Chelsea · Private Chef

Chelsea knows
how to entertain.
This is it done properly.

Bespoke private dining for Chelsea's most considered homes, from a long kitchen table dinner in a Cheyne Walk townhouse to a summer reception on a riverside terrace. Seasonal menus, immaculate service, and a kitchen left cleaner than it was found.

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Private Chef · Chelsea

Chelsea has its own
way of doing things.

Chelsea has always had its own register of entertaining. Not the formal gravity of Belgravia to the east, nor the relaxed bohemia of Notting Hill to the north, something in between. The households along Cheyne Walk and the Embankment, the mews houses behind Sloane Square, the wide-windowed lateral flats off Fulham Road: these are homes that have been put together with real care.

There is a particular quality to how Chelsea hosts. The guest lists tend to mix, artists alongside financiers, gallery directors alongside old friends from school. The food needs to be genuinely excellent without demanding to be noticed. The service needs to feel effortless, because in Chelsea, nothing looks like it was arranged at all.

Andrés works with Chelsea clients across the full range of occasions, from Sunday lunches around the kitchen table to gallery dinners in the drawing room, from regular weeknight arrangements to canapé receptions in a garden before an evening out. The standard does not change. The tone adapts to the occasion.

  • 15
    Years of Experience
    Across Michelin-starred and celebrated international kitchens
  • SW3
    Home Territory
    SW3 · SW10 · SW6: Chelsea, World's End & Fulham borders
  • Full
    Household Service
    Shopping, preparation, service and clean-down included

Services

Every service.
The same standard.

Perfect For

Whatever the occasion.
Whenever it matters most.

Andrés Ribera, Private Chef, Chelsea

The Chef

Trained to the
highest standard.
Devoted to yours.

Andrés Ribera is a London-based private chef with 15 years of professional experience, including more than six years in private households. Originally from Spain, his career has taken him through internationally respected kitchens, including Nobu, and celebrated dining rooms in New York, before moving into private work for some of the most discerning households and hosts in the UK and abroad.

He has cooked for royals, political figures, film directors, professional athletes, influential business leaders and some of the most recognisable names in music and entertainment, including Madonna. His cooking is rooted in Mediterranean elegance, Japanese precision and a deep respect for seasonal produce, with a strong command of accommodating complex dietary needs without compromising on flavour, balance or elegance.

Andrés works with a small number of Chelsea clients at any one time, which means his full attention is always available to yours.

His approach is also informed by additional study in Child Nutrition and Food & Health through Stanford University, alongside Sports Nutrition through FC Barcelona Innovation Hub.

Andrés Ribera

Private Chef · London

  • Modern European
  • Japanese-inspired
  • Mediterranean
  • Plant-based

How It Works

Hiring a private chef in Chelsea
should feel effortless.

Send a brief message about your occasion, guest numbers, date and any dietary considerations. Andrés will be in touch to discuss your home, your guests and what the evening should feel like. A bespoke menu follows. On the day, he arrives, cooks, serves and leaves your home immaculate. Begin your enquiry

FAQ

Questions about hiring a
private chef in Chelsea.

Everything you need to know before making an enquiry. For anything else, write to hello@godsavethechef.co.uk

  • Andrés works across the full range of Chelsea homes: period townhouses and Victorian terraces, mews houses off Sloane Avenue and Markham Street, riverside apartments along the Embankment, and lateral flats in the quieter streets towards World's End. He adapts completely to the layout and character of each kitchen.
  • Yes. The week of the Chelsea Flower Show is one of the busiest periods for private entertaining in SW3, and Andrés plans accordingly. If you have a particular date in mind during that week, it is worth enquiring early.
  • Entirely. A varied guest list with different dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten-free, halal, specific allergies) is something Andrés manages as standard. Every guest receives a menu that feels as considered and complete as the one beside it.
  • Yes. Many Chelsea clients engage Andrés on a recurring basis, weekly dinners, a regular Sunday lunch, or daily cooking during a particularly full month. These arrangements are structured around the rhythm of your household, not the other way around.
  • Modern European cooking with a strong seasonal foundation, drawing on classical French and contemporary British technique, with Spanish and Japanese influences where they serve the ingredient best. The style is considered and refined, not elaborate for its own sake.
  • Yes, in full. Andrés selects the produce himself, arrives ahead of your guests, cooks and serves through the evening, and leaves the kitchen exactly as he found it. From the market to the last cleared surface, every part of it is handled, so the evening stays yours to enjoy.
  • Chelsea sits within Andrés's wider private chef in London service, alongside neighbouring Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Kensington. For a broader view, see the private chef London page.

Get in Touch

Let's create something
extraordinary.

Whether you have a date in mind or simply want to explore what's possible, send a message.

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All enquiries are treated with complete confidentiality. Andrés works with a limited number of clients at any one time.