A private chef for Christmas and New Year in the Alps
Christmas and New Year are the first weeks to sell out. Book now for the best choice of chefs.
Christmas dinner in your own chalet, with the snow outside and nobody stuck in the kitchen. A Mountain Chefs private chef takes care of the whole festive week, from Christmas morning breakfast to your New Year's Eve dinner, so your group can ski all day and celebrate all evening.
Our chefs are already taking bookings for Christmas 2026, so we recommend booking now for the best choice.
Our festive weeks for 2026/27
| Week | Dates | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas week | Sat 19 Dec to Sat 26 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
| New Year week | Sat 26 Dec 2026 to Sat 2 Jan 2027 | New Year's Eve dinner, New Year's Day brunch |
Other dates over the holidays are possible too. Just ask.
Your Christmas, your way
Every menu is planned with you before you arrive. Some groups want a traditional British Christmas: turkey with all the trimmings, Christmas pudding and mince pies with afternoon tea. Others go French, with a Christmas Eve réveillon of oysters, foie gras and bûche de Noël. Many mix the two.
Your chef can cook Christmas lunch instead of dinner if you'd rather spend the afternoon on the slopes or the evening by the fire. For New Year's Eve, think a long celebration dinner: canapés with your champagne, a tasting menu, and something sweet for midnight.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and allergies are all catered for, including at the festive meals.
What's included
Full service (most popular for festive weeks): breakfast every morning, homemade afternoon tea, children's meals, a dinner each evening, all the shopping and a full kitchen clean-down.
Dinner only: menu planning, shopping, dinner each evening and the clean-down.
Groups of 11 or more adults have a host as well, to serve and look after the table while the chef cooks.
Christmas and New Year prices
Prices for a 7-night week for your whole group of up to 10 adults, in euros:
| Resort | Dinner only | Full service |
|---|---|---|
| Méribel, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Val d'Isère, Tignes, Les Arcs, La Plagne | €4,520 | €4,670 |
| Courchevel | €4,670 | €4,950 |
Food is extra and charged at cost. For a group of eight on full service, that's around €83 each a day for your chef. See how our prices work, or get your exact price on our instant quote.
Can I book just Christmas Day or New Year's Eve?
Over Christmas and New Year our chefs take week-long bookings first, so single nights are hard to secure in advance. They do sometimes become available closer to the date. Message us on WhatsApp and we'll tell you what's possible.
How booking works
- Tell us your resort, dates and group size.
- We check which chefs are free and send your quote with their profiles.
- You choose your chef and pay a deposit to confirm.
- About a month before you arrive, your chef contacts you to plan the festive menus.
Where we cook
The Three Valleys (Courchevel, Méribel, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Les Menuires), Val d'Isère and Tignes, and Les Arcs and La Plagne.
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What our guests say
Rated 5.0 on Google
We had the best catering experience we have ever had. Really outstanding. The quality of the dishes prepared, the presentation, the variety… And as important the quality of the service – REALLY TOP. Both Duncan and Helen. Their discretion, their sympathy, their attention to details (even the smallest ones), they were invisible but ever present, and accommodated all our small wishes and requests, some without even asking for. I do strongly recommend them for whatever occasion, and I do hope I will need their services in the future.
Superb service & food from Mountain Chefs. We wanted a one off dinner party catered for in our accommodation. This was a seemless process from start to finish. After my initial enquiry & booking we were then introduced to our chef Lou. We then chose our menu & she was very helpful with suggestions & adapted to our needs. On the day she & her husband arrived to cook for us. They were fabulous. So friendly and just quietly got on with the cooking & setting the table etc. They served us drinks & canapés & then we sat down to the most delicious 3 course meal. They tidied everything away & left the kitchen spotless. I would highly recommend them.
Mountain Chefs, Jordan and Duncan, provided the most delicious meals on our cousins ski week. They were not phased by cooking for 18 hungry skiers and soon became part of the extended family group. Canapes, mains and puddings were all perfectly thought out and served promptly. I highly recommend the team!
I spent a week in Courchevel at Chalet Le Strato with 3 children with severe food allergies, and chef Yuli gave us an incredible week with delicious dishes. He is very professional and his food is delicious. I recommend him without hesitation.
Excellent full service chef experience. Chef Duncan Burnham is highly experienced and prepared an unbelievably delicious multi course meal for eight people. He is a pleasure to work with from menu planning to clean up. Highly recommend. Meribel, France
Mountain Chefs helped us out with a last minute booking. Chef John was fantastic - great communication, really friendly and most importantly a great meal.
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