Elizabeth QuallsPrivate Chef in San Francisco, CA

New to HELMEx-Atelier Crenn and Lazy Bear, San Francisco

The Chef

The Story

I've spent twelve years in professional kitchens, five of them in fine dining, and every one of them chasing better pasta and cleaner seafood. My training runs from hand-rolling and extruding pasta on the Arcobaleno machine at SheWolf in Detroit to executing a French-Californian menu through six years at three-Michelin-star Atelier Crenn, including a stretch in the pastry department doing bread, sugar, and chocolate work. Most recently I built nostalgic, seasonal multi-course menus at Lazy Bear, ranked #25 in North America's Top 50 Best Restaurants. Whenever I had a spare night between kitchens, I cooked for families and guests in their own homes, and that's the experience I bring to your table now. Expect thoughtfully sourced seafood, house-made pasta, and a seasonal menu built around what's genuinely good right now.

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Where Elizabeth Qualls serves

San Francisco, CA · 30 mi

The Menu

Services & Pricing

Family Style Dinner

$150.00 / guest

Generous shared platters served to the table — relaxed, abundant, and tailored to your group.

Grocery & ingredients from $50.00 / guest · 2–12 guests

Plated Dinner

$175.00 / guest

A multi-course plated dinner cooked in your home — menu, shopping, service, and a spotless kitchen all handled.

Grocery & ingredients from $60.00 / guest · 2–10 guests

Tasting Menu

$180.00 / guest

A seasonal multi-course tasting, plated and presented at your table — an intimate, restaurant-caliber progression at home.

Grocery & ingredients from $75.00 / guest · 2–10 guests

20 guests maximum · Books up to 6 months in advance

Work History

November 2025 - February 2026

Opening Sous Chef · Consulting · San Francisco, United States

Assisted a restaurant opening by developing menus, creating back-of-house SOPs, hiring and training the opening team, and leading evening service.

November 2024 - November 2025

Chef de Partie · Lazy Bear · San Francisco, United States

Created nostalgic, seasonal multi-course menus with monthly changes using local ingredients and helped execute holiday and fundraising dinner parties.

April 2022 - October 2025

Chef de Partie · Atelier Crenn · San Francisco, United States

Executed a French menu with California sourcing at a three-Michelin-star kitchen, collaborated with local suppliers, and completed six months in the pastry department.

August 2016 - May 2020

Line Cook · SheWolf Pastificio & Bar · Detroit, MI, United States

Opening line cook at Detroit's top high-volume restaurant, assisting the head pasta maker with hand-rolled and extruded pastas using the Arcobaleno machine.

Education

September 2015 - June 2018Bachelors, Culinary Arts Management, Schoolcraft College

Skills

CalifornianFrenchSeafoodPastryFarm-to-TablePastaItalianSeasonal

Accolades

#25 in North America's Top 50 Best Restaurants (Lazy Bear), October 2025
#1 Detroit HOUR Restaurant of the Year 2020 (SheWolf)

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Reserve Elizabeth Qualls

from $150.00 / guest

2–12 guests · Books up to 6 months ahead

No charge now — Elizabeth Qualls reviews your request first.

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