December is the busiest month on the island, and many families spend the holidays in a rental with a full kitchen and no wish to spend the day in it. A private chef cooks the holiday dinner at the house so everyone sits down together.
Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Eve
Thanksgiving is usually a long family-style table with the dishes your family expects. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners lean toward candles and courses that come out while everyone stays seated. New Year’s Eve is often a plated tasting that carries the evening toward midnight.
Plan early
Holiday dates are the most requested of the year, and every chef only has one Christmas Eve. Send your date, the house and your guest count as soon as your plans are set, and the menu can be planned with you from there.
Diets and traditions
Holiday tables mix generations and diets. A good holiday menu keeps the traditions and makes sure the plant-based or gluten-free guests have a full plate too, rather than sides only.
Giving a dinner as a gift
A private dinner also works as a gift for parents or friends who live on the island or are hosting your family. Ask about a gift dinner on the holiday page.
Questions
Where do you cook?
Your rental, villa or home anywhere on Hawaiʻi Island: Kailua-Kona, Keauhou, Hōlualoa, Waikoloa, Mauna Lani, Mauna Kea, Hualālai, Kukiʻo, Puakō, Waimea, Hilo and Puna, and farther on request.
Can the holiday menu be vegan or gluten-free?
Yes. Every menu can be made fully plant-based and gluten-free.
Ask about your holiday date
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