Some of the best dinner parties in Sacramento happen at home, especially when a professional chef is running the kitchen. This Private Chef Experience pairs your group of four to eight with a local chef who plans, shops, cooks, and serves a 3-course meal tailored to your tastes. Start with an entrée, then add 2 courses from soup, salad, appetizer, and dessert, drawing on seasonal farm-to-fork ingredients or flavors from farther afield.

Here's how the evening comes together:

1. Pick Your Date: Lock in the date and time for your gathering and browse menus from chefs who serve the Sacramento area.
2. Customize Every Course: Within 48 hours, your chef reaches out to tailor the menu and make sure every guest's dietary needs are covered.
3. Enjoy the Show: Watch your chef prepare every course in your kitchen, then sit down with your guests as each plate is served.
4. Relax and Celebrate: Keep the party going while your chef takes care of every pot, pan, and plate.

Any restrictions to participate?

• Age: Must be 8 years old or older to participate in this experience.

Who can you accommodate for?

• Children: This is not an experience for children under the age of 8 years old.
• Dietary restrictions: All chefs can adapt to your preferences as the menu is 100% customizable.

What to expect on the day of the experience?

• Duration: This experience will last approximately 3 hours.
• What's included:
  • A 3-course meal customized to your tastes and preferences
  • All of the ingredients, supplies, and equipment to prepare the meal
  • Cleanup after the meal
  • Gratuity, tableware, glassware, and alcohol are NOT included
• Who will be present: The chef and your party only.
• Photo/ video: You may take your own photos.

How to prepare?

• Weather dependency: This is an indoor experience at your home.
• What to wear: Wear whatever you prefer!
• Parking: If there is not ample parking available near your home and a fee is assessed, the customer will need to pay the chef directly.

Anything else I should know before going on this experience?

• The chefs are willing to travel within a 35 mile radius of the city center on average, but may be able to travel further. Please inquire as needed.

Unused Experience Vouchers can be returned within 14 days for a full refund to the original purchaser, no questions asked.

If you have any unused Experience Vouchers, you can exchange them for any other experience in our marketplace, free of charge, no matter when. If you choose an experience that's more expensive, you'll need to pay the difference.

No refunds are allowed once the experience is booked, but you can reschedule up to 7 days before your experience, for a date within a year of the original booking. To reschedule, contact the experience provider directly. No-shows or rescheduling less than 7 days in advance means losing the value of your experience.