
Private Chef in Collingswood
Private dinners, cooking classes, and meal prep for Collingswood's food-loving households.
Collingswood is a food town — the BYOB restaurants on Haddon Avenue set the bar. Our private dinners bring that same chef-driven cooking into your dining room, BYOB included.
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What to Expect From a Personal Chef in Collingswood
Booking a personal chef in Collingswood is designed to feel effortless from the very first conversation. Chef Matt starts by learning about your household — how many people you're feeding, the dietary preferences and restrictions in your home, the kitchen you're working with, and the kind of experience you want to create. From there, he builds a fully custom menu and confirms every detail in writing before the date so there are no surprises on the day of service.
Every booking includes complete planning, sourcing of fresh seasonal ingredients, in-home cooking, plating or portioning, and a full kitchen cleanup before he leaves. For weekly meal prep clients in Collingswood, that means meals labeled, dated, and stored in your refrigerator or freezer with simple reheating instructions. For private dinner parties, it means a full course-by-course experience served on your own table, with Chef Matt handling pacing, presentation, and clearing throughout the evening.
With more than eighteen years in professional kitchens — including time as an executive chef by age twenty-two and ongoing membership in the United States Personal Chef Association — Chef Matt brings restaurant-level technique into homes throughout Collingswood. The result is food that tastes like a fine-dining experience, served in the comfort of the place you already love most.
Services & Pricing in Collingswood
- Private Dinners — $125 per person. $1,000 minimum. See private dinner parties in Collingswood.
- In-Home Cooking Classes — $150 per person. $1,000 minimum. See hands-on cooking classes.
- Weekly Meal Prep — $400 per weekly visit. Groceries billed separately at cost. See personal chef meal prep.
- Pizza Parties — $125 per person. See pizza events.
Homes & Kitchens in Collingswood
Collingswood's classic twins and Craftsman homes have character-filled kitchens. We plan menus that work beautifully in smaller spaces.
Popular here: BYOB-style coursed dinners, pasta-making classes, and weekly meal prep.
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Areas Served Near Collingswood
Collingswood, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Oaklyn, Audubon in Camden County. See all of South Jersey or our New Jersey private chef services.
Areas We Serve
Private chef services for Collingswood, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Oaklyn, Audubon.
Local Sourcing & Seasonal Menus
Menus for clients in Collingswood are written around the season and the local market. Chef Matt sources fresh produce, seafood, and proteins from trusted regional purveyors and grocers, then builds each menu around what's actually at peak that week — heirloom tomatoes and stone fruit in late summer, root vegetables and braises in the colder months, and fresh-caught seafood whenever the catch supports it. Every menu is reviewed with you in advance, with full flexibility for allergies, gluten-free or dairy-free needs, vegetarian and pescatarian preferences, kid-friendly versions, and any cultural or religious considerations in your household.

Meet Your Personal Chef
- 18+ years professional kitchen experience
- Executive Chef by age 22
- Academy of Culinary Arts graduate
- USPCA member
- Specialized in dietary-aware cooking
Chef Matt brings restaurant-quality dining directly to your home. Every meal is crafted around your preferences, dietary needs, and lifestyle — sourced with intention and cooked with precision.
Learn More About Chef MattWhat Our Clients Say
Heather Rehfuss
New Jersey
We hired Chef Matt for a birthday dinner party, and the entire experience exceeded every expectation. The menu was absolutely phenomenal.
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New Jersey
Chef Matt provided an amazing buffet for our Christmas party this year. We had 55+ people who were all raving about the delicious food.
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Fill out our short availability form — no obligation, no pressure. Your custom proposal arrives within 2 hours. Requests after 8 PM arrive by 10 AM.
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