Private Chef in Bernardsville - Chef Matts Culinary Creations

Private Chef in Bernardsville

A private chef for Bernardsville and the Somerset Hills — coursed dinners, estate entertaining, and weekly meal prep.

Bernardsville sits high in the Somerset Hills, where long private drives and wooded ridgelines give the town a quiet, country-estate feel. Entertaining here is often unhurried — a coursed dinner that runs into the evening, or a holiday gathering for the whole extended family — and our chef team handles the menu, service, and cleanup so the hosts stay at the table.

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What to Expect From a Personal Chef in Bernardsville

Booking a personal chef in Bernardsville 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 Bernardsville, 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 Bernardsville. 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 Bernardsville

Homes & Kitchens in Bernardsville

Many Bernardsville properties are larger homes on generous acreage, with formal dining rooms, multiple ovens, and patios or terraces for warm-weather dinners. We plan plated courses indoors and outdoor stations or a pizza night outside when the season allows.

Popular here: multi-course tasting dinners, Chef's Table evenings, holiday meals for large families, and Private Chef Placement for households wanting a dedicated chef.

Areas Served Near Bernardsville

Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Mendham, Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County. See all of North Jersey or our New Jersey private chef services.

Areas We Serve

Private chef services for Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Mendham, Peapack-Gladstone.

BernardsvilleBasking RidgeFar HillsMendhamPeapack-Gladstone

Local Sourcing & Seasonal Menus

Menus for clients in Bernardsville 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.

Chef Matt McComb plating a course during in-home private chef service

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.

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What Our Clients Say

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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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Dean R.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Our chef team cooks in homes across Bernardsville and nearby Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Mendham, Peapack-Gladstone. Everything is cooked in your kitchen.

Private dinners are $125 per person with a $1,000 minimum. In-home cooking classes are $150 per person ($1,000 minimum). Weekly meal prep is $400 per weekly visit, with groceries billed separately at cost. A $100 travel fee applies to bookings more than 25 miles from 08094.

Your chef is a member of our chef-led team, trained in our standards and matched to your event or household. Every menu is written for you.

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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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