A true success story, Randal Abrams' career began at the age of fourteen at the grill of a small hamburger restaurant. By sixteen, he showed such promise that he began apprenticing with chefs in the finer Los Angeles restaurants. Abrams quickly mastered the basics of preparing veal, fish, pastas, and specialty salads in the trendy style of Nouvelle Cuisine.

At each stop along the way, Abrams continued his mastery of various techniques while improving and experimenting with his own creations. The time spent at these restaurants provided him with culinary sophistication beyond his years, prompting nationally known restaurant critic, Larry Lipson, to comment "Look Out Wolfgang Puck!"

At the age of nineteen, Abrams had already earned a reputation among the finest and most innovative chefs in Los Angeles. With appearances as guest chef on local and national television shows, including "Good Morning America", "P.M. Magazine", and "A.M. Los Angeles" along with many newspaper and magazines articles deeming Abrams as the "famous teen chef", demand for his services continued to grow.

Abrams' catering business served some of the top names in Hollywood, including Frank Sinatra, Felecia Rashad, Patty Duke, Wolfgang Puck, and the cast and crew of many television and movie production companies to name a few.

When Abrams decided to accept a chef's position at a posh resort in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, family, friends, and clients wondered why.

It was really no mystery. What has always set Abrams apart from other chefs is his uncanny ability to foresee culinary trends. Using St. Thomas as a base, Abrams traveled extensively throughout the American and British Virgin Isles sampling Caribbean cuisine and mastering new culinary ideas and techniques.

In early 1992, Abrams changed his residence from Los Angeles, California, the "Food Mecca" of the United States to Seattle, Washington opening a unique catering company appropriately called "A Slice of Paradise Catering and Event Planning". Knowing his client's tastes for casual, yet elegant dining, Abrams has successfully merged the freshness of California cuisine with the spiciness of the Caribbean to create a exciting blend he calls "Caribbean Nouvelle".

During the years he spent in the Caribbean, Abrams created several original recipes, each an expression of his personal style and a blend of new tastes, cultures and foods. Some of the specialties he now offers revolve around the island theme, such as Conch Fritters, Trinidad Curried Shrimp and Lobster with a tangy Dark Rum Sauce.

Abrams continues to provide his clients with a variety of options. He tailors each menu to the clients specific needs, offering trendy nouvelle cuisine, elegant French dishes, casual fare for informal occasions and traditional American specialties. A Slice of Paradise Catering has become caterer of choice among many of Seattle's celebrities as well as important clients just like you. This photo of Mayor Norm Rice is just one of the photos from our celebrities file, check them out: celebrity clients.