After booking, you’ll receive confirmation along with a brief questionnaire about your event, food preferences, dietary needs and any special requests. From there, our concierge team coordinates the chef, menu and practical details leading up to the day.

We select a carefully screened private chef whose experience suits your location, preferred cuisine, guest requirements, style of occasion, and availability. You’ll receive details about your chef before the event, so you know exactly who will be cooking for you.

Your menu is created for your occasion, not chosen from a set list. Once your booking is confirmed, your chef designs it around your tastes, dietary needs and dining style, using premium, seasonal produce. You’ll review the menu and can request changes before it’s approved.

Your chef can build your menu around them. Share any dietary needs, intolerances and allergies when you book, or at the latest before your menu is approved. Your chef will then plan suitable dishes and substitutions for every guest. For severe allergies or medically required diets, we’ll confirm beforehand that they can be safely accommodated.

Your chef needs a clean, working kitchen or suitable preparation space, with power, running water and some fridge space for the fresh ingredients. They’ll use your existing cookware and equipment, and bring anything your kitchen doesn’t have. Plates, cutlery, glassware and table settings are supplied by the host, or we can arrange hire for you. We’ll email you a full list of requirements before your event.

Your chef usually arrives about 90 minutes before your planned dining time. That gives them time to set up, organise the kitchen and finish the final preparation. If you’ve also booked waitstaff, they’ll arrive separately, closer to service time. The exact times depend on your menu, guest numbers and service style, and we’ll confirm them with you before your event.

Your private chef handles the whole meal: menu design, shopping for premium, seasonal ingredients, preparation, cooking, plating, service at the table and cleaning the kitchen afterwards. Our concierge team supports you from booking to the day itself. Each package lists its exact inclusions before you book.

Every booking also comes with CHEFIN’s standard of care:

• Vetted chefs: every chef is screened and holds current food safety certification.
• Insurance: each event is covered by $20 million public liability insurance.
• Secure payment: your payment is held securely and only released to the chef after your event.
• Chef replacement: if your chef becomes unavailable, we arrange a replacement.
• Quality guarantee: our Art of Dining Quality Money-Back Guarantee covers the food and service. If there’s an issue we can’t put right, you may be eligible for a refund.

CHEFIN pricing is per person and includes GST, so nothing is added at checkout. Cocktail and canapé packages start from $65 per person, three-course fine dining from $195 per person and five-course menus from $245 per person. The price covers your private chef, premium, seasonal ingredients, preparation, cooking, service at the table, kitchen clean-up and concierge support. Events more than 25 km from a capital-city CBD include a travel fee from $95, and public holiday bookings carry a surcharge in line with Fair Work award rates. Your final price depends on your package, guest numbers, location and date, and it’s shown in full before you book.

Yes. CHEFIN caters Christmas parties across Australia, from a relaxed drop-off feast to a private chef who cooks and serves each course on site and leaves the kitchen clean. Menus are built around your guests and any dietary needs, using premium, seasonal produce. For the full run of options and per-head guidance, see our guide to Christmas party catering.

A Sydney Christmas party works beautifully with a private chef — a harbourside home dinner, a backyard BBQ of charcoal prawns and glazed ham, or a stand-up canapé party in the summer evening. For ideas by area and budget, including how to get the harbour view without the cruise price, see our Sydney Christmas party ideas.

Melbourne’s changeable December weather rewards a party that isn’t left to chance — a chef-hosted event in a warehouse, a laneway space or at home, so the day runs the same whatever the sky does. For weather-proof, laneway and Peninsula options, see our Melbourne Christmas party ideas.

A team celebration doesn’t have to mean another restaurant booking. A private chef can bring a festive feast to your office or a hired space — canapés, a BBQ or a seated dinner — with everything handled so no one on the team is left organising. For themes, activities and budgets, read our guide to the work Christmas party for businesses.