Miami private chefs by specialty and cuisine
Chefs here tend to fall into two camps, and which one you want depends on whether you are feeding a room on Saturday or feeding yourself all week.
Meal prep chefs
A meal prep chef comes on a set day, cooks several days of food in your kitchen, and leaves it portioned and labeled in your fridge. The good ones build around nutrition goals and work around allergies and dietary restrictions without the food turning into diet food. Popular with Brickell and Edgewater professionals, with featured meal-prep menus ranging from $320–$500 per session. Some use your groceries; others include ingredients for one person, with extra servings priced separately. See weekly meal prep.
Party and event chefs
A party chef plates course by course for a room. This is the camp you want for birthdays, anniversaries, Art Basel dinners, bachelorette weekends, and client entertaining. Expect a tasting menu built to your headcount, service through the night, and a kitchen left the way they found it.
Latin, Colombian and Peruvian
Miami's deepest bench by far. Ceviche and tiradito, Colombian home cooking, Argentine asado on the patio, Cuban classics, and Spanish paella cooked live. Many of these chefs are bilingual, and this is the category our Miami hosts book most.
Mediterranean, Italian and French
Coastal Mediterranean built on the fresh seafood Miami gets all year, handmade pasta and risotto, and classical French technique from chefs who trained in restaurant kitchens. The move for a quieter, more formal dinner.
Omakase and sushi
A sushi chef sets up at your counter and serves nigiri and rolls course by course, cut to order. A calmer luxury than a South Beach reservation you booked a month out. See sushi chef at home.
Plant-based and dietary needs
Fully vegan and vegetarian menus that stand on their own rather than reading as the substitute option, plus gluten-free, keto, kosher-style, and allergy-safe cooking. Tell us the restriction when you book and we match you with a chef who cooks that way every week.