Vero Beach Private ChefChef Tony Durso
Cooking Demonstrations

Learn. Taste. Enjoy.

Learn from one of Vero Beach's most experienced culinary professionals with a private cooking demonstration — engaging, informative, and genuinely delicious.

Hands-on, not hands-off

Professional techniques, taught at your table

Guests are invited to participate, ask questions, and get hands-on experience with professional techniques.

From knife skills and sauce-making to plating techniques and flavor balancing — you'll leave with real skills, not just a full plate.

Available at your home, vacation rental, or private venue.

Perfect for

Demos made for your group

Want to learn how to make handmade pasta from scratch? Perfect a classic French sauce? Master the art of searing fish?

Intimate Groups

Private demos for small gatherings of friends — interactive, relaxed, and delicious.

Corporate Team-Building

Get your team cooking together — the kind of offsite everyone actually enjoys.

Birthday Cooking Parties

Celebrate with a chef-led session built around the guest of honor's favorite foods.

Bridal Showers

Bachelorette and bridal shower cooking events — festive, hands-on, and memorable.

Date Night Demos

Cook alongside Chef Tony for a date night that's far better than dinner out.

Food Enthusiasts

For anyone who loves food and wants to cook it better — no experience required.

Guest review

Five stars, every time

★★★★★

"Chef Tony is outstanding! I had a Galentine's Brunch party with 12 guests. All of the food was so delicious."

Karen Quoka Vero Beach
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Tell me what you want to learn

Chef Tony personally responds to every inquiry within 2 hours.

Thank you.

Chef Tony personally responds to every inquiry within 2 hours.

Knives up — let's cook

Pasta from scratch, classic French sauces, perfectly seared fish — you pick the lesson.

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The software behind the menus

MenuCortex is the menu-planning software Chef Tony built for his own private-chef business — weekly menus, client preferences, shopping lists and prep sheets in one place.

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