• Private Chef Mirijana New York incl CT and NJ
  • Italian
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Modern American
  • Southern

Signature dish:  

Uni and Squid Ink Risotto

About Me

Born on a family farm on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, I grew up around farm fresh ingredients and learned from an early age how to best prepare foods that have been freshly harvested by our local family of farmers and butchers. After leaving Montenegro during the Balkan Wars, my family moved to the North Fork of Long Island where I spent my Summers working in the Long Island agriculture industry and eventually went on to operate my own 3 acre farm where I developed a successful model for biointensive sustainable farming. I learned how to cook professionally in my family’s restaurants and for the last 10 yrs have been providing high level personal chef services while overseeing my own restaurant. Through my relationships with local farmers, harvesters, and fisherman I am fortunate to be able to procure the very best of the best in local ingredients. I am also adept at creating menus that accommodate all food restrictions diets and allergies.

Recent Menus

Reviews - click review to see menu (10)

  • We had a great meal! Each course was thoughtful and had a little something special About it that we wouldn’t be able to do on our own. And the olive oil cake was THE BEST CAKE EVER!!!!

    • Worked on March 8, 2024
  • Mirijana and her co-chef were incredible! They were professional, knowledgeable, and made my mom’s 60th super special. They did an Omakase tasting for us and all the ingredients were fresh and local!

    I would highly recommend her services for your next at home dining event!

    • Worked on December 17, 2022
  • Mirijana was over the top amazing! She was so kind and easy to work with in planning the menu and working around dietary restrictions and requests. The food was phenomenal - every guest was beyond impressed and loved every single course. Her presentation was beautiful, her service coming into our kitchen, prepping, and cleaning was more than I could have asked for. I cannot recommend her enough!!

    • Worked on June 26, 2021
  • Chef Mirijana came up with such a custom 4 course meal and Chef Keith and her , executed it perfectly !!
    They made it so memorable for me and my family .
    Absolutely professional , great skills , so friendly , and clean work space . Will always recommend them .

    • Worked on June 12, 2021
  • Mirijana was absolutely fantastic! I am so happy that I decided to choose her and her delicious menu for our special event. We had 12 girls and every single one of us could not get over how much food was provided and how delicious each and every plate was! She was great to work with the night of the event and the weeks leading up to it as well. I was in contact with Mirijana before the event to go over dietary restrictions and menu options and each time we talked she was so nice and had so many great ideas. She provided a wonderful meal we will never forget and I will absolutely be using her again! I highly recommend using Mirijana for your event! Cheers!

    • Worked on March 20, 2021
  • Mirijana was fantastic. Her menu was fresh, seasonal, and creative. She was very easy to work with. She showed up on time and ready and everything was right in time. I took our guests down to the beach and when we came home dinner was complete! Service was lovely, our guests loved it and the tone of the whole night was perfect. Dinner was beyond delicious, I would definitely book again. Loved it.

    • Worked on August 17, 2019
  • Delivers 7-star service and quality. A delight to work with. Shines on-site. Accommodates all types of dietary restrictions. Our guests kept saying how much they loved everything and how perfect it was.

    • Worked on July 24, 2019
  • Marijana and her fellow chefs created a wonderful menu for a 10 person party we recently had in West Hampton. She was meticulous in her presentation and timely with arrival. Foods were prepared with joy as we conversed together in the kitchen during prep time. Ingredients were selected from local sources and we got to eat the best swordfish we as a group had tasted (and we are foodies). Not just was the food and clean up spectacular, but we felt like she was part of our group and hopefully the warm welcome was received by her. Bonus points for sharing some of the sourcing and cooking/prep tips. That greatly added to our overall experience. We would strongly recommend her services for your party.

    • Worked on June 29, 2019
  • Mirijana was amazing, and the food was SO delicious. It was such a fun experience, and everyone in our group of 14 said this meal was the highlight of our weekend in the Hamptons. Went with a Mediterranean 4 course meal, and it was spectacular...each dish was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The ingredients she used were local and the flavors were perfect for summer. Could not recommend her enough!

    • Worked on July 26, 2019
  • Absolutely incredible! Food was spectacular, chef was so kind, sweet, professional and extremely clean.

    • Worked on July 22, 2019