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Private chef · Richmond, VirginiaA restaurant-quality dinner, in your own dining room.
I come to your home, cook a multi-course menu built around your guests, serve it, and leave your kitchen spotless.
Your evening, handled end to end.
Private dinners run from three to eight courses. We start with a conversation about your guests, the occasion, and what you love to eat. I design the menu, shop for the ingredients, and arrive with everything needed to cook and serve.
- Menus from three to eight courses
- Custom menus for birthdays, anniversaries, and gatherings
- Vegetarian, allergy, and dietary needs accommodated
- Custom printed menus for your table
- Cooking, serving, and full kitchen cleanup
- Party size
- Five courses: 2+ guests; three courses: 10+ guests
- Courses
- Three to eight, your choice
- Where
- Your home or venue
- Included
- Menu design, shopping, cooking, serving, full cleanup
Taste what the evening could be.
Every menu is designed around your table, but here is a sample of how I cook. Three-course menus begin at $60 per person for ten or more guests; five-course menus begin at $130 per person for two or more guests. Chef and booking fees, applicable service fees, tax and travel are additional and confirmed in your quote.
Sample five-course menu · $130 per person before applicable charges
Opulent Culinary Experience
Amuse-bouche
Crisped Mozzarella Balls
Mango and tomato chutney, basil oil, balsamic glaze
Soup
Parsnip Broth
Diced potatoes, aromatics, parsnip crisps
First main
Pan-Seared Catch of the Day
Blood orange beurre blanc, garden peas, dill-infused tomato concassé
Second main
Jerk-Glazed Pork Fillet
Brown-butter mashed sweet potatoes, pearl onions
Dessert
Apple Pie
Vanilla chantilly, caramel drizzle
Menus change with the seasons and your tastes. View the full five-course collection (PDF).
From recent tables
Simple, transparent pricing.
Three-course menus begin at $60 per person and five-course menus begin at $130 per person. Your quote is itemized: menu, chef and booking fee, applicable service fee, tax, and travel confirmed in advance. A 50 percent deposit secures your date.
Tell me about your dinner
Date, guest count, location, and the occasion.
We design the menu
Courses shaped around your guests, tastes, and dietary needs.
I cook, serve, and clean
You enjoy the evening. I handle everything else.
Private dinner FAQs.
Three-course menus begin at $60 per person for ten or more guests, and five-course menus begin at $130 per person for two or more guests. Your itemized quote includes the menu, chef and booking fee, applicable service fee, tax and travel, with the full event cost confirmed before you book.
Menu design, grocery shopping, cooking in your kitchen, serving, and full cleanup. Many dinners also include custom printed menus for the table. You provide the kitchen and the guests; I bring everything else.
Five-course private dinners are offered for two or more guests. Three-course dinners are offered for ten or more guests. For larger celebrations, contact Chef Jean to discuss the menu and service format.
As early as you can, especially for holidays and Saturdays. A 50 percent deposit secures your date, and dates are first come, first served.
Yes. Tell me about vegetarian guests, allergies, and restrictions when you inquire, and every course is built around them. No guest gets an afterthought plate.
Let's plan your dinner.
Tell me the date, the guest count, and what you're celebrating.
Plan Your Event