Private Chef in Kalawao 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 Kalawao County
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Kalawao County in May 2017, more than 26 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Kalawao County and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Kalawao County.
Starting in 2017, 454 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Kalawao County. To book your chef in Kalawao 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 146 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 136 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.93 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 454 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Kalawao County usually book menus around 124 USD per person, including 4.26 courses, sharing an average of 5.43 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 Kalawao 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 Kalawao County
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More than 400 guests have already enjoyed the experience
5 Chef
The guests in Kalawao County have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 5.
5 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Kalawao County received an average score of 5.
4.67 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.67 average score.
5 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Kalawao County has been scored with a 5 on average.
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146 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Kalawao County
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and bread crumb
Warm brie with hot cranberry and baguette
Maple bacon wrapped date stuffed with cheese
Smoke salmon cucumber and cream cheese bite
Goat cheese rolled in figs and nuts
Lamb lollipop and yoghurt mint sauce
Turkey stuffing
Roasted sweet potatoes with pecan and maple syrup
Roasted brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic glaze
Green bean casserole
Corn bread and hot honey butter
Dinner roll and butter
Garlic mashed potatoes
Honey glazed carrots with orange and pistachio
Bacon and caramelized onions
Roasted mixed vegetables
Broccoli cheddar casserole
Mac n cheese
Roasted pumpkin with maple, pecan and feta
Mushroom stuffed squash
Whole turkey
Gravy
Home made cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie
Pecan pie
Apple pie
Sweet potato pie
Maui onion & big island goat cheese flatbread - caramelized maui sweet onion, shaved goat cheese, and french brie flat bread with a mix of hawaiian grown fungi and finished with truffle pat’e (feel free to create your own t
Asian style lettuce cups - hosin chinese plum paste with ground poultry fresh hawaiian ginger spring onions garlic sauteed in spicy sesame oil then tossed with crisp fuji apple slices serve with an array of leaf lett
Hawaiian style sticky ribs - grilled baby back ribs with a spicy hawaiian honey bbq sauce served island grown watermelon cucumber salad
Ahi crudo - fresh sliced ahi with hawaiian lemon juice rice wine broken vinaigrette chilli pepper oil, shaved mau onion, radish with garlic flower and sea asparagus
Coconut shrimp - kahuku prawns lightly breaded with shaved hawaiian coconut and fried to a golden brown with hawaiian pineapple sweet and sour sauce
Karaage japanese style chicken with pickle vegetable - soy and hawaiian ginger marinated chicken lightly breaded fried golden brown tossed in sweet soy served with namasu style /pickled carrot radishes, onions and cucumber
Poke sampler - ahi tuna shoyu poke with shaved green & white onions, spicy ahi tuna with a chili paste garlic aioli, hawaiian style with ahi, salt, limu se
Dried mango & bing cherry chicken salad - dried mango & bing cherries tossed with a mix of leaf lettuces, toasted macadamia nuts, shaved pickled daikon and maui onions dressed with fresh orange and rice wine vinaigrette
Arugula & apple salad - a mix of baby arugula, romaine leaves sliced apples, chopped candied mac-nuts, crumbled blue cheese, shaved pickled spanish red onions, crip bacon tossed with apple cider poppy seed vinaigrette
Pineapple mix baby greens - chopped chimichurri charred tofu baby mixed greens dried pineapple crumbled goat cheese white onions with japanese island grown cucumber chopped pecans lathered with white miso hawaiian cane sugar champagne vinegar dressing
Hawaiian house salad - leafy greens baby big island heirloom tomatoes cucumbers carrots maui onions and daikon radish fresh island sun dried papaya chopped mac-nutradish sprouts with hawaiian sweet bread croutons tossed with papaya seed dressing
Caesar salad - fresh baby hearts of romaine lightly lathered with a puree of lemon, garlic, cracked pepper corn, smoked ahi, champagne vinegar and extra virgin olive oil dusted with romano cheese garnished with lemon crostini and seared ahi tuna carpaccio
Aloha surf & turf - oven-roasted maui onion crusted filet of beef placed on top of creamy chive mashed potatoes and sauteed summer squash along with a roasted lobster tail and a pineapple vine ripened tomato herb buerre blanc
