Private Chef · Events · Private Parties
Lancaster Catering
Fine dining brought to your table. High-quality food, thoughtful service, and menus built around your guests by a chef who simply loves to feed people.
The Vision
I cook because I love to serve people.
My name is Edward Lancaster. I found my passion for cooking at seventeen - and if I'm honest, it started with a very simple vision: to cook for my future wife for the rest of my life. That's still the heart of it. Every table I cook for is someone's version of that moment.
From there I went to culinary school and the whole nine yards, and I've been mentored by a long line of chefs who pushed my standards higher. Everything I do now runs through Lancaster Catering, my business, and the goal is simple: make something genuinely high-quality and take care of the people at the table.
I also work closely with Chef Keith Prante, who runs his own business, Haute Dawgz Boutique Sausages. We're two chefs who collaborate: Keith and I handcraft menus together, and I organize and run the event itself. That partnership is why our guests get food at a very high level while paying noticeably less than the typical market asks for it.
Trained
Culinary school & mentorship
Collaborating
Chef Keith Prante, Haute Dawgz
Served
Private families & businesses
How We Serve
Four ways to be hosted
Every event is quoted to the guest count, the menu, and the level of service you want. Tell us the evening you're imagining and we'll shape it around you.
01
Multi-Course Fine Dining
A seated tasting experience in your home - up to six courses, plated to order, paced like a restaurant service. Built for tables of eight to twenty.
02
Curated Event Catering
Full-service catering for private parties, weddings, and celebrations. Menu design, staffing, and coordination handled end to end.
03
Drop-Off Catering
The same kitchen, simplified. Finished dishes delivered ready to serve for offices, gatherings, and family occasions.
04
Chef Collaborations
Events designed alongside Chef Keith Prante of Haute Dawgz Boutique Sausages - two chefs, two businesses, one menu built for your night.
The Repertoire
Events we've plated, poured and run.
Corona Del Mar
Six-course fine dining experience for a family at home
House of David
Wonder Project catering for the season two premiere
Private Business Event
Drop-off catering for a corporate gathering
The Experience
What a private dining night looks like.
Filmed at real events - the kitchen, the plating, and the moment a course reaches the table.
Inquire
Let's design your evening
Pricing is built around your guest count, menu, and style of service - so tell us what you have in mind and we'll come back with a proposal.