Private Chef · Hudson Valley & New York City
With 25 years of experience in French gastronomy, Chef Gilbert Papineschi brings refined culinary expertise and international inspiration, including Asian and Caribbean influences, to exclusive private dining experiences, celebrations, and holiday gatherings throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City.
You host. He creates, prepares, plates, and serves. An exceptional dining experience, tailored to you and your guests.
About your chef
Trained in France, I am a private chef with 25 years of culinary experience — in fine restaurants, private dining, yacht galleys, and bakery-pastry.
My cooking is rooted in refined French gastronomy, enriched with Asian touches and a deep respect for seasonal ingredients. For me, exceptional food begins with quality produce, precise technique, and a genuine passion for hospitality.
Today, I bring this experience to private homes and vacation residences throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City — whether for an intimate dinner, a special celebration, or daily meals during a multi-day stay. Every menu is fully customized around your preferences and the occasion.
My goal is simple: more than a meal, a personal, elegant, and memorable dining experience — where every detail is taken care of and every guest feels welcome.
Gallery
A few plates from recent dinners — tap any photo to see it up close.
How it works
Fill the short form below — date, guests, town, menu — or message on WhatsApp. It lands straight with Gilbert, no platform in between.
Gilbert replies personally with the menu, the exact price and any adjustments for allergies or children.
He shops, cooks, serves and leaves your kitchen spotless. You stay at the table with your guests.
Service area
Based in the Hudson Valley, Gilbert cooks across the valley and the Catskills, and travels to New York City for dinners and events. Yacht and residence engagements are available worldwide.
Booking
The fastest way in: this short form opens WhatsApp with your request already written — one tap to send it to Gilbert. Prefer email? The same button row offers an email version.
Good to know
One to two weeks is comfortable for a dinner; popular weekends (holidays, New Year's Eve) go earlier. Short notice? Ask anyway on WhatsApp — if the date is free, Gilbert will make it work.
Menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking in your kitchen, table service and full kitchen clean-up. Groceries for the chosen menu are included in the quoted price unless agreed otherwise.
Yes — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and allergy-adapted menus are part of the planning. Mention them in the booking form and the menu is built around them.
Children are welcome, with their own adapted menu (for example pasta bolognese and dessert with ice cream) at $45 per child.
Yes — New York City regularly, and worldwide for yacht and private-residence engagements.
