Michael Ballash
Private Chef

Hire me and your only job is to sit down.

I plan the menu around you, shop for it myself, and cook and plate it in your kitchen the way I would at the restaurant. Sourcing for Michelin kitchens taught me where to find ingredients most people can't.

Dinners, events, weekly meals. Your home, your boat, wherever the table is.

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Where I've Cooked

Le Jardinier, Miami

One Michelin star. Line 2023–2025; returned as junior sous chef, Dec 2025 to present.

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Miami

Two Michelin stars. 2022–2023; junior sous chef, Dec 2025 to present.

Claudie, Miami

Chef de partie, 2025. Ran production and a prep team of ten.

Kres ChopHouse, Orlando

2020–2022. Ran the closing shift at 22.

Private Events
  • Wedding dinner service
  • 60th and 80th birthday celebrations
  • Private dining at the Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo
What People Say

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Availability

Based in Miami. One dinner or a full season, here or anywhere.

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