| Cooking Classes In addition to offering private and group cooking lessons through Great Taste, Chef Danielle teaches recreational cooking classes at a number of local venues. Her straightforward, technique-driven cooking style has made her a popular instructor at both L’Academie de Cuisine and Williams-Sonoma. Chef Danielle has also taught classes at Sur La Table, ProKitchen and TasteDC. Food Writing Chef Danielle is a contributor to ChefsBest.org and has written and styled features for The Food Network Holiday Survival Guide and the Food Network Magazine, publications produced by the Food Network and distributed through Scripps-Howard newspapers. Her articles have informed readers how to prepare and package food as gifts for the holiday season; extolled the virtues of the hamburger and its place in American culinary history; and taught children to prepare homemade, edible gifts for their teachers. Her food writing credits also include serving as Contributing Editor at Restaurant Digest, a monthly trade publication covering the foodservice industry in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., where she wrote feature articles about all aspects of the regional foodservice industry. Chef Danielle has written feature articles on restaurants and food for the Prince George’s Gazette and penned “At the Table,” a monthly recipe column. Food Styling The Food Network has contracted Chef Danielle to work as a freelance food stylist, assisting network personalities Rachael Ray, of "Thirty-Minute Meals" fame and Giada Dilaurentiis, star of "Everyday Italian," with cooking demonstrations and media appearances in the Washington, D.C. area. Cooking Demonstrations Chef Danielle conducts cooking demonstration both in private homes and for corporate clients. Her corporate clients have included A.T. Kearney, Inc., the National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Mercy Medical Center, the Tavis Smiley Road to Health Expo, Carroll County Hospital and a host of individual clients. Recipe Development Chef Danielle developed original vegetarian recipes as a featured chef in The Baltimore Sun's 'Makeover My Meal' series. She also developed original recipes for Aqui Brazilian Coffee House in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The coffee house features a Brazilian-themed menu, including recipes for Brazilian Caesar Salad, Aqui Pasta Salad and Arepas with three original toppings, created by Chef Danielle. Media Chef Danielle has appeared on Maryland Public Television's 'Your Money & Business,' WHUT’s “Evening Exchange with Kojo Namdi,” where she discussed the business of being a personal chef and she was featured on WUSA Channel 9’s Morning News show promoting her special Valentine’s Day Table for Two package. Chef Danielle and Great Taste were selected by 97.1 WASH FM radio station to participate in their Stress-Free Days of May promotion where one lucky listener won personal chef service for a year from Great Taste. She has also appeared on “Recipes from the Chef’s Kitchen,” a cooking show on Fairfax County Cable. Chef Danielle lives in Bowie, Maryland with her husband and daughter. |
Home Cooking Instruction Private Dining Cooking Demonstrations Culinary Content Recipe Development Food Styling Radio |
Chef Danielle Turner ChefDanielle@GreatTastePCS.com 301-352-3517 |
About Great Taste -- A Personal Chef Service
Great Taste provides a wide range of culinary services to individuals and corporations
alike. Our clients can enjoy cooking lessons, cooking class parties, intimate dinners for two
and meal preparation for dinner parties and other special events, all in the comfort of their
homes. Great Taste is owned and operated by Chef Danielle Turner, who graduated with
distinction from the professional Culinary Career Training Program at L'Academie de
Cuisine, the Washington area's premier culinary school, in 2002. She put her classical
French training to use in the kitchen at La Colline, a restaurant honored as one of
Washington’s best 100 restaurants for more than 10 years, under the tutelage of esteemed
French chef Robert Greault.Chef Danielle has cooked for a diverse cross-section of
Washingtonians, including bestselling authors, members of Congress and White House
officials.
Great Taste provides a wide range of culinary services to individuals and corporations
alike. Our clients can enjoy cooking lessons, cooking class parties, intimate dinners for two
and meal preparation for dinner parties and other special events, all in the comfort of their
homes. Great Taste is owned and operated by Chef Danielle Turner, who graduated with
distinction from the professional Culinary Career Training Program at L'Academie de
Cuisine, the Washington area's premier culinary school, in 2002. She put her classical
French training to use in the kitchen at La Colline, a restaurant honored as one of
Washington’s best 100 restaurants for more than 10 years, under the tutelage of esteemed
French chef Robert Greault.Chef Danielle has cooked for a diverse cross-section of
Washingtonians, including bestselling authors, members of Congress and White House
officials.