Private Chef · Coastal Virginia

A private chef, cooking in your kitchen.

Chef Germaine Rawles brings a decade of Coastal Virginia's finest kitchens to your own — sourced the same day, cooked on-site, served the moment it's ready.

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The Standard

Everything but the kitchen.

A Rawles private chef dinner is the whole experience, handled: menu design, same-day sourcing, cooking, plated service, and cleanup. All you provide is the kitchen and the guests.

Because Chef Rawles cooks entirely on-site — he keeps no restaurant or commercial kitchen — every plate is served fresh rather than transported or reheated. It is the single thing that most sets the evening apart, and it is non-negotiable.

Choose the length of the evening and the occasion; he builds the rest around your table.

The Experiences

Three menus, one standard.

  • The Signature · 3 CoursesAn all-inclusive seasonal dinner — the most approachable way to bring the chef home.
  • The Tasting Menu · 5 CoursesA paced, five-course progression, ideal for anniversaries and intimate celebrations.
  • The Chef's Table · 7 CoursesThe full experience — seven courses, custom-consulted, for milestone evenings.
  • The Bespoke Chef's TableA fully custom menu with pass-through sourcing, for when you want exactly one thing and it is yours.
Ways to Book Him

For the night, the week, or the season.

Beyond single dinners, Chef Rawles cooks for vacation rentals by the day, preps meals by the week, and caters gatherings large and small. Whatever the occasion, the from-scratch standard travels with him.

Explore the occasion and service pages below, then see the menus for openly published, per-guest pricing.

Single dinnersVacation-rental chefWeekly meal prepCatering & events
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Where Chef Rawles Cooks

Across the Peninsula & Hampton Roads.

Chef Rawles travels to your home, vacation rental, or venue. He cooks on-site — so wherever your table is, that is where the kitchen is that night.

YorktownNewport NewsPoquosonWilliamsburgGloucesterHamptonNorfolkVirginia BeachChesapeakeSuffolkSmithfield
Questions

Good to know.

What is a private chef, exactly?
Chef Rawles comes to your home, plans and sources a seasonal menu, cooks it in your kitchen, serves each course, and cleans up. It is restaurant-caliber dining in your own space, without a restaurant.
Do you have a restaurant or commercial kitchen?
No — and that is intentional. Every plate is cooked on-site in your kitchen, so nothing is transported or reheated. It is the core of the Rawles standard.
What areas do you serve?
The Peninsula and greater Hampton Roads — Yorktown, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, Gloucester, Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Smithfield, and beyond on request.
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(757) 813-2204

Call or text Chef Rawles directly. If he doesn’t pick up right away, send a text — he’s often cooking, and a text is the fastest way to reach him.

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