Private Chef Experience
Your home. Your guests. The discipline of a restaurant kitchen — brought entirely to you.
Chef David designs each menu around the details of your table — the occasion, the guest list, the season, and your preferences. What arrives is not a standard offering adapted to your event. It is a menu written for it.
Every element is handled. Menu consultation, ingredient sourcing, full preparation, plating, and complete cleanup — so the evening belongs to you and your guests entirely.
Hosted Dinners
On select occasions, Chef David hosts private dinners at curated venues or in the home — small tables, intentional menus, and guests chosen for the evening. Inquire directly for availability and format.
What's Included
Ideal For
Plated Multi-Course Dinner
These are Chef David's service rates, published because the right client should know what to expect before reaching out. This is not an opening offer. It is how GourmandTech works.
| Courses | Per Person | Minimum Engagement | Course Progression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Course | $150 | $500 | Appetizer · Entrée · Dessert |
| 4-Course | $170 | $550 | Appetizer · Intermediate Course · Entrée · Dessert |
| 5-Course | $190 | $625 | Appetizer · Two Intermediate Courses · Entrée · Dessert |
| 6-Course | $215 | $700 | Full progression — designed in consultation |
| 7+ Course | By arrangement | — | By arrangement |
| Guests | 3-Course | 4-Course | 5-Course | 6-Course | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $500 | $550 | $625 | $700 | Minimum engagement applies |
| 4 | $600 | $680 | $760 | $860 | |
| 6 | $900 | $1,020 | $1,140 | $1,290 | |
| 8 | $1,200 | $1,360 | $1,520 | $1,720 | |
| 10 | $1,500 | $1,700 | $1,900 | $2,150 | |
| 12 | $1,800 | $2,040 | $2,280 | $2,580 |
Pre-Dinner Cocktail Hour
An optional addition to any Style 1 dinner engagement — not a standalone service.
| Add-On Rate | Includes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| $30 / person | 2–3 passed canapés | Added to Style 1 service fee |
Communal Dining
The same discipline, the same sourcing, the same culinary execution as a plated engagement — served in large-format platters at the table rather than individually plated. Chef David designs a coursed menu around the occasion: an appetizer course, a composed main, dessert. The distinction is format, not quality. Per-person rates reflect the natural efficiency of communal service at larger guest counts and decline accordingly.
| Guest Count | Per Person | Service Fee | Minimum Engagement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 4 | $125 | $500 floor | Minimum engagement applies |
| 5–8 | $110 | $550–$880 | 6 guests = $660 |
| 9–12 | $95 | $855–$1,140 | |
| 13–16 | $85 | $1,105–$1,360 | |
| 17–20 | $75 | $1,275–$1,500 | |
| 21+ | By arrangement | — | Advance consultation required |
Private Cocktail Reception
When you engage Chef David for a reception, you are not hiring a catering company. You are engaging a private chef to design, prepare, and execute your gathering — from menu concept through cleanup. The result is a reception that reflects considered, personal culinary execution rather than a standardized catering order.
| Guest Count | Service Fee | Canapé Varieties | Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 15 | $600 | 3–4 varieties | Menu design · prep · 2 hrs on-site execution · cleanup |
| 16–25 | $850 | 4–5 varieties | Menu design · prep · 2 hrs on-site execution · cleanup |
| 26–40 | $1,200 | 5–7 varieties | Menu design · prep · 2 hrs on-site execution · cleanup |
All service fees listed are Chef's fees only. Provisions — ingredients, specialty items, and sourcing — are billed separately at documented cost, with receipts provided. No markup is applied. When available, ingredients are sourced through local Casper-area vendors, farmers, and producers. Clients are advised of any anticipated higher-cost ingredients during menu consultation, before the engagement is confirmed.
Plan your next evening.
Every engagement begins with a conversation about your table, your guests, and the occasion you're building.
Inquire about your evening