in bio

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My twin Godsons turned 6 months, so it’s only ri

My twin Godsons turned 6 months, so it’s only right that I went all out for their half birthday cake 🥹 Their theme was “Halfway Around The Sun” & @sophisticated_shay requested a galaxy cake!

This cake challenged me in sooooo many ways…

The mirror glaze was easy to make, but it took a couple of pours to get it right (since it was slipping off of the cake and creating gaps). I used a @nordicwareusa half sheet tray & cooling rack lined with parchment & put the cake on a pint container so that the glaze could fall from a good height.

I figured out that working right in front of an air conditioner directed at the cake & using a blow dryer on the cool setting helped it adhere more. Also, working with an extremely cold cake is a must. I frosted/ crumb coated these layers while they were frozen so they cold be as cold as possible.

I used white food coloring on a pastry brush to flick some “stars” onto the glaze.

I let the cake set in the fridge overnight after the glaze, and decorated it the next morning.

Now stacking the two tiers?! A HEADACHE! Because once you place it, there’s no moving it 😭 the mirror glaze was pretty sticky, so I only had one chance to place it.

I made the cake topper using a cricut machine (which always comes in clutch), and @wiltoncakes silver fondant for my babies names (Tyler & Skyler) 🩵

I’m an overanalyzer & perfectionist, so there are so many things that I notice & would do differently next time; but other than that, I think it came out beautifully!

Although my craft & profession is savory food, I love to dibble & dabble in pastry, and learn new techniques 🤗

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Hors d’oeuvres: small bites perfect for any even

Hors d’oeuvres: small bites perfect for any event 🥂

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Oh what a year it’s been! 🌹 Thank you so much

Oh what a year it’s been! 🌹 Thank you so much to Alaina & Derrick Rose for supporting & trusting my small business; allowing me into their home to cook for their family over the past year. It has been such an amazing experience! I can’t wait to see what’s next!

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Hearst Black Culture Networking Mixer ✨

Hors D’oeuvres: @thedailyspeshyl
Wine: @bedvynebrew
Event Space: @somewheregoodworld

Thank you to my bestie @__symonewilliams for providing me with this opportunity 🥹🫶🏽

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Food, friends, love. What more could you ask for 🤞🏾
Bookings for private dinners are open now! Link in bio

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Surprise Engagement Dinner Party ✨ Shout out to

Surprise Engagement Dinner Party ✨ Shout out to this lovely group!! I could feel the love in the room 🥹💕

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This weekend, my personal chef business ‘The Dai

This weekend, my personal chef business ‘The Daily Speshyl LLC’ turned 1 Year old! So it had to be in God’s plan that my small black owned business would be chosen by @beyonce ‘s @beygood foundation to attend their Black Parade Route Small Business Impact Luncheon 🥹🙏🏽

I applied for this opportunity in April, by a long shot. Only 100 businesses in each of the 10 cities part of the route are chosen. This event brought the most amazing people together “To celebrate people, communities, and small businesses impacted by economic inequities”. I learned so much from the guest speakers, and was given so many tools to further grow my business.

It still feels like a dream to me, honestly. I’m so proud of what I’ve built; of the years of work I’ve put in. I’m mostly proud of taking the leap & following my dreams, even though it was scary leaving comfort & routines of working for others, to being my own boss. This is HARD. I won’t lie to you. But it is WORTH IT, for me. I won’t ever give up on this dream, and one day I’ll be cooking for Beyoncé herself 😉.

Kept the party going by seeing the Queen herself on Sunday 🥳

#beygood #blackparade #blackparaderoute #personalchef #privatechef #nycprivatechef #blackbusinessowner #womanownedbusiness #womanownedsmallbusiness #smallblackbusiness #blackchefs #blackchefsnetwork #thedailyspeshyl

This weekend, my personal chef business ‘The Dai

This weekend, my personal chef business ‘The Daily Speshyl LLC’ turned 1 Year old! So it had to be in God’s plan that my small black owned business would be chosen by @beyonce ‘s @beygood foundation to attend their Black Parade Route Small Business Impact Luncheon 🥹🙏🏽

I applied for this opportunity in April, by a long shot. Only 100 businesses in each of the 10 cities part of the route are chosen. This event brought the most amazing people together “To celebrate people, communities, and small businesses impacted by economic inequities”. I learned so much from the guest speakers, and was given so many tools to further grow my business.

It still feels like a dream to me, honestly. I’m so proud of what I’ve built; of the years of work I’ve put in. I’m mostly proud of taking the leap & following my dreams, even though it was scary leaving comfort & routines of working for others, to being my own boss. This is HARD. I won’t lie to you. But it is WORTH IT, for me. I won’t ever give up on this dream, and one day I’ll be cooking for Beyoncé herself 😉 (see last slide for a visual of me speaking it into existence).

