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