A Prémices private chef composing a bespoke dinner for guests in a Paris salon
Private chef · Paris

A private chef in Paris, priced with clarity.

From the chef alone to a full grand-palace evening, with service, a dressed table and a sommelier. Transparent starting rates, per guest. Every menu composed, and quoted, for you.

Paris · French Riviera · across France
A Prémices chef presenting refined amuse-bouches before a private dinner
The calibre

Chefs from starred kitchens, service from grand palaces.

Our chefs come from Michelin-starred restaurants, and several hold a star of their own. They cook the way France’s finest kitchens cook, at your table, for one evening.

Every maître d’hôtel is tested before they ever serve for us, and trained in the grand palaces of Paris. The welcome, the rhythm, the silence between courses: nothing is left to chance.

Michelin-starred chefs Meilleur Ouvrier de France Palace-trained service
Investment

Three ways to compose your evening.

The chef

From $170 / guest

A Prémices chef designs and cooks a bespoke tasting menu in your own kitchen. You simply host.

  • Bespoke menu, composed with you
  • Market sourcing on the day
  • Cooked on site, before your guests
  • Kitchen left impeccable
Compose this evening
Most chosen

Chef & service

From $230 / guest

Your chef, paired with a tested maître d’hôtel who runs the floor, so you are a guest at your own table.

  • Everything in The chef
  • A vetted maître d’hôtel, palace-trained
  • Full table service, welcome to farewell
  • The rhythm of a grand house
Compose this evening

The full experience

From $350 / guest

Chef, service, a dressed table and a sommelier pairing. A grand-palace evening, at your address.

  • Everything in Chef & service
  • A table dressed by our stylists
  • Sommelier pairing, rare bottles
  • An evening composed end to end
Compose this evening

Available in Paris, on the French Riviera (Cannes, Monaco) and across France. Starting rates, per guest. Every evening is quoted individually, for your occasion, menu and number of guests.

An elegant Haussmannian private salon in Paris, one of the off-market venues sourced by Prémices
No address? We have ours.

Doors that aren’t listed anywhere.

No apartment large enough, or simply the wish for somewhere exceptional? We open off-market Paris venues, hôtels particuliers, private mansions and rooftops, that never appear on a booking site.

We source the place, you keep the evening.

Explore our venues
One conversation is all it takes

Begin the conversation.

Tell us your date, your number of guests and the evening you imagine. We compose the rest, the chef, the service, the table, and, if you wish, the place.

Plan your evening in Paris

Frequently asked questions

How much is a private chef dinner?

Prémices private dinners start from $170 per guest for the chef alone, $230 with full service, and from $350 for a chef, service, sommelier pairing and table styling. Prices are per guest, all in.

What is included in the price?

The bespoke menu, the market shopping, cooking in your kitchen, plating and, from the service tier, full table service and a spotless kitchen at the end.

Is there a minimum number of guests?

Most dinners are from two guests upward. Tell us your table and we compose a clear proposal within 24 hours.