Private Dinner Chef San Diego | Nikita Botberg
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Private Dinner Experience

A multi-course tasting menu, prepared in your kitchen and plated to order — for two, for twelve, for the moments worth slowing down.

Plated multi-course private dinner served in San Diego home

A private dinner is the most intimate way I work. We design the menu around your occasion — an anniversary, a proposal, a birthday, a quiet Tuesday that deserves something more — and I cook every course in your home, plating each one as it is ready to leave the kitchen.

Most evenings run three to seven courses, paced so the conversation never stops for the food. I shop the morning of (or the day before for special occasions), arrive 2–3 hours ahead of service, and stay through coffee and full kitchen cleanup. You get the meal. You do not get the dishes.

What I love about cooking in your home is that nothing is shared. The menu is built for your table alone — never pulled from a fixed card — and I cook to the ingredients I find that morning, not to a food-cost spreadsheet. Each course is plated the moment it is ready, the way a restaurant pass works, so it reaches you at its peak. No noise, no waiting, no taxi home — just dinner, in your own space, at your own pace.

Included

What is in the service

Custom menu designBuilt around your preferences, the season, and any dietary needs.
Sourcing & shoppingFresh ingredients from local San Diego markets. Receipts provided.
In-home cookingEvery course prepared fresh in your kitchen with my own equipment.
Plating & serviceEach course plated and served when it is ready, restaurant-style.
Full kitchen cleanupYou walk away from the table to a kitchen that is already clean.
Dietary accommodationsKeto, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, allergies — flagged and confirmed before signing.
Sample menu

Sample menu

Investment

Pricing

From $650 per event

The service fee covers menu planning, sourcing, travel, cooking, plating, and full cleanup. Ingredients are reimbursed separately at receipt — no markup.

A $200 deposit secures your date. The remainder is due after the event. Prefer all-inclusive? From $140 per guest for parties of eight or more — organic, premium-grade ingredients included.

How it works

From first message to last course

01

Inquiry

Date, guest count, the occasion, and any dietary preferences.

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Custom Menu

A tailored proposal. We refine until every course feels right.

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Event Day

Fresh ingredients, cooking in your kitchen, course-by-course service.

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Clean Finish

Full kitchen cleanup before I leave.

Past dinners

From the plate

Reserve your date

Plan your private dinner

Tell me the date and what you are celebrating. I will come back with a custom menu and quote — no obligation.

Nikita BotbergPrivate dining · San Diego & Southern California
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