PRIVATE EVENTS
Let me and our catering team take your event, whether something for your family, friends or a corporate event, to the next level. I’ve been catering in Dallas since 1990, and we can plan your special event at your location. Any gathering, large or small, will be centered around the food.
Imagine not only serving award-winning cuisine, but having a celebrity chef standing in your kitchen or event space. Your guests will be entertained and learn first-hand exactly what it takes to prepare and serve an inspired menu. You’ll lose count of their oohs, ahhs and laughs, and they’ll have you to thank for a terrific time and a renewed passion and understanding of cooking.
Private Events Built Around the Food
I have been catering in Dallas since 1990. For private events, my team and I come to you. We cook, we serve and we make sure your guests have a great time.
We handle family parties, gatherings with friends and corporate events. Small or large, every one of them is centered around the food.
What Makes Our Private Events Different
Your guests get more than a meal. I am in the kitchen or at the grill, and guests can watch, ask questions and see what it takes to put out a great menu.
We can also bring one of our rolling kitchens, HQ, The Transformer or Big Red, and cook right in front of your guests. Our family’s Double R Mobile Bar trailers can run the bar. For something special, ask about the Sushi Forest, a display I designed with sushi and sashimi set among bonsai trees, stones and driftwood.
Private Events Anywhere You Want Them
We bring private events to your home, your ranch or your venue. We travel well beyond Dallas. Events more than 50 miles out have a fuel and labor surcharge.
Tables, chairs and linens are available as rentals, so you do not have to track down a rental company on your own.
Our rolling kitchens are add-ons for events we cater. HQ is $2,500 per day. The Transformer and Big Red are $1,500 per day each. Every rolling kitchen comes with our team.
Why Book a Chef-Led Private Event
I have worked in restaurants for more than 50 years. My first job was at 14, at a Sambo’s in Kansas City. At 17 I apprenticed at La Bonne Auberge. Since 1990 I have built restaurants in Dallas, including Abacus and Jasper’s, and led more than 30 restaurant concepts.
I am a four-time James Beard Foundation nominee, I beat Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America, and I was the featured chef for the George W. Bush 2001 Inaugural Ball. That same experience goes into every private event we cater.
How to Book Your Private Event
Call 469-576-6407 or use the booking button on this page. Tell us the date, the guest count and the kind of event you have in mind. See all of our Dallas catering options. I am a four-time James Beard Foundation nominee for Best Chef: Southwest.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of private events do you cater?
We cater family parties, gatherings with friends, corporate events and all types of social events, small to large.
Will Chef Kent be at my private event?
Chef Kent Rathbun leads the team. Ask about his availability for your date when you call.
Do you cater private events at my home?
Yes. We come to your home, your ranch or your venue.
