Private Chef in Cape May County
Rent one of our 26 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.
A personal chef for any occasion in Cape May County
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Cape May County in May 2019, more than 26 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Cape May County and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Cape May County.
Starting in 2019, 17,576 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Cape May County. To book your chef in Cape May County, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 6,004 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 55,712 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.78 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 17,576 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Cape May County usually book menus around 173 USD per person, including 3.2 courses, sharing an average of 4.09 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Cape May County.
How it works
Personalize your request
Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.
Receive menu proposals
Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.
Get chatty with your chefs
Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!
Book your experience
Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.
Enjoy!
All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!
26 Private Chefs in Cape May County
Get to know more about our top rated Private Chefs in Cape May County
More than 17,500 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.65 Chef
The guests in Cape May County have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.65.
4.78 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Cape May County received an average score of 4.78.
4.76 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.76 average score.
4.84 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Cape May County has been scored with a 4.84 on average.
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6,004 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Cape May County
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!
Onion goat cheese puff
Mini baked brie with apple chutney
Butternut squash and mushrooms risotto
Calabaza butternut soup organic fresh cream | organic
Shepherd's pie grass fed (grass fed ground beef with peas, carrots and corn blended in a savory homemade sauce and topped with a yukon gold mashed potato crust)
Scallops stir-fried with pumpkin puree
Seafood paella(spanish bomba rice, saffron and seafood)
Home made ravioli filling with ossobuco cooked for 18 hours in cream sauce, basil and italian tomatoes
Short ribs and grilled polenta accompanied by eggplants and roasted tomatoes
Chicken casserole, mushrooms, basmati rice and leek
Apple crumble blossom (filled with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a crispy mix of sugar and oats)
Chocolate mousse cake
Sticky toffee cake
Gluten free chocolate lava cake 9elicious taste of rich belgian chocolate as you enjoy a warm lava cake)
Apple berry blossom
Cream of pumpkin soup
Honey roasted butternut squash dip serve with chips and fresh vegetables
Ambrosia fruit salad
Watermelon, fata, mint with honey and balsamic glaze
Honey maple glaze airline chicken breast served with roast pumpkin and veg
Herb roasted chicken served with honey glaze roasted sweet potato
Apple cobbler with or without pumpkin spice ice-cream
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Fresh berries with honey
- shredded brussel sprout salad, with dried cranberries, roasted pine nuts, goat cheese, infused with a warm bacon vinaigrette
-asian citrus salad, mandarin oranges, pine nuts, bell peppers, crispy wontons with asian sesame seed vin
-arugula and friz lettuce, pine nuts, goat cheese, fried carrots and balsamic
-butternut squash soup topped with a splash of creme fresh and roasted squash bites
-caesar salad, fresh crispy romain lettuce, homemade croutons with classic caeser dressing
-citrus arugula salad, tri-colored tomatoes, cucumbers, bahama onions, goat cheese. roasted almond slices with a citrus vinaigrette
-classic french onion soup with gruyere cheese
-greek salad, feta, kalamata olives, peppers
-intense flavored pho soup with either chicken or shrimp or beef, bok choy, easy poached egg and rice noodles
-italian wedding soup with homemade meatballs, ditalini pasta and fresh vegetable in a delicious chicken broth
-minestrone soup, fresh vegetables, white beans and elbow pasta
-new england clam chowder with fresh local middle neck clams
-summer salad with arugula, fresh strawberry, roasted pine nuts, fried carrots and fresh crab with a raspberry vinaigrette
- roasted asparagus caprese with heirloom tomatoes and balsamic reduction topped with fresh basil
- seared duck breast with a cherry liquor and cabernet reduction
- seared tuna with a honey miso sauce and thinly slice and sautéed bok choy
-charred korean meatballs, with roasted peppers, cilantro season mix topped with plum sauce and charred with flames
-flank steak on a bed of creamed spinach and topped with chimichurri and fried carrots
-chicken or pork tostados, avocado, marinated and shredded chicken pork topped with special red sauce topped with casa fresca and fried onions
-stuffed mushroom caps with either crab imperial or spinach and sweet sausage
-spicy tuna tartare crunchy spicy tuna tartare mix with seaweed salad top with avocado
-shrimp gratin_ marinated and lightly bread, then pan seared served with saffron cream
-shrimp and pearl scallop ceviche marinated in lemon, lime juice, cilantro red onion and plum tomatoes served with crispy wontons
-seared tarragon butter infused scallops topped with burbon bacon jam and fried carrots
-greek bruschetta on crostini, diced heirloom tomatoes, olives, feta cheese with balsamic reduction
-heirloom tomato bruschetta topped with balsamic reduction and fresh basil served with crostini's
-italian meatballs seared to perfection topped with fresh marinara topped with ricotta
-roasted lamb chops in irish butter, tyme, rosemary, sea salt topped with chimichurri
-seared and brown sugar blackened flank steak on top of cristini with gorgonzola cheese and balsamic reduction
- seared duck breast with a cherry liquor and cabernet reduction w/ white bean and lemon sea salt arugula medley
- stuffing chicken with yukon gold mash and sauteed carrots
-(great dish) local rockfish or chicken piccata, capers, prosciutto, sun dried tomatoes, artichokes and white wine, lemon, butter sauce
-brown butter marinated flank steak with chef tri color potatoes and summer squash meledy
-chicken marsala an italian classic with juicy-pan-seared chicken in a creamy and savory marsala with sauce
-chicken parmesan lightly breaded and pan seared with an italian and herb breading mixture served with angel hair pasta and garlic bread banquets
-crab cake and 6oz filet duo served with asparagus and roasted rosemary potatoes
