Santa Barbara’s top rated private chef

a true local dining experience, at your home, rental, or estate.

Santa Barbara Private Chef
Santa Barbara Private Chef
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Experience Santa Barbara’s top-rated private chef with Swedish-born Mattias Blom. With 18 years in restaurants and over a decade serving private clients in Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Montecito, and Ojai,

Privacy and discretion - always.

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The food is, of course, the driving force behind the hard work that goes into producing special dining experiences each week, however . .

It does not come together without making new acquaintances and being a part of your group of friends and family, even if only for one evening.

Cooking for people to me is not catering; it is a relationship with those who are looking to make memories and have an experience that is more than just filling up on food.

It is a table with my own curated plateware and all the other details that set a table to serve as a special place for a few hours and bring you all together.

I have a close vendor collection that will bring you the very best, with dishes and flavors experienced here and nowhere else.

Farmhouse Bento

Looking for high-quality wedding catering, or are you in need of corporate event promotions? Introducing my mobile cart that I set up at your venue for the best of crudo, sashimi, and the farmers’ market.

Farmhouse Bento
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Mattias Blom Consulting

Kitchen expertise from a chef. There is a better way and a better design with results to make your kitchen your favorite place.