In-Home Plated Dinners

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Hire your own Private Chef to craft, prepare, plate, serve, and clean! You keep the leftovers!

Olivia's Traveling Kitchen provides multi-course plated meals in your own home! In-Home private parties are available across Chicagoland in Will County, DuPage County, Grundy County and Cook County.

Menus are completely individualized to your group, needs, tastes, and budget. Prices beginning at $80 PP with a minimum of 6 people / 4 courses. This includes everything from craft made cocktails to the food, ceramic dishes, flatware, and complete clean up.

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Sample Menu #1

Charcuterie (cheeses and meats, fruits)

Crab Cakes with lemon remoulade

Prime Rib Sliders on Pretzle rolls with crispy onions and house made french onion sauce

Squid ink Risotto with shrimp scampi and steak bites topped with toasted panko fresh herbs

Creme Brulee

Chef garnishing steak with fresh herbs on a plated meal.

Sample Menu #2

Sourdough Focaccia

Tomato Basil Soup with bruleed cheese

Braised Short Ribs over Parmesan Risotto

Garlic Roasted Green Beans

Pesto Rolls

Mini Lemon Mirengue Pies

Hands on Cooking Classes

Multi-Course Plated Meals

Cooking classes held in your home, led by a professional chef instructor. Each session is hands-on from the start — you'll work alongside the chef rather than watch from the sidelines, building skills.

Whether you're picking up a knife for the first time or looking to sharpen your techniques, the class is tailored to where you are.

By the end of each session you'll know why every step matters, and gained the kind of kitchen instinct that only comes from doing it yourself — in a familiar space, at a relaxed pace, with expert guidance the whole way through.

Multi-Course Plated Meals

Book multi-course plated dinners for intimate gatherings of 6 to 12 guests. Each menu is customised, from a welcoming charcuterie experience through 3 to 5 beautifully plated courses, with wine and cocktail suggestions available. Full clean-up is included, so you can stay present with your guests from start to finish. Ideal for couples' nights, game nights, birthdays, showers, girls' nights, kids' birthdays, family gatherings, and celebrations worth remembering.

In-Home Plated Dinners

Hire your own Private Chef to craft, prepare, plate, serve, and clean! You keep the leftovers!

Sample Menu #1

Sample Menu #2

Hands on Cooking Classes

Multi-Course Plated Meals

Multi-Course Plated Meals

Multi-Course Plated Meals

Multi-Course Plated Meals

Multi-Course Plated Meals

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