When you hire a private chef, you get a true in-home private dining experience—your chef cooks in your kitchen, serves each course, and cleans up afterward. You get a personalized menu for your group—without grocery shopping, restaurant reservations, or leaving the house.

• Chef shops + brings everything needed

• Cooks on-site at your home/rental

• Serves + resets the table between courses

• Full cleanup at the end

• Totally customized menu + dietary accommodations

Booking a private chef with Partum Events is straightforward.

1. Reach Out Submit an inquiry with your date, location, guest count, and what you're celebrating. You'll hear back within 24 hours.

2. Menu Design We build a custom menu around your group's preferences, dietary needs, and the style of event. You'll review and approve the menu before your date.

3. Event Day Chef Paige arrives with all ingredients and equipment, cooks on-site, serves each course, and handles full cleanup. Kitchen and dining area are reset before departure. You don't lift a finger.

A private dinner with Partum Events is a multi-course meal cooked and served in your home, vacation rental, or event space. Menus are built around your group — the number of guests, dietary needs, flavor preferences, and the occasion itself.

This is not catering from a warming tray. Each course is plated and served on-site, with table resets between courses and full cleanup afterward. From an intimate anniversary dinner for two to a seated dinner for twenty, the experience is personal and intentional.

Most private dinner clients in Newport are hosting out-of-town guests, celebrating milestones, or looking for a night that feels special without the hassle of a restaurant reservation. Reach out to book your date.

Meal prep with Partum Events is designed for clients who want reliable, high-quality meals without sacrificing intention. This is not mass-produced meal prep — each menu is approached with the same care as a private event.

Menus are built weekly around your dietary goals, preferences, and schedule. Meals are prepared in small batches, portioned, and packaged for simple reheating. Proteins, grains, vegetables, sauces — everything is sourced fresh and cooked from scratch.

Ideal for busy professionals, postpartum families, and anyone who wants to eat well without the daily lift of planning, shopping, and cooking. Partum Events limits weekly meal prep to seasonal services due to high volume events during our peak season. To secure availability, learn more about weekly meal prep services.

Brunch is one of the most requested services at Partum Events — and one of the most fun to design. Think beyond a basic eggs-and-toast spread. A Partum brunch might include house-cured salmon with everything bagel crisps, a made-to-order eggs benedict station, or a seasonal French toast board with local berries and whipped mascarpone.

Brunch works well for bachelorette weekends, baby showers, holiday mornings, and the kind of weekend day where you want to sit down with your people and not get up for two hours. See the full brunch menu.

Hors d'oeuvres are the first thing your guests experience. They set the tone and they should be worth talking about.

Partum Events offers passed and stationary hors d'oeuvres for cocktail hours, receptions, gallery openings, and pre-dinner events. Menus range from refined bites like tuna tartare on crispy wonton to approachable crowd favorites like burrata with roasted tomato and basil. Everything is prepped and finished on-site.

For cocktail-style events where a full seated dinner isn't the right fit, a well-designed hors d'oeuvres spread can carry the entire evening. View hors d'oeuvres options.

Holidays should feel special not stressful. Partum Events offers full holiday menu packages for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, New Year's Eve, and other seasonal gatherings.

Each seasonal menu is designed around what's available and what feels right for the time of year. Spring menus lean into lighter fare roasted halibut, pea risotto, early greens. Fall and winter shift toward braised meats, root vegetables, and richer sauces. Every menu is customizable, and dietary accommodations are always included from the start.

Holiday bookings fill quickly, especially for Thanksgiving and December events in Newport. If you have a date in mind, inquire early.

I started Partum Events because I wanted to cook the way I think food should be experienced personal, intentional, and without the noise of a restaurant. Every menu I write starts with a real conversation about who's at the table, what matters to them, and what will make the evening feel right. I don't use templates. I don't cut corners on sourcing. And I treat a Tuesday meal prep the same way I treat a twelve person seated dinner because the food should always be worth sitting down for.

Partum Events is based in Newport, Rhode Island and serves clients throughout coastal Rhode Island and select Massachusetts destinations.

Service areas include Newport, Narragansett, Watch Hill, Westerly, Providence, coastal Rhode Island, South Shore Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and greater Boston. Travel fees may apply for locations outside the primary service area.

How much does a private chef cost in Rhode Island?

Private chef pricing depends on the guest count, menu complexity, and service type. Most private dinner events with Partum Events start at $125–$150 per person, which includes menu planning, grocery shopping, on-site cooking, service, and cleanup. For a detailed breakdown, see the private chef cost guide for RI and MA.

What does a private chef do?

A private chef plans your menu, shops for all ingredients, cooks everything on-site in your kitchen, serves each course, and cleans up before leaving. With Partum Events, every detail is handled. You don't need to do anything except show up to your own dinner.

What's the difference between a private chef and a caterer?

A caterer typically prepares food off-site and delivers it in bulk. A private chef cooks everything fresh in your kitchen, serves each course individually, and provides a more intimate, personalized dining experience. According to Chef Paige Gilbert of Partum Events, "the biggest difference is that every dish is cooked to order, right in front of you not reheated from a van."

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?

Yes. Every menu is built around your group's dietary needs from the start. Partum Events regularly accommodates vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and other allergy-specific requirements. Dietary accommodations are never an afterthought. They're part of the menu design process.

How far in advance should I book a private chef?

For private dinners and events, booking up to 1 week in advance. Holiday dates (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve) and peak summer weekends in Newport book out faster. Sometimes 6 months in advanced. Weekly meal prep clients can typically start within a week of inquiry.

Do you bring your own ingredients and equipment?

Yes. Chef Paige handles all grocery shopping and arrives with everything needed to prepare and serve the meal. Clients provide access to a working kitchen such as; stovetop, oven, basic counter space. All ingredients, serving ware adjustments, and any specialty equipment are included.

What areas do you serve?

Partum Events is based in Newport, Rhode Island and serves coastal RI, Providence, South Shore Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and greater Boston. Travel fees may apply for locations outside the core service area. See full service area details.

How many guests can you accommodate?

Private dinners typically serve 2–20 guests. Hors d'oeuvres and cocktail events can accommodate larger groups. For events over 20, additional staffing is arranged. Every event is scaled to match the group, the venue, and the style of service.