San Francisco Catering & In-Home Private Chefs

Serving the Bay Area, Napa & Sonoma Wine Country

Main cours of Liberty Farms duck with capay organic carrots

Chef-led, Michelin-caliber hospitality—planned, cooked, served, and left spotless.

If you're searching for a personal chef in San Francisco for a dinner party, a private event, or an ongoing engagement, you've found the right team.

Seasonal menus—locally sourced ingredients

Vacation-rental ready • Full service + cleanup

Restaurant-level catering and personal chefs in San Francisco

Mise En Place brings chef-led, fine-dining execution to homes, estates, and private venues across San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo County (the Peninsula), and Wine Country. We plan the flow, cook on-site, serve with calm hospitality, and leave the kitchen spotless. Personal chef dinners and chef-led catering for intimate events.

Private chef-led dinner in Mill Valley, CA
  • Best for: dinner parties, cocktail receptions, estate weekends

  • Full service + cleanup (always)

  • Bay Area + Napa/Sonoma travel-ready

How it works

Send us the essentials. Date, address, guest count, and style.

Choose your menu. Seasonal menus are offered as written and refreshed regularly.

We’ll discuss all the details and handle the rest. Setup, pacing, service, and full cleanup—while you enjoy hosting your guests.

Catering in San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo County (the Peninsula), Napa Valley, and Sonoma County.

From San Francisco dinner parties to Wine Country weekends, we bring composed, restaurant-level hospitality to your home or venue.

Share the address and we’ll confirm coverage and travel logistics up front.

Airbnb & Vacation Rental Chef Services in San Francisco & Wine Country

A table setting before a private event at a Sausalito, CA Airbnb rental

Private chefs for rental properties are one of our most common requests. We plan around the space and kitchen and arrive organized, cook cleanly, with nothing left behind.

If you're staying in Napa, Sonoma, San Francisco, or Marin we've likely cooked for groups in a similar home.

Winter 2026 - San Francisco Bay Area Menu

Menus are offered as written (seasonal). Choose from the optional Starters + 3 or more courses for your group to dine on—we accommodate all allergies and aversions.

3 Courses - $110pp
4 Courses - $130pp
Starters - $18pp (Optional)

Elevated barbeque having lamb loin and piquillo peppers in Woodside, CA
Wild halibut crudo with pluots for a Menlo Park fund raiser dinner

San Francisco Cocktail Parties

Planning details, answered

  • Yes—SF, the Bay Area, and Wine Country weekends. Share the address and we’ll confirm travel details.

  • Yes. We’re vacation-rental ready—kitchen logistics planned in advance, discreet arrival, full reset and cleanup.

  • Chef-led execution, on-site cooking, service flow, and full cleanup. This is end-to-end hospitality, not drop-off trays.

  • Menus are offered as written and refreshed seasonally. We can accommodate dietary needs within the menu’s intent.

  • Short answer = two weeks in advance. But, the earlier is better for weekends and Wine Country stays. If the date is under two weeks, message us anyway, send details and we’ll respond quickly.

  • Coursed Family Style: - Our standard method. Elegant, communal and refined.


    Table Service: $50 pp. Your group will have individually plated courses. Each plate—served and cleared. This requires an additional chef (or more) depending on your group size. Servers are not necessary. We’ll tell you how it works and our clients love it.

Book a Personal Chef in the San Francisco Bay Area

Chef-led, fine-dining private dinners and intimate event catering—planned, cooked, served, and cleaned up in your home, venue, or vacation rental. Share your date, guest count, and location—we’ll reply with availability and the the next steps.