FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
When clients hand over the menu… they’re not just booking dinner—they’re investing in an experience. We are a high-end premium personal chef service. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY. Seasonal Symphony conducts research and curates a personalized menu, procures and sources the freshest ingredients, prepares the meal, clean and sanitizes the kitchen area---taking care of every detail to ensure a seamless experience. The meal is then served at the client's location, providing an intimate and exclusive dining experience. This allows clients to enjoy premium, high-end, restaurant-quality cuisine in the privacy of their own homes, without the hassle of cooking or cleaning up. This is private dining at a different level—where restaurant-quality cuisine meets the intimacy of home. Seasonal Symphony is not a catering business. There is is non-negotiable Chef fee. Menu Consultation for large events is $125.00 per hour. Price per person is $195.00 and up, depending on the level of private dining service that is requested. The minimum starting rate for 3 to 10 guests is $2,500.00 and up for the private dining experiences, which covers and not limited to; travel expenses, accommodations (if applicable), equipment, staffing, and other expenses that may arise. A non-refundable 50% deposit is required to hold your event date and time. It is important to note that contacting us at Seasonal Symphony is not guarantee availability, until your service is confirmed, contracts have been signed, deposits have been made, and you are completely booked.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Once a request for a quote is received, a proposal and an estimate will be sent for review. The potential client will be contacted for a consultation. Once everything is agreed upon, a contract and invoice for a non-refundable 50% deposit will be sent via a secure online payment link. The balance will be due 7 days before the event. If the client cannot provide logistics with a given time frame, or make changes within 24 hours, Seasonal Symphony reserves the right to adjust the level of service or cancel the service. The deposit is non-refundable.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
My journey into the culinary world began with my grandparents. Everything that I know, about food, how to grow it, how to hunt, fish, and prepare it to sustain myself came from my grandparents. My Grandmother was a classically trained chef and worked as a executive chef for two governors of my home state of Alabama. I am a classically trained soil scientist with 30 years of experience in urban agriculture, an educator, author, lecturer and photographer, where my background and experience in promoting sustainable food choices lends an unparalleled air of precision and sophistication. I have also 15 years of experience working for my Grandmother's catering business. I am Insured and I am also a Certified Trust20 Food Handler. I am a 2026 Taste of Home James Beard Foundation, 2nd Place Quarterfinalist, competing against 60,000 other chefs.