Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can book a private chef for any day of the week. The CHEFIN platform has the largest selection of private chefs in Australia with availability for any day of the week. Private chefs are available for service on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are chefs on the platform available for breakfast, lunch and dinner services at any time during the week. Chefs are also available for last minute bookings, with at least 12 hours notice!

For the real foodie, wine-loving types, it can be hard to pull off a good menu without a good pairing of wine to go along with it. If you haven’t got the sommelier skills to impress your guests with a wine menu, our chefs are here to help out! While we don’t actually provide drinks as part of our CHEFIN service, we do offer advice on food-wine pairing. All of our chefs are talented and knowledgeable on the best types of wines to suit their dishes. If you would like some advice, then please ask your assigned chef once the booking has been made. As they dream up your menu, they can also dream up the perfect wines to accompany each dish.

It’s your party and you can go as late as you want to! Feel free to keep your CHEFIN party raging for as long as you like. We have no noise restrictions here, other than the standard council restrictions, and so we won’t tell you to shut up once it hits dark. That said, we do ask that our guests kindly take into account any residential neighbours in the area surrounding your event venue. If the event might have a tendency to spill out onto the streets, please be aware that any noise you make might easily travel into the homes and bedrooms of people nearby. So it’s your party, but party with awareness!

It’s your party and you can do what you want to! Provided the venue permits, that is. That counts for underage guests – if your chosen venue allows for underage patrons then absolutely! Some venues only allow underage guests accompanied by adults, so familiarise yourself with the specific terms beforehand. We’re good abiding citizens of the law here at CHEFIN, so if you’re hoping to serve a sneaky glass of wine to your underage guests, we cannot do that for you! Underage guests will be allowed to mix and mingle but must stay away from alcoholic beverages at CHEFIN events. Sorry!

There’s a lot to keep in mind, isn’t there? Have no fear, the CHEFIN support team is here to help! We’ll always send all of our private chefs an event checklist as well as a RunSheet to help keep you well-prepared for your event. The RunSheet will contain everything from a timeline, instructions, and set-up information. This will give you a good idea of what will be required during the event, and how the day will flow. The checklist will contain all the other essential information covering what you need to do before, during, and after the CHEFIN event. It’s the best way to guarantee you won’t miss a thing! Again, you’re never alone as a chef with CHEFIN, so feel free to contact our support team with any queries at 0477 666 351, or via e-mail at hello@chefin.com.au.

If you’re to learn anything about event planning, it’s that events don’t go to plan! If you need to add or remove guests from your attendance list, we understand. As with anything, though, we do need plenty of notice to prevent any setbacks. In the case that certain guests are not attending the event, and fees have already been paid, please check our cancellation policy before contacting us. When it comes to adding on extra guests, you’ve got a little more time. We just ask that you notify us of any extra attendees at least 36 hours prior to the event. This way we can arrange for all the necessary additions to accommodate for them. Full payment is required immediately at the time of change for any additional guests. To add or remove guests from your event, give us a call at 0477 666 351, or via email at bookings@chefin.com.au

CHEFIN team can work with anything you have. As much as we’d always love to have state-of-the-art commercial kitchen supplies, we do understand that the world is not ideal and neither you or us can still provide chefs with all cooking facilities and equipment. We bring all the tasty ingredients and anything we need to execute the job. We ask you to give us a place to do all the hard work. When hiring a chef with CHEFIN, we ask that you notify us what your kitchen contains. Do let us know about the availability of standard cooking facilities, appliances, equipment, and utensils to cook the dishes required for your menu. We need to know about things like a working stove, oven, refrigerator, running water tap, sink, and power outlets. We also ask that you notify us whether you have any of the following: Cookware – Pots and pans, Servingware – Plates, bowls, and platters, Drinkware – Glasses, wine glasses, mugs, and cups, Cutlery – Full cutlery sets including a knife, fork, spoon, and teaspoon, Appliances – Stove, oven, fridge, power outlets, Other – Knives, chopping boards, strainers. If you are unable to supply the above for your event, then we can arrange for our chefs to bring along their equipment and utensils. You merely need to let us know what is available so we can plan for your event. There might be some additional cost for transportation for larger bookings, however.

After making a booking with CHEFIN, you will receive a lovely long email with your booking confirmation. This will include all the necessary details, and everything you need to know about hosting an event with us. To give you a basic idea, the evening will generally go as follows: Your private chef will arrive with all the necessary ingredients, and begin setting up and preparing dishes, If you pre-booked or requested for waitstaff, they will then arrive separately, If you have hired any equipment for your event, this will be delivered to the venue prior to the event, The CHEFIN team will take care of all the food, drinks (as advised), and serving. You just sit back, relax, and watch the evening unfold, After the event is over, the CHEFIN team will clean the kitchen and event area before leaving you to bask in the afterglow of a wonderful event. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Get in touch with CHEFIN now to have us take care of your next event.

The private chefs at CHEFIN won’t be offended if you want to bring in small amounts of snacks into the event. They’ll also expand the invite to include homemade desserts, fruit, and water – it’ll still allow them to be the star of the show with their lavish menu. But please don’t bring in any additional meals to an event that’s NOT catered by one of our private chefs. Use your judgement here. If the food is supplementary, small, and otherwise unable to have been made by the chef, then consider it OK. If you’re bringing along a meal of equal size to the chef’s creations, that could have been made by the chef, then we ask that you leave it outside. Please note the above rule excludes any food and beverage items for guests with special dietary needs, food allergies, and baby food. We understand that sometimes our chefs cannot cater to everyone at an event, and we absolutely allow them to bring in their own meals.

You can absolutely choose a Beverage package! What good is organising your own private event if you can’t choose the best alcohol package to cater to your needs? Have a flick through our beverage profiles on our packages page to get a good idea of each of our Sommelier backgrounds, interests, and specialties. If you’re hungry for more, then you can have a look through our Facebook and Instagram pages to see each of our different events and creations. We also regularly upload videos to Youtube, where you can see more of our Sommeliers’ menus and drink journeys. Your mouth will be watering, guaranteed! If you’re not quite sure which Beverage Experience is best suited to your needs, or you don’t have time to do the research, then that’s totally fine! Just send through your event requirements when you make your booking, and we’ll choose the best Beverage Package to suit your needs.

We love fun here at CHEFIN, and you can check out all of the culinary goodness we get up to over on social media. Check out our Facebook (@chefinofficial) and Instagram (@chefin_official) to stay up-to-date on all the delicious feasts, cooking classes, and events we attend. For chef interviews, news, recipes, interesting facts, and more, sign up to our email newsletter to get the goodness delivered straight to your inbox! We’ve been known to sneak in a couple of exclusive discounts in there, so keep an eye out. Our guests are important to us here at CHEFIN, and we’d love to see photos and write-ups of your experiences with our private chefs! Tag us on Facebook and Instagram with images of your tasty treats and fun food journeys – it’s a great way for us all to inspire each other with good ideas and the joy of eating! g!