Welcome to Affordable Chef Services!

Whether you’re searching for a caterer for a dinner party, birthday, anniversary, wedding reception, holiday, company picnic, or other event, personal Chef Mark Gallagher of Affordable Chef Services of Santa Cruz can custom cater a menu just for you.

Our highly trained professional staff have the experience and passion to cater your special event.

Multi-course plated wine pairing dinners or buffet-style meals are available; Affordable Chef Services is also available for cooking classes and team building events.

To ensure the best culinary experience, Affordable Chef uses the highest quality meats, fish and local Santa Cruz County-grown organic produce available.

Chef Mark personally caters and designs each event menu dependent on the type of event, your desired catering price range, and any special dietary or religious needs you may have.

For an event quote, please send us your information via our Event Quote form.

For other types of inquiries, please use the Contact form or give us a call.

Recognition for Chef Mark Gallagher

Winner of the 2018 WeddingWire Couples Choice Award!

Chef Gallagher was recently awarded the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® for 2018, as determined by reviews from his happy clients! The Couples’ Choice Awards recognizes Affordable Chef as being among the top 5% of wedding professionals nationwide.

Photography Services

For photography services for your special day please visit Poppy and Pebble.

For other types of inquiries, please use the Contact form or give us a call.

Praise for Affordable Chef Services

It was my twin sisters’ birthday and we didn’t want to just go a restaurant. Chef Mark and and his server came to an ocean view home we’d rented, cooked for and entertained twenty of us.

The food was over the top, from the scrumptious hors d’oeuvres passed around before hand, to his 5-star dinner — all the while keeping the wine glasses full. We dined on baked rolled salmin, filet mignon, fingerling potatoes, and asparagus tips — need I say more? Treat yourself and guests to Chef Mark. … Read more

Bob D.

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In-Season Specials

Cocktail Hour

  • 🍴 Pastry wrapped brie with baguettes/
  • 🍴 Cajun meatballs
  • 🍴 Artichoke and pepper crisps
  • 🍴 Black olive tapenade with balsamic reduction
  • 🍴 Bruschetta spoons
  • 🍴 Caprese
  • 🍴 Ceviche spoons.

Large 12ft Grazing Table

🍴 With assorted fruits, veggies, cheeses, dips , breads and crackers.

Buffet Double Sided

  • 🍴 Organic field greens salad with tomato, cucumbers, sesame ginger vin and feta
  • 🍴 Oven baked organic chicken breast with a tarragon cream sauce
  • 🍴 Herb rubbed tri tip with a rosemary demi-glace
  • 🍴 Roasted organic veggie lasagna with bechamel
  • 🍴 Wild rice pilaf with roasted veg
  • 🍴 Roasted fingerling potatoes
  • 🍴 Marinated asparagus spears
  • 🍴 Dinner rolls and butter.

Let’s Connect!

Contact Chef Mark Gallagher:
(831) 325-6924

Serving Santa Cruz County

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