Private Chef in Williamsburg
Ford's Colony, Kingsmill, Colonial Williamsburg rentals — where historic refinement meets a chef who cooks in your kitchen.
Coastal Virginia · Historic Triangle
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Private Chef & Catering · Williamsburg
A city he knows from the inside.
Chef Rawles spent formative years in Williamsburg's best kitchens — Kingsmill Resort, the Williamsburg Lodge, private events at Ford's Colony. He knows how this city entertains, and he brings that standard into private homes and rentals.
For residents of Ford's Colony, Kingsmill, Governor's Land, or New Town, it means a restaurant-caliber dinner without leaving the neighborhood. For visitors in a Colonial-area rental, it means one exceptional evening built into the trip.
The kitchen comes to you, the menu follows the season, and the evening belongs to your table.
Neighborhoods & Areas
Where he cooks in Williamsburg.
- Ford's Colony & Governor's LandGated-community homes where private, multi-course dinners are a familiar way to entertain.
- Kingsmill & the resort areaResidences and rentals near the James, well suited to tasting menus and celebrations.
- Colonial Williamsburg rentalsHistoric-district homes and vacation rentals — a natural setting for a memorable dinner during a visit.
- New Town & Colonial HeritageNewer neighborhoods for dinner parties, birthdays, and holiday tables at home.
The Experience
Refinement, without the restaurant.
The three-, five-, and seven-course menus each translate the evening you have in mind into something cooked entirely on-site. Weddings and larger events move to catering menus that hold the same standard.
Every menu is seasonal, and every rate is published so there is nothing to guess at.
The Signature · 3 courses
The Tasting Menu · 5 courses
The Chef’s Table · 7 courses
Catering & events
Planning a Dinner in Williamsburg
Near the kitchens he worked in.
Chef Rawles’s hospitality years include Kingsmill Resort, the Williamsburg Lodge, William & Mary and private events at Ford’s Colony. Merchants Square is about 17.5 miles from Yorktown, under half an hour by Route 238 and I-64, and Kingsmill is about 14 miles by I-64 and US 60, so neither carries a mileage charge.
Williamsburg is named on the menus page for the Vacation Rental Chef rate: $1,100 a day, three-day minimum, cooked in the rental. Wedding parties have their own line too: weddings start at $195 a guest, fully custom, with a rehearsal tasting included.
- From YorktownAbout 17.5 miles to Merchants Square, under 30 minutes; about 14 miles to Kingsmill.
- Vacation Rental Chef$1,100 a day, three-day minimum.
- WeddingsFrom $195 a guest, fully custom, rehearsal tasting included, consultation required.
- Linens and glasswareHe can source rentals for you at cost plus 10%.
Questions
Private chef in Williamsburg, answered.
Do you cook in vacation rentals in Williamsburg?
Yes. Colonial-area rentals, Kingsmill and resort homes all work, and the Vacation Rental Chef rate names Williamsburg directly. A standard rental kitchen is all he needs.
Can you cater a small Williamsburg wedding?
Yes. Intimate weddings, elopements, and rehearsal dinners are a specialty — cooked on-site and plated, or set as catering depending on the guest count.
You worked at Kingsmill and the Lodge — is this that level of food?
That is exactly the background he cooks from. The difference is the setting: the same care and technique, served in your home instead of a dining room.
Nearby & Related
More ways to gather.
Reserve a Date in Williamsburg
Bring the kitchen to your table.
(757) 813-2204Call 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.