What Take a Chef does

Take a Chef is a two-sided online marketplace, founded in 2012 in Madrid, that connects consumers seeking at-home dining experiences with professional private chefs. Customers submit requests specifying date, party size, cuisine preferences, and dietary requirements; the platform returns customized menu proposals from local chefs, facilitates direct messaging to refine menus, processes payment, and books the service. The chef performs the full experience on-site, including ingredient sourcing, cooking, table service, and cleanup. The platform is web-based (no native mobile app) and is available in 100+ countries with the densest chef supply in Spanish cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Murcia, Las Palmas, and Mallorca.

The product surface consists of the core Chef a Domicilio service, a curated 'La Experiencia' offering, a browsable chef directory ('Nuestros Chefs'), a chef registration portal, and a portfolio of occasion-specific variants (Romantic Dinner, Christmas Dinner, New Year's Eve Dinner, Villas) plus a gift voucher product (Regala). Differentiating technical elements include a menu personalization system with direct chef-customer messaging, multi-destination coverage at country scale, and a ratings-and-reviews layer. The company has built a content library of 147,729 personalized menus in Spain and roughly 485,000 reviews globally, supporting a 4.64/5 average rating in Spain.

Take a Chef monetizes via marketplace commission on each completed booking, with consumer pricing set on a per-person basis that varies by destination and group size (typical menus priced at 67-133 EUR per person in Spain; average menu price of 86-101 EUR per person in sampled cities). Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer through takeachef.com, supplemented by referral partnerships with luxury hospitality brands including Airbnb Luxe, Four Seasons, Inspirato, Oliver's Travels, OneFineStay, and Wyndham, plus concierge relationships with American Express, John Paul, and Velocity Black. The company remains privately held, has raised $190,301 from Lanzadera Accelerator in May 2016 as its only disclosed funding round, and is led by founder and CEO Galder Kabiketa Arrazola.

Name

Take a Chef

Legal name

Take a Chef

Website

https://takeachef.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Take a Chef is a Madrid-founded two-sided marketplace that connects consumers with professional private chefs for personalized at-home dining experiences across 100+ countries, monetizing via commission on bookings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Chef Marketplace

NAICS

Special Food Services (7223), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Chef & In-Home Dining Services (HSACAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Culinary Experiences (Chef’s Table, Home Dining, Market-to-Meal) (THAJALAH), Exclusive Dining Access & Chef’s Table Reservations (HSACAMAJ), Culinary & Wine Travel Agencies (THAKAFAH)

Keywords

• Private chef marketplace
• At-home dining
• Chef booking platform
• Culinary experiences
• Personalized menu service

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Commission on Bookings: Take a Chef earns revenue by taking a commission on each completed booking between customers and private chefs. The platform facilitates the connection, booking, and payment processing between parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Take a Chef is a two-sided online marketplace that connects customers with private chefs who prepare personalized menus in the customer's home. The core offering covers chef discovery, menu proposal, booking, payment, and the in-home cooking and serving experience, with availability across 100+ countries and a network of 40,000+ chefs.

