Scottsdale Airpark News - April 2019

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Home Cooking Chef William Turner offers delectable fine dining in clients’ homes By Lila Baltman

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iring a personal chef may sound like a lavish extravagance to some, but for Suzanne Muchin of Chicago, it’s proven to be the winning, key ingredient to her large family’s vacation success. Whenever she and her husband, their five kids, plus daughter-in-law travel to their Scottsdale vacation home, the daily highlight is sitting around their dining room table and enjoying gourmet meals prepared by private chef William Turner. While other families in Scottsdale make dinner reservations, the Muchin family is very happy to dine in. “I’m normally the cook in my home, but

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when we’re all in Arizona, I want to relax and take a break, too,” Muchin says. “Having chef Turner help me with the daily meal planning, food shopping and cooking is the much-needed break I need. We actually alternate with the cooking on a daily basis. One day he’ll cook us a beautiful, casual brunch and then I’m in charge of dinner that night. And the next day, I’ll take care of brunch and then he’ll come over and prepare us an amazing dinner. It’s become a great arrangement.” Known for his warm and friendly demeanor, charming Southern accent, everpresent backward black baseball cap and black chef’s coat, Turner lives in Gilbert but cooks for clients in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. All of

The Muchins noted Turner quickly learned how to prepare and cook appropriate meals for their kosher household.


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