Thai ahi - pan-seared ahi with sauteed green beans and hawaiian ginger is placed on top of a bed of jasmine rice with a thai coconut yellow curry buerre blanc, sweet thai basil puree, and chili sauce drizzle
Ahi tuna - pan seared tuna with a chinese mustard buerre blanc sweet spicy soy reduction, steamed snow peas and sesame perfumed hapa rice with ginger green pea puree
Ginger-crusted mahi mahi - hawaiian ginger crusted mahi-mahi placed on a bed of wok vegetable stir fry and toasted coconut sticky rice accompanied with roasted carrot coconut curry
Crispy island snapper - pan seared crispy skin opakapaka with chopped country corn, pickled onion cucumber relish, green charred broccoli florets, cilantro garlic rice with a sesame citrus beurre blanc butt
Pan roasted hawaiian ono - fresh hawaiian ono pan roasted and lightly glazed with tangy sugar cane fermented chilli pepper pineapple reduction served with saute of ginger, s
Grilled miso opah - grilled miso butter moon fish with a warm kabocha pumpkin puree and ginger sesame garlic chilli sauce fried rice
Asian pesto opah - chinese parsley pesto crusted opah pan seared with kauai honey caramelized onion veloute wailua asparagus and butter nut squash burnt leek hash
Barbequed salmon - tangy tomato, pineapple smoked chili pepper, barbecued over grilled salmon filet with hawaiian sweet corn, green bean, red pepper succotash and roasted garlic mixed herb smashed petite baked potatoes
Honey mustard salmon - lightly lathered salmon with hawaiian honey bee honey and english mustard curd, fresh rosemary oven roasted potatoes, and grilled cauliflower
Steamed island snapper - pacific snapper chinese ginger style steamed fish with julienne zucchini hawaiian ginger toasted garlic noodles and a sesame citrus glaze and edamame puree
Coconut crusted shrimp - jumbo north shore prawns lightly coated in coconut flake and japanese bread crumbs sautéed then drizzled with a pureed pineapple reduction glaze sauteed green beans with baby eggplant and mac-nut haupia sticky rice
Spiny lobster - butter poached lobster tail lightly grilled served on a bed of angel hair pasta with primavera vegetables and fresh thyme garlic bread crumb shaved parmasean
Grilled new york - new york strip grilled with roasted tomato demi set on top of grilled asparagus yellow summer squash, snap peas, and rosemary yukon potato sweet corn puree
Pan seared beef or pork tenderloin - seared beef tenderloin with spicy mango chutney, roasted fingerling potatoes, beef au jus, and saute of root vegetable in a grass fed brown butter
Rack of lamb - hoisin rubbed rack of lamb grilled with sautéed green kale and a hawaiian sweet potato puree and hoisin plum demi
Huli huli chicken - local farm raised chicken slow grilled, steamed taro puree braised cabbage, caramelized onions, shitake mushrooms soy glazed placed on a bed of steamed brown rice
Grilled lemongrass - marinated breast of chicken with chop sui vegetable and stir-fried rice noodles tossed in tangerine tumeric vinaigrette
Chocolate lava cake - a devilish amount of chocolate with haupia ice cream kona coffee creamed warm chocolate fondue, espresso dust, and macadamia nut caramel sauce
Fuji apple & banana crepe - a light, thin vanilla and wheat crepe, wrapped around a flambé of cinnamon scented apples and bab bananas, with toasted coconut frozen yogurt
Green tea creme - green tea infused fresh custard with vanilla dust and caramelized sugar
Strawberry pineapple short cake - fresh summer-time strawberries tossed with golden pineapple, maui brown sugar, moscato wine served on pound cake and whipped cream
Haupia cheesecake - creamy cheesecake with ginger snap and gram cracker crust and a pineapple compote
Banana wontons - island banana brown sugar nutmeg nestled in a wonton dough lightly fried and dusted with powdered sugar fresh caramel and hawaiian vanilla bean ice cream
Ahi poke tower with soy, sesame oil and tobiko. on top of warm sushi rice and local avocado. with backyard ponzu sauce
Kula silk corn soup with saffron threads, black lava salt, and evoo. frothed milk
Potato crusted local catch with garlic sautéed spinach, molokai sweet potatoes and lilikoi beurre blanc
Handmade chocolate molten chocolate cakes with vanilla bean ice cream and caramel from scratch
Spicy ahi on a crispy sushi rice
Panko fried ono with caper dill tartar
Seared ahi with pineapple salsa
Fish crudo and tiradito
Ahi poke and tortilla
Ahi tuna crudo with ogo and wasabi cream
Kauai shrimp ceviche with leche de tigre
Oyster baked with tomato miso sauce
Pan seared octopus with, ogo, and cucumber
Kalua pork on a hawaiian bun and asian slaw
Crispy pork belly with carrot and daikon salad
Coconut crusted shrimp with sweet chili sauce
Kalbi ribs with carrot and daikon salad
Sake marinated panko crusted chicken with japanese bbq sauce and cabbage
Garden vegetables with dip
Fried zucchini with tartar sauce
Roasted carrots zaatar with yogurt cucumber raita, topped with mixed herbs
Zucchini noodles with basil pesto
Pita bread with spread, soft-boiled egg, chili garlic oil, radishes, and herbs
Fried artichoke with barley, tomato, pecorino, and herbs
