Private Chef in New York City: Chef Theodore “Theo” Coleman II

James Beard Fellow. 21-Win Culinary Competition Veteran. Private Chef. NYC Native Storyteller and Creative Behind L8RSVN.

New York is full of “chefs who can cook.”

It needs someone who understands why the meal matters and what makes a culinary experience decidedly “New York.”

Chef Theodore "Theo" Coleman II brings bespoke private dining and ongoing culinary service into New York-area homes, building each experience around the people at the table, the occasion, and the story worth telling.

No templates. No two dinners alike.

Just exceptional food, executed with intention.

Black-owned. NYC-based.


Two Ways to Work With Theo

Some New Yorkers want a professional in the kitchen. Others are looking for a night they’ll remember. Both start with the same thing: A conversation.

OPTION 1

Recurring Private Chef Service

From $275 per visit · $55/hour · 5-hour minimum · groceries at cost

For households that want exceptional food to become part of the rhythm of everyday life. Bring in Chef Theo for private chef service tailored to the people, preferences, and rhythms of your home. Every visit includes menu planning built around your household's tastes and dietary needs, grocery sourcing and shopping, cooking in your kitchen, portioning, packaging and labeling, and a kitchen left clean. Planning and shopping happen inside your booked hours. You can:

Book a half day (5 hours at $275 per visit) or a full day (8 hours at $440 per visit), as a one-time reset or a standing weekly slot on set days. Groceries are billed at cost.

Professional meal preparation. Thoughtful sourcing. Intentional menus. Restaurant-level execution without turning your home into a restaurant. Built for: households seeking ongoing culinary support, weekly meal service, and a more considered way to eat at home.

OPTION 2

At the Table: Private Dinners and Events

From $770 per dinner · Starting $110/guest · groceries at cost and %0% deposite required

You have an occasion. Theo creates the experience. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Intimate dinner parties. Executive hosting. Tasting menus. The nights that deserve more than a reservation. Every private dinner is built from the ground up: menu, sourcing, preparation, execution, and cleanup. The goal isn't simply to feed the room. It's to give the room something to remember.

  • SUPPER (3 courses): $110/guest with 7-guest minimum

  • CELEBRATION (4 themed courses): $145/guest with 7-guest minimum

  • NARRATIVE TASTING (Custom multi-course): $250/guest with 6-guest minimum

Plus, groceries at cost. 50% deposit to hold the date.

INQUIRE

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Typically a lot. Chef brings recurring service within reach at a $55/hour rate with 5-hour minimum. Private dinners start at $110 per guest with a $770 minimum. Groceries are at cost.

  • Chef will plan the menu based on your needs and restrictions, shop, cook in your kitchen, package or serve, and clean up.

  • Menu planning, sourcing, cooking, packaging and labeling or plating and service, and cleanup. Groceries are billed separately at cost.

  • Yes, every service is cooked in your kitchen.

  • Of course. Allergies and preferences are built into the menu from the start.

  • Choose half or full days, one-time or a standing weekly slot on set days.

  • $110 per guest ($750 minimum) for a 3-course Supper, $145 per guest ($950 minimum) for a 4-course Celebration, $250 per guest (6-guest minimum) for a Narrative Tasting. All dinners plus groceries at cost. A 50% deposit holds the date.

  • At the Table: Ce;ebration is built for this.

  • Yes, the Narrative Tasting at $250 per guest is the option for you. 6 guests minimum.

  • The five boroughs of New York City. Outside the city, please inquire.