Private Chef
Enjoy a customized culinary experience with a Private Chef in the comfort of your own home.
Enjoy the experience
There is no more intimate restaurant than your own home, where you can be at ease with the people you care for. Now, you can bring the magic of a fine dining restaurant to your table, through talented chefs who will tailor a menu to your cravings.
Turn your home into a restaurant and indulge yourself with a unique dining experience at home.
How it works
Personalize your request
Receive menu proposals
Get chatty with your chefs
Book your experience
Enjoy!
Top private chefs
We've curated the largest chefs portfolio worldwide, so you can have access to talented chefs with a passion for food and hospitality.
More than 2800 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.22 Chef
4.67 Food quality
4.56 Presentation
4.67 Cleaningness
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319 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Japan
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!
Tofu hummus
Quinoa salad
Kutchan potato salad
Chinese braised pork belly with pok choy
Hong kong hot pot with condiments
Japanese lamb jingisukan
Lamb biryani set
Singapore hainan chicken rice
Japanese shabu shabu set
Mix grilled with local vegetables
Slow cooker lamb shank with mashed potatoes
Thai mango sticky rice with coconut sauce
Local fruits plater
Japanese milk puddings
Hokkaido cheese cake
Green gazpacho
Crab salad
Duck confit , pinot noir orange glaze
Strawberry sorbet
Chocolate desert
Antipasto plate
Bruscetta
Caesar salad
Calamari in lemon herb sauce
Minestrone soup
Braciole
Chicken scarpariello
Italian casserole with baked rice and steamed clams
Pasta with meat bolognese
Seafood pasta in cream sauce
Pizza!
Panna cotta
Tiramisu
Zabaglione with strawberries
Corn & bean salad
Creamy cole slaw
Home fries
Kool aid pickles
Pickled onions
Pit beans
Sweet corn bread
Stuffed baked potato
Mac & cheese
Shredded beef
Smoked chicken wings
Pulled pork mac & cheese
Spicy chilli
Jerk chicken sandwich
Mushroom sandwich
Pulled pork sandwich
Smoked ribs
Banana pudding
Chocolate pecan cookies
Rice pudding
Edamame
Yellowtail carpaccio with ponzu jelly
Pan fried pork with ginger sauce
Sushi (nigiri 2pc, roll 3pc)
Miso soup
Seasonable assorted fruits
Melon and cucumber gaspacho, basil, melon granita
Heirloom tomato, straciatella, seasonal greens, hazelnut
Seared beef, pommes puree, charred leek, roasted mushrooms
Confit duck breast, duck fat sauteed white eggplant, orange bigarade sauce
Yuzu curd bavarian cream, seasonal fruit, shortbread crisp
Seared a5 wagyu, crispy rice, charred leek, brown butter ponzu
Mixed green salad, seasonal pickled fruit, herb and yuzu vinaigrette
Brown butter poached crab, nuoc cham, handmade pasta
Slow cooked lamb belly, za'atar herb vinaigrette, labneh
Butterscotch budino, espresso shortbread, chai whipped cream
"chicken and dumplings" slow roasted chicken, creamy chicken broth, and ricotta gnudi
Smokey seared shrimp, cheese herb grits, sauteed seasonal vegetables
24 hour brined fried chicken, pommes puree, braised greens
Dark chocolate espresso brownie, gelato, berries
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.
About us
Founded in 2012, Take a Chef began with a deep belief that the best of the culinary talent should not be kept hidden behind the thick walls of a restaurant's kitchen; it should be allowed to shine at the one place where everyone enjoys the most treasured meals- one's own dining table.
TECHNOLOGY
We're focused on creating a seamless booking experience to foster personalization and connection between chefs and guests.
FOOD
We've curated a selection of chefs based on their expertise and passion to grant our guests access to every cuisine in the world.
HOSPITALITY
We turn chefs into hosts to build meaningful connections with their guests, from the first message till the final toast.
Trusted by industry leaders
With the combination of technology, food knowledge, and love for the hospitality business, we have been able to offer the only global solution in the market to provide high-quality private chef services at any destination, at any given time.
Take a Chef in Japan
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Types of services
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