Private Chef for New Year's Eve Dinner
in Sydney.
New Year's Eve at home, without a restaurant set menu or the taxi queue. A private chef cooks and serves seafood platters, a barbecue and pavlova and paces the evening to midnight.
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New Year's Eve Dinner · Sydney
What a private chef does on New Year's Eve.
On 31 December restaurants run fixed menus at fixed sittings, and the night ends with a scramble for a ride home. Hosting is easier when someone else does the cooking. A private chef plans the menu with you in the app chat, shops, cooks in your kitchen, serves each course and clears up, and you count down in Sydney with your guests.
New Year’s Eve in Australia is a summer night, often outdoors or on a balcony with a view of the fireworks: seafood platters with prawns and oysters, a barbecue of lamb, steak or fish, salads, and a pavlova or a cold dessert after midnight. A chef can set up a grazing table that keeps through a long evening, so nobody is cooking when the fireworks start.
New Year's Eve is a single night every host wants at the same time, so chefs' calendars fill weeks ahead. Message chefs as soon as you know your guest count, and agree in chat when the first course goes out, how the evening should run up to midnight, and any dietary needs. Say whether you want the chef to stay for a late dessert or to leave once the main course is cleared.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything about booking a private chef for New Year's Eve in Sydney.
What should we serve for a New Year’s Eve party in Australia?+
Seafood platters, a barbecue of lamb, steak or fish, summer salads and a cold dessert such as pavlova. For a long evening, ask the chef about a grazing table that holds well until midnight.
How far ahead should I book a New Year's Eve chef in Sydney?+
Several weeks ahead, and earlier for a large group. Every host wants the same evening, and each chef can only cook in a few homes that night.
Can the chef pace the dinner to midnight?+
Yes. Agree a start time and the number of courses in chat. Many hosts start at 8 or 9 pm with several small courses and keep dessert or a late bite for after midnight; the chef plans the timing around it.
Can I cancel a New Year's Eve booking?+
Yes. Cancel 7 or more days before the event and you get a 100% refund, including the service fee, on 31 December too. Inside 7 days the booking is non-refundable, on 31 December as on any other date. If you cancel within 10 minutes of paying, you are refunded in full whatever the date, and if the chef cancels, you are refunded in full automatically and we help you find another chef.
Does the chef bring drinks or champagne?+
The chef cooks and serves the food; drinks are usually yours to buy. Ask the chef in chat for pairing ideas so the bottles are chilled and ready when the courses go out.
