Italian dinners at home with a private chef in Calgary
Italian is the cuisine Calgary-area hosts name most often: 46 bookings since January 2024 chose Italian or mentioned gnocchi, risotto or pasta in the request. The usual party was 6, paying a median C$176 a head. The rule for who made this list is set out below.
Who is on this page
Chefs who list an Italian menu and have two or more paid bookings since January 2022 where the guest asked for Italian.
In the bookings
- Italian dinners on the books
- 46 of all 269, since January 2024
- Median a head, usual party of 6
- C$176 (middle half C$158 to C$200; 44 paid)
- Usual party
- 6 people; 48% seated 7 or more
- Notice given
- 26 days at the median; one in four 51+
- Picked Italian as the cuisine on the request
- 35 bookings
The chefs
Before you book
- On 15 of the 25 Italian menus here, at least one course is a choice between dishes. Collect each guest's pick before the dinner and send the list to the chef.
- Name any gluten-free or dairy-free guests in the first message; pasta, risotto and cheese courses are the ones most likely to need a swap.
- Plan the wine yourself, or ask the chef for a pairing suggestion when you agree the menu.
Around Calgary
13 chefs on this site list at least one Italian menu, based in Calgary, Airdrie, Canmore and Red Deer. Italian hosts gave a median of 26 days' notice, where all bookings sat at 28, and 48% of Italian parties seated seven or more.
Questions
What does an Italian dinner with a private chef come to in Calgary?
Italian bookings since January 2024 paid a median C$176 a head for a party of 6, middle half C$158 to C$200. Six people at that median come to roughly C$1,056.
What goes on an Italian menu from a private chef?
Every course is listed on each menu below. Across the 25 Italian menus here, 15 carry a pasta, gnocchi or risotto dish and 25 a dessert course.
How much notice do people give for an Italian dinner?
Italian hosts gave a median of 26 days' notice; one in four gave 51 or more.
Can an Italian menu be made gluten-free?
Ask in the first message. The menus here list dishes, not substitutions, so the chef has to confirm what can change.
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.
- 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.
- FrenchA French menu served course by course at home.
- SushiSashimi, hand rolls and sushi, made in your kitchen.