Private Chef in Penticton
Rent one of our 41 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















How much does a private chef cost in Penticton?
For 6 people in Penticton, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
1,002 CAD
167 CAD per guest · everything included
What's included
- Chef comes to you
- All ingredients sourced and bought
- Full meal cooked in your kitchen
- Spotless kitchen afterwards
HERE'S THE REAL BREAKDOWN
- 2 guests192CAD / guest = 384 CAD total
- 4 guests167CAD / guest = 668 CAD total
- 6 guests167CAD / guest = 1,002 CAD total
- 8 guests127CAD / guest = 1,016 CAD total
- 10 guests127CAD / guest = 1,270 CAD total
- 13+ guests152CAD / guest = 1,976 CAD total
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!
Find your chef
Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.
41 Private Chefs in Penticton
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More than 16,700 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.72 Chef
The guests in Penticton have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.72.
4.95 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Penticton received an average score of 4.95.
4.85 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.85 average score.
4.82 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Penticton has been scored with a 4.82 on average.
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1,653 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Penticton
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Platters of : gorgonzola dates, crispy olives, tomato eggplant and bocconcini skewers, arancini, local cured meats and cheeses
Hand made focaccia with single estate olive oil
Family style - wild mushroom ditalini, fried bread and onions
Family style- mezzaluna - spinach, ricotta and cauliflower
Family style - capelinni, lemon, basil and parmesan
Okanagan summer salad, baby green, fresh berries, goat cheese croquette, lemon basil vinaigrette
Shaved fennel salad with figs, walnuts, oranges and pine nuts
Caprese salad, fresh tomato, bocconcini, basil - balsamic reduction
Porchetta with fennel pollen, garlic, lemon and orange served with grilled vegetables - family style
Marinated grilled salmon with salsa verde, served with grilled vegetables - family style
Pollo milanese with lemon caper sauce, served with grilled vegetables family style
Eggplant parmesan - served with grilled vegetables family style
Coal roasted boneless lamb leg with rosemary and pomegranate molasses glaze, served with grilled vegetables - family style
Beef and pork meatballs in pomodoro sauce - served with grilled vegetables - family style
Tiramisu - coffee, amaretto, masala, mascarpone, savoiardi bisquits
Warm local fruit crostada with gelato
Lemoncello tart
House focaccia - whipped goat cheese, honey balsamic drizzle, garden herbs
Oysters (x2) - red wine mignonette
House bread - whipped butter
Sweet drop tartlet - whipped lemon ricotta, puff pastry cups, sweet drops
Carrot tartare - heirloom carrots. carrot purée. carrot top oil. basil-cashew cream
Peach & tomato salad - roasted okanagan peaches. tomatoes. whipped burrata. herb oil. pistachio chimichurri
Prawn crudo - prawns, orange segments, wild blueberries, pickled shallots, cucumber, olive oil, herbs
Stuffed tomato - house tomato, whipped burrata, pesto, leek oil, black olive crumble
Tomato carpaccio - heirloom tomatoes, basil-cashew puree, pickled things, herb oil
Beef carpaccio - thin raw beef, parmesan, capers, arugula, pickled mustard seeds, lemon, olive oil
Braised short rib - white chocolate parsnip purée. roasted carrots. strawberry red wine demi
Okanagan chicken breast - roasted chicken, lavender - stone fruit jus. roasted carrots. whipped potatoes
Okanagan salmon - roasted salmon, roasted baby potatoes. asparagus. charred yogurt. fennel - citrus slaw. micros
Soy glazed maitake mushroom - pan-seared maitake mushroom, truffle celeriac purée. roasted summer squash. blossoms
Hanger - marinated hanger steak, chimichurri, smashed fingerling potatoes, charred summer vegetables
Black cod - roasted black cod, miso glaze, roasted potatoes, charred broccolini, furikake
Braised beef cheek - hoisin coca cola braise. turmeric carrot purée. roasted vegetables. ginger scallion dressing
Basque cheesecake - burnt basque cheesecake, berry coulis
Elvis - peanut butter blondie, vanilla chantilly, dehydrated banana, bacon jam caramel, crushed peanuts
Espresso martini mousse - chocolate espresso mousse, baileys chantilly, guinness caramel, chocolate sponge
Brûlée stone fruit - whipped mascarpone, nuts, local honey
Apple & pear crumble - warm spices, roasted apples, pear, oat crumble, whipping cream
Lemon olive oil cake - citrus glaze, seasonal compote
Butternut squash tortellini, white wine cream sauce, chilli oil
Roast rack of lamb, celeriac puree, roasted veg, red wine jus
Sticky toffee pudding, english toffee bourbon sauce, vanilla ice cream or custard (or both!)
Beefsteak tomato caprese salad, burrata cheese, local basil, balsamic reduction
Home-made cesar dressed salad, sourdough croutons, pecorino ribbons (optional crispy panchetta)
