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Santa Barbara Private Chef

Mattias Blom

Experience Santa Barbara’s top-rated private chef services with Swedish-born Mattias Blom. With 18 years in restaurants and over a decade serving private clients across Santa Ynez, Montecito, and Ojai, Mattias brings refined technique, thoughtful seasonality, and a passion for farm-to-table ingredients to every event.

Privacy and discretion - always

  • With decades building partnerships you will have access to the finest produce available. You will have menus built around the changing seasons with superior freshness and quality compared to any restaurant.

  • Providing you the opportunity to have in-home dining with a highly experienced chef that offers rotating seasonal California produce based menus, with a beautiful full table setting, including a huge selection of thoughtfully selected plate ware for each course - that will be served and detailed by Mattias.

  • Mattias has cooked in restaurant kitchens since he was a teenager and offers a unique opportunity for you to have restaurant style dining experience in the comfort of your home. Growing up in Sweden Mattias worked in various kitchens before moving to Santa Barbara where he has almost two decades of restaurant chef experience followed by 12+ years as a private chef.

The Premier Santa Barbara, Montecito and Santa Ynez Private Chef since 2013

My menus follows the California seasons, serving exclusive local produce, and world class ingredients. You have the option of various course selections that are regularly updated for the best offerings available on the California coast.

A rustic wooden table in a dark, industrial-style kitchen with wooden floors and cabinets.

Menus Updated March 17 2026

only select items from the menu page you decide on, no mixing between menu categories

The Better Restaurant Experience is at your Home

A long dining table set for an event, decorated with flowers and lit candles, situated in a lush outdoor garden with hanging lanterns and greenery.

What to Expect

  • Locally sourced, organic ingredients from Santa Barbara region farms and markets

  • Professional service: setup, cooking, plating, and cleanup

  • Clear pricing based on guest count, menu complexity, and travel

Signature Style

  • Large plateware selections with full tableware setting and decor

  • Elegant yet approachable dishes rooted in European technique and West Coast flavors

  • Emphasis on seasonal produce, sustainable seafood, and heritage proteins

  • Clean, balanced plates that highlight natural flavors

Ideal For

  • Romantic dinners and anniversaries

  • Family gatherings and milestone celebrations

  • Corporate retreats and client hospitality

  • Vacation homes and short-stay rentals seeking gourmet convenience

A black round plate with a small heap of microgreens and white flowers in the center, placed on a concrete surface.
Uncooked ravioli pasta squares sprinkled with flour on a wooden cutting board, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
A white bowl containing broccoli florets, pieces of prosciutto, and a greenish sauce or dip with olive oil on top, placed on a dark wooden surface.
Assorted sliced citrus fruits, including lemons, limes, oranges, and blood oranges, arranged on a wooden surface.
Chef's plated gourmet dish featuring pasta with cheese, capers, greens, and a sauce, on a white plate atop a textured black surface.
Pink and purple ornamental kale flowers on a white plate against a black background.
Salad with mixed greens, sliced pears, nuts, olive oil drizzle, and a light dressing on a white plate.
Sliced colorful zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, eggplant, and red onion arranged in a circular pattern around a small pile of spinach leaves in a cast iron skillet.
Dessert dish with strawberry, ice cream, cookie, and crumbs on a white plate.
Plate with a dessert consisting of whipped cream, chopped pistachios, and colorful jelly pieces, garnished with ground pistachios.
Roasted cherry tomatoes in a black skillet with some charred spots.
Dessert with ice cream topped with caramelized banana slices and chocolate sauce on a metal plate
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  • upfront pricing

  • full table set up

  • beautiful decor

  • simple one cost quote

  • always me as your chef

  • same day response

  • 33 years experience

  • the finest seasonal produce

“Mattias is an outstanding professional. He is well-prepared, highly organized, and can deliver an outstanding experience effortlessly and unobtrusively. Very clean and very quiet”

— Peter - Los Angeles CA

 
 
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