Your Guest Chef brings the care, craft, and theater of fine dining directly
to private homes, estates, and events throughout northeast Wisconsin. Chef
Chuck Spanbauer designs every menu from the ground up — drawing on fresh
local ingredients, a lifetime of culinary study, and a genuine love of
the table.
From an intimate dinner for eight to a wedding celebration for three
hundred, every engagement is treated as a singular occasion.
Intimate dinners for six to twenty guests at your home or chosen
venue. Multi-course menus designed specifically for your palate,
your occasion, and your guests.
Weddings & Celebrations
Full-service catering for weddings, milestone anniversaries, and
landmark celebrations. Chuck has catered events throughout Door
County, Green Bay, and the Fox Cities.
Corporate & Private Events
Tailored receptions, client dinners, and team celebrations that
reflect the quality of your organization. Available for groups
from 20 to 300 guests.
A selection of menus from previous engagements. Each can be
recreated as written, modified by course count, or used as
inspiration for a fully custom menu.
Pacific-inspired flavors across seven courses — from tuna tartare to a lemon blackberry soufflé — evoking the best of the Bay's bold, cosmopolitan cuisine.
An homage to Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking — a deeply classical French dinner designed for intimate occasions of eight to twelve guests.
A complete wedding reception menu for up to 200 guests — beginning with an elegant passed hors d'oeuvres and wine reception, followed by a festive dinner service.
"The highest compliment you could offer a guest was to entertain
them in your home."
— Chuck's grandmother
Chuck began Your Guest Chef in 2000 after a twenty-year career in
printing and regional food publishing. His culinary sensibility was
shaped by a French grandmother raised in South Carolina — a
collision of Old World technique and Southern generosity that
informs every menu he designs.
"Our guests are still talking about it. Chuck created a meal that felt like it belonged in a world-class restaurant — but in our own backyard, for 120 people. It was extraordinary."
Sarah & James WeatherlyWedding Reception, Ephraim, Door County
"I've hosted dinner parties for thirty years. Chuck changed what I thought was possible at a private dinner. The Tuscany menu was flawless — every course a revelation."
Margaret C.Private Dinner Party, Appleton
Begin a Conversation
Every memorable event begins with a single inquiry.
Chuck personally responds to every inquiry. Whether you have a clear
vision or simply a date and a desire to impress, he'll help shape the
right experience.