Your Private Chef in Laguna Beach
Weekly meal prep and dinner parties, cooked in your own kitchen.
Your chef shops the morning of service, cooks everything from scratch in your home, then portions, labels and cleans up, so the week’s meals are waiting in your fridge. For celebrations, the same chef cooks and serves dinner for your guests.
What we cook in Laguna Beach
Every menu is built from scratch around your household, and you approve it before every cook day.
Weekly meal prep
A week of fresh, custom meals, built around how you eat.
Dinner parties at home
Family-style or plated dinners for birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, from $135 a guest. See dinner parties
Second homes and visits
Here for a week or a season? Your chef can stock the fridge for your stay, including in a vacation rental.
Gluten-free and allergy-friendly menus
Every item checked for your allergens and cooked with care for cross-contact. Allergies and gluten-free
Your Orange County chef
Jessica Maidlow has cooked professionally for over a decade, in restaurants from 2015 and in private kitchens since 2023. Her cooking is wholesome and homemade: fresh food for households that want the week handled properly.
We cook across Laguna Beach, from North Laguna and Top of the World to Emerald Bay, Three Arch Bay and South Laguna, and in nearby Laguna Niguel, Dana Point and Newport Beach. Hillside driveways, gated communities and beach parking are a normal week, and we’ll ask where your chef should park before the first visit.
- Background-checked and certifiedEvery chef clears a background check and holds a food-safety certification before cooking in your home.
- Every menu reviewedEach weekly menu is reviewed before it goes to your household.
- The same chef each weekYour chef gets to know your kitchen, your labels and your preferences.
- A small, limited rosterChefs take on only a few homes each week, so your service day stays yours.
What it costs in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach is priced the same as the rest of Orange County and Los Angeles: weekly chef service from $450 a week, and dinner parties from $135 a guest, plus groceries at exact cost.
Essential plan: 12 meals for the week
That’s about $60 to $65 a meal, cooked fresh in your kitchen. Groceries depend on your menu and are billed the day after service with an itemized receipt. Paying by bank transfer adds 0.8% (never more than $5); by card, 3%. Your first week is a one-time trial at $600 plus groceries. See every plan
8 guests, family-style, in Laguna Beach
About $200 a guest for a four-course dinner, cooked and served at home, with cleanup. Plated service, premium ingredients, a server or bartender, and add-ons change the total. We’ll price your dinner exactly on a free consultation.
From an Orange County client
“Nicole’s team (shoutout to Chef Jessica) made thoughtful adjustments based on our preferences, which made a huge difference.”
Laguna Beach private chef, answered
How much does a private chef cost in Laguna Beach?
Weekly meal prep starts at $450 a week plus groceries at cost. Dinner parties start at $135 per guest family-style or $160 plated, plus groceries and a 20% gratuity on the chef service. See our Orange County pricing guide.
Can you cook in a vacation rental?
Yes, as long as the kitchen has the basics. Tell us what’s there on your call.
Do you cook in Laguna Niguel and Dana Point?
Yes. We cook across South Orange County.
Can you cook for a serious food allergy?
Yes. Tell us every allergy and how severe it is on your consultation, and your chef builds each menu around it. You review and approve every menu before cook day.
Your kitchen. Your menu. Your chef.
Two minutes of questions, and we’ll show you the plan that fits your household before you ever book a call.
Luxury In-Home Chef Services
Serving: Los Angeles, Orange County, New Jersey, New York City
(424) 247‑5809
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