Whole roasted snapper with salsa verde and red julienne
Private Chef · Bespoke Culinary Experiences

Matthew
Hernandez

Intimate dinners to large-format events, cooked with intention and served anywhere in the world.

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The Chef

Ten years of fire, salt & hospitality.

Born in Jersey and raised in New York, Matthew Hernandez has spent more than a decade in professional kitchens — from storied country clubs to private estates and international events.

His cooking is precise but unfussy: seasonal produce, whole fish and prime cuts, treated with a fine-dining hand and served with genuine warmth. Whether it's a quiet dinner for two or a hundred-guest celebration, the standard doesn't change.

He has cooked in over ten countries for more than twenty companies, private-equity funds, and private principals — and has spent the last three years designing events, buyouts and experiences across the crypto world.

Plated dish
10+
Years in the kitchen
10+
Countries cooked in
20+
Companies served
25–100
Guests per event
Selected Experience

Trusted for private dinners, buyouts and large-format events by families, funds and foundations.

The Silverstein Family
The Lyricon Family
Burning Man Foundation
BlackRock Executives
Private Equity Funds
Family Offices
Crypto-Native Events
The Silverstein Family
The Lyricon Family
Burning Man Foundation
BlackRock Executives
Private Equity Funds
Family Offices
Crypto-Native Events

Kitchens & clubs — Greenwich Country Club · Darien Country Club · Wee Burn Country Club

Cuisine

Three kitchens, one hand.

01

Mexican

Masa, chiles and live fire — from refined crudos to plates built around real depth and heat.

02

Italian

Handmade pasta, seasonal produce and restraint. Simple components, uncompromising execution.

03

French

Classical technique as a backbone — sauces, butchery and precision plating for formal service.

Bookings

Let's cook something.

Available for private dinners, celebrations, retreats and large-format events — domestic and international.

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Based in New York, NY · Available worldwide