Service  Rate

Private Chef for half day                                           $1,500

Private Chef for a full day, up to 10 hours            $2,500

Luxury/Celebrity Chef Day                                      $3,500

Special event/brand / VIP appearance.                $5,000 

Travel day                                                     $1,250-$1,500

Additional hours.                                                $250/hour

Groceries.                                                  Billed separately

Assistant/server.                                      Billed separately

Airfare/hotel/ground transportation.              Client-paid

Media Opportunities

Chef Marlon Alexander

Celebrity Chef • Private Chef • Restaurateur • Culinary & Hospitality Personality

Available for television, podcasts, radio, cooking demonstrations, guest hosting, culinary commentary, brand appearances and live events.

About Chef Marlon

Chef Marlon Alexander is an award-winning, James Beard–nominated chef, celebrity private chef, restaurateur and hospitality professional whose career has taken him from restaurant kitchens to private estates, concert tours and the homes of high-profile entertainers and business leaders.

He began his culinary career in Long Beach, California, and later served as Banquet Chef at the legendary Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles. His work has since spanned restaurants, luxury private dining, entertainment, touring and high-touch residential hospitality.

Marlon brings something distinctive to interviews and on-air appearances: great food paired with great stories.

Interview Topics

What It’s Really Like to Be a Celebrity Private Chef

The relationships, travel, discretion, pressure and adaptability behind one of the culinary world’s most fascinating careers.

Cooking for the Famous

What high-profile clients expect from a private chef—and why the job involves much more than cooking.

From Restaurant Kitchens to Rock-and-Roll Tours

How a one-week private-chef assignment became four years touring with KISS and changed the direction of Marlon’s career.

The Billionaire’s Kitchen

How cooking for ultra-high-net-worth households differs from restaurant work, and why understanding people can matter as much as understanding food.

What Makes a Great Private Chef?

Anticipating preferences, adapting constantly, traveling well, maintaining discretion and creating food that feels personal.

New Orleans Roots, California Training & a Life in Food

How geography, culture, travel and decades in professional kitchens shaped Marlon’s culinary point of view.

On-Air Cooking & Demonstration Ideas

Celebrity Dinner at Home — An impressive restaurant-quality dish viewers can recreate.

Private Chef Secrets — Professional techniques that immediately improve home cooking.

The $25 vs. $250 Dinner — How technique and presentation can transform everyday ingredients into luxury dining.

Dinner for Someone You Want to Impress — A sophisticated but approachable chef-designed menu.

Behind the Plate — A signature dish paired with the story or experience that inspired it.

Media & Career Highlights

  • James Beard–nominated chef
  • Celebrity and private chef
  • Restaurateur and hospitality consultant
  • Former Banquet Chef, Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles
  • Four years touring as private chef with KISS
  • Private-chef experience with major entertainers and prominent business leaders
  • Television and morning-show cooking appearances
  • Featured in Vogue in connection with catering Darren Criss’s wedding
  • Extensive experience in luxury residential dining, touring, restaurants and hospitality

Ideal Media Opportunities

Chef Marlon is available for television interviews, morning-show cooking segments, podcasts, radio interviews, culinary commentary, guest hosting, food and travel programming, hospitality discussions, live demonstrations, brand collaborations, culinary events and recurring on-air appearances.

Booking

Chef Marlon Alexander
Celebrity Chef • Private Chef • Restaurateur
Jacksonville / Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Available for local and national media appearances

Website: www.chefmarlonalexander.com
Instagram: chef.mea
Email: chef.mea@gmail.com
Phone/Management: 323.440.4138