Your Personal Chef in Newport 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 team cooks and serves dinner for your guests.
What Newport Beach clients ask us for
These come straight from our consultations with Newport Beach households. Your menu is built from scratch around your own needs, and you approve it before every cook day.
Families with serious allergies
Family menus built around serious food allergies like egg and dairy, with every menu reviewed with you before cook day.
High-protein and macro plans
Meals built to your calorie and protein targets for training or long workdays, without the same chicken and rice every night.
Gluten-free menus
Gluten-free weeks for busy couples, and gluten-free dinners when a guest can’t have gluten at all.
Celebrations and group stays
Birthdays, bachelorettes and multi-day group stays, cooked in your home or vacation rental, family-style or plated. See dinner parties
Meet your Newport Beach chef
Newport Beach is served by Chef Jessica Maidlow, who has cooked professionally for over a decade, in restaurants since 2015 and private kitchens since 2023. Her cooking is unfussy and wholesome: fresh, homemade food for families who want the week handled properly.
We cook across Newport Beach, including Corona del Mar, Newport Coast and Balboa Island, and in nearby Costa Mesa, Irvine and Laguna Beach. Our Orange County team is intentionally small, so each household keeps a consistent chef, and openings are limited.
- 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 Newport Beach
Newport Beach is priced the same as the rest of Orange County and Los Angeles: a flat chef fee, plus groceries at exact cost with an itemized receipt.
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 Newport 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.”
Newport Beach, answered
How much does a personal chef cost in Newport Beach?
Weekly chef service starts at $450 a week, plus groceries at exact cost. A typical 12-meal week comes to about $715 to $775 with groceries. Newport Beach is priced the same as the rest of Orange County and Los Angeles. See every plan or our Orange County pricing guide.
Can you cook for a child with 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.
Do you cook in Corona del Mar and Newport Coast?
Yes. We cook across Newport Beach, including Corona del Mar, Newport Coast and Balboa Island, and in nearby Costa Mesa, Irvine and Laguna Beach.
Can you cook a birthday or bachelorette dinner in Newport Beach?
Yes. Private dinners start at $135 per guest family-style or $160 plated, plus groceries at cost and a 20% gratuity on the chef service. Your chef can cook in your home or a vacation rental, and gluten-free menus are no problem. See dinner parties.
How far ahead should I book?
Our Orange County team is intentionally small, so service days fill up. Book your free consultation one to two weeks ahead to secure the day that works for you, and a few weeks ahead for a dinner party.
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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