Farm-to-table Private Chef Service in Austin, Texas

Tastings

LOCAL ORGANIC REGENERATIVE

Farm-to-table dining
Tastings offers private chef experiences and event catering in Austin, Texas, showcasing local, organic ingredients and farm-to-table creativity. Planning your next dinner party or celebration? We’re here to help. Get in touch to learn more about private chefs in Austin and reserve your date.

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Private Dinners – Thoughtfully curated, multi-course private chef dinners for every occasion. Bachelorette/Bachelor parties, dinner parties, birthdays, graduations, micro weddings, ceremonies, and anniversaries.

Event Catering – Seasonal, chef-crafted menus perfect for catering celebrations. Corporate retreats, company picnics, appetizer buffets, grazing tables, ceremony snacks.

Tasting Menus – Seasonal, Chef-Crafted Tasting Menus in Austin. Enjoy experiences designed for intimate gatherings, celebrations, or elevated at-home dinners.

Our Services

Private Chef Services

Private Dinners

Enjoy a completely customizable private dining experience in the comfort of your own home.

Catering

From corporate gatherings to boat parties and weddings, we have ideas for every occasion.

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Tasting Menus

In highest demand, enjoy a custom seasonal tasting menu perfect for intimate gatherings.

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Thoughts...

Plan the Perfect Private Chef Dinner in Austin

Thinking of hosting a private chef dinner in Austin? This guide covers everything from seasonal menu design to dietary accommodations and setting the scene. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, or intimate gathering, here’s how to create a memorable, stress-free evening rooted in farm-to-table hospitality.

Event planning and private dinners

Dan Bruce

3 min read

The Healing Power of Food: Turmeric, Ginger, and Gut Health

This post explores some of my favorite healing ingredients — turmeric, ginger, coconut, and Thai lime — and how they’ve become cornerstones of my cooking. These ingredients don’t just add flavor; they support gut health, balance, and well-being. Whether it’s a broth, a sauce, or a juice shot, I come back to these elements again and again.

Functional Ingredients & Healing

Dan Bruce

2 min read

A farm-to-table approach

Locally sourced farm-fresh ingredients and seasonal pairings.

Private Chef driven service

Chef prepared, plated, and served, every detail is handled with care.

Perfect for special occasions

Anniversaries, celebrations, and intimate gatherings.

portrait close up of a whole kumquat standing on end filled with yogurt and a coconut crisp and pea tendril garnish

overhead view of a chocolate dessert messily composed with fun chocolate swirls and dollops of chocolate here and there

Back in the day...

In 2004, I got my start washing dishes at the nicest restaurant in town, just hoping for a shot on the line. It was exactly like Bourdain warned—maybe with a hint of Marco Pierre White. Crab cakes were thrown, pans were kicked, and I was hooked. I wouldn't recommend it, but what a beginning. Five years there, three more in Leesburg, Virginia, and now thirteen here in Austin, Texas. I love everything about the culinary world and feel deeply grateful for the journey.

~Chef Dan Bruce

A black and white picture of the chef/owner, Dan Bruce, holding an excessive amount of hand sieves smiling