Private Chef for Christmas Dinner
The Whole Meal Cooked in Your Kitchen While You Actually Spend the Day With Your Family
A chef arrives at your home on Christmas, cooks the full meal in your kitchen, serves it at the time you set, and cleans everything before leaving. You open presents, you sit at the table, you do not touch a roasting pan. Christmas dinner is $168.75 per person against an eight-guest minimum, so a booking starts at $1,350 before groceries.
Christmas dinners are cooked across South Jersey, the Jersey Shore, Philadelphia and the Main Line, North and Central Jersey, and Myrtle Beach.
Christmas 2026 is Friday, December 25. Book by early December. Christmas week is the second-most-requested stretch of the year after Thanksgiving, and chef assignments are first-come.
Your Traditions, Cooked Properly
Prime rib, ham, turkey again, seven fishes on the Eve — whatever your family does at Christmas, that is the menu. Send the recipes that are not negotiable and they are cooked exactly as written. The rest of the meal is built around them.
Everyone at the Same Table
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free versions of the holiday dishes are standard when restrictions are collected at booking, so nobody eats a separate plate on Christmas.
Christmas Dinner Pricing
Christmas carries the 35% major-holiday premium: $168.75 per person, against an eight-guest minimum, which puts a Christmas booking at $1,350 before groceries and fees. That covers a starter, the main course with sides, and dessert, cooked in your kitchen and served at your table, with full cleanup. Groceries are billed at cost and a $100 travel fee applies 25 or more miles from the serving base — Williamstown, New Jersey, or Surfside Beach, South Carolina for the Grand Strand. See the full pricing breakdown for every service and fee.
How Christmas Day Runs
The chef arrives several hours before service and works around your day — presents, church, whatever your family does. Dinner lands at the time you set, and the only thing you lift is a fork. Leftovers are portioned and refrigerated before the chef leaves.
The same service runs the night before as a Christmas Eve dinner, and a week later as New Year's Eve. For every holiday on the calendar, see the holiday private chef page. Non-holiday gatherings run at the standard rate as a private dinner party.
Ideal For
Big Family Tables
Eight to twenty-five guests in a residential kitchen, more with added chefs.
Family Traditions
Your standing rib roast, your grandmother's sides — cooked exactly as written.
Hosts Who Want the Day Off
Courses served, plates cleared, the table managed for you.
Traditional or Elevated
Classic Christmas dinner, or a coursed holiday tasting.
Shore & Beach Houses
Christmas at a Shore house or a Myrtle Beach rental.
Full Cleanup
The kitchen is left cleaner than it was found.
How It Works
- 1
Reserve the Date
Send your date, guest count and town. Christmas week dates are assigned first-come.
- 2
Build the Menu
Traditional, elevated, or a mix — plus any family recipes you want cooked exactly as written.
- 3
Set Your Service Time
Tell us when you want to eat. The chef works backwards from that around your oven.
- 4
Chef Cooks Christmas
The chef arrives hours ahead, cooks everything on site, and times every dish to land together.
- 5
Kitchen Left Spotless
Leftovers are packed and refrigerated, and the kitchen is left cleaner than it was found.
What Our Clients Say
Dean R.
via Yelp
Chef Matt provided an amazing buffet for our Christmas party this year. We had 55+ people who were all raving about the delicious food.
Posted on YelpGail A.
Long Beach Island, NJ
Amazing dinner for ten by Chef Matt in our LBI home. There were constant comments from my family 'this is the best I ever had!'
Posted on YelpMary B.
via Yelp
Every dish was fresh, perfectly prepared and beautifully presented. Chef Matt was professional and easy to work with.
Posted on Yelp
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 MattWhere We Serve
Christmas dinners are cooked in homes across South Jersey, North Jersey, and Central Jersey, plus Philadelphia and the Main Line.
Holiday weeks at Jersey Shore houses and Myrtle Beach rentals are common — a rental oven and counter space is enough.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Book Christmas Dinner Private Chef With Chef Matts
Bringing a chef into your home should feel calm, considered, and personal — not transactional. Every booking with Chef Matts Culinary Creations starts with a real conversation about your household: how many people you're feeding, the dietary preferences and restrictions involved, the kitchen we'll be working in, and the kind of experience you want to create. From there, Chef Matt builds a custom menu and confirms every detail in writing well before the date.
The service itself is fully turnkey. We handle planning, seasonal sourcing, in-home cooking, plating or portioning, and a complete kitchen cleanup before we leave. 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 across South Jersey, the Jersey Shore, the Philadelphia Main Line, and South Carolina's Grand Strand.
Ready to Get Started?
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.
Check AvailabilityExplore Our Other Services
Christmas Eve Private Chef
The night before, cooked the same way.
Holiday Private Chef
Every holiday on the calendar, with dates and deadlines.
New Year's Eve Private Chef
Close out the year a week later.
Private Chef Cost
Every rate, minimum and fee in one place.
Private Dinner Parties
Coursed in-home dinners at the standard rate.