Chef Stef
Chef Stef

Chef Stef

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$125/person
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Responds in about 17 min


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Introduction
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.
Overview

Current Top Pro

Hired 209 times

1 similar job done near you

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6 employees

12 years in business

Business hours

Sun8:00 am - 4:00 pmMonClosed

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, and Venmo.

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

Excellent 4.9

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Abby B.
Jul 15, 2023
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Perfect bachelorette dinner! Great food, easy to work with, cleaned the kitchen spotless, very friendly. Would definitely work with again :)

Details: Brunch / dinner party • 6 - 10 guests • Dinner • Standard (basic ingredients) • Italian • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Mansi P.
Mar 21, 2023
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Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 11 - 20 guests • Dinner • Dessert • Standard (basic ingredients) • Dessert • Italian • Mexican / Latin American • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Vegetarian or vegan • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Blake B.
Feb 18, 2023
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Chef Stef was incredibly professional and friendly. The food was amazing. I will definitely be stealing his recipe for the crudo! I'm obsessed with that sauce. The charred broccoli was some of the best broccoli I have had. I'm also going to try and replicate that! We had the shrimp and grits in chili oil and I can't get over how well the flavors paired. His pick for wine was superb and really complemented our dishes well. My wife is already talking about having him back for her birthday. Looking forward to trying his other dishes!

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 2 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • Asian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Brian D.
Feb 18, 2023
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The food was amazing. Chef was very kind friendly and on time. She was very accommodating I would highly recommend their food and service to anyone

Details: Holiday meal (Mother's day, Valentine's day, etc.) • 2 guests • Dinner • Dessert • Standard (basic ingredients) • Southern • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Meal delivered • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Avery V.
Oct 13, 2022
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Chef Stephen was Reliable, professional, cleaned up great, beautiful presentation.

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 3 - 5 guests • Dinner • Standard (basic ingredients) • Dessert • American - casual • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

Chef Stef's reply
Thank you Avery!
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Stefan Fraundorfer