Portland Home Chef. Portland's Premier Private Chef For Every Occasion

You spend your time hosting. I’ll do the rest.

PERSONAL
Your home is the perfect setting.
Enjoy a night of private dining with family, friends or colleagues without the hassle of traveling downtown.
Menu planning, shopping, cooking and a final deep clean of your kitchen included.

FRESH
Everything is prepared from scratch in your kitchen from the finest organic ingredients just prior to your guests arriving.

ELEGANT
A chef solely devoted to your table for the night is a perfect way to create memories.

SEASONAL
I use the freshest seasonal organic produce sourced from my gardens, orchard, Sauvie Island and New Seasons.

CREATIVE
Dietary restrictions are easily accommodated
Have wine in the cellar that should be enjoyed with fine food?
Let’s develop a menu around your favorites.

FLEXIBLE
Formal to casual.
Plated, family style or buffet dinners for groups of 6-35. Cocktail parties for 70+
I do not cater weddings or large events.

THE JOURNEY
Starts with hand selecting the freshest seasonal organic produce,
personally prepared in your kitchen,
elegantly presented,
and served to your guests in your home.

Gravenstein Apple Tree

Cutting Fresh Apples From Our Orchard

Plating Squash Salads

Buttered Apple Salad

LOCATION OF YOUR CHOOSING

For a single meal or an entire weekend of fine in home dining at the location of your choosing– with a menu specially tailored to you.
Les Saisons is here to give you more time to enjoy. (Costs may include travel and accommodations).

Oregon Beach - Planning a business retreat?

Planning a business retreat on the beach?

Exploring wine country?

Mount Hood - Planning a family ski weekend?

Having a family ski weekend on Mount Hood?

Planning a business retreat on the beach?

About the Chef

Brittany Baldwin has been a professional chef for more than 20 years.

Since founding Portland Home Chef in 2005, she has been nationally recognized by Williams-Sonoma, Fortune and The New York Times for her signature farm-to-table cuisine, sustainability practices and innovative business model.

Brittany trained in fine dining restaurants for a decade before graduating from Le Cordon Blue Culinary Academy with honors in 2004.

She lives on a small farm on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon and when not sowing, tending or harvesting, likes to travel extensively around the globe for culinary research.

Brittany Baldwin Portland Home Chef in the Garden

Discover our menu

FROM THE FARM TO YOUR TABLE

My work starts and ends with the quality and freshness of my ingredients.

The slide show to the right shows some of my own organically grown ingredients and how I use them in my dishes.

When I’m not working to make your evening special you’ll find me cultivating my own organic seasonal crops and tending to chickens. It’s my way of connecting what I do back to the ingredients I use.

My experience growing my own ingredients means that I know how to select only the finest, freshest, organic, seasonal ingredients from the best suppliers.

Only the best will do.

The final cost will be determined once your menu has been finalized. Four course meals generally run $100 per person.

Spring

Summer

Crispy duck confit leg with sour cherry beurre rouge, chive potato cake and oven roasted Brussel sprouts with pistachios.

Fall

Winter

Chef’s Tasting

Cocktail Party

Backyard BBQ

Brunch

Vegetarian / Vegan

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Pescatarian

PRESS AND PUBLISHED RECIPES

Super Bowl LI

Patriots Recipes

Super Bowl LI

Falcons Recipes

LATEST PICTURE PORTFOLIO POSTS

Spring

Events · Seasons · The Farm

Late fall seasonal tart - Fresh Fig and Apple

Our Latest Instagram Posts

Events · Garden

Lemon Lime Nectarine and Blackberry Cheesecake Tart

Summer

Garden · Seasons · The Farm

Smoked Salmon Potato Cake Benedict with Poached Farm Egg and Avocado

Brunch

Garden · Seasons · The Farm

Crisp creamy polenta squares with prosciutto, blue cheese and marcona almonds

Cocktail Party Menu

Cocktail Party

Vegetarian Menu

Events · Seasons · The Farm

The Farm

Garden · Seasons · The Farm

Roasted Cornish Hen with Fennel, Leek and Apple Dressing, Roasted Carrots, Parsnips and Brussel Sprouts

Fall Menu Items

Holiday Artisan Cheese and Fruit Platter

Winter Menu Items

See the entire portfolio here

Just a few

Kind Words

Portland Home Chef has prepared beautiful, memorable food for some of the most important events of my life–from catering my baby shower to preparing the first meals I ate as a new mother. I loved having a fine chef in my home who brought a wealth of expertise, ideas, and dietary knowledge with no pretense. Brittany is an impeccable chef and human being who brings integrity, brilliance, and kindness to every meal she prepares.

SAGE

This is such an indulgence and yet no more costly than going out to a fine Portland restaurant! She is simply amazing. She quickly gets comfortable in your home and cooks up simply delicious and beautiful dishes. She adapts to whatever you’d like. Her menus offer anything you can think up and if you’d like something not on her menus she’ll do that too!

I can’t say enough good things about her services. Beyond our expectations!

MAUREEN

It was our turn to host the annual holiday gathering of our group of 20, and Brittany worked with us planning the menu. We arrived home from work to a house filled with great smells, appetizers laid out, everything set up for the buffet that featured rack of lamb. Effortless, elegant, entertaining.

JOHN

My college friends still remember the dinner Brittany prepared for the ten of us. While we spend the afternoon reminiscing, she was quietly in the kitchen preparing a delicious meal featuring her own farm vegetables and local specialties for all these out-of-towners. With no fanfare and working alone she served the multi-course meal, then left the kitchen immaculate and quietly departed. We gave her a standing ovation before she left.

MARY

I used Portland Home Chef for a 35 person baby shower. The food was spectacular and catered to both kiddos and adults. We were really happy with the seasonal offerings and Portland Home Chef worked creatively to fit our budget. I had such a peaceful party without all the last minute craziness. And bonus – the kitchen was immaculate. The presentation was gorgeous and the table remained the heart of the party. I look forward to using this service again.

ELIZABETH

Hosting a party is easy when you don’t have to worry about the food! For our annual fall party Brittany made some amazing soups and hours d’oeuvres that were a huge hit. I was able to enjoy the food and the company of the guests instead of slaving away in the kitchen. She worked with us to create the perfect themed menu and kept the cost within a budget. We had a great time and are looking forward to doing it again next year. Thank you Brittany!

LOCATION OF YOUR CHOOSING

About the Chef

FROM THE FARM TO YOUR TABLE

MENUS

PRESS AND PUBLISHED RECIPES

LATEST PICTURE PORTFOLIO POSTS

Just a few

Kind Words

SAGE

MAUREEN

JOHN

MARY

ELIZABETH

LISA