leif hedendal is a san francisco based independent chef and culinary consultant. available both locally and worldwide, leif offers a wide range of high-end culinary services for diverse clients and event types including galas, corporate retreats, weddings, intimate celebrations, large receptions, and site-specific brand activations. with decades of experience working in the homes of high net worth families, with vc firms, blue chip galleries, and philanthropists, leif's bespoke, tactful, creative, and seasonal approach to menus and event production will suit itself to any goals and environment you may be working with.
services
full service event catering
discreet private chef services
working with specific diets
craft cocktails
cakes and patisserie
floral services
experience design and brand activation
corporate team building
culinary education/cooking classes
culinary and gastronomic consulting
past clients
The United Nations, Google, LVMH, Airbnb, Zynga, True Ventures, Levis, JP Morgan, IDEO, Nextworld, Harvard, PCH Intl, Mycoworks, FuseProject, Bottega Veneta, Cassina, Hipcamp, Shelter Co., Micki Meng, Tom Steyer, Gavin Newsom, Doug Aitken Miranda July, SMOMA, Berkeley Art Museum, De Young Museum, New Museum, Gavin Brown, François Ghebaly, Frankel Gallery, Jessica Silverman, Fortune Magazine, Kinfolk Magazine, Cultured Magazine, Kadist Foundation, Ballroom Marfa, NADA, and the JB Blunk Estate.