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Proposal & InvoiceNo. PCR-2026-014
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Private Chef Robert · Westport, CT
In-Home Fine Dining · Proposal & Invoice
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Operations Org Chart and Heiarchy Personal Chef Business Workflow Chart Overall Hierarchy in depthInquiry → Intake → Menu → Proposal → Deposit →
Plan → Shop → Prep → Cook →
Deliver/Serve → Follow Up → Repeat
Lead Generation → Client Inquiry → Client Intake → Menu Planning
Proposal / Estimate → Deposit / Booking → Project Planning
Shopping / Sourcing → Prep / Mise en Place → Cooking / Execution
Packaging or Service → Delivery / Event Completion → Cleanup
Invoice / Payment Closeout → Client Follow-Up
Repeat Business / Referral
Dinner Event or Weekly Meal Prep
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Event Proposal & Invoice
A single evening of Long Island Sound seafood, served at your own table on Sasco Hill — sourced the morning of, prepared in your kitchen, and cleared before the last glass is poured. Everything below is yours to review, approve, and keep.
A note on pricing: ingredients are billed at cost — no markup. You pay exactly what Chef Robert pays at the market.
| Description | Qty | Unit | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menu & Ingredients | ||||
| Long Island Sound seafoodNorwalk oysters, day-boat fluke, dry sea scallops — sourced morning of | 10 | guest | $58.00 | $580.00 |
| Seasonal produce & pantryEaston corn, summer beans, stone fruit, CT honey, oils & aromatics | 10 | guest | $24.00 | $240.00 |
| Chef Labor & Service | ||||
| Menu design & planningTasting consult, dietary mapping, sourcing plan — complimentary | 1 | flat | — | Included |
| On-site cooking & serviceChef, prep through plated service | 15 | hr | $100.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Subtotal | $2,320.00 |
| Gratuity (22%) | $510.40 |
| Deposit to hold the date | $1,000.00 |
| Balance due before event | $1,830.40 |
| Total Due | $2,830.40 |
| Includes a 22% gratuity for the chef. Full balance due by July 11, 2026 — 7 days before the event. | |
A $1,000 deposit holds your date. Full payment of the remaining balance is due 7 days in advance of the event. Accepted: bank transfer, check, Zelle, Venmo (@Robert-Gorman-62), or major credit card. A signed approval below confirms the booking.
Cancel 14+ days out for a full deposit refund; inside 7 days the deposit applies to a future date within the year. Weather or illness reschedules are always handled in good faith.
Chef Robert needs counter space, a working range and oven, refrigerator access, and a sink. He arrives with knives, small wares, and specialty service pieces. Power for one chilling unit is appreciated.
Setup begins three hours before service; the kitchen is returned spotless. Your menu, household details, and this document are kept strictly confidential.
No fixed menu, no compromise. Every course is shaped to your household's tastes, schedule, and restrictions — a shellfish allergy and a gluten-free guest handled seamlessly, the spice dialed to your liking, the sauces as light or as rich as you prefer. You eat exactly what you actually want.
The technique, timing, sourcing, and plating of a fine-dining kitchen — delivered in your own dining room, with no reservation to chase, no crowd, no drive home. You stay in the room you love, with the people you invited, while the work happens quietly behind you.
Half of a memorable dinner is the food; the other half is how it reaches the table. A few words on the styles available — and on the one detail that quietly makes or breaks a seated evening.
Each course composed in the kitchen and carried out in sequence, just as it would arrive in a fine restaurant. The most polished option — and the one this menu is built for.
Generous platters and boards set at the center of the table to pass and share. Warm, abundant, and conversational, for when the mood is relaxed.
A thoughtfully composed spread guests serve themselves from at their own pace. Well suited to larger gatherings or evenings with plenty of mingling.
Canapés and small bites carried through the room during cocktails, before everyone is seated. A graceful, easy start to the night.
For a seated, coursed dinner, the most overlooked detail is who carries the room. A dedicated server — or a host or hostess assigned to the role — is what keeps the evening seamless: plates arrive hot and together, the table is cleared discreetly between courses, glasses stay full, and no one has to leave their seat to make it happen. Just as important, it frees you, the host, to stay with your guests rather than ferrying dishes. Chef Robert keeps the line where he belongs; the server keeps the tempo in the dining room. This proposal covers Chef Robert on the line, so for a seated dinner it's worth assigning a host or hostess to that role — and for larger parties or full butler-passed service, dedicated service staff can be arranged in advance.
When a Private Chef Is in Your Kitchen
The market run, the prep, the timing, the plating, the cleanup — gone. What's left is the evening itself. Chef Robert cooks for healthy weekly meal prep, dinner parties, wedding and engagement dinners, holidays, family gatherings, and corporate entertaining across Westport and the surrounding shoreline. Fresh, seasonal, and built entirely around your table.
Reserve Your Date — Contact Chef RobertBy signing, you approve the scope and pricing above and authorize the $1,000 deposit to hold July 18, 2026.