Joelle FerentinosPrivate Chef in Astoria, NY
The Chef
The Story
I started my career in restaurants, where I built my foundation as a chef and developed a love for seasonal, ingredient-driven cooking. When the restaurant industry changed during COVID, I found my way into private dining—something I initially saw as a shift, but quickly grew to love. Private cooking gave me the opportunity to connect more closely with the people I was cooking for while still bringing the technique and standards of a restaurant kitchen into their homes. Since then, my career has taken me through New York, California, Paris, and ultimately led me to build my own private dining business. Today, my cooking reflects both sides of that journey: restaurant-trained, seasonal, and thoughtful, but personal to each table and the people around it.
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Where Joelle Ferentinos serves
The Menu
Services & Pricing
Family Style Dinner
$150.00 / guestStarters, mains, and sides served on shared platters, with the menu structure and number of dishes varying by group size and menu.
Grocery & ingredients from $50.00 / guest · 4–20 guests
Plated Dinner
$200.00 / guestTraditional multi-course dinner with individually plated courses, offering larger portions and fewer courses than a tasting menu.
Grocery & ingredients from $60.00 / guest · 4–12 guests
Tasting Menu
$250.00 / guestA seasonal multi-course tasting, plated and presented at your table — an intimate, restaurant-caliber progression at home.
Grocery & ingredients from $75.00 / guest · 4–12 guests
20 guests maximum · Books up to 6 months in advance
Work History
May 2023 - Current
Chef De Cuisine · Robyn's Kitchen LLC · Southampton, NYDesigned and executed fully custom culinary experiences, creating all menus and recipes tailored to each client's tastes, dietary needs, and event style.
January 2021 - Current
Executive Chef · Blue Cottage Kitchen · Southampton, NYCreated multi-course tasting menus and standardized recipes, sourced products from local vendors, and oversaw a team of 3-5 for private dinner parties of 15-20 guests.
February 2023 - January 2024
Sous Chef · Jean-Georges Management, The Tin Building · Pier 17, NYCTrained kitchen staff, monitored food production quality, oversaw scheduling, inventory and ordering, and decreased labor costs by 5% within two payroll cycles.
September 2021 - January 2023
Private Chef · Private Residence · Water Mill, NYCrafted personalized meal plans based on dietary restrictions and preferences, preparing high-quality dishes for private events and gatherings.
January 2021 - September 2021
Executive Sous Chef · Moby's Restaurant · East Hampton, NYSupervised a team of 15 kitchen workers, oversaw business operations, inventory control and customer service, and developed and standardized menus.
November 2019 - January 2021
Chef De Tournant · The Preston House And Hotel · Riverhead, NYPrepared high-quality dishes to standardized recipes, assisted with inventory management, and streamlined meal preparation processes for improved service efficiency.
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from $150.00 / guest
4–20 guests · Books up to 6 months ahead
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