Private Chef in Saint Louis
A private chef cooks dinner in your kitchen in Saint Louis, and we look after everything around it. Tell us about your evening and we will come back with chefs who fit it, from a network of 83 in the city, with the menu and the total agreed in writing.
How much does a private chef cost in St Louis?
For 6 people in St Louis, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
876 USD
146 USD per guesteverything 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 guests160USD / guest = 320 USD total
- 4 guests146USD / guest = 584 USD total
- 6 guests146USD / guest = 876 USD total
- 8 guests129USD / guest = 1,032 USD total
- 10 guests129USD / guest = 1,290 USD total
- 13+ guests132USD / guest = 1,716 USD total
How it works
Personalize your request
Tell us everything about your ideal menu and the date and budget for your experience. No commitment!
Design a menu
Design your ideal menu: cuisine, number of courses, and any dietary needs.
Chat with chefs
Talk with our private chefs and get to know them—no commitment until you find a match.
Book your experience
After choosing your chef and menu, it's time to finish your booking and send out the invitations!
Enjoy!
Welcome your chef and relax! They'll cover all bases while you spend time with your guests.
Find your chef
Get to know our personal chefs and let them craft your experience
83 personal chefs in Saint Louis
Chat with as many chefs as you want until you find a match
More than 16,500 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.46 Chef
Private chef services in Saint Louis have scored 4.46 in guest satisfaction.
4.68 Food quality
Menus crafted by our personal chefs in Saint Louis have scored 4.68.
4.7 Presentation
Platting and serving by our personal chefs have earned a solid 4.7.
4.76 Cleaningness
Your chef service is done when your kitchen is as good as new. Post-event cleanup earned a 4.76.
Hire a private chef in Saint Louis
You want the table full and the evening yours: a birthday, an anniversary, friends over on a Saturday in Saint Louis. What you do not want is the shopping, the three hours at the stove and the kitchen waiting for you at midnight.
A private chef at home takes that off you. You set the occasion and the budget; we shape the service around it, from the menu to the timings to the state the kitchen is left in.
Our first private chef service in Saint Louis was on May. Since then, we've had the pleasure of giving over 16,595 unique experiences without leaving their homes. Forget about doing the dishes—our home chefs in Saint Louis have that covered, too!
Tell us what you have in mind and we take it from there. We turn your evening into a brief the chefs can work from, and we put together a short selection of chefs who fit it: your date, your kitchen, the food you want on the table. You choose from that selection, not from a list of everyone available.
From then on the menu, the timings and the total price live in one place, in writing. Booking a chef is only the beginning, and we stay responsible for the service until it is done.
Frequently asked questions
Find below the frequently asked questions about our private chefs in Saint Louis.
Private chef services in Saint Louis cover everything from menu planning and grocery shopping to cooking in your home and serving at your table. Post-event kitchen clean-up is also included. Chefs might prepare a mise en place before for a more seamless cooking experience. Keep in mind that tableware and glassware are not part of your purchase, and tips are left to each guest's discretion.
The average price per guest in Saint Louis depends on the size of the group: for two people it is 160 USD per person; for groups of 3 to 6 people, 146 USD per guest; for 7 to 12 people, 129 USD; and for groups of 13 or more, 132 USD.
That is the price per guest for the service, including the ingredients the chef buys and the clean kitchen afterwards. Drinks and tableware are not part of it. Season, the part of town and last-minute dates can move the figure, which is why we confirm the total with you in writing before anything is booked.
Tell us the date, how many people are coming, what you would like to eat and a couple of things about your kitchen. That is the whole of your part.
We turn it into a brief and come back within a few hours with three chefs who fit, their profiles and the menus they propose. You pick one and adjust the menu with them if you want to.
We handle the payment and put the menu, the timings, what is included and the total in writing, in one place. Then we coordinate the details with your chef and stay responsible for the service through to the evening itself.
You do not have to find one. Tell us the date, the number of guests and what you want to eat, and we look through the 83 chefs in our Saint Louis network for the ones who fit: available that day, right for your menu, used to a kitchen like yours.
You get three chefs who fit, each with their profile, their reviews and the menu they propose for your evening, and the reason we put them forward. You can talk to them and adjust the menu before deciding. If none of the three is right, tell us and we keep looking until one is.
No, there is no maximum for a private chef experience in Saint Louis. However, they are typically planned as intimate gatherings with friends or family in homes with limited cooking and sitting space. While there's no strict limit, groups usually don't exceed 15 people.
Yes. On the day of your experience, the personal chef of your choice will buy fresh ingredients and cook the menu you designed in your home. Depending on the complexity of the menu or the compatibility of your kitchenware, your private chef can prepare a mise en place before arriving for a seamless cooking experience.