Chicken parmesan served with spaghetti pomodoro, garlic ciabatta
Vanilla panna cotta, fraser valley berry coulis, fresh berries
Fraser valley strawberry & beet carpaccio whipped goat cheese, candied walnuts, arugula, balsamic reduction
Reverse-seared fraser valley beef striploin sweet corn succotash, roasted chilliwack potatoes, seasonal vegetables, red wine shallot jus
Fraser valley berry shortcake fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries layered with a warm buttermilk biscuit, vanilla bean whipped cream, and berry coulis
Arancini funghi e fontina (deep fried mushroom risotto ball, stuffed with fontina cheese, served with truffle aioli)
Arancini pistacchio e provolone (deep fried risotto ball with pistacchio cream and provolone cheese, served with lemon aioli)
Crostino tricolore (toasted ciabatta bread, whipped basil ricotta cheese, cherry tomatoes, modena balsamic)
Focaccia con cipolle aromatizzate (toasted focaccia bread with caramelised onions infused with mix italian herbs)
Polpette (beef and pork meatballs simmered in napoli sauce served with focaccia)
Paccheri vodka & guanciale (paccheri pasta, creamy vodka sauce, lemon ricotta cheese, crispy guanciale)
Pesto di pistacchio (fusilloni pasta, fresh lemon ricotta cheese, creamy pistacchio and basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, salted pistachio crunch)
Ravioli della casa (fresh spinach and ricotta cheese ravioli, wild mushroom cream, italian sausage, truffle infusion, pecorino cheese, roasted nuts)
Ravioli pera e gorgonzola (short-ribs ravioli served with buttery local pears and creamy blue cheese, topped with crispy prosciutto bites)
Lasagna tradizionale (short-ribs ragu with parmesan besciamella cream and mozzarella cheese)
Brasato di manzo (italian style 12h slow-braised brisket in red wine reduction, served on silky truffle mash potato)
Pollo & porcini (braised chicken in a earthy porcini mushroom reduction, served on silky truffle mash potato)
Pollo mediterraneo (braised chicken in mediterranean aromatic flavours and lemon sauce, served on silky mash potato)
Rotolini di parmigiana ( eggplants roll with mozzarella cheese served with napoli sauce)
Tagliata funghi e tartufo( sliced beef tenderloin, served on arugula salad, covered with truffled mushrooms gravy sauce and shaved parmesan, served on silky truffle mash potato)
Tagliata rucola e grana ( beef tenderloin with arugula salad and cherry tomatoes, shaved parmesan and balsamic glaze)
Panna cotta espresso- baileys (italian style cream pudding, infused with baileys and topped with espresso caramel )
Tiramisu (mascarpone cheese and egg yolks crema, layered with espresso soaked savoiardi cookies, dusted with dark cocoa powder)
Tiramisu al pistacchio (savoiardi cookies soaked in espresso coffe topped with mascarpone cream and pistacchio crema and pistacchio crunch)
Sicilian cannoli (deep fried tubed pastry shell, stuffed with sweet ricotta cheese, dark choccolate and salted pistacchio crunch)
Arancini funghi e fontina (deep fried mushroom risotto ball, stuffed with fontina cheese, served with truffle aioli)
Arancini pistacchio e provolone (deep fried risotto ball with pistacchio cream and provolone cheese, served with lemon aioli)
Bruschetta tradizionale (toasted focaccia bread with fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil, olive oil)
Polpette (beef and pork meatballs simmered in napoli sauce served with focaccia)
Focaccia con cipolle aromatizzate (toasted focaccia bread with caramelised onions infused with mix italian herbs)
Lasagna tradizionale (short ribs ragu with parmesan besciamella cream and mozzarella cheese)
Paccheri vodka & guanciale (paccheri pasta, creamy vodka sauce, lemon ricotta cheese, crispy guanciale)
Pesto di pistacchio (fusilloni pasta, fresh lemon ricotta cheese, creamy pistacchio and basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, salted pistachio crunch)
Ravioli della casa (fresh spinach and ricotta cheese ravioli, wild mushroom cream, italian sausage, truffle infusion, pecorino cheese, roasted nuts)
Ravioli pera e gorgonzola (short-ribs ravioli served with buttery local pears and creamy blue cheese, topped with crispy prosciutto bites)
Brasato di manzo (italian style 12h slow-braised brisket in red wine reduction, served on silky truffle mash potato)
Pollo & porcini (braised chicken in a earthy porcini mushroom reduction, served on silky truffle mash potato)
Pollo mediterraneo (braised chicken in mediterranean aromatic flavours and lemon sauce, served on silky mash potato)
Tagliata funghi e tartufo( sliced beef tenderloin, served on arugula salad, covered with truffled mushrooms gravy sauce and shaved parmesan, served on silky truffle mash potato)
Tagliata rucola e grana ( beef tenderloin with arugula salad and cherry tomatoes, shaved parmesan and balsamic glaze)
Tiramisu (mascarpone cheese and egg yolks crema, layered with espresso soaked savoiardi cookies, dusted with dark cocoa powder)
Tiramisu al pistacchio (savoiardi cookies soaked in espresso coffe topped with mascarpone cream and pistacchio crema and pistacchio crunch)
Panna cotta espresso- baileys (italian style cream pudding, infused with baileys and topped with espresso caramel )
