Private Chef in Yorktown
Chef Rawles's hometown. A decade of Peninsula kitchens, brought to your table on the York River.
Coastal Virginia · York County
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Private Chef & Catering · Yorktown
Home ground.
Germaine Rawles grew up in Yorktown, and it is still where he sources, cooks, and comes home to. When he cooks a dinner here, he is not traveling to a market he half-knows — he is working with the watermen, farm stands, and butchers he has bought from for years.
That familiarity shows up on the plate. A Yorktown dinner leans into what the York River and the surrounding farms are giving that week: rockfish and crab off the water, produce from the county, herbs picked the morning of. Nothing is trucked in from far away because nothing needs to be.
Whether it is a quiet dinner on Water Street, a celebration in Grafton or Tabb, or a full evening for a house on the river, the arrangement is the same — he brings the kitchen to you.
Neighborhoods & Areas
Where he cooks in Yorktown.
- Historic Yorktown & RiverwalkWaterfront homes and cottages along the Riverwalk and Water Street, where dinner comes with the York River out the window.
- Grafton & TabbFamily homes and larger gatherings inland — birthdays, anniversaries, and holiday tables cooked in your own kitchen.
- Seaford & DandyThe quiet waterfront pockets toward the Poquoson line, well suited to seafood-forward menus.
- Yorktown Beach & Coleman Bridge areaRental houses and second homes near the beach — a natural fit for a weekend chef or a multi-course dinner.
The Experience
A Yorktown evening.
Choose a three-course Signature, a five-course Tasting, or the seven-course Chef's Table — each cooked entirely on-site and served the moment it is ready. Larger celebrations move to catering menus without losing the from-scratch standard.
Every menu is seasonal and every price is published openly. You will know what the evening costs before you commit to it.
The Signature · 3 courses
The Tasting Menu · 5 courses
The Chef’s Table · 7 courses
Catering & events
Planning a Dinner in Yorktown
No travel charge.
Yorktown is where Chef Rawles lives, so a Yorktown booking never carries the travel charge on the menus page, which only starts beyond 30 miles of Yorktown.
That closeness helps with bigger plans. For a rehearsal dinner or a milestone party, the in-home menu consultation is a two-hour visit before the event, $250 flat, to design the menu with you in the room where it will be served. For a house on the river with a long guest list, the catering packages start at eight guests.
- TravelNone. Travel is charged only beyond 30 miles of Yorktown, at $1.50 a mile round trip.
- Menu consultationTwo hours in your home before the event, $250 flat.
- Catering, 8 to 20 guestsThe Intimate Gathering: $95 a guest, three courses, passed canapés on arrival.
- What he needsA standard home kitchen with a working stove, oven and counter space. He brings the ingredients.
Questions
Private chef in Yorktown, answered.
Do you actually cook in my kitchen?
Yes. Chef Rawles has no restaurant or commercial kitchen. He arrives with everything sourced that day and cooks in your Yorktown home, so every plate is served fresh rather than transported or reheated.
How many guests do you cook for in Yorktown?
From an intimate dinner for two up through larger catered gatherings. Plated dinners start at a four-guest minimum; catering scales well beyond that. Tell him the headcount and he will guide the format.
What does a private dinner cost?
Per-guest pricing is published openly on the menus page — the Signature, Tasting, and Chef's Table each list an all-inclusive rate that covers sourcing, cooking, service, and cleanup.
Nearby & Related
More ways to gather.
Reserve a Date in Yorktown
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.