Coachella 2026
Excessive Steaks Weekend 1 …
Chef Serves VIPs, Banks $11K
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Chef Croux Koplin isn’t simply cooking up a storm at Coachella … he’s cashing in huge time!
The non-public chef tells TMZ he and his tight-knit crew of six — together with one other chef, an assistant and three helpers — pulled in a scorching $11K throughout the first weekend … all whereas bouncing between luxe desert estates and influencer-packed houses.
Croux Koplin/Yadi Ashley
Croux says he locked down three separate gigs … beginning with a marathon reserving to cook dinner for 15 to 17 German influencers from Wednesday via Monday throughout three totally different non-public houses.
On the menu have been brunch staples turned bougie … suppose huevos rancheros, quiche, and prosciutto with asparagus.
However that was simply the appetizer.
He additionally catered a 23-person brunch at a personal property in Indio — with none aside from former Disney star Kyle Massey in attendance — serving up fresh-baked fruit tarts, pastry puffs, and steak for the VIP crowd.
One other close by property introduced in Croux for a 20-person unfold, the place issues acquired much more decadent … visitors feasted on truffle scrambled eggs, goat cheese eggs, French toast, hen apple sausage, hickory bacon, Mediterranean grilled veggies, and a home made feta whip dip.
And get this … a kind of gigs principally got here out of nowhere. Croux says a house owner noticed his crew in motion whereas they have been cooking for the German influencers … flagged down one among his staff members mid-shift, and locked them in for a reserving proper then and there.
At Coachella, it’s not simply the artists getting paid — the cooks are consuming, too!
