About

Mattias is one of the very few private chefs in the area who has worked his way up by putting in years in restaurant kitchens around California and Europe, with 18 years as a restaurant chef, and 12 years as a private chef cooking for clientele from all walks of life.

You will be treated to seasonal California rustic food with what is best of what is available for the time of the year, with robust flavors honed over years in professional kitchens.

Mattias is Swedish-born and bred - living in Santa Barbara CA since 1991, He is very much Influenced by two amazing cooks in his mother and grandmother who would put us all to shame if they had been cooking professionally.

Mattias's first restaurant experience was an apprentice job at a German restaurant in Sweden at age 12, and his first kitchen job at age 15, first came to the US at age 17, Swedish military service at age 19, and first US kitchen job at age 21.

Inspired by Scandinavian - Japanese cooking, clean design, music, woodworking, and, architecture.

You will always have Mattias as your chef, there will never be a substitute chef so make sure you get your date before it is gone as there is very limited availability

What I bring

I have an extensive collection of plate ware that I will select from for each of your courses, along with several other items for a beautiful table set-up.

You will have a fully set table with the following

beautiful plate ware

silverware

glassware

placemats

table runner

porcelain chargers

cloth napkins

water pitchers

water glasses

candles and shrub decor

I also bring all cookware and anything I need to get set up in your kitchen, all I need is counter space (as much as possible) and a cooking range.

How to get set up

Send me and inquiry from the contact page

I will respond within 24hrs with information for all my offerings

Let me know if you like what you are seeing and want to move forward and I will send you the deposit options.

Once you pay the deposit you will receive a confirmation email that will also have 5 questions that you can answer and return to me anytime up until 6 days prior to your dinner.

That’s it !

Food and Menus

All available menus are robust on the menu page.

You can look forward to robust and rustic flavors for the finest California Farmhouse dining around.

Seasonally rotating menus that are regularly updated but also favorites that always are available.

Experience

You will be treated to my style of cooking which has been developed over 18 years in restaurant kitchens and 10 years as a private chef.

I offer a restaurant-style menu selection based on almost 3 decades of honing flavors and techniques at the finest restaurant kitchens in California and Europe.

If you are staying at a rental there is a good chance that I have cooked at that house as I have worked at hundreds of rentals over the past decade plus.

I am fully insured and have a 100% positive feedback from hosts and clients for a decade running.

Pricing

You will receive pricing for all menu options when you reach out

No guessing the final cost

All-inclusive and simple

Only one reservation available per day

Never substitute chefs, you will always get me

Ideal guest count 6-12 for best result

Larger events considered

Cancelations

You will receive a full refund no questions asked anytime up until 7 days before your dinner.

See more details on the contact page.