Core Culinary Dining

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Category: CaterersLocation: 79 Sunshine Coast suburbs

Highlights

Private chef Stephanie Cormack cooks on site at your home or venue, with menus built around local Sunshine Coast produce
Choose canapés, shared dishes, a four or six course menu or a seafood-focused spread, all written to suit your guests
Plates, cutlery, tableware and cooking gear come with her, and she cleans up and packs everything away afterwards

About Core Culinary Dining

Core Culinary Dining is the private chef business of Stephanie Cormack, who is based on the Sunshine Coast and has more than 20 years in hospitality behind her. She trained as an apprentice in Noosa, cooked alongside well-known chefs in restaurant kitchens and has spent several years as a private chef on yachts, island retreats and private homes. She cooks for private occasions and bespoke events: birthdays, engagements, small weddings, anniversaries, retreats, product launches and corporate gatherings. Menus lean on local produce and seafood, and you can go with canapés, share-style dishes, a formal plated dinner, a four or six course menu or a seafood showcase. Every menu is written for you, with your dietary needs and requests built in. The process is organised. After your enquiry, Stephanie replies personally and sets you up with a client portal where your quote, menus and contract sit in one place. Once guest numbers and the date are locked in, she shapes the menu with you, and a 50% deposit secures the booking, with the balance due a week before. Closer to the day there is a consultation call to settle details and changes. On the day she arrives at your home or venue, cooks and serves across the agreed service time, and brings the tableware, cutlery, plates and cooking equipment. When the meal is done, she cleans it all and takes it away, so you can stay at the table with your guests.

Inclusions & amenities

Service

Caterers

Cuisine type (caterers)

Modern AustralianSeafood

Catering style (caterers)

CanapesSit-Down

Pricing

Core Culinary Dining does not publish prices; each booking is quoted on the menu, guest numbers and date, and the quote appears in your client portal. A 50% deposit secures the event, with full payment due seven days before.

Service Details

Private chef service at your home or venue. Packages include canapés and bespoke events, shared dining, a four course menu, a six course tasting menu and a seafood showcase. Stephanie designs the menu with you, holds a pre-event consultation call, cooks and serves on the day, supplies tableware, cutlery, plates and cooking equipment, then cleans up and takes it all away.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of menus can Core Culinary Dining cook?

Options include canapés, share-style dining, a formal plated dinner, a four course or six course menu and a seafood showcase. Every menu is written to suit the occasion and your guests.

Does Stephanie bring her own equipment?

Yes. Tableware, cutlery, plates and all the cooking equipment are supplied by Stephanie, and she cleans everything and takes it away at the end of the event.

Can the menu work around dietary requirements?

Menus are customised around your dietary needs and requests, and Stephanie works through them with you while designing the menu before the event.

How does booking work?

After your enquiry you get a client portal holding your quote, menus and contract. A 50% deposit confirms the date, the balance is due seven days before, and a pre-event call covers final details.

What events does Core Culinary Dining cater for?

Birthdays, engagements, small weddings, anniversaries, product launches, corporate gatherings, retreats and private dinners at home are all part of the offer.