Private Chef Robert Ritchie

4.4/ 5

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Creative, innovative and progressive professional chef and graduate of the CIA here in NYC

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park NY graduate and professional Chef, with 20 years experience. Currently employed as the Executive Chef for a a G-7 Embassy and Consulate General here in New York City as well as many years experience in many types of cuisines and cultures from around the world. Proficient with all types of cuisine from basic French and continental to globally inspired street food and fine dining. Very friendly, helpful and hard working Chef willing to go to any lengths to make your event a special one.

For me, cooking is...

What I enjoy most of all - and enjoy cooking every day! Its looking for the best quality ingredients that cook themselves!

I learned to cook at...

The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY The Rancho Bernardo Inn and Country Club (4 star/4 diamond)

A role model in the kitchen is...

Anthony Bourdain and Eric Rupert!

A cooking secret...

There are no secrets in a kitchen. Knowledge is for sharing and passing along!

My services

As a professional Chef, I offer the following services

Personal Chef

I can create a menu based on your preferences to enjoy in the comfort of your home in New York. Simply tell me what you're craving!

Catering

I can provide catering services in New York for weddings, birthdays, corporate events and more.

At home cooking course

Choose this option for a private cooking class in New York and I will put together a tailor-made cooking lesson for you.

Culinary consultant

Hire me as a culinary consultant in New York to help you with your restaurant.

Gallery Robert

Here you can see some of my dishes and other pictures

Reviews

4.4/ 5

|9 Reviews

The appetizer and entrees were really good. Both my husband and I were impressed. Also had some leftovers which is always nice. And chef was very personable and good company. It was really the clean up after detracted from the experience. Granted, I am little crazy about cleaning but even my husband agreed that the clean-up could have been better. The floor was hot sticky mess. Counters and stove were “wiped” but greasy and sticky as well. I have dishwasher and most dishes were loaded, except did find one dirty saucepan cover used to satay fish stuck back in the cabinet next day and realized it after I kept smelling something even though I had scrubbed clean all the counter and floors. The baking sheets weren’t cleaned or wiped and just shoved back in the oven. So yes good experience overall but would really have preferred not to have had 45+ mins of cleaning on our anniversary night.

Anglina Kataria Jul 9, 2019

3.2/ 5

Really great food. Very punctual, polite, and talkative. We enjoyed all of the dishes.

Collin Todd Jun 4, 2019

5/ 5

Rob was amazing! Polite and engaging from the start, he made the perfect menu for our date night based on our feedback. He was extremely responsive leading up to the night, and more than delivered in the kitchen! The food was incredibly delicious and interesting, and he moved at our once and made sure to explain everything. Highly recommend Rob!!

Jonah Remz Apr 15, 2019

5/ 5

Chef Ritchie was there early to prep and his demeanor was very friendly and sociable. His dishes were as described in the menu we decided upon. He even set aside extra for leftovers! We were thoroughly impressed with the quality of professionalism and food!

Brandon E Mayberry Mar 7, 2019

3.3/ 5

Chef Rob Ritchie is phenomenal. Such a pleasant, friendly, professional person to work with. Collaborating with him was a delight. He spent a good, long time working out a menu with me and came up with creative solutions for my husband’s very particular palate. He also made accommodations and substitutions for our many guests with dietary restrictions, impressively keeping track of which guest had which food limitations. Chef Rob was accessible during the planning process, quick to respond by phone, text, or email. He was excellent the night of my husband’s special birthday dinner for 8, explaining the food and swiftly, silently ensuring perfect timing for each course. He was gregarious, but reserved and focused when he was in the kitchen preparing the meal. The food was exceptionally good - our guests raved about the crab cakes, his marvelous salad dressing, his halibut dish, and the star of the night: the largest, most perfectly seasoned and cooked double pork chops we’d ever encountered. My one word of advice to Chef Rob is that he take care in his choice of serving staff. His server stank of cigarettes, broke a carafe of ours, interrupted my husband’s birthday speech, and froze up when asked to set the table or mix a batch of cocktails or clean up the shattered carafe. That said. Chef Rob stepped in every time to put things right. Server aside, the evening was loads of fun, and my hyper-critical foodie husband was absolutely delighted with his birthday dinner.

Elizabeth Seuling Mar 3, 2019

4/ 5

Chef Robert was AMAZING! Great food and he’s also very personable. I look forward to hiring him again!

Tiffany Smith Feb 11, 2019

5/ 5

Chef Robert cooked for me and my girlfriend on a very special night for us, when I proposed to my fiance, Penny. It was a strange circumstance to put Robert in, but he was the perfect personality to ensure that our evening went flawlessly. I would highly recommend Chef Robert.

Michael Cliffe Jan 29, 2019

5/ 5

Robert was an absolute pleasure to work with. He supplied us with a variety of different menu options and was very easy to communicate with throughout the entire process. Our dinner party was a success only because of him and his wonderful attitude and most delicious & appetizing food. I can't wait to work with him again on my next event!

Kelly Israni Sep 8, 2017

4.3/ 5

Most importantly though, our chef, Robert Ritchie was fabulous. It was my first experience using takeachef - and I've told a few friends about it already. I will definitely use this again and thank you & Chef Robert very much!

Peter J Sakon Jul 23, 2017

4.5/ 5

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Chef Robert Ritchie

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Get to know me better

For me, cooking is...

I learned to cook at...

A role model in the kitchen is...

A cooking secret...

My services

Personal Chef

Catering

At home cooking course

Culinary consultant

Gallery Robert

Reviews

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