I’m Paige Gilbert, a private chef based in Newport, Rhode Island.
The Chef Files is where I share the recipes I actually cook — for private dinner parties, weekly meal prep clients, and events up and down the New England coast. These aren’t test kitchen recipes. They’re the dishes I’ve served to real people at real tables, refined over years of professional cooking.
Most food blogs are written by home cooks. This one isn’t. Every recipe here has been cooked under pressure, scaled for groups, and served to clients who expect it to be good. That’s the standard I hold myself to, and it’s the standard I bring to every recipe I publish here.
The niche is simple: a working private chef sharing what she actually cooks. Dinner party menus, meal prep systems, seasonal ingredients, techniques that make a real difference. No filler, no food trends for the sake of trends.
If you’re looking to hire a private chef for a dinner party, event, or ongoing meal prep in Newport or the surrounding area, you can find me at Partum Events.
Otherwise — welcome to the files.