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Our Story
Commitment to Satisfaction
Nantucket’s On Island Chefs is committed to meeting your needs while tantalizing your taste buds. We provide creative quality and flexible service. We will stock your pantry, stock your bar, cook all your meals and cater all your parties. We offer one-off fully staffed, memorable evenings, or a months’ worth of Chef-made gourmet meals for you and your guests. No request is too small or too large.
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We will make your wedding stress-free and memorable: from Rehearsals and Pre-Cocktails to Brunch, the Big Wrap Up Party or the Great Day itself.
Every aspect of your event will be customized, regardless of the size of your guest list or your culinary vision. Choose from our extensive bill of fare or work with our award-winning executive chefs on a personalized menu. Utilize our GoodFoodBrand deliver-and-setup service or tap into our event staffing – whatever you could possibly want or dream, we will deliver.
Owner & Executive Chef
Michael Caffrey
"A Nantucket Dream Come True"
Michael Caffrey has been a mainstay on Nantucket for 25 years, bringing year-round and seasonal residents healthy, sustainable, and innovative food choices. Chef Michael travels the world studying cutting edge trends and searching for the purest ingredients. When cooking on Nantucket, he is committed to sourcing local seafood and the most vibrant produce to provide the freshest food possible.
Michael studied at Le Cordon Bleu. His career arc includes being the owner of a wildly popular gourmet and catering shop on the Mainline of Philadelphia and then the Misconduct Bar in the historic city center. Before launching Nantucket’s On Island Chefs, Michael was the executive chef for Simply with Style Catering on the island. He has cooked for the island’s premier events, such as the annual Wine Festival and The Nantucket Project, and he is a preferred caterer for Nantucket’s historical venues.
Restaurant owners in major markets around the country have tapped Michael to launch their successful eateries. Still, his heart remains on this special island. From a romantic dinner for two or an elegant wine tasting to a wedding for 300, Chef Michael and his team will make your event perfect.