What kind of food do your personal chefs in Marietta prepare?

Our chefs come from a wide variety of backgrounds and have amazing culinary talent. Here’s just a hint of what they offer: Fusion Luxury Gourmet Themed Meals Plant-Based Seafood International Cuisine Cuisine Browse through the à la carte chef menus online to get a feel for what’s on offer, and connect with your chef if you have special requests. If you need help accommodating dietary restrictions , just ask!

Can I book a Marietta private chef for a special occasion?

Our chefs are ready to provide exceptional meals for any occasion—from an intimate date night dinner to a milestone celebration . Just specify the number of guests when you begin your booking, and you’ll see your options.

Should I wait to book a personal chef until I’m ready to finalize my menu?

Our Marietta private chefs are in high demand, so we recommend booking as soon as your party date is finalized. Within your chef’s à la carte menus, you’ll notice that you can make “Choose Later” selections for all or some of your courses. Do that when booking, and you then have up until 7 days before your event to finalize.

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Chef Jackson learned to cook the way a lot of Southern cooks do: in a South Georgia kitchen, in a big family, where dinner was never for four people and nobody measured anything. That is still the center of how he cooks. Every kitchen since has added something to it, and he has kept what was worth keeping and made it his own, without ever getting too clever with a classic. He started in Atlanta, trained in culinary school under Master Chef Darryl Shular and then worked his way through a run of restaurants before landing his first fine dining job at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion, where he learned what it means to hold a line to a standard, plate after plate. From there he went back down to Savannah and Statesboro, opened a fine dining restaurant of his own, and served as executive chef at Georgia Southern, cooking at a scale that leaves no room for guessing. Then came The Hamptons, coming up under Chef James Gee across Cittanuova, East Hampton Point, and The 1770 House, three very different restaurants under one corporate umbrella, which meant cooking a casual Italian lunch and a formal tasting menu in the same week. It is also where he picked up the parts of the business nobody teaches in culinary school: running a bar program, planning events, even directing social media, because in a small operation everybody wears a few hats. After that he traded the coast for altitude as executive chef of Giuseppe's and Bon Vivant at Telluride Ski and Golf Resort. Cooking on a mountain comes with its own logistics: on-slope dining, weather nobody can control, and a season that ends whether the snow does or not. He was the featured chef for the Washington Pear Growers' Dinner, and one winter his food was featured on the Today Show. Next was South Beach, and a call to help open The Bazaar by José Andrés. Working in one of his kitchens rearranges a cook's head. Andrés treats a dish as a question instead of a recipe: a tomato can arrive as a sphere, a cocktail can arrive as air, a classic Spanish tapa can be taken apart down to the studs and rebuilt in a form nobody has seen. None of it is a trick for its own sake. Every bit of it traces back to tradition and to an almost stubborn respect for the ingredient, which is the part most people miss. Along the way he has staged in Michelin kitchens, consulted on more than a dozen restaurant openings around the country, and mentored plenty of cooks who have gone on to run kitchens of their own. These days all of it shows up in a smaller room: private dinners, events, and menus built around whoever is sitting at the table, cooked with the same seriousness he would bring to any dining room he has ever run, and with that South Georgia kitchen still somewhere in the background.

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Bachelorette Party

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4 Courses for $64 Per Guest

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A Study In Flavor

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5 Courses for $147 Per Guest

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It's Harry Potter!

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A Taste of Italy

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4 Courses for $94 Per Guest

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The Boujee Biscuit

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Surf + Turf

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Chef's Favorites

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Low Country Boil

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The Italian Job

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Starting at $49 Per Guest

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Epicurean Brunch

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4 Courses for $50 Per Guest

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Autumn Harvest Feast

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Hibachi Dinner

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5 Courses for $110 Per Guest

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Winter is Coming

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4 Courses for $111 Per Guest

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A Taste of The South

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4 Courses for $87 Per Guest

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Southern Cooking

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Gourmet Gameday Menu

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A Taste of Spain

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6 Courses for $125 Per Guest

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Reviews

Ken Ashley

December 25 2024Dunwoody, GA

Menu: A Taste of Italy

Chef Jackson is the bomb! Wonderful food, amazing presentation and a thoughtful approach to our guests. You will LOVE having Jackson in your home or venue. We thought he was simply amazing and can't wait to have him back with more culinary adventures! And, my wife thinks I'm cool. Thanks Jackson!

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Chef Overall: 5
Food Quality: 5
Cleanliness: 5
Presentation: 5
Communication: 5

Victor Ngai

December 19 2024Atlanta, GA

Menu: A Taste of Italy

Chef Jackson is incredible! My friends and I had an amazing time! The food was delicious and Chef Jackson was so friendly and knowledgeable. He was extremely cordial and accommodating from the get go to ensure we have the best experience possible. He sure did not disappoint! We had an unforgettable night catching up in the comfort of home and fed with the finest cuisines with fresh ingredients. And at the end of the night, you would’ve never realized Chef had made us a feast with the kitchen left cleaned and tidy! Can’t rave enough about Chef Jackson thank you for an amazing night!

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Chef Overall: 5
Food Quality: 5
Cleanliness: 5
Presentation: 5
Communication: 5

Patricia Walker

December 11 2024

Menu: A Taste of The South

I recently had the pleasure of enjoying some dishes prepared by Chef Jackson. He presented a pork loin, brined in sweet tea (how clever!) that was so tender and moist I could cut it with my fork. The peach chow chow served with the pork was a tangy, delightful, surprise-a wonderful complement to the flavor of the pork. Being a daughter of the South I love greens. The collards he served were the best!! Delicious, tender, and flavorful. Not everyone can cook greens well, but he knows what he is doing. I would recommend his culinary skills to anyone who enjoys Southern foods and warm, Southern hospitality. Did I mention that wit and humor are treasured side dishes to all his offerings. I look forward to enjoying his culinary expertise once again in the near future.

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Chef Overall: 5
Food Quality: 5
Cleanliness: 5
Presentation: 5
Communication: 5

Nancy Brown

December 05 2024

Menu: A Taste of Italy

Chef Jackson hit the Bulls Eye again! This time it was the Beet Salad. Many folks avoid eating beets; why is a mystery to me. But that was cleared up when he served the Beet Salad. Someone at the table commented, "These don't taste like dirt." And they didn't. It is all in knowing how to prepare fresh beets, and Chef Jackson does. He has a natural gift of knowing what preparation is best for a particular food item, and what additional ingredients to use to make it the perfect dish. Chef Jackson rounded out the Beet salad with arugula, citrus supremes, vanilla goat cheese moussse, pistachio, and balsamico. The Beet Salad is a great side dish with pork and/or poultry. I look forward to eating it again.

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Chef Overall: 5
Food Quality: 5
Cleanliness: 5
Presentation: 5
Communication: 5

How to Hire a Private Chef for Your Event

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Use our streamlined booking system to schedule your chef, menu, & more!
Feel free to reach out to your chef to discuss dietary needs and specific instructions.

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Your chef sources the ingredients of your meal, ensuring they strictly adhere to your dietary needs.
Make any adjustments or requests via our easy-to-use host dashboard.

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Your chef shows up with all the food and necessary cookware to create the perfect meal.
The only thing left to do is enjoy the all-inclusive cooking & cleanup service.

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