Restaurant-quality dining in your estate
I cook in private estates and vineyard homes in Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Calistoga and down in Carneros. Wine-paired dinners after a day of tastings, relaxed lunches among the vines and every meal of a longer stay.
Napa sits beside some of the best produce in California: Sonoma lamb, Dungeness crab from the coast in winter, Point Reyes cheeses, local olive oil and kitchen-garden vegetables all year. I build menus to stand beside the valley’s Cabernet Sauvignon and Carneros Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, cooking meat over vine cuttings and using wild mustard, fennel and bay from the hillsides.
I have spent a decade in Michelin-starred kitchens, as Sous Chef of R&D in the Noma group and Head Chef at Kokkeriet, and I bring that standard to every table I cook for. My story.
What I offer in Napa Valley
Restaurant at Home
A tasting menu of six to eight courses, cooked and plated in your kitchen, with wine or non-alcoholic pairings. For dinners of 6 to 12 guests.
Villa and chalet stays
Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the length of your stay, with the shopping, planning and kitchen taken care of.
Foraging and cooking
A guided walk to gather wild plants and mushrooms, followed by a hands-on lunch with what we found.
Also available: weddings and events up to 500 guests, family residencies and foraging experiences. See all experiences.
Private chef in Napa Valley: good to know
Can you build a dinner around the bottles we bought on our tastings?
Yes. Tell me what you have, and I will write the menu around the wines rather than the other way round.
Can you cook over vine cuttings or wood outdoors?
Yes. Cooking over old vine wood is one of my favourite things in wine country, and I bring what I need to do it safely.
Is harvest season a good time to book a private chef?
It is the most beautiful time, from late August to October, and also the busiest, so it is worth asking early.
Getting married in Napa Valley?
I cook weddings at vineyard estates, olive groves and private gardens across Napa Valley and Carneros, from an intimate dinner to 500 guests. See wedding catering in Napa Valley.