Danielle DeFeudisPrivate Chef in New York, NY

New to HELMNew York City Chef | Michelin-Trained, 13+ Years Experience
Danielle DeFeudis

The Chef

The Story

Danielle is a New York City chef with over 13 years of professional experience and six years of private work. She cooks for clients in the way that suits their life: weekly meal prep, intimate plated dinners, relaxed family-style meals, larger dinner parties, and cocktail events. Her training began in San Francisco, where she cooked at Dominique Crenn’s Petit Crenn and Tartine Manufactory. In New York, she worked at Olmsted and Estela, the Michelin-starred restaurant, before opening Lodi at Rockefeller Center and later leading the kitchen at Dame as Chef de Cuisine. She holds a degree in Culinary Nutrition from Johnson & Wales University, so she cooks with an eye for flavor and for how people want to eat. Today she is Head Chef of the commissary kitchen at Nami Nori, where she runs production at scale. For private clients, that means a chef who is organized, consistent, and comfortable in your kitchen, whether she’s feeding two people or forty.

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Where Danielle DeFeudis Serves

New York, NY · 10 miWorcester, MA · 15 mi

The Menu

Services & Pricing

$65 / guest
+ 20% platform fee · Grocery minimum $20 / guestPassed bites and stationed appetizers — polished, plentiful, and timed so the food never lags the party. · 12–50 guestsReserve Danielle DeFeudis →

$85 / guest
+ 20% platform fee · Grocery minimum $25 / guestGenerous shared platters served to the table — relaxed, abundant, and tailored to your group. · 4–12 guestsReserve Danielle DeFeudis →

$175 / guest
+ 20% platform fee · Grocery minimum $40 / guestA multi-course plated dinner cooked in your home — menu, shopping, service, and a spotless kitchen all handled. · 2–10 guestsReserve Danielle DeFeudis →

$600 / guest
+ 20% platform fee · Grocery minimum $50 / guestYour chef for the full day, cooking two meals in your home. Which meals and when are planned with you as the menu is set. · 2–10 guestsReserve Danielle DeFeudis →

20 guests maximum · Books up to 6 months in advance

Work History

November 2020 - Present

Private Chef - Part Time · Private Chef · New York, NY

Plans seasonal, nutrition-focused menus around client preferences and macro targets, sourcing from NYC greenmarkets and specialty purveyors for private households and events.

February 2025 - Present

Head Commissary Chef · Nami Nori · New York, NY

Managed commissary ordering and production across three locations, adjusting purchasing and labor to sales trends while maintaining food cost targets and quality.

August 2024 - December 2024

Culinary Director · Little Green Gourmets · New York, NY

Established kitchen protocols, led hiring and training, and developed company-wide training manuals and SOPs for sanitation and food safety across multiple locations.

October 2022 - August 2024

Chef de Cuisine · Dame · New York, NY

Led a two-person team in all kitchen operations and developed seasonal menus, reducing food costs by 10% while maintaining a flawless health inspection record.

February 2019 - May 2022

Sous Chef · Mattos Hospitality (Estela, Michelin-starred) · New York, NY

May 2018 - February 2019

Sous Chef · Olmsted · Brooklyn, NY

Education

2015Bachelor of Science - Culinary Nutrition, Johnson & Wales University
2013Associate in Applied Science - Culinary Arts, Johnson & Wales University
2011Diploma - Culinary Arts Certificate, Worcester Technical High School

Skills

Nutrition-Focused CookingSeasonal & LocalFarm-to-TablePrivate DiningFine Dining

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Reserve Danielle DeFeudis

from $65 / guest

+ 20% platform fee and groceries

2–50 guests · Books up to 6 months ahead

No charge today. Your card is charged the 30% deposit only if Danielle DeFeudis accepts.

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