How much does a private chef cost in Los Angeles?
Plan on about $182 a guest. A typical LA dinner lands between $155 and $225 a head, with the shopping and the cleanup included.
Those are real bills from bookings since October 2024. A typical table is 6 people and about $1,080 all in. What changes the bill most is the size of your guest list.
Two guests pay the most per plate
Cooking for two takes almost as much of a chef’s day as cooking for ten. Same trip to the market, same drive across town, same pile of pans in your sink afterward. So the smaller your table, the more each seat costs.
| Guests | Per guest | Usual range | Whole dinner, typical party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | $200 to $300 | $480 for 2 guests | |
| 3 to 6 | $165 to $220 | $840 for 4 guests | |
| 7 to 12 | $150 to $185 | $1,424 for 8 guests | |
| Over 12 guests | $135 to $170 | $2,464 for 15 guests |
What each chef here charges
Every price here is per person and depends on how many people sit down. For each chef: the typical price across their menus at each table size, and the range from their lowest-priced menu to their highest.
| Headcount | Typical menu | Most menus | Lowest to highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couple | $242 | $198 to $295 | $120 to $1,000 |
| 3 to 6 | $200 | $175 to $225 | $110 to $600 |
| 7 to 12 | $180 | $154 to $200 | $100 to $360 |
Price per guest, taken from every published menu that covers that party size. Each chef’s own ladder is below.
| Chef | For 2 | 3 to 6 | 7 to 12 | Menu range, all party sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ricardo Andriguetti8 menus | $246 | $288 | $207 | $162 to $300 |
 Morgan Mead8 menus | $245 | $215 | not offered | $165 to $347 |
 Dylan Roston8 menus | $250 | $225 | $198 | $165 to $250 |
 Chong Kim Ooi8 menus | $175 | not offered | $160 | $135 to $175 |
 Mildred Moreno8 menus | $236 | $200 | $200 | $165 to $290 |
 Dave Mau8 menus | $263 | $235 | $185 | $185 to $275 |
 Jimmy Matiz6 menus | not offered | not offered | $185 | $150 to $225 |
 Daniela Perez Reyes8 menus | not offered | $175 | $145 | $145 to $185 |
 Patryk Puchalski8 menus | $347 | $289 | $279 | $210 to $347 |
 Benjamin Kalifa7 menus | not offered | $145 | $168 | $138 to $249 |
 Caleb Hernandez8 menus | not offered | $165 | $165 | $130 to $220 |
 Kathleen Engelhardt8 menus | $212 | $165 | $190 | $165 to $300 |
 Hamlet Margar8 menus | $242 | $225 | $200 | $154 to $289 |
 Keven Lee4 menus | $294 | not offered | $220 | $220 to $347 |
 Chris Malstrom8 menus | $200 | $175 | $150 | $140 to $200 |
 Brady Leffler8 menus | $242 | not offered | $154 | $154 to $300 |
 Ryan Rondeno7 menus | $242 | not offered | $154 | $154 to $300 |
 Ryan Nagby8 menus | $255 | $155 | $150 | $140 to $275 |
 Chris Manos8 menus | $750 | $500 | $220 | $140 to $1,000 |
 Alexandre Seince7 menus | $295 | not offered | $173 | $145 to $300 |
 Brenda Backal6 menus | not offered | $195 | $180 | $180 to $277 |
 Dillion Cappello6 menus | $192 | $184 | $170 | $170 to $192 |
 Matthew Lazarchick4 menus | $195 | $130 | $120 | $100 to $250 |
 Amir Shams8 menus | $300 | $220 | not offered | $145 to $300 |
 Keis Briscoe6 menus | $400 | $375 | $350 | $350 to $400 |
 Angie Thomas4 menus | not offered | not offered | $200 | $172 to $231 |
 Kami Quiñones8 menus | $162 | $145 | $127 | $127 to $289 |
 Bryan Maurice4 menus | $273 | $215 | $225 | $190 to $285 |
 Roberto Rijo4 menus | $200 | $150 | $200 | $150 to $200 |
 Arnaud Jullien7 menus | $259 | $199 | $169 | $129 to $299 |
 Asheesh Danee8 menus | $228 | $230 | $205 | $200 to $235 |
 Rya Frazier7 menus | $182 | $220 | $198 | $170 to $275 |
 Marco Cerruti7 menus | $330 | $220 | $150 | $150 to $330 |
 Andrea Anoka4 menus | $220 | $185 | $140 | $140 to $220 |
 Branden Ervin8 menus | not offered | $209 | $160 | $140 to $210 |
 Tamara Mayes7 menus | $313 | $220 | $199 | $198 to $325 |
 Kotryna Rodriguez4 menus | $271 | $243 | $199 | $198 to $300 |
 Shieya Beth Evans4 menus | not offered | $200 | $185 | $165 to $225 |
Prices by occasion
Birthdays come first, 34% of all paid bookings.
| Occasion | Per guest | Usual range | Typical group | Whole dinner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date night or anniversary | $248 | $200 to $290 | 2 guests | $496 for 2 guests |
| Birthday | $180 | $160 to $220 | 7 guests | $1,155 for 7 guests |
| Family get-together | $170 | $154 to $264 | 7 guests | $1,160 for 7 guests |
| Dinner with friends | $166 | $154 to $195 | 8 guests | $1,395 for 8 guests |
| Team or client dinner | $165 | $154 to $177 | 10 guests | $1,750 for 10 guests |
| Bachelor or bachelorette | $150 | $138 to $162 | 8 guests | $1,232 for 8 guests |
Questions hosts ask before booking
What should a couple budget?
Around $480 for the night, or $240 each. With the chefs here, the middle half of menus offered to two cost $198 to $295 a head.
What does a dinner for 20 cost?
Roughly $3,080. Groups of 13 or more get the lowest rate, about $154 each. The lowest menu price here for 20 guests is $100, Matthew’s Classic italian.
Is the grocery bill extra?
No. The groceries are already in the price.
Found your budget? Now find your cook.
Every chef page lists their menus with the price for each table size.
Go to the chef listOr start from the occasion