Christmas and holiday dinners with a private chef in Calgary
On this page the holiday season is Thanksgiving week (October 7 to 14) plus December 1 to January 3. 35 bookings since January 2024 had a dinner in those dates, and 32 of all bookings were for a December dinner. Holiday parties usually seated 6, at a median C$190 a head.
Who is on this page
Chefs with three or more paid bookings in the holiday season since 2022 (Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, or December 1 to January 3), or a holiday menu on their profile.
In the bookings
- Holiday-season dinners on the books
- 35 of all 269, since January 2024
- Median a head, usual party of 6
- C$190 (middle half C$166 to C$212; 35 paid)
- Usual party
- 6 people; 49% seated 7 or more
- Notice given
- 30 days at the median; one in four 49+
- December dinners since January 2024
- 32 of 269 bookings
The chefs
Before you book
- December ranks as the busiest month of the year in these records (12% of bookings since January 2024). Holiday hosts gave a median of 30 days' notice; one in four gave 49 or more.
- One menu here is written for a holiday: Igor Dudkin's "Thanksgiving dinner" (7 to 12 guests). For Christmas, start from a menu for eight and tell the chef what the day needs: turkey or not, the time you eat, who is vegetarian.
- Give the exact date in the first message, especially the 24th, 25th or 31st, and get the date confirmed before you plan the menu.
- For a work party, say whether people will sit or stand. The menus here are written as courses.
Around Calgary
Christmas dominates the holiday requests around Calgary: 16 bookings mention Christmas in the request since January 2024, against 1 for Thanksgiving and 0 for New Year's. Thanksgiving here is in October, so it sits well apart from the December rush on the calendar.
Questions
What does Christmas dinner with a private chef come to in Calgary?
Holiday-season bookings since January 2024 paid a median C$190 a head for a party of 6, middle half C$166 to C$212. Eight people at the 7-to-12 median of C$165 come to roughly C$1,320.
When should I start looking for a Christmas chef?
Holiday hosts gave a median of 30 days' notice; one in four gave 49 or more. Counting back 30 days from Christmas Eve lands on November 24.
Is Thanksgiving dinner an option in Calgary?
Igor Dudkin lists a "Thanksgiving dinner" menu for 7 to 12 guests, and 4 menus here list turkey. Thanksgiving is a small share of holiday requests: 1 booking since January 2024 mentioned it.
Can I book a private chef for a work Christmas party?
Company dinners are in the records: 12 paid bookings since January 2024 were marked corporate. Say how many will eat, whether people sit or stand, and whether the venue has a kitchen.
Other occasions and cuisines
- BirthdaysDinner for the birthday, cooked and served at your own table.
- Date nightDinner for two at home, for an anniversary or a quiet night in.
- Friends over for dinnerFriends over for dinner, and someone else at the stove.
- BacheloretteDinner for the group on the weekend, in town or at the cabin.
- ItalianAn Italian menu, cooked and served in your own kitchen.
- FrenchA French menu served course by course at home.
- SushiSashimi, hand rolls and sushi, made in your kitchen.