Seasonal, ingredient-driven, private dining experiences. Montauk · Hamptons · East End of Long Island, NY.
Jake Pinkston is a private chef cooking seasonal coastal cuisine on the East End — local seafood and market produce, shaped by French and Japanese technique, plated refined yet approachable.
His cooking draws on a decade in kitchens across New York, Colorado, and Texas — from the Uchi Restaurant Group in Austin to the Montauk Yacht Club — and on fine-dining stages at Benu, Nightbird, Elske, and Crown Shy.
Menus change with the season and the morning's catch; each dinner is written for its table.
Kitchens: Uchiko (Austin, TX — Uchi Restaurant Group) · Hestia (Austin, TX) · Bird on the Roof (Montauk, NY — Executive Chef) · Montauk Yacht Club (Proper Hospitality)
Stages: Fine-dining training with the Uchi Restaurant Group and culinary stages at Benu, Nightbird, Angler, Elske, and Crown Shy. Extensive travel and research throughout Mexico, including Pujol and the kitchens of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Service: United States Navy — Engineer, 2012–2016
Education: The Art Institute of Austin — A.A.S. Culinary Arts · A.A.S. Restaurant Management
Languages: English · Spanish
“An exceptional private dining experience from start to finish. Every course was thoughtfully sourced and beautifully executed. The food and service were truly restaurant-caliber — having Jake cook for us was a highlight of the summer for our family.” — Alex, East Hampton
“Chef Jake cooked an intimate dinner for twelve of us, and it was flawless — a menu written just for our table, and paced so the conversation never had to stop. He ran the whole evening quietly out of our kitchen like it was his own. We're still talking about it.” — David, Montauk
In every great kitchen, family meal is the one the cooks make for each other — generous, unfussy, passed around one table. Family Meal brings that spirit to your table in Montauk: a private, multi-course dinner served family-style, built around what the boats and farm stands brought in that morning.
One long table. Shared platters. The polish of fine dining without the starch. @montaukfamilymeal
Email chefjakepinkston@gmail.com or call 512-758-2855.
Instagram: @chefjakepinkston