Is your event in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill or Lake Norman NC area?
You are in luck! A Food Fairy® can come to you!
Event Services
Private Chef Event Services:
Wow your guests with superior culinary craftsmanship!
- Longing to be a guest at your own dinner party?
- Wishing for an unforgettable feast?
- Not up to the culinary pressures of entertaining?
- Hosting a retreat or corporate event?
- Weary of predictable preset catering party menus?
- Uncertain how to accommodate all those specialty diets?
The Food Fairy® wants to make your event unforgettable! We will please your palates and provide you with the best possible experience. You will be free to entertain your guests and enjoy. Make memories and leave the work to us!
It's easy as 1, 2, 3....
Have your party planned, and enjoy!
1. Phone consultation
2. Party planning interview
3. Your private Food Fairy® chef will take care of the rest!
What's included:
Your Food Fairy® private chef will customize your menu just for you. Vegan? Gluten- free? Keto? Lots of allergies? We will accommodate you and your guests while pleasing your palates!
- Planning/customized menu
- Meal options for seated events (ie fish, vegetarian or meat main)
- Staffing sous chef, bartenders, servers
- Shopping/advance specialty ordering
- Artful plating and decorating
- Tented Food Labels
- Dietary restrictions labeled if necessary
- Providing serving platters/dishes/ utensils
- End of event labeling and food storage
- Suggestion on how to use leftovers (if any!)
- Cleaning thoroughly
- Just ask and we will either do it or find an expert.
What's included
Your Food Fairy® Chef will customize your menu just for you. Vegan? Gluten- free? Keto? Lots of allergies? We will accommodate you and your guests while pleasing your palates!
- Planning/customized menu
- Meal options for seated events (ie fish, vegetarian or meat main)
- Staffing sous chef, bartenders, servers
- Shopping/advance specialty ordering
- Artful plating and decorating
- Tented Food Labels
- Dietary restrictions labeled if necessary
- Providing serving platters/dishes/ utensils
- End of event labeling and food storage
- Suggestion on how to use leftovers (if any!)
- Cleaning thoroughly
- Just ask and we will either do it or find an expert.
Party Visions
Based on your vision, your Food Fairy® private chef will create inspiring menus for celebrations and events of all kinds.
*Casual block parties, picnics, after concert late night dinners
*Milestone graduations, birthdays & anniversaries
*Memorials, celebrations of life, births, Thanksgiving
*Luaus, Mardi Gras, 7 Fishes Feasts, latkes parties and more
*Cookie decorating, office parties, black tie, weddings & galas
Party at the beach or in the mountains?
Sample menus and prices
The menus below are examples of recent events and parties.
Holiday Party – mostly light hors d’oeuvres and finger foods
Full service-3 station- buffet / 2½ hour event / 50 guests
- Charcuterie and pick me ups -
Assorted cheese board, crackers
Samosa holiday wreath
Cheese straws
Caprese skewers
Smoked salmon and boursin cucumber cups
Prosciutto wrapped shrimp
Amaretto glazed roasted chestnut
Honey nut squash and bacon jam phyllo tartlets
Caramelized onion, apple, and brie tart
Ham biscuits
Flank and mango pinwheels with basil
- Hot dishes -
Lasagna Bolognese
Caramelized onion, butternut, swiss chard lasagna- vegetarian
- Dessert -
Russian tea cakes AKA snowballs AKA Mexican wedding cookies
Blood orange squares
Pecan tart
Chocolate hazelnut tart
Cranberry chocolate cheesecake
Total price - $2715
Included: Chef Services; bartender; groceries (not including alcohol or other beverages); buffet service; clean-up before, during and after party; sales tax on services; 18% gratuity on services only
Intimate family June wedding dinner
Prepare and leave / 10 Guests
- Specialty Cocktail -
Hawaiian passionfruit mojito
- Appetizers -
Scandinavian poached salmon w/sour cream-dill sauce with pickled cucumber
Moroccan spicy Mediterranean yogurt dip with veggies and pita
Spanish melon with burrata (soft white cheese) and mint oil drizzle
- Salad –
Asian inspired snap pea salad with coconut gremolata
- Main Course -
English horseradish and pecan crusted beef tenderloin
Sicilian leek, asparagus and pancetta risotto
- Dessert -
North Carolina chocolate chess pie
Local vanilla ice cream
Southern seasonal fruit (peach, strawberry, rhubarb, or blackberry) compote
Total price: $1350
Included: Chef services; (plated dinner with Instructions); groceries (not including alcohol); 18% gratuity on services only; sales tax on services.