The Plated Experience
A 3-5 course tasting menu designed by Jake, plated and served course by course. It's the full degustation treatment: a special way to celebrate a milestone, spoil your guests, or simply treat yourselves.
Private Chef Experience
Staying in, is the new going out.
We're Jake & Abi, your private chef and front of house duo that brings the restaurant to you, anywhere across Auckland & Northland.
Think restaurant quality dinners, cooked in your own kitchen, just how you like it.
Whether it's an intimate plated dinner, or a generous shared table, there is no shopping, chopping or mopping you have to do. Enjoy the luxury of being a guest at your own dinner party - you stay in the conversation, we'll handle the rest (dishes included!).
The Shared Table
We're big believers that great food is meant to be savoured and shared with your favourite people, and this dining style does exactly that. Vibrant, abundant platters passed around the table, naturally invoking conversation and connection.
Example Menus
A taste of how an evening might look. Every menu is designed around you, your guests and the season.
How It Works
Booking a private chef in Auckland couldn't be easier.
01
Enquire
Share your date, guest count, and any dietary preferences through our simple enquiry form. We provide private chef services across Auckland and the greater North, from Clevedon to Mangawhai.
02
Consult
We talk about what you want, any favourite dishes or inspiration, and curate a bespoke seasonal menu tailored to your occasion and guests. Once you're happy with the menu, we request a 30% deposit to secure the date.
03
Enjoy
We arrive with fresh ingredients, cook, serve, and leave your kitchen spotless. You simply show up to your own table and enjoy the evening with your guests.
Frequently asked questions
We do a lot of the prep off-site, then finish the prep and cooking at your place. All we ask for is some bench space and access to a working oven and hob — we bring everything else, cook it all there, and leave your kitchen just as we found it.
Our private chef dinners are designed for 8 or more, whether that's an intimate plated tasting menu or a generous shared table. If you're dreaming up something bigger, even better.
Always. Tell us who's coming and what they can and can't eat, and we'll build the menu around it — we design the evening so those with dietaries never feel like an afterthought at the table.
Yes and no — it's up to you. Jake designs rotating menus with the seasons and the best produce in mind. Most clients like a bit of direction and then tweak the menu to their tastes; but if you arrive with a clear idea of what you'd love, we'll shape your menu together from there.
Start with a conversation — tell us what you're picturing and we'll take it from there. Once we've settled on a menu, we request a 30% deposit to secure your date. Weekends and December fill up fast, so the earlier you reach out the better.
For the Shared Table, we bring the platters and boards the food is served on; plates, cutlery and glassware for your guests we generally leave to you as the host — though we're happy to provide as much or as little of this as you'd like, just ask. For the Plated Experience, all serveware and cutlery is included, with glassware available on request.