Personal Chefs in Scarsdale, NY

Chef Stef is a Hudson Valley based chef and caterer serving the tri-state area, and Hudson Valley Magazine's Best Private Chef/Caterer 2023 and 2024. The chef comes to your home (or rental), prepares your menu, serves each course to you and then cleans up before departing (including taking our garbage with us). We can provide our own plates, cutlery and napkins (10 colors to choose from) if need be. We also bring our own pots/pans and tools needed to prepare the meals. The menus I prepare for all of my services are created from scratch. I work with the client/host to create a menu for their event or meal that highlights their culinary preferences, and accommodates any restrictions there may be. We do this through the use of online questionnaires that you will be asked to fill out. Chef Stef is booked on a first confirmed basis. We have additional staff that will provide the same quality of food and service you would receive from Chef Stef himself, so we are able to book multiple dinners in one night thus saving you the trouble of worrying about availability. We have begun offering two different pricing tiers for private dinners to accommodate different budgets; basic and premium. The difference between the two is you will receive more choices with the premium over the basic with some more luxurious offerings. Please see below for the per person pricing by course amount: Couples Dinner 3 Course: $150 basic / $220 premium 4 Course: $175 basic / $235 premium 5 Course: $200 basic / $250 premium Tableside Chef Demo +$50 3 - 5 People 3 Courses: $90 basic / $160 premium 4 Courses: $95 basic / $175 premium 5 Courses: $100 basic / $180 premium Tableside Chef Demo +$200 6 or More People 2 Courses: $70 basic / $100 premium 3 Courses: $80 basic / $125 premium 4 Courses: $85 basic / $135 premium 5 Courses: $90 basic / $140 premium Tableside Chef Demo +$200 We also offer beer or wine pairing by the course if you are interested. Our pricing includes the cost of goods, travel and sales tax. Additional costs only incurred for special requests and specialty food items. We outline all additional costs in our proposals. In addition, we also offer full service and drop off catering services. Feel free to look me up on Instagram @chefstefny to see pictures of my food and services.

With over 18 years in hospitality our experience and passion make each event flawless, creating each proposal to your exact needs from food to flowers. We offer Private Multi-Course Tasting Menus, Cocktail Parties, Full Service Catering , Private Chef and Personal Chef Services for New York and the tri state area. NY Catering Service is New York's premier caterer and personal chef service; We have been featured on several major publications, talk shows, the food network and several other avenues. Chef Chris Nirschel has worked at Michelin Star restaurants around the country and specializes in sourcing seasonal, local farm fresh ingredients, working with local fisheries and butchers while creating custom menus for gourmet experiences. Catering and personal chef services are customized to each client making your event or dinner party unforgettable.

My passion for cooking had started from childhood, inherited from my Russian Moroccan parents, who are also in the culinary arts. Since then many years have passed but my passion of cooking stayed the same. I have gained experience working in some of the top restaurants in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and currently New York City.

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