Cooked in your kitchen
Private chef in Saffron Walden
Your table in Saffron Walden, my kitchen for the night: a bespoke menu written for your table, cooked in your home — prep, service, and a spotless kitchen before I leave.
I’ve cooked a hen party at Abbey House here and a family 80th at a rented house in Newport, just down the road.
Saffron Walden is 43 miles by road from the kitchen in Rayleigh.
Who is cooking
A private chef in Saffron Walden, from a kitchen in Rayleigh
I’m Mike Sutton: 20 years in professional kitchens, nearly a decade running my own restaurant, trained under Gennaro Contaldo and Jamie Oliver. Tipsy Squirrel Events is what I did after I sold the restaurant — the same cooking, brought to your home instead.
The kitchen is in Rayleigh, 43 miles by road from Saffron Walden, and I cook across Essex, London, the South East and East Anglia. Every menu is written from scratch for your table, with 43 sample menus from six regions of the world to start from, and every dietary in the room handled within the same courses — nobody gets a visibly different plate.
How it works
Tell me the date, the headcount, and the occasion — four fields or a WhatsApp message.
I write the menu around your table and every dietary in the room, and we refine it together.
On the night I arrive early, cook, serve, and leave your kitchen spotless.
The practical bits
From £75 per head, £449 minimum spend
Travel to Saffron Walden is quoted with the menu, based on the distance from Rayleigh.
Ingredients, menu design, chef and service, equipment and a full clean-down included
Every dietary catered — nobody gets a visibly different plate
From recent tables
In their words
What guests said
“We had the most amazing evening with Chef Mike! The food was exceptional and he made the evening truly unforgettable! I cannot recommend enough!”
“Wow, what a chef!! Mike cooked amazing food, was great company and left the kitchen completely spotless. He also went above and beyond to help us make cocktails when we realised we didn't know what we were doing!”
Questions from Saffron Walden
Before you book a private chef in Saffron Walden
How much is a private chef in Saffron Walden?
From £75 per head with a £449 minimum spend — ingredients, menu design, the chef on the night, the equipment I bring and a full clean-down are all in that figure. Tell me the date, the headcount and the occasion and you will have the exact price the same day.
Do you charge travel to Saffron Walden?
Travel to Saffron Walden is quoted with the menu, based on the distance from Rayleigh, and shown as one line on your quote before you commit — nothing is added later.
How far in advance should I book?
Six to eight weeks for a Saturday in summer. Shorter notice is often possible, particularly midweek. Ask, because cancellations happen.
Can you cook in a holiday rental near Saffron Walden?
Yes. Most hen do bookings are in rentals. Send a photo of the kitchen when you enquire and I will build the menu around what is actually there — I bring whatever is missing.
Planning a wedding? See wedding catering in Essex or all my wedding menus and prices.
Christmas? I cook Christmas Day at home and office Christmas parties from £39 a guest.