Maddy DeVita

is a private chef, recipe developer, and content creator based in New York City. Documenting her time at the Institute of Culinary Education and now as a private chef, Maddy has cultivated a dedicated audience that is inspired by her recipes, style, and lifestyle. Long before attending culinary school, her passion for cooking was sparked from learning old family recipes from her Nonna. Maddy is widely known for her outstanding dinner parties that infuse her creativity and the client's personality to create a truly unique meal that leaves guests and her audience hungry for more. 

Features

2025

Inside the Vinegar Hill Apartment of Maddy DeVita, Creator of Hand Me the Fork, Open House TV

Found: The best Pasta in New York (According to the city’s top chefs!), Eye-Swoon

Family bestows late grandmother's beloved sauce pot on next generation, Good Morning America

Tears at What Woman Inherits From Grandmother: 'My Entire Personality', NewsWeek

Her Beloved Nonna Died. Then Her Uncle's Kind Gesture Made Her 'Immediately Burst into Tears', People

2024

Erika Learns to Make Tiramisu, Food 52

Private Chef & Social Media Star: Meet ICE Grad Maddy DeVita, Institute of Culinary Education

Humanitarians enlist entertainers and creators to reach impassioned youth during UN week, AP News

illy Introduces First-Ever Digital Content Series, "Coffee Break", PR NewsWire

Breaking Down with Maddy DeVita, Bus Boy Media

7 Showstopping Dishes to Make in Front of Your Dinner Guests This Holiday Season, RobbReport

World Food Program USA Launches Zero Hunger Activist Council With Influential Creatives to Mobilize Young People in Movement to End Global Hunger, World Food Program USA

When Did Celebrities’ Chefs become Celebrity Chefs?, High Snobiety

NYC private chefs are going public — and becoming social media stars with millions of followers, NY Post

8 Meal Planning and Prep Tips From TikTok and Instagram’s Private Chef, Food Network

Food Secrets of the Super-Rich, According to their Private Chefs, The Times

Ready to Entertain? Here’s How to Host Like a Pro, House Beautiful

What Maddy DeVita Can’t Live Without, New York Magazine

15 Hosting Essentials for Throwing an Epic Spring Brunch, Food & Wine 

Join me on Substack for all my recipes and behind-the-scenes industry insights, and follow along on Instagram and TikTok @handmethefork for daily adventures and kitchen moments.