A personal chef for Dinner Parties & Hosting. A vetted chef cooks a week of meals fresh in your kitchen, from dishes you choose, around your allergies and dietary needs. Serving Atlanta and Los Angeles.
DINNER PARTIES
Be at your own party. The chef handles dinner.
A Livin chef shops, cooks fresh in your kitchen, and serves a plated or buffet dinner for your guests. You just host.
Plan your dinner party4.9 · Trusted by Livin families
The host who never sits down
You planned the evening to see your people, then spent it in the kitchen while the conversation happened without you.
The shopping and prep spiral
Menus, grocery runs, timing six dishes at once. The work before the party can outweigh the party.
The holiday pressure
The meal everyone remembers is also the one that's hardest to pull off, and the sides alone can take over a whole day.
Hosting should feel like a gathering, not a shift.
Your chef takes the shopping, the cooking, and the timing. You get the part you actually wanted: the people at your table.
Three ways to host
Pick the style that fits your night.
- 01
Plated dinner
A multi-course meal served to the table. Ideal for milestone dinners, date-night-for-eight evenings, and anytime you want the restaurant feel at home.
- 02
Buffet
Generous dishes set out for guests to serve themselves. Relaxed, easy to scale, and great for larger groups and mixed appetites.
- 03
Holiday sides order
Keep the main you love making and let the chef cook the sides fresh in your home, so the holiday table comes together without the all-day scramble.
How it works
Hosting, made easy.
- 01
Choose your menu
Tell us the occasion, guest count, and service style, then pick the dishes you want. Dietary needs and allergies are built in.
- 02
Your chef shops
A vetted chef buys the ingredients for the menu you chose. No grocery list on your side.
- 03
Cooked fresh in your home
The chef arrives and cooks in your kitchen, so everything is made fresh and the house smells the way a dinner party should.
- 04
You enjoy the night
Dinner is served, plated or buffet, and the kitchen is left spotless. You spend the evening with your guests.
Dishes worth gathering around.
A taste of what your chef can cook. Every dish shows its ingredients, so you know exactly what you're serving.
Your chef makes these, and hundreds more, built around your household profile. No fixed menu, no locked-in weeks.
See the full menuThe best dinner parties are the ones where the host is in the room.
Trusted by households across Atlanta and Los Angeles
4.9chef rating
35K+meals prepared
The questions you’d actually ask
No hedging. No fine print.
Yes. Your chef shops for your menu and cooks fresh in your kitchen, so the food is hot, fresh, and made for your night.
Frequently asked
Planning your dinner party.
How far ahead should I book?
Earlier is easier, especially around holidays when dates fill up. Reach out as soon as you have a date in mind.How many guests can you cook for?
Tell us your guest count when you plan and we'll shape the menu and service style around it.Do I pick the menu?
You do. Choose the dishes you want and your chef shops for exactly that menu.Do I need to provide anything?
Just your kitchen. The chef brings the plan and handles the shopping.
Your next dinner party, without the dinner-party stress.
A vetted chef shops, cooks fresh in your home, and serves your guests. Plated, buffet, or a holiday sides order.
Pour a drink. Sit down. Dinner is handled.
Plan your dinner party
