Private chef in Avon

Private chef service in Avon, in short.

Chef Chris Mitchum cooks private dinners for Avon stays. Ask whether arrival provisions are available for your property and dates, and the first night can start with food in the refrigerator and dinner at the table.

Start with arrival night.

Share your expected arrival time and ask about prepared food or a private dinner. Access and refrigeration are confirmed before any delivery.

Chris and Kris know that first night well. On a trip to Hawaii they stayed in three rentals on three islands and walked into an empty kitchen each time, with no coffee, no eggs, and nothing for the morning. Chris’s arrival provisions grew out of that trip.

What can be waiting.

Chris’s prepared cuisine packages start with the Intermediate level: four artisanal cheeses with grapes, dried fruit, and crackers; hummus with vegetables and olives; smoked salmon and herb spreads; and breakfast provisions with bagels, eggs, ground coffee, and creamer. The Advanced and Double Diamond levels add dishes such as chilled poached shrimp and sliced filet mignon. Ask Chris whether they are available for your Avon property and dates.

What a private dinner includes.

• A reception selection before dinner
• Four courses, with vegetarian choices on request
• At least one server
• China, glassware, silverware, and linens
• Cleanup after the meal

A server, the tableware, and cleanup are part of it, so you stay at the table with your guests.

Start from the plated menus, the Hot Dog 1984 menu, or Mountain Time Social for a gathering with shared selections and individual plates. Every menu is a starting point for a conversation with Chris.

Check your dates

An inquiry does not reserve dates. Chris will confirm availability and arrangements.

Meet the chef.

Chris Mitchum is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with four decades of culinary experience. He has cooked in New York, Hawaii, California, Colorado, and Nashville. He loves skiing as much as cooking, and his business took its first name, Hot Dog Hospitality, from the freestyle ski movie Hot Dog. Meet Chris.

More ways Chris can help in Avon.

• Prepared meals. Ask whether prepared meals, snacks, and breakfast provisions are available for your Avon property and dates. Ask about prepared meals.
• Chef demos. An afternoon cooking and tasting with Chris, with a food and wine pairing of three wines and three food tastings. Ask about chef demos.
• Wine experiences. Chris brings sommelier training to the menu: pairings planned with the food, or a guided tasting for the group. Ask about wine experiences.
• Private jet dining. If your trip includes private aviation, Rifle and Eagle / Vail are the primary service locations for Chris’s flight menus, assessed apart from the in-home dinner. Ask about private jet dining.