JAMES MATLHABEGOANELuxury Private Chef

Experiences

Eight ways to be hosted

Each experience is a starting point. Menus, timing, styling and service are shaped around your evening in consultation with Chef James.

R1 450 pp

2 – 12 guests

Private Chef Experience

Your home, transformed into a fine dining room

A bespoke multi-course dinner designed around your palate and prepared in your own kitchen, from mise en place to the final polished plate.

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R2 200 pp

2 guests

Romantic Dinner Experience

An evening composed for two

Candlelight, considered pairings and a slow, six-course progression created for anniversaries, reunions and quiet celebrations.

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R1 850 pp

6 – 20 guests

Executive Dining

Boardroom hospitality, elevated

Discreet, precisely timed dining for board dinners, client hosting and executive retreats across South Africa.

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On request

20 – 200 guests

Luxury Catering

Scale, without compromise

Restaurant-standard cuisine delivered for weddings, launches and estate gatherings, with a brigade led personally by Chef James.

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R1 500 pp

6 – 30 guests

Birthday Celebrations

A milestone worth tasting

Celebration dinners built around the guest of honour, from favourite dishes reimagined to a bespoke dessert finale.

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R6 500

2 guests

Proposal Packages

The moment, quietly perfected

A discreetly choreographed evening: setting, courses and timing arranged around the question.

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R2 400 pp

4 – 16 guests

Wine Pairing Evenings

Cellar and kitchen in conversation

A guided progression through South African estates, each pour answered by a course built for it.

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R1 650 pp

2 – 24 guests

Seasonal Experiences

Cooking to the calendar

Limited menus that follow the Cape harvest — summer coastal, autumn game, winter fireside, spring garden.

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Reserve

Let us plan an evening worth remembering

Share your date, your guests and the occasion. Chef James responds personally to every enquiry, usually within one working day.