Chef Tien Tran cooks Modern California food with Vietnamese roots in your home, vacation rental or office. He shops, cooks, serves and cleans up.
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In-home dinners, celebrations & team events across the valley
Raised in California’s Sacramento River Delta, Chef Tien Tran learned to cook beside his father, where Vietnamese tradition met All-American cooking with a quiet French touch. After years in restaurant kitchens and as Banquet Chef at the ACE Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs, he now cooks privately, bringing that experience to your home, rental, or office.
Premium, seasonal produce sourced for your menu.
Plant-based and global dishes guests rave about.
Palm Springs · Home base
Palm Springs is home base for Chef Tien Tran. After cooking banquets at the ACE Hotel & Swim Club, he now brings Modern California food with Vietnamese roots straight to your Palm Springs home or vacation rental, from midcentury houses in the Movie Colony and Twin Palms to hillside retreats in the Indian Canyons.
Hire him as a private chef for one special night (a poolside dinner under the San Jacinto mountains, a Modernism Week gathering, a birthday weekend with friends) or as a personal chef who stocks your fridge with a week of meals during your stay. Either way he shops, cooks, serves and cleans up while you enjoy the desert evening.
Where we cook in Palm Springs: the Movie Colony, Old Las Palmas, Vista Las Palmas, Deepwell, Twin Palms, Racquet Club Estates, Warm Sands, the Indian Canyons, downtown condos and short-term rentals across the city. Next door, he cooks in Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert, up the hill as a private chef in Joshua Tree, and from Thermal to the coast. See every city we serve.
Yes. Many of our Palm Springs dinners are in Airbnbs and VRBOs. If the kitchen has a stove, oven and fridge, we can cook there. See vacation rental private chef.
A private chef cooks and serves one event. A personal chef cooks a series of meals, often weekly, for you to eat through the week. Tien does both. More on the difference.
Yes. Modernism Week, the film festival and Pride fill fast. Book as early as you can.
Yes. We cook in your kitchen and serve wherever you like to dine, including the patio or poolside.
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No reservations, no driving, no rushing. Your private chef arrives with everything needed, cooks in your kitchen, and leaves it spotless.
You work directly with Chef Tien from the first message to the last plate. He plans your menu, shops, cooks on-site, serves your guests and handles cleanup.
Homes, vacation rentals, country club residences, and offices from Thermal, CA to the coast: Palm Springs, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indio, Coachella, the High Desert and beyond. If it has a working kitchen, we can cook there.
Every menu is custom. Allergies, vegan, gluten-free and other dietary needs are designed in from the start, so every guest eats well.
Every dish starts with family tradition. Read Chef Tien’s story.
Tell us your date, guest count, location and any allergies or dietary needs.
Chef Tien designs a seasonal menu and sends a clear proposal: plated, family-style or tasting.
He arrives, cooks in your kitchen, serves your guests and leaves it spotless.
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“The food and service from Chef Tien was absolutely FABULOUS! We had a couple of vegans in our group and they couldn’t stop raving about their dishes. His suggested menu was unique and designed around our theme.”
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Yes. Chef Tien cooks on-site in your home, vacation rental, or private venue anywhere from Thermal and Indio to Palm Springs, the High Desert and out to the coast, and at your place of business for staff meals and client events.
For the best availability, book at least 3–4 weeks ahead. Weddings, larger events and festival weekends need more planning time.
Menu planning, ingredient shopping, cooking in your kitchen, service during the meal, and cleanup afterward.
Intimate dinners, birthdays and anniversaries, weddings and rehearsal dinners, corporate and team meals, and hands-on cooking experiences.
Yes. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy-friendly menus are designed from the start so they stay cohesive and elevated.
From Thermal, CA to the coast, we cook with passion. A private chef who comes to you for in-home dinners, celebrations, team meals and cooking experiences across the Coachella Valley, the High Desert and Southern California.
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