Laguna Beach Large Dinner Parties Chef

Planning a large dinner party in Laguna Beach shouldn’t mean spending the whole night in the kitchen instead of with your guests. Chef Randall Hane brings restaurant-caliber cooking, service, and cleanup directly to your home or venue, so a party for 15, 50, or 100+ guests runs as smoothly as a two-top table.

A Chef Who’s Actually Run Laguna Beach Kitchens

Chef Randall isn’t a home cook who scaled up. He spent six years as Chef de Cuisine at Driftwood Kitchen, Laguna Beach’s well-known oceanfront restaurant, where large-party menu planning, timing, and staffing were part of the job every night. Before that, he helped develop and open Selanne Steak Tavern, the Laguna Beach steakhouse co-owned by NHL Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne.

His training runs even deeper: a Le Cordon Bleu culinary degree, a ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification, and two and a half years cooking in Biarritz, France, under Chef Christophe Grosjean, who went on to earn Château de Brindos its Michelin star. That background is why his large-party menus taste like a special occasion, not a buffet line.

Built for Real Guest Counts

Large dinner parties have a way of exposing amateur catering: cold food, slow service, a host stuck refilling trays instead of enjoying the party. Chef Randall’s clients describe the opposite experience:

• A 100-plus guest event featuring charcuterie, jumbo shrimp cocktail, seared beef tenderloin sliders, and New Zealand lamb chops, which client Billy Linas called “truly beyond reproach, professional, attentive, and seamless.”
• A surprise 65th birthday party that host Cheri Babb described as “a home run” and “over the top fun,” right down to a cleanup so thorough she joked about hiring him for housekeeping too.
• A medical office grand opening where Chef Randall arrived early to help set up and ran the entire event solo, according to client Jason Aguirre.

Whether it’s a milestone birthday, a family reunion, a corporate dinner, or a celebration that’s outgrown your dining room table, he handles the shopping, prep, cooking, plating, and cleanup, so hosting a large group feels effortless instead of exhausting.

What’s Included

Every large dinner party booking can include:

• A custom menu built around your guest count, dietary needs, and occasion
• Full-service cooking, plating, and table service on-site
• An optional oyster bar add-on for a distinctive, photogenic touch
• Complete kitchen cleanup before Chef Randall leaves

Service is available throughout Laguna Beach and the surrounding South Orange County area, including Dana Point, San Clemente, Newport Beach, and Coto de Caza.

Book Your Laguna Beach Dinner Party

Large parties book up quickly, especially around holidays and milestone celebrations. Share your date, guest count, and vision, and Chef Randall will help design a menu that turns your gathering into the one everyone’s still talking about.

Cooking Classes

Oven roasted Cornish game hen basted with butter, shallots and herbs

Homemade guacamole with roasted jalapenos and cilantro

Chocolate chip cookies

Mediterranean vegetable medley for pan seared

Caramelized Yukon gold potato medallions

Marinated baby Heirloom tomato relish

Pan seared prime ribeye basted with shallot, thyme and rosemary

Prep work and ingredients for Classic spaghetti and meatball cooking class

Prep work for pan roasted asparagus

Mediterranean vegetable medley for pan seared branzino