Kept the party going by seeing the Queen herself on Sunday 🥳

#beygood #blackparade #blackparaderoute #personalchef #privatechef #nycprivatechef #blackbusinessowner #womanownedbusiness #womanownedsmallbusiness #smallblackbusiness #blackchefs #blackchefsnetwork #thedailyspeshyl

Visiting Rio De Janeiro has been my dream since I

Visiting Rio De Janeiro has been my dream since I was 10 years old & I saw the debut of Snoop Doggs “Beautiful” video. When by best friend decided to celebrate her 30th birthday there, I was stoked!!!! We brought in her birthday in the most magical way, with treks to see Christ the Redeemer (did you know it’s one of the 7 wonders of the world?!) & Escadaria Selarón (the famous colorful stairs). I can definitely say this was the trip of a lifetime 🥹💕

The food at one Brazilian steakhouse was so delicious, I could cry. The steaks, lamb, pork, & chicken came around to us in an endless fashion & everything was so perfectly cooked! I actually tried a duck heart for the first time because I like to be adventurous, and it wasn’t bad at all! It tasted like chicken to me with a slightly different texture.

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Baby, talk about feeling seen!! @tatianabychefkwam

Baby, talk about feeling seen!! @tatianabychefkwame @chefkwameonwuachi is everything reviews say it is, and then some! I felt like I was represented in every dish: An Afro-Caribbean-Latina born and raised in the Bronx, NY! This is some of the most delicious food I’ve had in a long time & I can’t wait to go back. Something I’m striving for as a chef is being able to tell my story through food & sharing that with everyone I come across and am able to work with, so this meal definitely left me inspired.

Here’s what we ate:
• Hamachi Escovitch
• Curried Goat Patties
• Truffle Chopped Cheese
• Braised Oxtails
• Brown Stew Red Snapper
• Drink: Nutcracker (& another that I forgot the name of)

I can’t even choose favorites because I thoroughly enjoyed everything! Service was amazing, the music was dope, & the vibes were immaculate. I can’t wait to go back!

#thedailyspeshyl #nyceats #nycrestaurants #tatianarestaurant #oxtail #redsnapper #hamachi #curriedgoat #choppedcheese

This weekend, I had the honor of attending @sophis

This weekend, I had the honor of attending @sophisticated_shay & Rob’s baby shower for their twins, Skyler & Tyler 🥰 I made the cake & the grazing table & my mom made the centerpieces! Shay threw such a beautiful shower & I loved every moment of celebrating the boys— my Godsons, with some of my closest friends. I can’t wait to meet them!

Oh, and the cake was red velvet with cream cheese frosting as the filling & Swiss meringue butter cream on the outside 😋

#thedailyspeshyl #babyshowercake #twinboys #charcuterietable #grazingtable #grazingtables

It’s my birthday 🥳 🎈& yes… I did make my

It’s my birthday 🥳 🎈& yes… I did make my own cake 😌

Hey @bobbyflay, next time we meet, we’ll be comp

Hey @bobbyflay, next time we meet, we’ll be competing 😌

#thedailyspeshyl #beatbobbyflay #competitionwhyyesiwouldlovesome #coolexperience #foodnetworkfaves

Ribeye steak bites. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes. As

Ribeye steak bites. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes. Asparagus. Green Juice. Honey-Lime Chicken Thighs. Leek Cous Cous. Roasted Brussels with Balsamic Glaze. Exhaustion 🙃

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We’re back! After a week off, I was excited to g

We’re back! After a week off, I was excited to get back into the kitchen 🤗

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#ad I made this Creamy Smoky Chipotle Shrimp with

#ad I made this Creamy Smoky Chipotle Shrimp with @betterthanbouillon ‘s Smoky Chipotle Base from their Culinary Collection. This dish came together in about 15 mins, including prep time, so it’s perfect for those weekday nights when you need dinner on the table, fast! I like to serve this dish over white rice, but you can use any side you like. Click the link in my bio to shop this kitchen staple!

Recipe below:

Ingredients:
• 1 lb jumbo shrimp (U 16/20)
• Kosher Salt
• neutral cooking oil (avocado, grapeseed, vegetable, or canola)
• 2 teaspoons @betterthanbouillon Smoky Chipotle Base, divided
• 1/3 cup onions, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• scallions, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Season shrimp with 1 teaspoon of the Smoky Chipotle Base. Heat up a skillet over a medium-high flame and add in enough neutral oil to almost cover the bottom. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, and in the shrimp and cook for two minutes per side.
2. Remove the shrimp, and saute the onions and garlic in the same pan until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Add in the heavy cream, sour cream, and remaining teaspoon of the Smoky Chipotle Base and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer for a 2-3 minutes, add the shrimp back in, garnish with the scallion & serve.

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And it only took 3 days 🥴 But I’m so incredib

And it only took 3 days 🥴 But I’m so incredibly proud with how it turned out!!! This has to be my best work yet! Apparently, I thrive on stress.

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