Whether a party for 100 or a meal for 4, I can bring excellence and originality to your event. My passion for quality food and service guarantee a unique and bespoke experience to delight you and your guests.
With over 45 years of international experience I take the stress out of your function with a truly personal service. I can guide you through the pitfalls of arranging an event and help with sourcing the services that give you reliability and quality.
I have direct access to the Paris markets for the more exotic foods and also work with local ingredients where possible.
Private Chef
My personal chef service is bespoke and takes the stress out of your day allowing you to enjoy what you do for pleasure without worrying about food and shopping.
I offer either an ‘on site’ service or delivery. Should you want a one off breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner or to be fully catered in your home, rented property, villa or yacht I can come up with a solution.
Every client I work with has a different preference. On that basis I speak to you personally, find out your likes and dislikes or dietary requirements, and put a suggested menu together. Depending on what we decide I can either deliver it chilled and prepared with cooking instructions or cook the meal personally.
Catering
Providing a stress-free function from a dinner party, office buffet or business lunch.
Business Lunches
Canape Functions
Hot & Cold Buffets
From the moment we meet I work to provide you with a bespoke service and listen to your needs. We then work together to create the perfect menu and event for the venue and the occasion.
If you organising a corporate event or product launch you will want the ‘wow’ factor.I have the vision and skills to provide you an eye-catching catering event that can represent you company with bespoke designed food and sculpture. Shapes and colours combined with flavour and texture will give your guests a memorable time. No beige flat food with this chef.
About Simon Smith
I have had a varied worldwide culinary career. I did my training in Switzerland and Paris. From there I moved on to London and worked as Chef saucier at ‘The Inn on The Park’ Park Lane. In addition I have worked at the British embassies in both Paris and Vienna, as a private chef aboard super yachts for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix. During the summers of 2013 and 2014 I spent time working in luxury villas and chateaux in St Tropez and Normandy as private chef.
Catering now from my production kitchen in Lichfield I am able to offer dinner parties in your home or chosen venue. I also supply office catering locally using only fresh ingredients. I am also co organiser of Lichfield Food Festival.
We prepare all your food in our 5 star rated production kitchen in Lichfield and then transport to you in chilled containers.
I finish the cooking on site and where, needed, build a kitchen for the event. I can also cook in your garage, in a tent in the garden or wherever appeals, even under a staircase?
About Simon Smith
Catering now from my production kitchen in Lichfield I am able to offer dinner parties in your home or chosen venue. I also supply office catering locally using only fresh ingredients. I am also co founder of Lichfield Food Festival.
We prepare all your food in our 5 star rated production kitchen in Lichfield and then transport to you in chilled containers.
I finish the cooking on site and where, needed, build a kitchen for the event. I can also cook in your garage, in a tent in the garden or wherever appeals, even under a staircase?
Simon catered for a private dinner party for us. It was fabulous. The food was show stopping. Simon and Alison took away all my worries and let me enjoy the evening. What a super couple. Thank you both so much.
Absolutely gorgeous food- had a fantastic meal for my 18th birthday last night and I thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful. Thank you so much Simon and I would highly recommend you everybody!
Simon cooked a private dinner party for us, and it was a truly memorable experience. The food was simply spectacular, and the whole evening made us feel like the VIPs Simon is more used to cooking for!! Can’t recommend Simon highly enough – nights in are definitely the new nights out!!
Can’t praise Simon enough. His planning, delivery and food were absolutely fantastic. He catered for quite a complicated day and evening private event. Everything from start to finish was superbly executed and the quality of the food was amazing.
Definitely recommend and would not hesitate to engage his services again. In fact, definitely intend to use Simon again. A massive thank you to you, Simon, and your team for making the day such a great success.
Wonderful Buffet Lunch, our guests were very impressed, as were we, but the icing on the cake for me as hostess was their discreet presence, I could spend time with our guests leaving everything in their capable hands…
From welcoming guests, taking coats, pouring drinks, refilling glasses, Simon and his team were on hand to answer any questions about the delicious food, and before leaving everything was cleared away and washing up done.
Get in touch
We’d love to talk to you about your catering, personal chef or demonstration needs.
Please use our form below, call or email any time.
T: 07947 646091
E: simonsmith57@icloud.com
57 Shortbutts Lane, Lichfield,
Staffordshire WS14 9BU