We highly recommend it! Your chef services can be an interactive experience if you want to. Live the private chef experience to the fullest by asking questions to your chef and even learning a few new tricks from them!
Yes, private chefs are dedicated to providing the highest food quality and always using fresh ingredients. Your chef will use their expertise and personal suppliers to get the best ingredients to make your menu come to life, just like any restaurant, but for a fraction of the price.
Drinks are not included in your booking by default. However, you can always reach an agreement with your chef to include them as an "extra" in your request.
Tips are entirely for guests to decide. If your private chef dazzled you with their excellent service, why not recognize it? Based on 16,595 guests in Saint Louis, tips are 14.72% of the total bill, on average.
Create your menu
No restaurant will let you decide on its menu. With our personal chefs in Saint Louis, you can design a menu just for you and your guests.
Key information about private chefs in St Louis
Find out more about what private chefs in Saint Louis can do for you.
Our Saint Louis personal chefs are seasoned professionals with an average age of 44.
37% of our chefs in Saint Louis are women.
It takes only 5 hours from your request to get the first menu.
Our first private chef service in Saint Louis was on 2017-05-12.
12% of our personal chef services in Saint Louis include kids.
One guest has booked the same private chef in Saint Louis 11 times.
48% increase in the number of private chef bookings in Saint Louis in the last year.
Our personal chefs can communicate with you in up to 2 languages.
More than 58% of our guests have hired a private chef in St Louis more than once.
Many guests don't hire a personal chef for just one night. Multi-service bookings average at 3 days.
We’ve uploaded over 848 pictures of our St Louis personal chef experiences.
On average, it takes 2 days from requesting to booking a personal chef.
How many private chef services are booked per month in Saint Louis?
Location and the seasonality directly influence the number of private chef bookings, this may cause the cost to vary from month to month. The table above explains booking fluctuation in Saint Louis.
Hiring a personal chef is ideal for any intimate celebrations, but just like you, other guests will want to book a chef during high seasons, so it's important to remember that last-minute reservations may add to the cost. We suggest booking your personal chef service with enough time in advance.
How much does it cost to hire a private chef in Saint Louis?
What you see is the total per guest, not a rate plus extras. It covers the chef, the ingredients they buy for your menu, the cooking in your kitchen and the kitchen left clean afterwards. The price per guest comes down as the group grows:
For two people: 160 USD
For 3 to 6 people: 146 USD
For 7 to 12 people: 129 USD
For 13 people or more: 132 USD
We agree the total with you in writing before you book, and we handle the payment, so nothing appears on the evening that was not in the menu you approved.
In addition to group size, seasonality also has a big influence on the pricing for private chefs in Saint Louis. Check the chart above to review month-to-month average rates.
What is the most common type of food requested in Saint Louis?
Our main six types of cuisine in Saint Louis are:
1. Mediterranean
2. Italian
3. French
4. Japanese
5. Mexican
6. Latin American
However, the most requested in Saint Louis are the exciting Chef's special cuisine menus! Let our Saint Louis chefs design a menu just for you!
Our personal chefs customize menus to fit dietary needs and offer innovative options. Submit your request to experience the unique culinary creations our chefs can craft for you.
A dinner party at home in Saint Louis, without the cooking
Most of what we cook in Saint Louis is a dinner party: six or eight people around your table, a birthday, an anniversary, a night with friends that you would rather not spend in the kitchen. Restaurant-level food, in your dining room, with no queue and nowhere to park.
Vegan, gluten-free, a child who eats only three things, an allergy that cannot be negotiated: that goes into the request, and it goes into the menu the chef proposes. It is not something you have to remember to mention twice.
On the day, the chef arrives with the ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, serves at your table and leaves the kitchen as it was. We coordinate access and timings with them beforehand so you are not the one giving directions an hour before your guests arrive.
Expert private chefs at your disposal
There are 83 private chefs in our Saint Louis network, and you are not meant to sort through them. We read what you asked for and put forward chefs who fit it, with the reason each one fits: the cuisine you want, the size of your group, the kitchen you actually have.
Our chefs have at least ten years of experience in restaurants, hotels and resorts, and they have been trained in the best culinary schools. What sits around them is ours: we agree the scope in writing, we handle the payment, and we coordinate with the chef so nobody has to chase anyone.
Over 16,595 guests have already had a private chef cook for them in Saint Louis.
Saint Louis' best private chefs
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Surprise your guests with a private chef in St Louis
Browse the chefs who cook in St Louis and the menus they have put together. When you are ready, tell us about your evening and we will come back with the ones who fit it, the price in writing, and someone on our side looking after the booking from there.
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