Grilled asparagus with pine nuts, toasted breadcrumbs, and mint
Vegetable fritters with indian spices and yogurt sauce
Fried chickpea and paneer
Arugula, fennel, grapefruit, spicy citrus dressing and parmesan
Local greens with radishes, herbs and honey lemon dressing
Bitter greens, beets, goat cheese, crispy prosciutto and balsamic dressing
Mixed green, dill, cucumber, tomato, feta and herbs dressing
Caesar salad with garlic croutons and parmesan
Caprese salad
Cannellini beans with celery, cucumber, dill, and creamy herb dressing
Steamed fish of the with local vegetables and lemongrass sauce
Seafood pasta with white wine butter sauce
Pan seared fish of the day with escovitch sauce and turmeric rice
Seafood coconut red curry with seasonal vegetables
Steak, root vegetables and japanese curry sauce
Braised short ribs and creamy polenta
Pan seared fish of the day with brown butter sauce, local vegetables
Roasted chicken with caramelized onion, roasted root vegetables,and peruvian sauce
Fungi risotto with parmesan and truffle oil
Macnut crusted mahi, vegetables and miso lemon brown butter
Roasted chicken, potato and saffron beurre blanc
Steak with sechuan coffee rub, seasonal vegetables and chimichuri
Mussels, shrimp, and calamari in lemon butter white wine sauce with pearl pasta
Grilled mahi with salsa verde and grilled vegetables
Ribeye steak and mushrooms with mushroom sauce
Steamed fish with vegetables in red thai curry
Thai fried rice with shredded chicken
Beet cheesecake with crumble, fruits and sorbet
Upside down pineapple macnut cake with lilikoi cream
Caramelized banana, rhum caramel, crumble and sorbet
Basque cheesecake
Crème brûlée
Matcha or regular tiramisu
Shrimp savor the succulent kauai shrimp, smothered in a fragrant and spicy green curry sauce
Starter refreshing and light cucumber salad with fresh herbs and crunchy crushed peanuts
Entree enjoy the aromatic and flavorful lemongrass beef with crispy garlic and shallots or roast pork belly paired with fluffy sticky rice and tender steamed bok choy
Dessert delight in the sweet and luscious coconut banana custard cake topped with caramelized bananas and toasted coconut
Bouillabaisse dive into the rich and comforting bouillabaisse, a fragrant seafood stew in a saffron and fennel broth served with crispy garlic croutons
Salad enjoy a refreshing salad of crisp lettuce, shaved vegetables, and a smoky bacon vinaigrette
Entree savor the succulent filet mignon, served with a rich red wine demi sauce, tender roasted carrots, and creamy potato purée
Dessert end the meal on a sweet note with a classic apple tart topped with a luscious caramel sauce and creamy vanilla ice cream
Shrimp delight in the rich and buttery shrimp scampi, featuring succulent local kauai shrimp in a garlic white wine sauce
Risotto creamy and comforting pesto and cheese risotto
Entree flavorful sweet italian sausage or roasted airline chicken breast paired with a luscious peperonata sauce and creamy polenta
Dessert indulge in the decadent chocolate hazelnut olive oil cake topped with fluffy whipped cream and fresh berries
Pupusas savory crispy and flavorful pupusas, fried corn dough filled with oozy cheese and fragrant herbs
Catch fresh local white fish paired with sweet pineapple pico de gallo and a luscious mango purée
Land juicy and succulent grilled flank steak served with a tangy chimichurri sauce, crispy fried potatoes, and a zesty lemon paprika aioli
Flan end on a sweet note with a classic flan, drizzled with rich caramel sauce and topped with fresh berries
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 Kalawao County.
What does a private chef service include in Kalawao 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 Kalawao County?
The price of renting a chef in Kalawao 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 144 USD to 180 USD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 144 USD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 144 USD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 162 USD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 180 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 Kalawao 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 Kalawao County. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Kalawao 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 Kalawao 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 Kalawao County each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Kalawao 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 Kalawao County.
Cost of a private chef in Kalawao County
The cost of hiring a private chef in Kalawao 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 144 USD to 180 USD per person.
For 13 people or more: 144 USD
For 7 to 12 people: 144 USD
For 3 to 6 people: 162 USD
For 2 people: 180 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 Kalawao County?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Kalawao County: 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 Kalawao County!






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









