Professional Services in Agoura

Chef Craiger Van Zee started his grilling career at age 12. Now, after 40 years in the food and beverage industry, Chef Craiger has become a strong proponent of the saying "practice makes perfect." Through To Grill or Not to Grill, the chef has passed his hard-won cooking experience to more than 2,500 students. Chef Craiger smoothly divulges tips and advice to classes with cooking demonstrations and field trips to the mystical talking spatula. By posting weekly members-only videos on his website and holding online question-and-answer sessions, he helps at-home chefs prepare perfectly cooked meats.

American Tortoise Rescue was founded by husband-and-wife team Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, who began advocating for the humane treatment of animals after adopting a pair of desert-tortoise hatchlings. Since that first adoption, American Tortoise Rescue has rescued more than 3,000 turtles and tortoises of various land and water species, focusing efforts on abused turtles or those with special needs, and has expanded its scope to the treatment of these animals worldwide.

At American Tortoise Rescue's facility, approximately 100 animals live in an enclosure that mimics the wild, having freedom to play on the ground or in the water. Sick turtles receive medical care and stay in the house until they are healthy enough to go outside. To supplement its rescue efforts, the organization also provides information and awareness about the care and rehabilitation of tortoises for the public, and works to prevent the sale of hatchlings, the importation and live-market slaughter of adult turtles, and the destruction of the desert-tortoise habitat.

Plaza Dry Cleaners's staff smartens up garments with dry-cleaning, laundering, and tailoring services. With same-day and 48-hour turnarounds, they evict germs and debris from an array of items, including comforters, rugs, formalwear, and blankets. Like learning to levitate, the facility's hanger-recycling program helps to limit eco-footprints.

Touting a master's degree in psychology and a passion for matchmaking, Natasha Shpiner launched Two for Drinks to make the hectic dating process easier for busy professionals. Striving to supply an ethical and confidential matchmaking process, she and her staff orchestrate pairings by referencing their database of prescreened candidates built partially from existing clients' referrals. To help pinpoint client's preferences, they stage an initial 60-minute chat and continue to update the client’s profile based on responses to potential candidates. When they find a client-approved match, the team serenades the calendar in return for a time, location, and date for a meeting. They also host speed-dating events and cater an array of personal-improvement services, such as image consulting and date coaching for men and women.

At Hilltop Cleaners, earth-friendly dry cleaning practices rid wardrobes of stenches and splotches in a manner that won’t cause harm to the environment. The company—open 24/7 all year—makes deliveries any day of the week, and provides same-day service if requested. Additionally, on-site tailors work to repair damaged duds, ensuring that a torn suit seam doesn’t keep a businessman away from a meeting and an overly long skirt doesn’t keep a marathoner from winning his race.

Before looking through the camera lens, the expert photographers at Picture People spend time getting to know their subjects and establishing a strategy for conveying their personalities in print. Then, film-ready clients pose in the bright camera room, airing teeth amid colorful backdrops and creative props. Following snapshots, subjects make their way to the selection station to choose their favorite poses from their session, which may be treated with sepia tones, color accents, and decorative borders to suit any wall, wallet, wallpaper pattern, or trophy walleye.

Picture People encourages subjects to arrive 15 minutes early to the shoot and offers a variety of creative tips to help enhance mantel-dominating final results. The studio ensures satisfaction with a 100% guarantee on finished products.