Your NJ Private Chef for Dinners, Meal Prep & Classes
From New Jersey's suburbs to the Shore — weekly meal prep, private dinners, and cooking classes prepared in your home.
Private Chef Services & Experiences
Weekly Meal Prep · Private Events · Cooking Classes
Each service is built around how you actually want to eat, host, and celebrate — with a professional chef handling every detail.
Weekly Meal Prep
Your week, handled. We plan, shop, cook, and stock your kitchen so dinner is already made before you're hungry. Ongoing service for households that eat well every night, not just on occasions.
- Customized meal plans
- Health-focused options
- Fresh, never frozen
- Cooked in your home
Private Events
One chef, your kitchen, and a night nobody has to clean up after. Multi-course dinners, cocktail parties, bachelorette weekends, brunches, and milestone celebrations — planned, cooked, and served in your home.
- Multi-Course Private Dinners
- Cocktail Parties
- Bachelorette Weekends
- Breakfast & Brunch
- Wood-Fired Pizza Events
- Beach House & Vacation Rental Dinners
- Multi-course tasting menus
- Wine pairing available
- Dietary accommodations
- Special occasions
Cooking Classes
Learn to cook the way a professional actually does it. Hands-on, technique-first, and built around what you want to master — in your kitchen or live on video.
- Hands-on instruction
- Custom menus
- All skill levels
- Group & private sessions
Explore what's included in a private chef experience, browse cocktail party chef service and bachelorette party packages, or see options for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and proposals.
Built by a Chef.
Delivered by a Team.
Chef Matts Culinary Creations is New Jersey's trusted personal chef service, delivering restaurant-quality dining, weekly meal prep, and private chef experiences directly to your home. From South Jersey to the Jersey Shore, we bring elevated in-home culinary experiences to families, professionals, and anyone who values exceptional food without the hassle.
Chef Matts Culinary Creations was founded by Chef Matthew McComb — an Academy of Culinary Arts graduate and executive chef by age 22 with 18+ years of professional kitchen experience.
Chef Matt is usually on-site personally for New Jersey services. When Chef Matt is not available, every experience is led by a qualified team member with an assistant — trained to deliver the same standard of quality, precision, and hospitality.
From intimate dinners in Haddonfield to vacation home experiences at the Jersey Shore, we bring polished, restaurant-quality dining directly to your home — with the same elevated standards that define our work across the East Coast.
- 18+ years of professional culinary experience
- Academy of Culinary Arts graduate
- USPCA member
- Specialized in dietary-aware cooking
"From Chef's Heart to Your Plate."
New Jersey is the home market. South Jersey is where most of the standing work happens. The Shore is where the rhythm of the year changes — summer entertaining, vacation home dining, bachelorette weekends along Seven Mile Island and Cape May. Chef Matts Culinary Creations runs both sides of the calendar from one operation, with the same standards across both.
Two services. Two different jobs.
Two Kinds of Chef Work
The terms get used interchangeably, so the distinction matters: a private chef is a working relationship — recurring meal prep, in-home dinners on a standing schedule, custom menus that calibrate to the household over time. A personal chef is event-based — one dinner party, one brunch, one weekend.
Most New Jersey clients arrive needing one or the other and not certain which. That gets sorted during the consultation.
For ongoing service, see private chef in New Jersey. For one-time work — dinner parties, brunches, cooking classes, bachelorette weekends — see personal chef in New Jersey.
Service Areas Across New Jersey
South Jersey is the operating base. Williamstown, Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, Voorhees, Marlton, Medford, Washington Township, Mullica Hill, Collingswood — these are the towns where most weekly meal prep and standing in-home dining happens. See personal chef in South Jersey for the regional hub.
The Jersey Shore is its own season. Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May, Sea Isle, Ocean City, LBI — vacation rentals, summer entertaining, family weekends, and bachelorette parties. See private chef at the Jersey Shore for the regional hub, or jump directly to Avalon, Stone Harbor, or Cape May.
North Jersey covers the Hudson Gold Coast and the Bergen, Essex, Morris, and Union county suburbs — Jersey City, Hoboken, Edgewater, Ridgewood, Montclair, Short Hills, Summit, Morristown and more. See private chef services in North Jersey for the regional hub.
Central Jersey reaches the Somerset, Mercer, and Hunterdon estate and horse-country towns — Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Far Hills, Princeton, Pennington, Tewksbury, Clinton and more. See private chef services in Central Jersey for the regional hub.
For in-home cooking classes across South Jersey — couples, families, small groups — see cooking classes in South Jersey.
What Gets Cooked
Menus are built to the household and the season. Across New Jersey that tends to mean:
- Local produce when the markets cooperate — Jersey corn and tomatoes through the summer, root vegetables through the fall
- Seafood from Shore boats when they're running, especially fluke, scallops, and clams in season
- Family-style or coursed plating depending on the night and the guest count
- Multi-diet households handled routinely — one menu, multiple plates
Why Book a Personal Chef in New Jersey?
Vacation Home Dinners
Multi-course meals prepared and served in your Shore rental — no reservations, no crowds.
Private Celebrations
Birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones elevated with custom menus and full-service dining.
Weekly Meal Prep
Fresh, dietary-aware meals prepped in your kitchen so you can reclaim your week.
Cooking Classes
Hands-on culinary instruction for groups — interactive, educational, and delicious.
Explore Our New Jersey Regions
South Jersey
Cherry Hill · Haddonfield · Moorestown · Marlton & more
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North Jersey
Hoboken · Jersey City · Ridgewood · Montclair · Short Hills & more
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Central Jersey
Princeton · Bernardsville · Basking Ridge · Far Hills & more
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Jersey Shore
Cape May · Avalon · Stone Harbor · Atlantic City & more
ExploreWhat New Jersey Clients Say
"We hired Chef Matt for a birthday dinner party, and the entire experience exceeded every expectation. The menu was absolutely phenomenal."
Heather R.
South Jersey
"Amazing dinner for ten by Chef Matt in our LBI home. We loved every bite of the meal he prepared for my husband's 60th birthday."
Gail A.
Long Beach Island
"Chef Matt has been doing our weekly meal prep for months now and it's been life-changing. The food is restaurant quality and my kids actually eat everything."
Jessica M.
Cherry Hill
Areas We Serve in New Jersey
From Our Kitchen to Yours
A taste of what Chef Matt creates — from elegant private dinners to nourishing weekly meals.
New Jersey FAQ
Do I need a private chef or a personal chef?
Private chef work is ongoing — built around recurrence. Personal chef work is event-based — one date, one menu. If you want dinner handled every week, that's private. If you want a chef for a specific evening, that's personal.
What parts of New Jersey are served?
All four New Jersey regions. South Jersey is the operating base — Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, Marlton, Medford, Mullica Hill and surrounding towns. The Jersey Shore covers Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May, Sea Isle, Ocean City, and Long Beach Island. North Jersey covers the Hudson Gold Coast and the Bergen, Essex, Morris, and Union suburbs including Jersey City, Hoboken, Ridgewood, Montclair, and Morristown. Central Jersey reaches the Somerset, Mercer, and Hunterdon estate towns including Princeton, Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, and Far Hills.
Do you travel between residences?
Standard. Most clients with a Shore home and a primary residence have one chef working both kitchens.
How far in advance should I book?
For one-time events, four to eight weeks is typical. For Shore weekends in summer, three to six months ahead is common.
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