Traveling Chef
A private chef on call for the duration of your stay — vacation rentals, retreats, and longer trips along the San Diego coast.
Vacations are the easiest place for food to slip — restaurants every night, takeout decisions, the same crew arguing about where to eat. Traveling chef solves that. Across two days or two weeks, I take over the kitchen of your rental and cook the meals your group actually wants.
We map the trip together — arrival night, beach days, the dinner that has to be special, the morning everyone wants light. Menus get planned around the rhythm of the trip, not the other way around. I shop, cook, serve, and clean — you stay on vacation.
On a trip, I cook the whole day — an easy breakfast, a light midday spread, a proper dinner when the group comes together. I handle the shopping, set up the kitchen, and leave it clean every night, so the only thing your group decides is what they feel like eating. It works for vacation rentals and Airbnbs, private retreats, milestone celebrations, family trips, and bachelorette weekends. Available across San Diego, Orange County, Riverside, and Los Angeles — and beyond by arrangement.
What is in the Service
From Itinerary to Last Meal
Trip Plan
Dates, group size, the rental address, the rhythm of the trip.
Menu Mapping
A meal-by-meal plan across the stay, refined together before you arrive.
Daily Cooking
Fresh shopping, in-rental cooking, plated or family-style depending on the meal.
Clean Finish
Kitchen reset after every service so the trip stays a vacation.
Pricing
Trips from $800 per day
The day rate covers menu planning, sourcing, in-rental cooking, and daily cleanup. Ingredients are reimbursed separately at receipt — no markup. Travel and lodging quoted separately for trips outside San Diego County.
Single-dinner evenings and multi-day trips available by arrangement. Ingredients billed at cost; travel and lodging quoted separately for trips outside San Diego County.
Bring a Chef on Vacation
Tell me the dates, the rental address, and the group. I’ll come back with a trip-long menu plan and quote — no obligation.