Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · New Year’s Eve · Coachella Valley
Christmas Eve dinner for the whole family, brunch on Christmas morning, or a New Year’s Eve feast at your rental. Chef Tien Tran cooks holiday dinners in homes and vacation rentals from Palm Springs to La Quinta, Indio and Joshua Tree, so you can skip the reservations and stay at the table.
The desert fills up in December. Families fly in, rentals book out, and the good restaurant tables on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve go months ahead. A private chef skips all of it. Chef Tien shops, cooks in your kitchen, serves at your table and cleans up, so the host gets to sit down too.
December is one of Tien’s busiest months. Seven of the guest reviews on our Chef Tien reviews page are from December dinners, from brunches to anniversaries.
A long seated dinner for the whole family, or a seafood-heavy Christmas Eve if that’s your tradition. Tien’s seven-course Holiday Favorites menu on Take a Chef starts from $255 per guest, and every menu can be rewritten around your family’s dishes.
Presents first, then brunch: eggs, a carving board, fruit, pastries and coffee for a full house. See brunch private chef.
Prime rib, a roast, or a lighter desert-style dinner on the patio. Bring the family recipe for stuffing or tamales and Tien will cook it alongside his menu.
A multi-course dinner timed so dessert lands before midnight, or passed bites and a late-night spread for a party. Surf and turf is a popular NYE choice; Tien’s six-course Surf N Turf starts from $185 per guest on Take a Chef.
Every holiday menu is custom, so we cook around the traditions and dietary needs at your table, including allergy-friendly and plant-based guests.
“He worked with me beforehand to customize a menu that my partner would love, and arrived right on time to begin preparing our meal… I could not recommend Chef Tien enough, both as a great human and talented chef!”
Brett · Promotion and birthday dinner · December 2024 · via Take a Chef
“His food is delicious, he cleaned after he cooked, and he stored the leftovers for us so we could continue to enjoy it. A 5 star experience all the way!!”
Lashawn · Private dinner · December 2024 · via Take a Chef
We cook Christmas and New Year’s dinners in homes, country club houses and vacation rentals in every valley city, and up in the High Desert. Pick yours:
Also booking holiday dinners in Temecula, Los Angeles and Orange County. Hosting Thanksgiving first? See Thanksgiving private chef and Thanksgiving menu ideas.
Holiday dinners are priced per guest and depend on the menu, courses, guest count and date. For reference, Chef Tien’s set menus on Take a Chef run from $135 to $255 per guest. Booking direct, you get one custom proposal for your group. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve are the first dates to fill, so lock in early. More detail in our guide to what a private chef costs.
Yes. Chef Tien cooks Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve dinners in homes and vacation rentals across Palm Springs, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indio, Rancho Mirage and the rest of the Coachella Valley. If the rental has a stove, oven and fridge, he can cook there.
As early as you can. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are the first nights to book up, so reach out in October or November for the best chance at your date.
It is priced per guest. Chef Tien’s seven-course Holiday Favorites menu on Take a Chef starts from $255 per guest, and his set menus there run from $135 to $255. Booking direct, you get a custom proposal for your group.
Yes. Send the recipe or describe the dish, and Tien will cook it alongside the rest of the menu, whether it’s tamales, a grandmother’s stuffing or a Christmas Eve fish course.
Yes. Choose a seated multi-course dinner timed to finish before midnight, or passed bites and a late-night spread for a party.
Send your date, guest count and city, and Tien will build your holiday menu.
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