Love Is in the Details
Coastal & Countryside creates personalized private chef experiences for intimate dinners, celebrations, weddings, and meaningful gatherings throughout New England.
Chef AJ prepares seasonal, custom menus in the comfort of your home, vacation rental, or chosen setting. His specialties include refined coastal fare, bold Indian-inspired dishes, elevated American classics, and thoughtfully prepared comfort food, with each menu designed around the tastes of you and your guests.
Katelyn sets the table, shapes the atmosphere, and tends to the guest experience with a simple, thoughtful touch—offering added services that most private chefs don’t typically include. From well-considered tablescapes and place settings to locally sourced flowers and finishing details, she creates a setting that feels warm, polished, and naturally connected to the occasion.
Photography by Katelyn may also be added to preserve the food, atmosphere, details, and meaningful moments of your gathering.
Now booking private dinners, intimate events, weddings, and combined chef, tablescape, and photography experiences.
Rooted in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Serving Southern New Hampshire, the Seacoast, Maine, Cape Cod, and beyond.
Gatherings
We put the warmth in hospitality.
Chef AJ and Katelyn bring over 40 years of combined experience in food, hospitality, entertaining, and creating memorable gatherings.
Coastal & Countryside creates personalized private chef experiences for intimate dinners, celebrations, weddings, vacation rentals, and special occasions throughout New Hampshire, the Seacoast, Maine, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and beyond. Every menu is thoughtfully designed around your gathering, your guests, and the memories you want to create.
Chef AJ's career has taken him through country clubs, restaurants, catering, and private dining. Inspired by New England's coast and countryside, he builds seasonal menus using farm-fresh ingredients and travels the region to source exceptional seafood. His cooking blends refined technique, comforting classics, coastal favorites, and bold Indian-inspired flavors.
Katelyn brings a thoughtful eye for hospitality, atmosphere, and the details that transform a meal into an experience. From welcoming tablescapes to seamless hosting, she helps every gathering feel warm, personal, and effortlessly inviting.
Together, we bring exceptional food, genuine hospitality, and elevated service directly to your table—so you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying the people who matter most.
A Private Chef Experience Rooted in the Coast & Countryside
Seasonal farm produce, exceptional New England seafood, and thoughtful hospitality brought directly to your table.
The Weekly Table
A glimpse into what’s been served at our clients’ tables this week. From locally sourced seafood and seasonal produce to Chef AJ’s thoughtfully prepared dishes, each gathering brings a different menu, a different setting, and its own story.
Real clients. Real gatherings. Real food,
Cape Cod Favorites
A taste of what’s been served at our clients’ tables across Cape Cod this week. Fresh local seafood, seasonal New England produce, and coastal favorites thoughtfully prepared by Chef AJ in the comfort of our clients’ vacation homes.
Fresh from the coast. Prepared in your kitchen. Served at your table.
An Intimate Dining Experience, Curated Just for You
Coastal & Countryside Sample Menu
Sample Tasting Menu
First Course
Second Course
Main Course
Dessert
See What's on the Table
A Taste of the Coast
(Weekly Guest Top Favorite)
Fresh seafood, seasonal ingredients, and thoughtfully prepared courses bring the spirit of the shoreline directly to your table.
Plan a Themed Evening
Curated Pairing Dinners
Chef AJ creates custom menus designed to complement your favourite wines, bourbons, tequilas, or handcrafted cocktails. From intimate wine dinners to spirited themed evenings, each menu is thoughtfully developed around your selections, occasion, and guests.
Beverages are selected and provided by the client. Professional pairing consultation and licensed beverage-service partners may be coordinated upon request.
A bold, thoughtfully paced menu designed to complement bourbon selections provided by the client. Chef AJ builds each course around the warm, smoky, spiced, or caramel notes of the chosen bourbons, creating a relaxed and elevated evening for you and your guests.
A vibrant menu inspired by the fresh, citrus-forward, smoky, and earthy qualities of tequila. Chef AJ creates courses designed around the client’s preferred selections, offering guests an energetic and memorable dining experience with thoughtful flavour pairings.
A seasonal, custom menu created to complement wines selected and supplied by the client. From coastal seafood and fresh produce to refined American classics, each course is planned to enhance the character of the wine and create a polished dining experience from beginning to end.
Alcohol is selected and supplied by the client. Coastal & Countryside provides the custom menu and dining experience but does not sell or provide alcoholic beverages.
Coastal & Countryside
Signature Dining Experience
A memorable evening begins with more than exceptional food—it begins with the atmosphere.
Our Signature Dining Experience was created to bring the same level of elegance to the table as Chef AJ Lucas brings to every menu. We understand that many homes and vacation rentals aren't equipped with matching dinnerware, glassware, linens, or the thoughtful details that transform a meal into an unforgettable experience.
That's where we come in.
Designed for intimate gatherings of up to 25 guests, we provide a carefully curated collection of premium dinnerware, glassware, flatware, luxury linens, candlelight, seasonal décor, printed menus, and floral styling. Every table is thoughtfully designed to complement your menu, your home or vacation rental, and the season, creating a warm and welcoming setting for your guests.
Whether you're celebrating an anniversary, gathering with family during a New England getaway, hosting a rehearsal dinner, planning an intimate wedding, or marking a special occasion, our goal is simple—to create a dining experience that feels effortless, beautiful, and unforgettable.
From the first impression to the final course, every detail is intentionally curated so you can focus on what matters most: gathering around the table with the people you love.
Because a private chef experience isn't just about what's on the plate—it's about the entire experience surrounding it.
The Experience Includes
Curated dinnerware, glassware, and flatware
Luxury linens and napkins
Professionally styled tablescape
Seasonal florals and décor
Candlelight for ambiance
Printed custom menus
Complete delivery, setup, styling, and collection of Coastal & Countryside items
Available exclusively with our private chef experiences for gatherings of up to 25 guests.
A Sweet Finish
Complete your gathering with one of Chef AJ’s house-made desserts, available as an optional addition to your private chef experience.
Each dessert is thoughtfully prepared to complement your custom menu and bring the evening to a memorable close. From seasonal fruit desserts and comforting classics to Chef AJ’s signature New Hampshire maple bread pudding, selections may be personalized to suit your occasion and your guests.
Please ask about available dessert options during your booking consultation.
We also offer services for local pastry shops and bakeries upon request.
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