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Food has brought people together for as long as civilization has existed. Delicious food is pivotal to any idea of celebration. However, food and food culture has been going through a quiet revolution. Besides nutrition, people also care about conversation, entertainment, the glamour of hosting a party with a chef and restaurants are not living up to the expectations. As a result, hiring a chef and doing a private dining events have kept surging over the last few years.

Here are the top 5 reasons why people are booking chefs -

Reason 1: Creating your own private space

Traditional restaurants are often very busy. They will not offer you the privacy that you seek to hang back and relax with your friends. There are long lines to get a table at a regular restaurant and when you do get a table you are rushed. By hiring a private chef you also get other freedoms like - playing your own music, laugh and talk whole-heartedly and as loudly to your heart's content and maybe even break into that impromptu dance party!

Reason 2: Spend time with guests

Hosting a party at your home is always an exciting and thrilling time, full of joy and happiness. However, before all of that fun time, the host often ends up running around exhausted putting the place together and making the food for the guests. Here's what making the food really involves - getting groceries, prepping, cooking, plating and cleaning.

Hiring a chef for an event let's you mingle and entertain your guests. As a host, you can fully enjoy the many conversations and laughs and create memories to cherish!

Reason 3: Celebrate a special event

Booking a chef for an event is not just for the delicious food. It is also for the live show that happens with the chef cooking and prepping plates infront of you and your guests. Special moments deserve a thrill and excitement that a private chef can really bring to life. Customers generally hire a chef to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, do private dinners, or to celebrate other special moments. There are also some times just cause they have had a busy week and don't feel like cooking!

Reason 4: Private dinner parties are often cheaper

The cost of food at restaurants has surged. Now, when you add the cost of drinks, customers are suddenly saddled with a huge bill. Alcohol is marked up anywhere between 400% to 800% at restaurants. Most times your fine wine or cocktails is going to cost more than your food. When you cater your private dinner party with a chef, you can save a lot of money on drinks. In addition to this, if you have kids at home, there is also the cost of a baby sitter. When you host a party at your place, you can also save on the cost of the baby sitter and have the peace of mind that your kids are safe and safely asleep in their own home

Reason 5: Freshest ingredients and flexibility

No matter how great a traditional restaurant is, they will always look at their bottom line which often times will mean that older groceries are mixed in with fresh groceries. When you book a chef for your event, you can be rest assured that the ingredients are as fresh as possible. You are also able to have the flexibility to dictate the quality of ingredients you want for eg, whether it is organic, kosher etc.

At Getchefnow we make it extremely simple to hire a chef for your special event - from doing background checks to making sure that the food made is always of highest quality! Private dinner parties are an increasingly popular way to celebrate. We hope you have a great time when you host your private dinner party!