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    128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX · Company No. 14892337

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    Private chef at home · London & South East

    A private chef for your table, not a caterer for your hall.

    Personally chosen chefs who cook and serve in your kitchen, for two or for twenty. Menu and fixed price agreed with you on one free call.

    Request a free callback
    How the call works →How the call works→

    Free to enquire. An event manager calls within one working day.

    Personally chosen chefs
    Matched to your evening
    London & Home Counties
    Seven days a week
    2 to 20+ guests
    Suppers to feasts
    No payment until confirmed
    Fixed price on the call
    A private chef plating the first course on a kitchen island in a Victorian London terraced home

    Clapham, LondonPlating the first course, before guests sit

    Why it works

    Built around your evening, not a package

    No trays at the door, no directory gamble. A chef chosen for your table, cooking in your kitchen.

    The difference

    Cooking at London standard

    Chefs from respected London dining rooms and private houses, cooking at this level every week.

    Dinner-party ease, without leaving your own dining room.

    Menu and fixed price agreed on your free call · Start with the call

    • A closed, hand-matched network

      Chefs chosen personally by our team from restaurant and private-household kitchens. Never an open list.

    • Shaped around your home

      Supper for two or a landmark birthday, planned around your kitchen and your table.

    • One calm planning call

      Courses, timings and price settled with an event manager, then a direct introduction to your chef.

    • Careful allergen practice

      Allergy requirements designed into the menu, confirmed on the call and briefed on the night.

    • London & the Home Counties

      Greater London and the South East, seven days a week.

    Our chefs

    Chefs chosen for your table.

    Tell us about the evening and we match the right chef for it.

    Chefs from restaurant and private-household kitchens, chosen personally by our team. Every menu and fixed price is agreed with you on a free call before anything is confirmed.

    A chef wiping down a wooden worktop in a tidy sage-green British townhouse kitchen before guests arrive

    Hand-matched chefs

    Westminster · Pre-service setup

    • Allergens handled with care

      Requirements designed into the menu, confirmed on the call, briefed on the night.

    • Discreet by default

      Quiet arrival, tidy working, private-household manners. Happy to sign an NDA.

    Every evening is agreed on the call first: menu, timings and one fixed price.

    Sample menus

    A sense of what we cook

    Eight starting points. Your menu is written around your guests and kitchen on the call. These simply show range.

    Final menu agreed on your free call

    • Modern British Dining

      Modern British

      Modern British Dining

      Seasonal, confident cooking for the table you already own.

      • Cured sea trout, cucumber & dill
      • Roast rump of lamb, spring greens & jus
      • Rhubarb & vanilla custard tart

      Request this style→

    • Italian Table

      Italian

      Italian Table

      Long, generous and unhurried, the way Sunday lunch should feel.

      • Burrata with heritage tomatoes
      • Handmade tagliatelle, slow ragù
      • Cocoa-dusted tiramisu

      Request this style→

    • Mediterranean Sharing Feast

      Mediterranean

      Mediterranean Sharing Feast

      Plates down the middle of the table, everyone reaching in.

      • Grilled halloumi, honey & thyme
      • Whole roast sea bass, salsa verde
      • Orange & almond cake

      Request this style→

    • French-Inspired Dinner Party

      French Inspired

      French-Inspired Dinner Party

      Courses, candlelight, and a chef who has done this before.

      • Twice-baked cheese soufflé
      • Duck breast, cherry jus & potato fondant
      • Dark chocolate & salted caramel tart

      Request this style→

    • Pan-Asian Small Plates

      Pan-Asian

      Pan-Asian Small Plates

      Lots of vibrant plates, arriving fresh as they are ready.

      • Crispy chicken gyoza
      • Fragrant Thai green curry
      • Sweet mango & coconut sticky rice

      Request this style→

    • Live Grill & Summer Hosting

      Live Grill

      Live Grill & Summer Hosting

      Coals lit in your garden, the chef at the grill all evening.

      • Charred seekh kebabs & flatbreads
      • Tandoori spiced chicken platter
      • Caramelised grilled pineapple

      Request this style→

    • Vegetarian Seasonal Table

      Vegetarian Seasonal

      Vegetarian Seasonal Table

      Built around what is peak this month, never an afterthought.

      • Roasted heritage beetroot & goat’s curd
      • Wild mushroom & black truffle risotto
      • Poached pear, brown butter crumb

      Request this style→

    • South Asian Celebration Menu

      South Asian Celebration

      South Asian Celebration Menu

      A proper feast for landmark occasions, cooked fresh in your home.