Product overview

Take a Chef is a marketplace platform connecting customers with private professional chefs for at-home dining experiences. The core offering is the Chef a Domicilio service, which operates alongside La Experiencia (the experience component), Nuestros Chefs (the chef marketplace), and Regala (gift vouchers). The platform functions as a two-sided marketplace where customers can browse chef profiles, receive personalized menu proposals, communicate directly with chefs, and book services. Chef Registration enables chefs to join the community. Additional service variants include romantic dinners, holiday-specific meals (Christmas, New Year's Eve), and villa services. The company was founded in 2012 and operates across multiple Spanish cities and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chef a Domicilio (Private Chef at Home) Core service connecting customers with private chefs who cook personalized menus at the customer's home, including menu customization, ingredient shopping, cooking, table service, and kitchen cleanup. Available globally across 100+ countries.
• Regala (Gift Vouchers) Gift vouchers for private chef experiences that allow customers to gift a Take a Chef booking to friends or family.
• Villas (Villa Chef Services) Private chef services for villa rentals and luxury vacation properties, including multi-day engagements with varied daily menus.
• Cena Romántica (Romantic Dinner) Special-occasion private chef service for couples, designed for romantic dinners, proposals, honeymoons, and intimate getaways at home.
• Cena de Navidad (Christmas Dinner) Holiday-specific private chef service for Christmas celebrations at home.
• Cena Nochevieja (New Year's Eve Dinner) Holiday-specific private chef service for New Year's Eve celebrations at home.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.64/5 average customer rating across 48,534 reviews in Spain
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AirbnbcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAirbnb partnership allowing Take a Chef services to be offered through Airbnb's platform, particularly through Airbnb Luxe for luxury villa rentals. Provides referral traffic for private chef bookings.
• American ExpressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmerican Express partnership potentially offering exclusive experiences or promotions for American Express card members seeking private chef services.
• Four Seasons Hotels and ResortscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with the luxury hotel chain to provide private chef experiences for Four Seasons guests seeking off-property dining alternatives.
• InspiratocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury travel subscription company offering private chef services as part of their premium villa and travel experiences portfolio.
• John PaulminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConcierge service partnership providing private chef booking options as part of high-end concierge experiences.
• Velocity BlackminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury concierge membership program offering Take a Chef services as part of their curated lifestyle experiences.
• Oliver's TravelscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury villa rental company offering Take a Chef private chef services as part of their premium villa holiday packages.
• Airbnb LuxecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAirbnb's luxury tier offering premium villa rentals with Take a Chef private chef services as a key amenity for high-end guests.
• OneFineStaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury property rental service offering Take a Chef experiences as part of their premium hospitality offerings for discerning travelers.
• WyndhamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHotel and travel company partnership providing private chef service options through Wyndham's luxury hospitality network.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yhangry: Yhangry is a UK-based private chef marketplace connecting customers with vetted chefs for at-home dining experiences. It directly competes with Take a Chef in Europe with a similar commission-based model, focusing on dinner-party bookings and special occasions.
• Cozymeal: Cozymeal is a US-based marketplace connecting customers with private chefs and cooking class instructors. It is a direct competitor to Take a Chef in the private-chef-at-home segment, operating on a similar commission-based marketplace model with comparable offerings across major US cities.
• EatWith: EatWith is one of the original private-dining marketplaces, connecting hosts (including private chefs) with diners for in-home culinary experiences. It directly competes with Take a Chef in the same product category, with overlapping audiences of travelers and foodies seeking hosted dining experiences.
• BookaChef: BookaChef is a UK-headquartered private chef booking platform founded in 2006. It directly competes with Take a Chef, offering online booking of vetted private chefs for events, dinner parties, and corporate functions across the UK and Europe.
• VizEat: VizEat is a community-driven platform for booking authentic dining experiences with local hosts in homes worldwide. After acquiring EatWith, it remains a direct peer in the hosted/private-dining marketplace category competing with Take a Chef for travel-driven experiential dining demand.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb Experiences: Airbnb Experiences is a broader marketplace operated by Airbnb that includes private chef experiences, cooking classes, and food tours as part of a much wider portfolio of hosted activities. Airbnb Luxe in particular overlaps with Take a Chef's luxury villa chef partnerships and represents both a partner and a potential competitive threat.
• Thumbtack: Thumbtack is a broad US services marketplace that includes private chefs, catering, and event services among many other categories. It is comparable to Take a Chef as a marketplace connecting local service professionals with consumers, though private chefs are a small slice of Thumbtack's much wider offerings.

Emerging players

• Kooks: Kooks is a smaller UK-based platform connecting customers with private chefs for dinner parties and events. It targets a similar use case to Take a Chef but with a narrower geographic footprint, positioning it as an emerging competitor in the private-chef marketplace segment.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TakeaChef
• Facebookfacebook.com/TakeaChef
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/takeachef

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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