Arancini funghi e fontina (deep fried mushroom risotto ball, stuffed with fontina cheese, served with truffle aioli)
Bruschetta tricolore (toasted ciabatta bread, whipped basil ricotta cheese, confit cherry tomatoes, balsamic glaze)
Charcuterie board (selection of italian cured meats and cheese with toasted focaccia)
Polpette (beef and pork meatballs simmered in napoli sauce served with focaccia)
Crostino tartufato(toasted focaccia bread, truffle ricotta cheese, sautéed wild mushrooms)
Lasagna tradizionale (short-ribs ragu with parmesan besciamella cream and mozzarella cheese)
Ravioli della casa (spinach and ricotta cheese ravioli with a creamy truffle sausage, mushrooms and asparagus)
Ravioli invernali (ravioli with pumpkins and blue cheese, served with butter sage and roasted walnuts)
Rigatoni alla boscaiola (rigatoni pasta with creamy mushroom, green peas, smoked bacon)
Tagliata funghi e tartufo( sliced beef tenderloin, served on arugula salad, covered with truffled mushrooms gravy sauce and shaved parmesan, served with roasted potatoes)
Pollo alla cacciatora (roasted chicken simmered in rustic napoli sauce, black olives, red peppers)
Pollo & porcini (braised chicken in a earthy porcini mushroom reduction)
Porchetta (roasted pork belly italian style)
Insalata mista (garden salad)
Insalata di rucola (arugola salad with shaved parmesan, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto crisps and balsami glaze)
Insalata di spinaci (spinach salad with candied beets, goat cheese, roasted hazelnuts and modena balsamic)
Cavolfiori al gratin (roasted cauliflower with besciamella cream)
Verdure tartufate ( truffle roasted mixed local seasonal vegetables)
Tiramisu (mascarpone cheese and egg yolks crema, layered with espresso soaked savoiardi cookies, dusted with dark cocoa powder)
Sicilian cannoli (deep fried tubed pastry shell, stuffed with sweet ricotta cheese, dark choccolate and salted pistacchio crunch)
Tiramisu al pistacchio (savoiardi cookies soaked in espresso coffe topped with mascarpone cream and pistacchio crema and pistacchio crunch)
Panna cotta all'arancia e nocciole (orange panna cotta, dark chocolate and hezelnut crunch )
Panna cotta espresso- baileys (italian style cream pudding, infused with baileys and topped with espresso caramel )
A personal chef for any occasion in Penticton
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Penticton in May 2018, more than 41 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Penticton and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in British Columbia.
Starting in 2018, 16,768 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Penticton. To book your chef in Penticton, 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 1,653 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 3,779 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.85 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 16,768 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Penticton usually book menus around 195 CAD per person, including 4.07 courses, sharing an average of 4.78 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 Penticton.












Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Penticton.
What does a private chef service include in Penticton?
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 Penticton?
The price of renting a chef in Penticton 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 152 CAD to 192 CAD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 152 CAD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 127 CAD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 167 CAD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 192 CAD 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 Penticton?
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 41 chefs available in Penticton. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Penticton 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 Penticton?
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.
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.








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How many chef services are booked in Penticton each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Penticton, 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 Penticton.
Cost of a private chef in Penticton
The cost of hiring a private chef in Penticton 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 152 CAD to 192 CAD per person.
For 13 people or more: 152 CAD
For 7 to 12 people: 127 CAD
For 3 to 6 people: 167 CAD
For 2 people: 192 CAD.
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 Penticton?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Penticton: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Chef's special, 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 Penticton!






Talk to our chefs in Penticton
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 Penticton? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Penticton, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.










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