How It Works
Share your vision
Tell us about the evening you're planning. Guest count, occasion, cuisine preferences, dietary considerations. The details inform everything that follows.
Receive Your Introduction
We introduce you to a chef whose background, technique, and sensibility align with your gathering. Each introduction includes their experience and approach so you can begin the conversation informed.
Shape Your Menu
Collaborate directly with your chef to shape a menu that reflects your vision. This conversation ensures every course supports the evening you're creating.
Host Without Distraction
Your chef arrives prepared and manages every detail from first course to final cleanup. The kitchen returns to order before they leave. You focus entirely on your guests and the evening you've created together.
No browsing. No filtering. No guessing. You describe your event, and we introduce you to a chef whose expertise fits. The search is ours, the evening is yours.
Trained professionally. Vetted thoroughly. Matched intentionally. Every chef in the Plated community brings hospitality experience and instinct that private dining demands.
Every preference noted. Every detail remembered. Every course considered. Your chef brings the same care to your event that earned their reputation in the first place.
The occasions on your calendar, matched with a chef who treats them accordingly.
You describe the evening ahead. We connect you with a chef whose expertise meets it. The result is a meal that meets the moment.
Answers
Everything you need to know about working with Plated
You share details about your event, including preferences and dietary considerations. Our team reviews your submission and identifies a chef whose background and approach align with your needs. We share their credentials and explain why we think they're right for your gathering. Expect an introduction within 72 hours.
Chefs in the Plated community serve throughout the New York City five boroughs, northern New Jersey, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and the Hamptons. Availability varies by location and season.
Your chef sets their own rates based on your gathering's specifics and invoices you directly. Plated charges a separate, non-refundable service fee per guest for matching and concierge support. All deposits and payments go to your chef. Our concierge handles the introduction and we provide a coordination platform.
Three to six weeks allows adequate time for menu development, ingredient sourcing, and coordination. Holiday periods and summer weekends in the Hamptons require earlier planning due to increased demand.
Your chef incorporates dietary requirements into menu development from the beginning. Allergies, religious observances, and personal preferences shape the creative direction rather than limiting it. The result is a cohesive menu where accommodations feel intentional, not adjusted.
our chef handles consultation, grocery shopping, preparation, cooking, plating, service, and complete kitchen cleanup. You provide the space and the guest list. Additional service staff, beverages, and specialized equipment can be arranged through your chef or separately.
Chefs bring experience from New York City resturaunts, hotel dining rooms, fine-dining kitchens, private households, and specialized culinary roles. We verify credentials, review portfolios, and speak with references. Every chef demonstrates both technical proficiency and the hospitality sensibility that private dining requires.
Everything from intimate dinners for six to celebrations for large groups. Holiday feasts, anniversary dinners, cuisine-focused explorations, and gatherings with complex dietary requirements.
Every chef is hand-selected. We review applications, verify credentials, and assess fit before extending an invitation to join. Chefs access our matching service free of charge and operate independently. Once accepted, Chefs set their own pricing and invoice clients directly.
Your details stay within the Plated community and inform the matching process. Our concierge team reviews everything you share to connect you with the right chef. Technology supports personalization and helps us improve. See our privacy policy for more.
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