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Connecticut private chef · Serving CT, MA, NY & RI

Private dining.
A table worth remembering.

Private chef Reem Hadir creates each evening in real time—guided by fresh ingredients, Lebanese roots, Mediterranean flavors, and the people gathered around your table.

Plan your table Meet Chef Reem
  • Intimate dinners
  • Celebrations
  • Family-style feasts
Chef Reem presenting an abundant spread of her Mediterranean cooking
Cooked from instinct

Every menu begins with a conversation.

Freestyle cooking✦Authentic roots✦Your home, your table✦Never one-size-fits-all

Meet Chef Reem

Chef Reem Hadir wearing her black chef coat
Chef & creatorReem Hadir

Cooking that listens before it speaks.

Reem Hadir is a Connecticut-based Mediterranean private chef specializing in authentic Lebanese cooking, known for creating dishes spontaneously and letting great ingredients lead.

Raised around the warmth and generosity of restaurant kitchens, Chef Reem brings years of professional experience into private homes. Her cooking honors tradition without being bound by it.

No two tables are exactly the same. Every gathering begins with a conversation and becomes a menu designed around your guests, your occasion, and what feels delicious in the moment.

Beyond the kitchen

Seen. Heard.
Celebrated.

Chef Reem’s food and story have reached beyond the dining room— through television, radio, and culinary competitions in her community.

Television

Featured on NBC Connecticut and WFSB Connecticut Channel 3, sharing her Lebanese cooking, culture, and creative approach.

Chef Reem at NBC Connecticut with a television host and a table of Lebanese dishes
Chef Reem · NBC Connecticut

Radio

Featured on WNPR’s Where We Live, sharing her perspective on food, entrepreneurship, and the story behind her flavors.

Chef Reem at the Where We Live studio for a local radio appearance
Chef Reem · WNPR’s Where We Live

Culinary competitions

Chef Reem has taken part in many local culinary events and competitions, most notably Sip & Savor, an event held as part of Restaurant Week.

Chef Reem at Sip & Savor during Restaurant Week, standing behind a table of Mediterranean dishes
Chef Reem · Sip & Savor · Restaurant Week

Made for real gatherings

Your kitchen.
Chef Reem’s imagination.

A generous Mediterranean dinner prepared across the counter of a private home kitchenLebanese grape leaves, olives, and house-made mezze arranged for an at-home dinner

At-home dinners

A restaurant-worthy evening in the comfort of your own home, shaped around your table and your people.

Guests gathered around a candlelit Mediterranean dinner table for a private celebrationFalafel and golden Lebanese appetizers prepared for a private celebration

Private celebrations

Birthdays, anniversaries, and meaningful milestones with food that feels personal—not prepackaged.

Abundant platters of grilled chicken and meat skewers served family-style with Mediterranean sauces

Relaxed gatherings

Warm, abundant family-style cooking that lets you stay present while Chef Reem takes care of the table.

Simple by design

From first idea
to last bite.

  1. Tell us about your table

    Share the date, guest count, occasion, favorites, allergies, and the feeling you want for the evening.

  2. Reem shapes the experience

    Your ideas meet the season, the best ingredients available, and Chef Reem’s creative instinct.

  3. You enjoy your guests

    Chef Reem cooks in your home and brings the evening together so you can be part of it—not manage it.

Let’s cook something unforgettable

Your table is the starting point.

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