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Signature Private Dinner
Four Italian courses, cooked in your kitchen and served at your table.
From $1,000six guests, $150 each extra
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Private Italian dining and live jazz, Wichita
Hosted by Roberto: private Italian chef in Wichita, Kansas. In-home dinners, cooking classes and live jazz with Roberto Bernardinello.
Experience Italy from the comfort of your home.
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Meet your host
From Milan, with a love of sharing.
Chef Roberto Bernardinello grew up in Milan, where his life in food began in his family’s kitchen. He cooks in that tradition: honest, simple, and built on exceptional ingredients.
Music became his other craft. He performed on Italian television and in clubs from Milan to London before making Wichita home, bringing with him two ways of connecting people: food and music.
Today, Roberto is a private chef and Italian cooking instructor based in Wichita, Kansas. He teaches at Mark Arts and Prairie Hill Vineyard, and brings his Italian hospitality to private dinners and celebrations in Wichita and the surrounding area.
For those who wish, a live jazz interlude can become part of the gathering, thoughtfully arranged around the meal and conversation.
Roberto Bernardinello
Experiences
Four ways to gather with Roberto
Private chef services in Wichita and across south-central Kansas. No agency and no stand-in: every service is planned and led by Roberto himself.
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Italian Masterclass
A hands-on cooking class at home: pasta, a proper risotto and a classic dessert, then dinner together.
From $600private class
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Chef in Residence
Your private chef for a weekend, a holiday or a house full of guests.
By proposal
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Destination Celebrations
Italian dining for rehearsal dinners, milestone birthdays and anniversaries, with live jazz by arrangement.
By proposal
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A selection of dishes from Milan and across Italy. Your dinner menu is written with you.
A Signature Private Dinner
An evening with Roberto
An example of how your evening might unfold. Timing is arranged with you.
- 5:00Roberto arrives and quietly takes over your kitchen.
- 7:00Aperitivo, a glass of something cold as guests arrive.
- 7:30Il primo, fresh pasta plated in front of your guests.
- 8:30Il secondo, carried to your table.
- 9:00Dolce, espresso and, on jazz evenings, the guitar.
- 10:00He slips away. Your guests are still talking.
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Cucina & musica · after dinner
When dessert arrives, the guitar comes out.
The cooking is done and the candles are low. The chef becomes the musician, playing the Italian songbook, bossa nova and jazz standards live at your table.
Recorded at home
Add live jazz to any Signature Private Dinner$400, a 45-minute set
“Roberto’s passion for life, his family and his music comes through every note that he plays.”Joseph Vincelli, saxophonist
How to arrange your dinner
Three steps to your evening
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Tell me your plans
Your date, how many guests, your town and what we are celebrating. The form takes a minute, or just call me.
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Let’s write the menu together
I confirm your date and send you a proposal with your menu. If you would like to talk it through, we can have a quick call.
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Let’s hold your date
A 30% deposit by Venmo books the evening. The rest is settled on the night, and I take care of everything in between.
Dinner & hosting
How much does a private chef cost in Wichita?
Roberto’s Signature Private Dinner starts at $1,000 for six guests, about $167 per person, and each extra guest is $150. A private Italian Masterclass starts at $600. Chef in Residence, Destination Celebrations and Italy trip planning are by proposal or private arrangement.
Where does Roberto cook?
In your home, anywhere in Wichita and towns within about 60 miles, including Andover, Derby, Augusta, El Dorado, Newton, Hutchinson, McPherson, Wellington and Winfield. Celebrations farther away are planned by proposal.
What is included in a private Italian dinner at home?
Roberto writes the menu with you, then cooks four Italian courses in your kitchen and serves them at your table. Live jazz on guitar can be added at dessert.
Can the menu work around allergies or diets?
Yes. Roberto writes every menu with you on the phone first, so allergies, preferences and favorite dishes are part of the plan from the start.
Can we book live jazz with dinner?
Yes. Roberto, a professional jazz guitarist, plays a 45-minute set at dessert for $400, added to any Signature Private Dinner.
Classes & Italy planning
Do you offer private cooking classes in Wichita?
Yes. The Italian Masterclass is a hands-on private class in your home: pasta, a proper risotto and a classic dessert, then dinner together. From $600. Roberto also teaches public classes at Mark Arts and Prairie Hill Vineyard.
Can Roberto help plan a trip to Italy?
Yes. Italy with Roberto is personal itinerary planning with a culinary point of view: a planning conversation about your dates, interests and pace, then a written day-by-day itinerary with places to explore, food experiences and practical notes. Bookings and reservations are not included.
Booking & gifts
How do I book and pay?
Send the short form or call Roberto. A 30% deposit holds your date and the balance is settled on the evening. Venmo is the easiest way to pay, and Roberto is happy to talk through other options.
Can I give a private dinner as a gift?
Yes. Choose “Give it as a gift” and Roberto will help you arrange the evening for someone else.
A personal invitation
Your table. Our Italy.
An evening for six or more, cooked in your kitchen and served at your table, from $1,000. In Wichita and within 60 miles.
- Anniversaries
- Milestone birthdays
- Date nights
- Client dinners
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One more thing · Italy with Roberto
Let’s plan your kind of Italy.
A few days by the lake. An afternoon exploring food markets. A trip with as much thought given to lunch as to the next destination.
Personal itinerary planning with a culinary point of view: a conversation with Roberto, then a written day-by-day plan shaped around you.