Private Fire Chef vs Event Catering: Which One Do You Actually Need?
TL;DR
RBBQ runs two live-fire services. A private fire chef is an intimate dinner for two up to about a dozen: one chef, a built multi-course menu, from ₪1,900 for two, ideal for a date night or a small celebration. Event catering is a full grill setup and crew for a real party: ₪290 per guest all-inclusive with a ₪6,700 minimum, best from about 20 guests up. Same live cooking and the same premium cuts, sized to the evening. If your table is small and personal, book the fire chef; if you are hosting a crowd, book event catering.
The short answer
Both are live fire cooked in front of you. The difference is scale and intent. A private fire chef is a dinner: one chef, your table, a plated multi-course menu with someone cooking just for your group. Event catering is a production: a grill setup and crew built to feed a party without the food ever losing its just-off-the-fire moment.
Pick by the evening you are throwing, not by the food, because the cuts and the quality are the same in both.
Side by side
Here is how the two services line up on the things that decide which one fits.
| Private fire chef | Event catering | |
|---|---|---|
| Group size | 2 to about 12 | About 20 and up |
| The feeling | Intimate dinner, personal and slow | A party, live and social |
| Pricing | From ₪1,900 for two, quote-based | ₪290 per guest, ₪6,700 minimum |
| Menu | Built multi-course, plated to your table | Generous grill spread, served through the night |
| Setup | One chef, compact live-fire station | Full grill setup and crew |
| Best for | Date night, anniversary, small celebration | Birthday, engagement, bar or bat mitzvah, company evening |
| Included | Cuts, sides, service, cleanup | Cuts, sides, drinks, setup, live service, cleanup |
Choose the private fire chef when
Your table is small and the evening is personal: a date night, an anniversary, a birthday dinner for a handful of close people. You want the pace of a real dinner, a menu built around exactly what your group loves, and one chef cooking just for you.
It starts at ₪1,900 for two and scales per guest up to about a dozen. Above that headcount the format stops being a dinner and becomes an event, which is a better fit for the catering service.
Choose event catering when
You are hosting a crowd and the gathering is the occasion. Once you are near or past 20 guests, you need a grill setup and crew that can keep premium cuts coming live all night without anyone waiting, plus drinks, sides, setup and cleanup handled for you.
Event catering is ₪290 per guest, all-inclusive, with a ₪6,700 minimum that covers any event up to about 23 guests and then spreads across every guest above that. Build your headcount and cuts in the calculator on our homepage to see the exact total, then send it on WhatsApp for a fixed quote.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between a private chef and event catering?
A private fire chef is an intimate dinner for two to about a dozen, one chef cooking a built menu for your table, from ₪1,900 for two. Event catering is a full grill setup and crew for a party of roughly 20 or more, at ₪290 per guest all-inclusive with a ₪6,700 minimum.
How many guests is the cutoff between the two?
Around a dozen. Up to about 12 people the private fire chef is the right fit; from about 20 up it becomes event catering. In the gap between, tell us your date and headcount and we'll recommend the better format.
Is the food the same quality in both?
Yes. Both use the same live fire and the same premium cuts. The difference is the scale of the setup and the shape of the evening, not the meat or the cooking.