Because of Covid, there is an increasing trend to use private chefs for a variety of reasons. I have had the opportunity to use a few in the past year and have been generally pleased with what a private chef can offer. It is basically a one-stop shopping experience where you establish the menu with the chef and on the day of the event they show up with everything they need and prepare for you and your family a wonderful meal. In my experience at least the cost is not that much more than what you would pay at an upscale restaurant. But the main reason I have done it more over the years is to free up family and friends so that they can socialize and be together as opposed to being in the kitchen working. I get it in the old days' Mama or Grandmama cooked all day a great home-cooked meal but you never got to see them as they were busy in the kitchen if not preparing the food they were spending hours cleaning the kitchen. To me, the greatest gift I have been able to provide my family is a great meal with all present and no one having to worry about cleaning up. Once you do it and at the end, everything is put up and the kitchen is sparkling clean the price is well worth it. On a recent week trip to Orlando and Disney World, we had a multi-course family dinner catered by Wine and Dine US of Orlando Florida. I spent about a month reviewing private chefs and caterers in the Orlando area comparing prices and menus and selected Wine and Dine US and was extremely pleased that I did. They offered a great menu and communicated and coordinated well and the night of the dinner showed up with everything they needed and they provided a chef as well as a server who waited on us all evening. The food preparation was outstanding and very tasty and plenty of food for all. We had 3 small children under 6 and they worked with them very well serving them first with a separate kiddie menu and entertaining them as best they could. The adults were able to sit and enjoy adult conversation and enjoy an exceptional meal. The Chef-owner Julian Anthony is a graduate of UCF and is self-trained over many years of experience and has held a variety of positions in the hospitality world. As a bonus, she came by a couple of days after just to check on how the dinner went and if there was anything more they could have done or do in the future. Again overall the dinner went off without a hitch and I highly recommend Wine and Dine US in Orlando. I should mention they did prepare the meal on-site fresh so make sure you have an adequate kitchen for food preparation. If not I suggest discussing with the owner alternatives such as food preparation off-site and delivery and set up where you are staying.
Web page https://wineanddineus.com/
Phone: 407-547-3550
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WineandDineUS
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