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/ Private chef
"Same kitchen, different chefs. The match is what changes the week."
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YOUR ST BARTH / Private chef
Personal villa agent and on-island concierge for villa stays with a private chef in St Barthélemy.
A villa with a private chef is not just any villa with a kitchen. The chef needs space to cook, the dining area needs to face the sunset, and the menu needs to match how you actually eat. Send your dates, your group, and how often you want the chef. The shortlist comes back with the villas that match, and the chef matched to your taste.
Curated villa and chef shortlist for St Barth, replied within 2 hours.
/ Villa with chef in St Barth
The right villa with chef has a working professional kitchen, not a showroom. The dining area sits where you would actually want to eat, often facing the sunset. The pantry can store a week of fresh produce. And the chef can work without tripping over the family.
Through partnerships with the leading rental agencies in St Barthélemy and a tight bench of chefs we work with directly, the villa and the chef are paired in one shortlist. The villa rates are often lower than the agencies advertise on their own sites.
One brief, two pieces matched together. A vegetarian friendly chef for a vegetarian table. A French chef who does seven course tastings for a dinner party. A relaxed family chef who can do a kids' menu and the parents' menu in parallel. The match is the point.
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/ Private chef
"Same kitchen, different chefs. The match is what changes the week."
/ Villa with private chef FAQ
For a typical group of six to eight, a chef night with a three course tasting menu lands between five hundred and twelve hundred US dollars all in (chef fee plus food cost), depending on the produce, the wine pairing, and the chef profile. Star caliber chefs sit higher. The number is sent before each booking so there is no surprise.
Yes. The most common pattern is breakfast every day, lunch on demand, and three to four chef dinners across the week. Some groups want one big chef night and self cater the rest. Some want every meal handled. We send the chef budget for each scenario before you commit.
Yes. The chef bench in St Barth handles every common dietary brief, including pescatarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, low FODMAP and kosher style on request. List the constraints in the form and the chef match is built around them.
Yes. Chef fee includes menu planning, sourcing the produce at the local market and specialist suppliers, cooking, plating and full kitchen cleanup. Wine and high end spirits are usually billed separately at cost so you keep visibility.
Yes, but holiday dinners book up the earliest. For Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, or a wedding day, the best chefs are committed three to nine months out. Tell us the date in the form and we work back from there.
Wine pairings can be added on request. The chef proposes a list, you approve, and the bottles are sourced from the island's wine merchants. For larger events, a dedicated bartender or sommelier joins the team. Both are coordinated by the same agent who sent your villa shortlist.
/ Other questions about a villa with private chef?
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