Vacation rental cooking is a specific kind of work. Different kitchen every booking, host expectations on cleanup, equipment that's almost always missing something. We've built our process around it. Here's how it works — and what it costs.
A vacation rental dinner has more moving parts than a dinner at home. Each of these steps exists because we've watched what goes wrong without it.
We confirm the rental's equipment list with you (or directly with your host, if you prefer), photograph the kitchen if needed, and build a "what we're bringing" list. Sourcing routes get planned around your closest premium grocer.
We arrive 90–120 minutes before service with all groceries, equipment, and supplies. Quick brief on dietary notes, plating preferences, and timing. We unpack into a contained working area so the rental's storage stays intact.
Hot food, plated and timed. You're at the table with your guests, not in the kitchen. We move through courses at your pace — if conversation runs long, dinner waits. If kids are at the table, we adapt timing.
Dishes washed and put away in the rental's actual locations. Counters wiped. Trash and recycling sorted to the host's instructions. Anything we brought leaves with us. The kitchen looks like we were never there.
Most chefs who cook in private homes treat a vacation rental like a smaller version of the same job. The differences are bigger than they look — and the four-step process exists to absorb them.
Per-person pricing scales with menu complexity, course count, and ingredient tier. All three include shopping, cooking, service, kitchen restoration, and equipment we bring. The price you see in the proposal is the price you pay.
All tiers include shopping, cooking, plating, service, and full kitchen restoration. Equipment we bring is included at no extra charge. Travel beyond 30 minutes from the city core is a flat line item disclosed on the proposal.
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Send your rental address, dates, guest count, and which tier you're considering. We'll reply within 24 hours with a written proposal.
The proposal we send back is the part worth your time — menu, exact pricing, timing, and the kitchen audit summary. Send the inquiry. We'll do the rest.