Welcome and rehearsal dinner
The evening before the wedding, for the couple and the guests who travelled from afar: a long table in the garden with a local menu.
For wedding planners and event agencies
The private chef for the moments your guests will remember.
Welcome dinners, next-day brunches, aperitivo, corporate dinners and cooking classes in villas across Italy. You design the event, we bring the right chef and coordinate the service.
Where we make the difference
The moments around the event, looked after by a chef.
The caterer handles the reception. Before and after there are dinners, brunches and more intimate evenings: that is where a private chef changes the experience.
Next-day brunch
A long breakfast on the terrace for those who stay: pastries, eggs, fruit and hot dishes brought to the table by the chef.
Team building and cooking class
Colleagues making fresh pasta under the chef’s guidance, then sitting down together to eat what they made.
And also: poolside aperitivo, corporate dinners in a villa, private parties, menu tastings for the couple when the menu choice calls for it.
How we work with you
A supplier on your team, not another client to manage.
You send the brief, receive a menu and price to pass on to your client, and confirm. From there we coordinate chef, shopping and timing, in line with your schedule and the other suppliers.
- The client stays yours: we talk to the couple or the company only if you ask
- Menus we can revise together until they are right
- An operational summary before the event: timings, spaces, what the kitchen needs
Why planners work with us
Fewer phone calls, one point of contact, chefs who know how to work in a house that isn’t theirs.
One point of contact
One person on our team follows your event from the brief to the day itself. We answer you, and the couple or client only if you ask.
Tailor-made menus
The chef designs the menu around the theme, the season and the guests’ dietary needs. Allergies and restrictions handled by name.
Chefs chosen for the event
Professional cooks with checked CVs and food safety (HACCP) certificates, chosen by area, type of cuisine and number of guests.
Proposals on event timescales
Send us date, place and number of guests: usually within 48 hours you have a proposal with menu and price to pass on to your client.
Payment and paperwork in order
The service is confirmed with payment and MyPrivateChef issues the invoice, in your name or your client’s.
Terms for regular partners
For agencies and planners who work with us regularly we agree dedicated terms. Let’s talk.
How it works
From brief to service in four steps.
- Send us the brief Date, place, number of guests, type of moment (dinner, brunch, aperitivo, cooking class), kitchen available, dietary needs.
- Receive the proposal We select the right chef and send you menu and price. If needed, we revise the menu together until it is right.
- Confirm With confirmation and payment the chef is booked for the date. We send you the operational summary: timings, spaces, what the kitchen needs.
- On the day The chef arrives with the shopping, cooks and serves in step with your timings and the other suppliers, and leaves the kitchen clean.
What we do and what we don’t
- Private chefs for dinners, brunches, aperitivo, cooking classes and corporate dinners
- Tailor-made menus, shopping, preparation, table service and kitchen cleaning
- Several chefs for large tables, when kitchen and menu allow it
Set-up, rentals, waiting staff for large numbers and reception catering stay with your suppliers: we coordinate with them.
Let’s start
Introduce your agency.
Tell us what events you organise and where. If you already have a date in mind, put it in the message and we will start from there.
Prefer a call? Write to [email protected] with a phone number and we will call you back.
Questions from planners and agencies
Do you also cater the reception?
Our strength is private chef moments: welcome dinners, brunches, aperitivo, villa dinners and cooking classes. For receptions with many guests we assess case by case; often the best solution is to pair the reception caterer with the special moments we look after.
For how many people?
From small groups to larger tables, with more than one chef if needed. The right number depends on the menu, the kitchen available and the type of service: tell us in the brief and we will say what is feasible.
Do we need a professional kitchen?
No: the chef works in the kitchen of the villa or venue. We need to know what is there (hobs, oven, fridges, space) to build the menu; for outdoor services we plan the equipment together.
Who pays and how is it invoiced?
The service is confirmed with payment. The invoice is issued by MyPrivateChef S.r.l.s., in your name or your client’s, as you prefer.
Does the client stay mine?
Yes. We work as a supplier on your team: you remain the contact for the couple or the company, and we only talk to them if you ask.
Which areas do you cover?
All of Italy, with a chef network that grows area by area. For venues where we don’t have chefs yet we tell you straight away, with no empty promises.
Do you run a villa or holiday property?There is a partnership designed for hosts.
See the villa partnership