Good food.
Great company.
Your occasion.
Private dinners, corporate gatherings, and weddings. Thoughtfully cooked. Personally served.
Richmond based. Serving Virginia and the DMV.
Every gathering
deserves a little care.
A menu for your people. A style of service for your day.
Private Dining
Birthdays, anniversaries, or just because. Three to eight courses, cooked in your home.
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Corporate Events
Client dinners, team celebrations, and healthcare events. Plated, buffet, or family-style.
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Weddings
Micro weddings, intimate ceremonies, larger receptions, and vow renewals. A menu shaped around the two of you.
Explore weddings →Trusted by Virginia healthcare organizations
Feeding the people who care for everyone else.
I am a repeat caterer for Sentara and Bon Secours teams.
Medical staff appreciation events, shift meals, executive dinners, and celebrations. Dietary needs covered for every guest, service that runs on your schedule, and clear itemized proposals.
Good food starts with care.
I am Jean. Welcome to my table.
I was born in Haiti, grew up in the Turks and Caicos, and trained in Manchester, England. I have cooked at the James Beard House in New York. Those experiences still shape the way I cook: Caribbean flavor, classical technique, and food made to bring people together.
Today I am based in Richmond, Virginia, and I cook for private dinners, weddings, and corporate events across the state, DC, and Maryland.
- Caribbean roots, European training
- Private dinners of three to eight courses
- Plated, buffet, and family-style service
Cooked at the James Beard House.
I have cooked at the James Beard House in New York, one of the great honors in American cooking. The James Beard Foundation recognized my contribution there in 2019.
That same standard follows me into every home, venue, and event I cook for.
You enjoy the company. I will take care of the food.
Tell me about your event
Your date, location, guest count, and what you have in mind.
We make a plan
We shape the menu and service around your guests and budget.
Settle in and enjoy
Cooking, agreed setup, service, and kitchen cleanup are taken care of.
Made with care. Shared with good company.
Imagine the atmosphere.
Warm candlelight. Thoughtful details. A table that brings people together.
These illustrative concepts show a visual direction, rather than photographs of a specific event. Your menu and setup are agreed together.
“Chef Jean was fantastic start to finish. He assisted with the place settings and crafted a wonderful menu for us. The service was perfect and the food he prepared was the pinnacle of our event.”Matthew M. · Wedding Reception
Good food travels well.
I am based in Richmond and cook for gatherings throughout Virginia and the DMV, including Washington DC and Maryland. Share your location and date, and we will work through the details.
Richmond & Henrico
Private chef dinners, wedding catering, and corporate catering in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield.
Richmond private chef →Washington DC & Maryland
Traveling chef for events in the District, Northern Virginia, and Maryland.
DC & Maryland →Throughout Virginia
Private dining and celebrations in Luray, Charlottesville, Williamsburg, and communities throughout Virginia. Travel is confirmed with your quote.
Service areas →Hampton Roads
Weddings and corporate events across Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake.
Service areas →Before we set the table.
Menu planning, shopping, cooking on site, serving, and full kitchen cleanup. Depending on your event, that can include custom printed menus, chargers and place settings, cutlery, table napkins, glassware, and buffet equipment. Table linens are not part of my standard service.
Yes. Tell me about vegetarian guests, allergies, and restrictions when you inquire, and I will build the menu around them. Every guest at the table is taken care of.
Three-course menus begin at $60 per person and five-course menus begin at $130 per person. Your final quote depends on the menu, guest count, and service style, plus a chef and booking fee, service fee, tax, and travel confirmed in advance. Tell me about your event and I will put together a clear, itemized quote.
I am based in Henrico, in the Richmond area, and I travel throughout Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, North Carolina, and beyond. Travel outside Richmond is confirmed in advance and included in your quote.
A 50 percent deposit secures your date. The balance is due one week before the event.
Cancel 7 or more days before the event for an 80 percent refund of your deposit. Cancellations within 6 days are non-refundable. Rescheduling is possible within 3 months with a 10 percent rebooking fee.
Private chef dinners, weddings and corporate catering across Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland.
Meet your chefPersonal from the first conversation.Caribbean roots. European training. Richmond based.Meet Jean →
A taste of my work.
View gallery →A few helpful details
Private dinners begin at $60 per person for three courses. Fees, tax and travel are confirmed in your itemized quote.
Based in Richmond, serving Virginia and the DMV. Share your date, location and dietary needs when you inquire.
What are you celebrating?
Tell me a little about your event. We will take it from there.
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