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Private Chef for Elopements and Micro Weddings in Scotland

Giuseppe Manzoli in chef whites with a wedding party of 15 guests outside a country house in Tarbert, Argyll.

Private chef for elopements and micro weddings across Scotland — bespoke wedding dinners for 2 to 30 guests, cooked fresh in your castle, country house or venue. From £75 per...

Private Chef for Hen Parties in Scotland

Private chef Giuseppe Manzoli with the hen-party group at Biallid House, Newtonmore, in the Cairngorms

Private chef for hen parties across Scotland — canapés, cocktails, plated dinners and pasta-making classes with the bride, cooked fresh in your hen house. From £75 per person for groups...

A Two-Day Wedding Weekend: BBQ and Sunday Roast for 40 Guests

Private chef Giuseppe Manzoli and his head chef with the newly married couple beside a ribbon-decorated John Deere tractor after a two-day wedding weekend on an estate in Angus

Two days of wedding cooking on a private estate in Angus — a barbecue for 40 guests, then a full Sunday roast the day after. Cooked fresh on site by...

Private Chef in the Scottish Borders

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli preparing langoustines in a private kitchen at Kilmartin Castle, Argyll

At a glance I'm Giuseppe Manzoli, an Italian private chef from Modena, and I cook restaurant-quality dinners in homes, self-catering cottages and country houses across the Scottish Borders — from...

Private Chef at Brewlands Estate, Glenisla

Private chef Giuseppe Manzoli at the entrance to Brewlands Estate, Glenisla

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli cooks fully-catered group stays and weddings at Brewlands Estate in Glenisla — Wester Brewlands lodge on the edge of the Cairngorms, Highland Perthshire. From £75...

Private Chef in Aviemore and the Cairngorms

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli plating a fillet of beef course — Cairngorms lodge cooking, Scotland

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli cooks plated dinners in your Cairngorms lodge — Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Newtonmore, Grantown-on-Spey. Lodge weekends, ski weeks, hen parties. From £75 per person.

An Evening at Tigh na Eglaise: A Private Dinner for Eleven

Private chef Giuseppe Manzoli by the Loch Tay View / Tigh na Eglaise sign, with the church and Perthshire hills behind.

A private dinner for eleven at Tigh na Eglaise, above Loch Tay — canapés, beef fillet sous vide, and three desserts, all cooked and plated fresh in the house.

Private Chef for a Hen Party at Biallid House, Newtonmore

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli cooked a hen-party dinner for thirteen at Biallid House, Newtonmore in the Cairngorms — vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menus quietly handled across the whole group....

Private Chef in Dunfermline and West Fife

A 60th birthday dinner for fourteen guests in a marquee — long table set with restaurant-style plating, candles and fresh bread — Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli in West Fife

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli — milestone birthdays, family gatherings and self-catering weekends across Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Aberdour, Burntisland and West Fife. Slow-cooked Aberdeen Angus, handmade pasta, restaurant-style plating. From £75...

Private Chef in Fife — from the East Neuk to Dunfermline

At a glance I'm Giuseppe Manzoli, an Italian private chef based in Scotland. Fife is one of the areas I cook in most — and it suits the way I...

Private Chef at Carlogie House, Carnoustie

Private chef Giuseppe Manzoli at Carlogie House, Carnoustie

Italian private chef Giuseppe Manzoli cooks at Carlogie House, Carnoustie — an exclusive-use Victorian mansion in Angus that sleeps 24. Golf-trip groups, milestone birthdays, small weddings. From £75 per person.

Private Chef Dining in Scotland for Self‑Catering Houses, Lodges and Holiday Cottages

Group of guests standing with a private chef after a birthday dinner in a Scottish holiday house.

Introduction Many guests arrive in Scotland dreaming of a night where the house becomes their favourite restaurant.No driving, no taxis, no washing up – just a private chef cooking dinner...