      • Charcoal-grilled tandoori platter
      • Slow-cooked lamb biryani
      • Warm gulab jamun & cardamom syrup

      Request this style→

    Every dish is a starting point. Courses are written for your table, not picked from a list.

    Not sure which fits? Talk it through on the call →

    Chef matching

    Matched to your home, not picked from a list.

    You never gamble on a stranger. We choose the right chef for your date, kitchen and style.

    An anniversary for two needs fine-dining precision. A garden feast for twenty needs command of live fire. Tell us about the evening and we match repertoire, pace and temperament, then introduce you by name.

    A private chef in a charcoal apron finishing a plate mid-service at a Richmond dinner party

    Richmond · Mid-service

    Hand-matched

    Chosen for the brief, introduced by name. You speak before the night, not after.

    1. 11 · You tell us

      You tell us

      Date, guests, tastes, kitchen.

    2. 22 · We hand-pick

      We hand-pick

      One chef, chosen for the brief.

    3. 33 · You meet first

      You meet first

      Intro call before the night.

    • Paired to your kitchen and diets

      Cuisine, allergies and domestic equipment discussed on the call before anyone is offered.

    • Chefs we know personally

      Restaurant and private-household cooks, tried with us and invited in. Never an open list.

    • No surprises on the night

      Timings, table and arrival agreed with your chef directly, ahead of the evening.

    Request your chefRegister your event→

    Introduced before you commit · Fixed price on the call

    How it works

    Three steps, one call

    Easy and personal. Most enquiries take two minutes; the call does the rest.

    1. 1Step 1

      Tell us about the evening

      Date, guests, tastes and postcode. Two minutes, free to enquire.

    2. 2Step 2

      One call fixes menu and price

      An event manager writes the menu with you and confirms one fixed price.

    3. 3Step 3

      Host while we handle the rest

      Your chef cooks fresh in your kitchen, serves, then leaves it spotless.

    Free to enquire. Your fixed price is agreed on the call, and you can cancel free any time before you confirm.

    Request a free callback

    Typically a reply within one working day

    Hosting at home

    Hosting, without the hovering.

    The questions every host asks, answered in how we work.

    Real kitchens, real dining rooms, guests you care about. Built for that, not for banquet halls.

    A host laughing with guests at a candlelit table in a London dining room while the chef plates the next course through the kitchen doorway

    Islington, LondonMain course down, host still in their chair

    Register your event

    A reply within one working day

    • Your kitchen left spotless

      Worktops wiped, washing done, rubbish taken. You wake to a clean kitchen, not a catering aftermath.

    • We work with your kitchen

      Range cooker or compact flat, gas or induction. Your chef asks about it on the call and adapts on the night.

    • Guests looked after, you seated

      Courses timed, diets remembered, glasses noticed. A server can join larger tables so you stay hosting.

    • Talk everything through first

      Timings, table layout, allergies, arrival. Agreed with your manager and chef before the day, not on it.

    • Allergies designed in early

      Vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergies shaped into the menu from the start, with clear service on the night.

    • Calm and discreet in your home

      Chefs used to private houses. Quiet arrival, tidy working, your household rhythm respected throughout.

    If it matters to your evening, bring it to the call. Timings, table, kitchen, children, neighbours, parking. Planned before, not improvised on the night.

    Register your event

    Questions

    Good to know

    What hosts usually ask before the call. Anything particular to your evening, bring it. That is what the call is for.

    Still unsure? Ask on your free call

    • Dinner parties, birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, house parties and corporate dinners. Anything where you would rather host than cook.

    • Our chefs are chosen personally by our team from restaurant and private-household cooks we know. Every menu and fixed price is agreed with you on a free call before anything is confirmed.

    • Every event is priced personally on a free call, because no two menus are the same. The price is fixed before you confirm, and there is no payment until then.

    • Yes. Once the menu is agreed and a chef is assigned, we introduce you directly.

    • Fully. Menus are written per event, so vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergy requirements are designed in from the start.

    Start with a call

    Register your event

    Share a few details. An event manager calls within one working day to compose your menu and confirm one fixed price.

    1. 1Register
    2. 2Free call
    3. 3Fixed price
    Step 1 of 2Request the callHow we reach you

    Three short questions next. You can share the rest on the call.

    Step 2 of 2Shape the eveningAbout the eveningAll optional. You can share the rest on the call.
    Choose a date

    Weekends fill first. Approximate is fine.

    Empty is fine. Most detail is easier on the call.

    Free to enquire. Fixed price agreed on the call.

    No payment until you confirm, and you can cancel free before then. We only use your details to arrange this event.

    An event manager calls within one working day

    Free to enquireFixed price on the call

    Request callback