Dinner Parties and Event Catering
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Whether you’re looking for a formal sit-down dinner with professional table service, or a relaxed cocktail party with a group of friends, hire a personal chef to turn your home into the most exclusive dining room in town.  We cater anything from unfussy summer soirees to stylish seven-course menus fit for the world's finest restaurants.

Our chefs maintain the established European traditions of local, seasonal, and sustainable cooking by incorporating fresh meats, produce, and dairy from regional farms, from our unique network of ultra-local private neighborhood growers, and from the chefs’ own organic gardens.  This provides our clients with private access to vegetables, herbs, and fruits not readily available to the public, harvested the day of your event.

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Allow our chefs to accommodate your busy lifestyle and help you reach your nutritional goals. With Big City Chefs' emphasis on fresh food and culinary excellence, our professional chefs prepare fresh, customized entrees right in your own home, following the proven nutritional principles we've perfected.  Depending on your needs, our chefs can be hired to cook for one day, once a week, or as often as needed.

Private Cooking Classes +Browse topics

As America's specialists in live culinary entertainment, our personal and private chefs have dazzled thousands of enthused customers with exciting private and corporate group cooking classes. Whether you're looking for a vibrant, live cooking show or a hands-on workshop to hone your culinary skills, our private and corporate group cooking classes are a fun, unique, and affordable way to enjoy the company of friends, family, or co-workers at any culinary skill level. For less than what you'd pay at most cooking schools, our chefs can create a cooking class topic just for you, or you can choose from our popular themed packages.

Gift Certificates +Shop now

Give the gift of lasting memories. A private chef gift certificate for a dinner party or cooking lesson is a thoughtful and unique way to express affection and thanks.  Our beautiful certificates are printed on card stock and come packaged in a specialty envelope for a traditional presentation that transcends retail gift cards. Wonderful for wedding gifts, new parents, college students, and busy professionals.  Contact us today to purchase a gift certificate. 

Bay Area Locations

Big City Chefs services San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, including: Burlingame, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Hillsborough, Los Altos, Portola Valley, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Danville, Alamo, Blackhawk, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Piedmont, Montclair, Berkeley, Kensington, Napa, Yountville, and Marin County, including Tiburon, Sausalito, Belvedere, Mill Valley, San Rafael, San Anselmo, Larkspur, and Fairfax. If you’re not sure if we reach your hometown, don’t hesitate to give us a call toll free at 1-866-321-CHEF and check for availability.