Date nights and anniversaries with a private chef in Calgary
Around Calgary, 48 bookings since January 2024 were date nights or anniversaries: requests tagged as a romantic night, plus any whose note mentions a date night, Valentine's or an anniversary. The usual party was 2, paying a median C$230 a head. The rule for who made this list is set out below.
Who is on this page
Chefs paid for two or more date nights since January 2022, plus chefs with two or more menus set up for a party of two. Date-night experience is listed first.
In the bookings
- Date-night and anniversary dinners on the books
- 48 of all 269, since January 2024
- Median a head, usual party of 2
- C$230 (middle half C$200 to C$250; 47 paid)
- Usual party
- 2 people; 9% seated 7 or more
- Notice given
- 22 days at the median; one in four 36+
- Anniversaries alone, usual party of 2
- C$233 median a head (23 bookings)
The chefs
Nathaniel Davis
Airdrie, AB
Date nights cooked since 2022: 9
No menu fits this table size; the profile has every menu.
Nicolas Desinai
Calgary
Date nights cooked since 2022: 5
No menu fits this table size; the profile has every menu.
Before you book
- Look for the price at two. 41 menus from 13 chefs here take a party of two; every other menu starts at three or more.
- Tell the chef what the evening is for (an anniversary, a birthday for one of you, a proposal) and agree how the courses should be paced.
- Mention a small or open kitchen when you book, and where the two of you will sit.
- If the date is fixed, start asking about 3 weeks out. Date-night hosts gave a median of 22 days' notice; one in four gave 36 or more.
Around Calgary
In the Calgary-area records, a party of two pays the highest rate a head of any party size: a median C$228 across 60 bookings since January 2024, where 7 to 12 paid C$165. 34 of these bookings were tagged as a romantic night and 23 mention an anniversary.
Questions
What does dinner for two with a private chef come to in Calgary?
Parties of two paid a median C$228 a head across 60 bookings since January 2024, roughly C$456 for both of you. The date-night and anniversary median was C$230 a head, usually for a party of 2.
How much notice do people give for an anniversary dinner?
Anniversary hosts gave a median of 21 days' notice; one in four gave 38 or more.
Will a chef cook for only the two of us?
On the menus set up for two, yes: 41 of them here, from 13 chefs. Elsewhere the smallest band starts higher, so check it before you choose.
What should I tell the chef before a date night?
The occasion, any allergies or dislikes for either of you, the time you want to sit down, and anything about the kitchen, such as an induction cooktop or very little counter space.
Other occasions and cuisines
- BirthdaysDinner for the birthday, cooked and served at your own table.
- Friends over for dinnerFriends over for dinner, and someone else at the stove.
- Christmas and holidaysChristmas dinner, a holiday party or Thanksgiving, cooked in your kitchen.
- 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.