Serve-ready
Tray catering
Chef-prepared half and full trays delivered ready to serve. Appetizers, mains, sides, and desserts built around your headcount and menu.
- Drop-off & pickup
- Custom menus
- Office & party platters
Based in Toms River · Serving NJ & the Tri-State
Executive Chef Michael Gargiulo brings exceptional food and professional service directly to your home, venue, or event. From intimate dinners to large celebrations, we provide full-service catering, vetted event staff, and private chef experiences throughout New Jersey and the Tri-State area.
Choose one service or let us handle the entire experience.
Fed beautifully
Trays delivered ready to serve, or chefs cooking on-site at action stations.
Run smoothly
Servers, chefs, and grill masters by the hour or as a five-hour crew.
Cooked for you
Multi-course experiences, prepared and served live at your table.
Catering & event service
Fresh, chef-prepared food built around your headcount — dropped off ready to serve, or cooked live in the room.
Serve-ready
Chef-prepared half and full trays delivered ready to serve. Appetizers, mains, sides, and desserts built around your headcount and menu.
On-site & interactive
Our chefs cook on-site at action stations your guests gather around. Fresh, hot, and made to order throughout the event.
Event staff for hire
Vetted, uniformed, and ready. Book individually by the hour, or save with a five-hour crew bundle.
Server
$25/hour
5-hour minimum per server
Grill master
$40/hour
5-hour minimum
Chef
$55/hour
5-hour minimum
2 servers + 1 grill master · 5 hours
$475 flat
2 servers + 1 chef · 5 hours
$675 flat
4 servers + 2 chefs · 5 hours
$1,250 flat
Build your crew
Set your team and your hours. Every booking starts at the five-hour minimum; time past hour five bills at the extended rate.
Your estimate
Booking policy
Private chef & curated dining
Chef Michael builds the menu around your occasion, then prepares and serves each course live. Every experience is priced per person and finalized once we know your menu, headcount, travel, and service style.
Familiar plates done properly — the easy yes for a relaxed table.
Brighter, lighter courses built around seasonal produce and seafood.
Richer, restaurant-style cooking for a dinner that feels like an occasion.
A daytime tasting — lighter courses, long table, late morning into afternoon.
The classic steakhouse progression, cooked and plated in your kitchen.
Our most involved tasting menu, built for milestones and celebrations.
Tell us your date, headcount, and the occasion. We'll send the full course list for the experience you're considering, along with a firm per-person price.
Fully personalized menus — cultural, themed, or dietary. Curated with Chef Michael, priced to the menu.
Wellness partners & GLP-1 meal prep
Chef Michael has worked with a number of wellness centers producing meal prep for clients on GLP-1 programs — portioned, protein-forward meals cooked fresh in our kitchen and delivered on a weekly schedule. Tell us what your week looks like and we'll call to set up a consultation.
Build your week
No pricing or commitment here — this just tells us what to prepare for on the consultation call.
Which meals?
Choose one or more.
Your request
We'll call you to schedule a consultation and go over portions, delivery days, and pricing.
Working with a wellness center or clinic? Mention it on the call — we handle referral and group programs. We cook to the plan you and your provider set; we don't give medical or nutrition advice.
Signature event experience
An immersive culinary display — a dramatic hanging protein swing, two sharing platters, four curated small bites, and a decadent dessert selection, plus our signature dry-ice beverage presentation on arrival.
10+ guests · From
$1,500
Book your event
Send the date, the headcount, and roughly what you're picturing. We reply within one business day with a menu direction and a quote.
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