Food has always been a passion of Chef Assu. Culinary experimentation has been a hobby of hers for over two decades. However, it was not until she left the corporate world behind in Vancouver and moved to Campbell River that she had the opportunity to truly put her passion to the test.
In 2017 while Chef Assu was a stay-at-home mother of
Food has always been a passion of Chef Assu. Culinary experimentation has been a hobby of hers for over two decades. However, it was not until she left the corporate world behind in Vancouver and moved to Campbell River that she had the opportunity to truly put her passion to the test.
In 2017 while Chef Assu was a stay-at-home mother of three young children she created and implemented a volunteer based meal program for the We Wai Kai Nation called EATS for Elders, personally volunteering 30 hours per month to make 150 meals which were provided on a bi-monthly basis for a period of 3 years to seniors residing on the Quinsam and Cape Mudge Indian Reserves. This volunteer program was extremely successful and allowed Chef Assu to transition from being a stay-at-home mother and part time volunteer to the operation of her culinary business.
Chef Assu is Food Safe Certified, possesses a City of Campbell River Business Licence and has a Commercial Insurance Policy through Lloyd's Underwriters.
Our goal is to ensure that our clients are completely satisfied and are excited to continue using the services of The Good Wife Gourmet so we encourage our clients to keep in touch with us. We love to receive feedback and photographs from events we are privileged to prepare food at. Just scroll down to our Contact Us section and let us
Our goal is to ensure that our clients are completely satisfied and are excited to continue using the services of The Good Wife Gourmet so we encourage our clients to keep in touch with us. We love to receive feedback and photographs from events we are privileged to prepare food at. Just scroll down to our Contact Us section and let us know what you thought of your experience!
Please check back often to find our latest creations and view weekly updates in our "Culinary Trials - This Week's Favourite" section.
Also, please be sure to follow us on social media! You can find us on Instagram under #goodwifegourmet where Chef Assu posts weekly photographs of personal meals she prepares for her family and friends while she is "recipe testing" from the comfort of her home, and also photographs of the food we freshly prepare for our clients at their venues and events.
The Good Wife Gourmet provides Private Chef Services and Event Servers at your venue of choice, all with current Food Safe Certificates, where our team prepares your course selections according to your timing requirements, live, on site allowing you a stressless day so you and your guests can enjoy an elevated dining experience. We offer
The Good Wife Gourmet provides Private Chef Services and Event Servers at your venue of choice, all with current Food Safe Certificates, where our team prepares your course selections according to your timing requirements, live, on site allowing you a stressless day so you and your guests can enjoy an elevated dining experience. We offer customized menus for anniversaries, birthdays, corporate events, engagements, galas, holiday parties, showers and weddings and have experience with groups ranging from 10 - 400 people. We also offer drop off lunch catering services including salads, sandwiches & soups.
Our ethnically diverse team is able to prepare a large variety of items including upscale comfort foods, canapés, baked goods, desserts, dairy free items, low carb options, gluten free, keto and beyond.
We pride ourselves on the fact that all of our dishes are made with premium grade fresh ingredients and fresh herbs whenever seasonally available. We do not use fillers and we even make our own spice blends, sauces and salad dressings from scratch.
Sockeye Salmon Cannelloni
Cannelloni noodle stuffed with sockeye salmon, shallots, fresh crushed garlic, fresh cracked pepper & lemon zest, baked in a lemon & ricotta cream sauce, served over arugula purée, garnished with Swiss chard leaves & pansies.
At The Good Wife Gourmet we don't post a set list of available menu items because each client has unique tastes, as such we prefer to work with each client to create a personalized custom menu. We specialize in the art of walk around service of canapés, informal tapas events, formal plated dinners and we even sneak in the occasional casual buffet from time to time! See "Chef Assu's Photo Gallery" below for samples of some of our recent courses.
We would be pleased to discuss your vision for your special event and then provide you with a written quote. Chef Assu is available via email at thegoodwifegourmet@gmail.com and via telephone Monday - Saturday at (250) 287-5932 during the hours noted at the bottom of our webpage.
We at The Good Wife Gourmet believe our success level is measured by the level of satisfaction of our clientele, our references are therefore our accolades. We are thankful to have such an extensive clientele and have the utmost gratitude for their continued support and lovely references.
We were genuinely thrilled by both the quality of the food, the service, and the professionalism of Amber and her team for our holiday/year end party this year. I would highly recommend her services and was very pleased with her willingness to work on customizing the menu for all of our staff - no matter what the specialty needs.
We look forward to working with The Good Wife Gourmet again!
~ Denise Mitchell
Amber, you and your assistant Darion did an OUTSTANDING job of both events, but the early birthday dinner was over the top. Dealing with you was so easy, and when changing it up you were so accommodating! You definitely know how to cater to your clients and your food is sooo good! All 22 guests will be talking about you for a long time. You really are the grill master and the marinade on those ribeye was amazing! Would highly recommend you and your team!
Thank you Amber Assu!
~ Janice Sewell
I first used Amber for family functions.
Through my business we hired Amber for smaller functions in the beginning but in the past year our numbers have grown. Just recently she prepared a meal for 250 guests at our Annual Christmas Party.
The food was well planned out and there was a lot of options for my staff. The food was delicious, hot and she stayed on budget. I will continue to work with The Good Wife Gourmet, she's my first choice when it comes to catering!
~ Karl Ebdrup
We had the pleasure of hiring Amber and her staff to cater a party of 85 guests at our home.
The food was not only delicious, it was not the usual fare. Items such as the fried cheese were to die for, one guest said "whose idea was that" as he was on his way back for seconds!
When The Good Wife Gourmet finished the evening they left the kitchen as if they have never been there! As party host, this was totally amazing and much appreciated.
We will definitely hire them again.
~ Brenda & Rick Schmidt
*Due to a limited number of alphabetical characters per region of text, excerpts of references have been used and full reference letters are available for review upon request
We are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions whenever reasonably possible. Please advise us of any dietary restrictions prior to finalizing your menu. Payment: We accept cash, Etransfer & company cheques.
Mon. | 11:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m. | |
Tue. | 11:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m. | |
Wed. | 11:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m. | |
Thu. | 11:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m. | |
Fri. | 11:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. | |
Sat. | 10:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m. | |
Sun. | Closed |
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