What is a private chef?
A private chef night in your home, your night, your kitchen. When you hire a private chef, you get a true in-home 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.
How it works
Submit an inquiry with your date, location, guest count, and what you’re celebrating. You’ll hear back within 24 hours.
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.
Chef Paige arrives with all ingredients and equipment, cooks on-site, serves each course, and handles full cleanup. You don’t lift a finger.
Multi-course dinners, cooked at your table.
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.
More about private dinners →Beyond the dinner table.
Weekly meals, cooked from scratch
Reliable, high-quality weekly meal prep designed with the same care as a private event.
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A brunch worth sitting at for two hours
House-cured salmon, made-to-order eggs benedict, seasonal French toast boards.
See the menu →
The first thing your guests will remember
Passed and stationary hors d’oeuvres for cocktail hours, receptions, and pre-dinner events.
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Holidays should feel special, not stressful
Full holiday menu packages for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, New Year’s Eve.
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Personal, intentional, and built around your table.
I’m Paige, a private chef based in Newport, Rhode Island, and the owner of Partum Events. I graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts and spent the first part of my career in professional kitchens including Gordon Ramsay North America, G Hospitality, and Sodexo.
I started this business because I wanted to cook the way I believe food should be experienced: personal, intentional, and built around the people at the table. Every menu I design starts with a conversation, not a template.
More about Paige →Partum Events is based in Newport, Rhode Island and serves clients throughout coastal Rhode Island and select Massachusetts destinations.
Newport · Narragansett · Watch Hill · Westerly · Providence · coastal Rhode Island · South Shore Massachusetts · Cape Cod · greater Boston. Travel fees may apply for locations outside the primary service area.
Common questions
How much does a private chef cost?
Pricing details live in the cost guide.
What does a private chef actually do?
Plans your menu, shops for all ingredients, cooks everything on-site, serves each course, and cleans up before leaving. 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.
Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?
Yes. Every menu is built around your group’s dietary needs from the start. We regularly accommodate vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and other allergy-specific requirements.
How far in advance should I book?
For private dinners and events, at least 1 week in advance. Holiday dates and peak summer weekends in Newport book out faster, sometimes 6 months in advance.
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.
Follow along in the kitchen
Tell me about your night.
Events are booked by date and customized by menu. Share a few details through the inquiry form and you’ll hear back within 24 hours.
Submit an Inquiry