Rent-A-Chef

08/31/2026

We're excited to be the food vendor for Cruise Night on Friday! See you there!!

Vroom, vroom, who is ready for Cruise Night? 🚗

The Village of North Aurora will be hosting Cruise Night on Friday, September 4, 2026 from 5 to 7 pm at Towne Center Shopping Center (1720 Orchard Gateway Boulevard).

For those unfamiliar with the term, Cruise Nights are an informal car show and mostly entail a smaller group of cars/people gathering at a park or parking lot for a few hours. You can meet new people with varying tastes and preferences in vehicles and it’s a great place to socialize with others who appreciate the beauty of cars. They are a fun, family friendly pastime experience that is a hobby for many. Cruise Nights are an excellent way to show off your ride and a great way to look at some beautiful cars and admire/day dream if you don’t happen to have a classic car for yourself.

The Village's Cruise Night will have dash plaques (pictured here!) for the first 80 participants and awards will be given for Mayor's Choice and Police Chief's Choice. No pre-registration is required.

Carousel Sound will be DJ-ing the event and we'll have tasty food at the ready from Rent-A-Chef! Come join us for an awesome night!

08/25/2026

Dolly Parton passed away today at 80, and if you run a small business, her story is worth sitting with for a minute.

She wrote her own songs and kept the publishing rights when that wasn’t the norm for women in the music industry. She co-founded her own theme park and kept an ownership stake in it. She built a media company, a foundation, a product line, always as the owner… never just the face.

She also founded Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a nonprofit that mails a free, age-appropriate book every month to enrolled children from birth to age five, to help close the literacy gap before kids even start school. That program is active right here in our own community: Batavia United Way partners with the Imagination Library to get free books into the hands of local kids.

Her nephew Bryan Seaver said it best today: she never saw a door she couldn’t open, and the doors she opened made and changed history.

That’s the thing we see in this community every single day, women who build something that’s actually theirs, protect what they’ve made, and hold the door open for the next person behind them. Rest easy, Dolly. Thank you for showing us what it looks like to own your work and give back while you’re doing it.

08/19/2026

🎯 A BIG GOAL IS GETTING CHECKED OFF OUR BINGO CARD! 🎉
At the beginning of the year, we created a Rent A Chef Bingo Card filled with goals we wanted to accomplish as a business. And one of the BIGGEST goals on that card was to become a food vendor right here in our own hometown of North Aurora. ❤️
This one is extra special to us because we love our community and have always wanted the opportunity to bring Black Betty home and serve our neighbors!
Well… THIS SATURDAY, WE’RE DOING IT! 🥳🔥
📍 North Aurora’s Kite Festival
🌳 Fern Park 1501 Waterford Dr
📅 This Saturday 10am-4pm
🚚 Black Betty will be there!
We’ll be serving up our popular BBQ menu, so come hungry, bring the family, fly some kites, and most importantly, come celebrate with us as we check this HUGE goal off our Bingo Card! 🎯
Your support means more than you know. Whether you grab a plate, stop by to say hello, or simply share this post, we’d love to see our North Aurora community show up!
One goal down… and plenty more to go!

08/17/2026

Ranking Up To Eagle Scout!🦅
We were honored to be part of such a meaningful celebration at the beautiful Barbara Belding Lodge in St. Charles as Ben ranked up to Eagle Scout!
After a heartfelt ceremony celebrating this incredible achievement, guests gathered for some good old-fashioned BBQ comfort food from Rent A Chef. ❤️
🍖 Pulled Pork
🍗 Smoked Chicken
🧀 Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese
🫘 Baked Beans
🥦 Broccoli Salad
🥬 Coleslaw
🔥 Chef Matt’s Signature BBQ Sauces
Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment! Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is a huge milestone, and we’re so grateful that you trusted Rent A Chef to help make the celebration even more special.
Thank you for letting us be a part of this memorable day! 🦅❤️

07/31/2026

Back at our favorite corporate client for an All Team Meeting catering, and everyone loved the comforting Italian menu. Chef Matt's Chicken Picatta is always a huge hit. Thank you so much for having us again, and we'll see you again soon!

07/27/2026

✨ They Said YES to the Chef! ✨

A huge congratulations to Trae & Elisha on their upcoming vow renewal! ❤️
We were honored to be referred by the amazing team at Sage Event Space in North Aurora, one of our preferred venues. After reaching out to learn more about our catering services, they joined us for a tasting featuring some of our most popular appetizers and our signature Taco Bar.
Their favorite part? Everything! 🌮🔥
Here's what they told us:
"I was hoping to not like something so I could narrow down our choices, but I loved everything!"
As chefs, there's no better compliment than that! 💛
We are beyond excited that you chose Rent A Chef to be part of such a meaningful celebration. Thank you for trusting us to help create an unforgettable experience as you renew your vows surrounded by family and friends.
Trae & Elisha...you said "Yes to the Chef," and we can't wait to serve you!