My story
Chef Sean Patrick Gallagher grew up in Connecticut with a family deep rooted in the restaurant industry. With a passion for food, Sean started working in restaurants at the age of fourteen years old. His grandmother Ellie was a Chef and showed him at a young age the beauty of food.
He attended The Culinary Institute of America and graduated in 2009 with a degree in Culinary Arts. Since graduating Sean has spent his time working as a private chef, caterer, food stylist, restaurant consultant, event planner, and recipe developer in New York City. In the world of private events Sean has prepared parties for political, celebrity, and international figures. Sean has also compiled a comprehensive list of clients as a Food Stylist adding his touch to global campaigns.
He has traveled and worked throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as a Private Chef learning as much as he could to enrich and inspire his global cuisine. Using the freshest seasonal ingredients Sean is able to prepare meals for clients that suit their tastes and give them a memorable experience. He also values passing on his learnings, and teaching others how to prepare effortless meals and how to create a party at home.
Clients | BRAND Collaborations
“It is with great pleasure and fondness that I recommend Chef Sean Patrick Gallagher. He is a talented, kind person with a creative gift for designing a delicious meal. Over the last few years Sean has provided exceptional dinner parties for my husband and me. He has never repeated anything. The recipes are not in a cookbook but in his head.
Sean said he learned to cook beside his grandmother as he was growing up. There seems to be a part of that hominess in his attitude towards our guests. We all sit near the kitchen. We invite people who enjoy good food and wine, those who find it interesting to talk to the chef. Sean is more than happy to share his ideas with our guests.
I have always left the menu choices to Sean. He sends us his ideas, and I say, “Perfect”. He asks what items I have on hand, and he does the rest of the shopping. Sean arrives at around 10 A.M. to prepare a dinner that doesn’t begin until 7 P.M. We always seem to have a great deal to talk about. I can never cook and talk, but he is able to do it. He is such a pleasure to have in the house that we begin to plan the next event.
Sean is a fine person with a delightful sense of humor. He is easy going and calms me down, because entertaining, although I enjoy it, has to be perfection.”
- Susan Weis-Mindel (Private Client)
“We have known Chef Sean Patrick Gallagher for six years and have enjoyed many dinner parties at both other people’s homes and our own.
He is an amazing chef, highly creative, extremely skilled at his craft, with an excellent palate and visual aesthetic.
His kitchen is immaculate and he is able to produce a multi-course meal of the highest caliber without missing a beat.
Most importantly he is a genuinely nice person and a true pleasure to work with.
We highly recommend him without reservation. He is a gem!!!”
- Barbara and Ben Cohen (Private Client)
“I was lucky to have hired Sean to assist in food styling during a satellite media tour program for Hellmann’s Mayonnaise featuring Bobby Flay. During a project full of contingency plans and last minute emergencies, Sean was consistently enthusiastic and dedicated to producing the best quality work complete with a smile.
Sean was extraordinarily helpful in all areas of culinary production. He easily formed a leadership role with interns on site and his guidance and motivation in their work made for seamless transitions between shots. In addition to Sean’s superb cooking skills, he has the ability to harvest the most wonderful produce and foodstuffs while shopping and has great ability work within a budget – especially in New York City!
Besides being a joy to work with, Sean holds a true passion for food and the art it can create on a plate. His experience working with multiple culinary publications and publishing his own blog with delicious, well thought out photos, he displays his keen ability for crafting a snapshot full of depth, color, and mouth-watering detail.
I highly recommend Sean for employment. He is a true team player, as well as a creative force that would be an asset to any food organization.”
- Lauren Bailey | Director, Culinary Events - Bold Foods