-filet minion seared with sea salt then butter basted with herbs/garlic/shallots and topped with chimichurri served with roasted asparagus and redskin mash or tri colored rosemary potatoes
-freshly grilled swordfish topped with a kalamata olive tapenade served with a summer squash pasley potato white wine hash
-wild oyster and portabella mushroom risotto with either marinated seared chicken breast or filet or wild caught shrimp
-wild caught shrimp scampi, pappardelle noodles with a garlic, fresh parsley and lemon white wine sauce
-taco and fajita bar served family style with chicken and steak, caramelized peppers and onion. black bean salad, guacamole, pico de gallo, tortilla chips, queso, 6" and 12" tortillas
-summer blackened seared salmon on a bed of summer citrus cous cous with feta roasted peppers, herbs and squash with a light vinaigrette dressing
-sautéed shrimp with tri color tomato's, irish butter, white wine & cilantro on a bed of rice pilaf
-saffron risotto cooked to perfection with a zesty chicken stock and infused with succulent sautéed wild shrimp and asparagus tips
-rockfish topped with crab imperial served with spicy aioli and chefs veg and starch
-roasted lemon and parsley cod loins with asparagus and cherry tomato chutney
-rack of lamb with rosemary chimichurri & roasted potatoes or red skin mashed potatoes & roasted bacon brussels sprouts
-prime rib seared and slow cooked to medium served with garlic mash potatoes or rosemary red skin roasted potatoes and asparagus
-petite filet and rockfish due cooked to perfection and served with roasted asparagus and poached butter tri color potatoes
-gnocchi seared to golden brown and sauteed with asparagus tips, roasted tomatoes and brown pine nuts topped with juicy chicken breast strips
-hawaiian pork tenderloin with a pineapple mango salsa served with veg rice pilaf and carrot puree
-crème bru lee
-flourless chocolate cake
-peanut butter pie
-ny cheesecake
-strawberry shortcake
Tiramisu
Tortilla de papas española con pan tumaca (spanish potato omelette with tomato and garlic bread)
Andalusian rabas accompanied by pickles mayonnaise and sweet potato lonjas (squid rings battered in flour and fried in olive oil)
Spanish morcilla with apple chutney on slices of country bread (spanish black pudding in the oven)
Croquetas de jamón (traditional spanish ham croquettes)
Smoked salmon salad with arugula, cream cheese, mushrooms and chives
Seafood paella(spanish bomba rice, saffron and seafood)
Ternera escalopines with cabrales sauce and potatoes with peppers (veal milaneses with azul cabrales cheese sauce and sliced potatoes with roasted piquillo peppers)
Catalan fideuà with seafood (in catalunya, the northeastern part of spain, there is a traditional dish called fideuà, made with short lengths of dry pasta called fideus y seafood)
Boneless leg and thigh with chimichurri and crushed potatoes with rosemary and lemon
Crema catalana (pastry cream with an egg yolk base covered with a crunchy layer of caramelized sugar)
Dark belgian chocolate cake
Spanish flan
Fennel and citrus salad
Roasted beetroot salad with nuts and goat cheese
French onion soup
Butternut squash soup with sage
Mini beef stew with cheese puffs
Stuff porkloin with apples and bacon serve with polenta and apple butter sauce
Orange duck breast with herb roasted potatoes
Grilled striploin with fondant potatoes serve with red wine sauce
Chicken roulade stuff with cabbage and cheese serve with ratatouille and veloute sauce
Creme brulee
Crapes ( fruits, chocolate and spirits)
Arancino ( italian rice and cheese ball)
Argentine empanadas (creamy corn and peppers)
Baby quiché of échalots and red onions with mixed of green leaves
Bruschetas with caponata (eggplants, celery, tomatoes, olives)
Butternut squash risotto
Busiati with l'agghia (homemade italian pasta with pistachio cream)
Canelones rustic country style homemade dough | organic spinach | ricotta | wild mushrooms | bechamel sauce | tomato sauce
Gnocchis pecorino romano cream and pine mushrooms
French tarte tatin (apple)
Sfogliatelle napoletana(filled with orange cream)
Tiramisu
Lobster bisque soup
Caesar salad
Crab cake serve with red pepper cream sauce
Halibut with vegetable hash or potato puree server with tomato butter sauce
Lobster and spaghetti pasta in seafood velouté sauce
Sear salmon an kale mash potato serve with hollandaise sauce
Lobster tail with twice bake potato
Blue berry cheese cake
Chocolate mousse
Arancini
Ratatouille
Risotto or vegetable rice
Herb roast potato wedge
Tomato basil pasta with fried eggplant
Creole chicken
Greek salad
Stuff pepper with quinoa and kale
Fruit plater
Mini cheese cakes
Chocolate cover strawberry
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.
Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Cape May County.
What does a private chef service include in Cape May County?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Cape May County?
The price of renting a chef in Cape May County can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 135 USD to 171 USD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 135 USD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 139 USD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 156 USD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 171 USD per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
How can I hire a private chef in Cape May County?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 26 chefs available in Cape May County. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Cape May County who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Does the chef cook at my house?
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Can I cook along with the chef?
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Are the ingredients fresh?
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Cape May County?
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
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How many chef services are booked in Cape May County each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Cape May County, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Cape May County.
Cost of a private chef in Cape May County
The cost of hiring a private chef in Cape May County can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 135 USD to 171 USD per person.
For 13 people or more: 135 USD
For 7 to 12 people: 139 USD
For 3 to 6 people: 156 USD
For 2 people: 171 USD.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Cape May County?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Cape May County: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Surprise, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Cape May County!
Talk to our chefs in Cape May County
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Cape May County? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Cape May County, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.
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