The Chef AndréPrivate dining · Napa & the Bay Area

For founders, investors & their teams

Private dinners.
For founders & investors.

Executive and investor dinners in Napa Valley, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Up to 24 guests. One chef involved from the first conversation.

A sequence of plated courses ready for dinner service

Built around your gathering

The details are mine.
The evening is yours.

Partner & investor dinners

Bring partners, limited partners, and prospective investors together over a considered meal in a private setting.

Founder & portfolio gatherings

A table for founders to connect, celebrate a milestone, or spend time together outside the meeting room.

Boards & leadership retreats

A dinner shaped around your offsite, agenda, and guests, at an office, private home, or wine-country estate.

A clear plan

From the brief
to the final course.

  1. Share the brief

    The purpose, date, guest count, location, and any dietary needs. Your assistant or chief of staff can be my point of contact.

  2. Agree the evening

    We work through the menu, wines, service timing, kitchen access, staffing, and equipment. You receive a tailored proposal.

  3. Welcome your guests

    My team and I prepare and serve the meal to the agreed plan, with the host’s priorities guiding the evening.

From a real engagement

A dinner for
venture partners.

Crab with artichoke and saffron. Smoked cod and pumpkin. Ribeye with garlic rice.

One of the menus in my archive was prepared for the partners of a venture firm. It offers a sense of the cooking; your own menu begins with your guests and the occasion.

Read the partner dinner menu

Planning questions

Before the invitations go out.

Will our firm or guests be named publicly?

Founder and venture capital client identities remain confidential. Planning can be coordinated directly with you, your executive assistant, or your chief of staff.

How many people can attend an executive dinner?

Executive gatherings accommodate up to 24 guests, subject to the venue and service format. Tell me your guest count and location so I can assess the setup.

Can the menu work around a meeting or presentation?

Share the agenda when you inquire. We’ll discuss arrival, courses, speeches, and the moments when the room needs uninterrupted attention.

Do you provide a venue?

Dinners take place at your home, office, estate, or a private venue you arrange. We’ll discuss kitchen access and what the space requires before confirming.

How is pricing determined?

Your proposal reflects the guest count, menu, staffing, location, equipment, and service requirements. Share an approximate budget if you have one; the scope and costs are agreed before booking.

Can my assistant or chief of staff arrange the evening?

Yes. I can coordinate planning with you, your executive assistant, chief of staff, or the person managing the property.

Your next evening

Bring the right people.
I’ll take care of dinner.

Tell me the occasion, the place, and who’s coming.
We’ll build the evening from there.

Discuss your dinner