Dinner parties at home with a private chef in Calgary
Friends' dinners made up 53 of the 269 bookings around Calgary since January 2024, going by requests tagged as a friends' gathering. The usual party was 7, and 55% seated seven or more, so read the bigger bands first. The rule for who made this list is set out below.
Who is on this page
Chefs paid for two or more dinner parties since January 2022, or for at least five tables of seven or more guests. Listed by both.
In the bookings
- Friends' dinners on the books
- 53 of all 269, since January 2024
- Median a head, usual party of 7
- C$170 (middle half C$160 to C$190; 44 paid)
- Usual party
- 7 people; 55% seated 7 or more
- Notice given
- 33 days at the median; one in four 51+
- Any occasion, parties of 7 to 12
- C$165 median a head (90 bookings)
- Any occasion, parties of 13 or more
- C$157 median a head (18 bookings)
The chefs
Before you book
- Pick the band before the menu: 46 menus here seat eight and 45 menus seat twelve.
- Tell the chef whether you want the courses plated or served family style. The menus here list courses and dishes, not the service style.
- For ten or more, describe the kitchen in the first message: the oven, the burners, the counter space and how many plates you own.
- Ask sooner than for a small dinner: dinner-party hosts gave a median of 33 days' notice, where all bookings together sat at 28.
Around Calgary
158 of the 269 bookings since January 2024 were inside Calgary; beyond the city limits, Canmore (47), Cochrane (9), Airdrie (8), Banff (6), Chestermere (6), Foothills County (5) and De Winton (5) led. 16 requests that went on to book mention a rental, an Airbnb or a cabin. Hosting in one? Tell the chef what the kitchen has before the menu is settled.
Questions
What does a chef-cooked dinner party come to in Calgary?
Friends' dinners since January 2024 paid a median C$170 a head for a party of 7. Ten guests at the 7-to-12 median of C$165 make roughly C$1,650.
Does a bigger party pay less a head?
In the Calgary records, yes. Median paid a head since January 2024: two guests C$228 (60 bookings), three to six C$194 (85), seven to twelve C$165 (90) and thirteen or more C$157 (18).
What is the biggest party the menus here cover?
20 guests, and 35 menus from 14 chefs take 13 or more. Beyond 20, put it to the chef; your kitchen and how the food is served decide it.
How much notice do people give for a dinner party?
Dinner-party hosts gave a median of 33 days' notice; one in four gave 51 or more.
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.
- 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.