{"id":18676,"date":"2025-10-07T16:28:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:28:34","slug":"top-private-sushi-chefs-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston","title":{"rendered":"Our Top Private Sushi Chefs in Houston for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"idmi9\">Looking for a private sushi chef in\u00a0<strong>Houston<\/strong>\u00a0who can turn your dinner party into something people won\u2019t stop talking about? This list covers ten of the best. Whether you&#8217;re after a quiet omakase for two or a lively tasting for a group, these chefs bring restaurant-level skill and precision straight to your kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some trained in Tokyo, spending years mastering the basics before ever touching a knife in public. Others found their voice in&nbsp;<strong>Houston kitchens<\/strong>, blending old-school technique with their own creative edge. You\u2019ll notice different styles, but there\u2019s one thing they all have in common\u2014an almost obsessive attention to detail. From sourcing the fish to how the rice hits the plate, nothing\u2019s left to chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect more than sushi. Think tuna flown in from Toyosu Market, hand-crafted nigiri prepared on the spot, and warm rice seasoned just right. A few chefs offer sake pairings, others come with full setups and staff. The point is\u2014you&#8217;re not just booking a meal, you&#8217;re booking an experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These aren\u2019t your average caterers. They\u2019re artists with knives, and your countertop is their stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb9f7a0b98e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #182427;color:#182427\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #182427;color:#182427\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb9f7a0b98e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston\/#houstons_best_private_sushi_chefs_you_can_book_right_now\" >Houston\u2019s Best Private Sushi Chefs You Can Book Right Now<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston\/#chef_decardios_denson\" >Chef Decardios Denson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston\/#chef_gabriel_boyko\" >Chef Gabriel Boyko<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston\/#chef_mariana_ascoli\" >Chef Mariana Ascoli<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston\/#chef_sunyong_choi_bertsch\" >Chef Sunyong Choi Bertsch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/blog\/en\/top-private-sushi-chefs-houston\/#chef_caitlin_austin\" >Chef Caitlin Austin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"id-c4031\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"houstons_best_private_sushi_chefs_you_can_book_right_now\"><\/span>Houston\u2019s Best Private Sushi Chefs You Can Book Right Now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-77318c46\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"chef_decardios_denson\"><\/span>Chef Decardios Denson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up cooking with my grandmother and later on in my career started working in professional kitchens. Going from state to state every two years I learned how to cook different cuisines. After working as the Executive Sous Chef for the Indianapolis Colts, I decided to start my own catering business. I have worked with all types of clients from celebrities to political parties. No event is to big or too small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-base-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/chef\/decardios-denson\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-tac-yellow-main-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/wizard\/chef\/68388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Book Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-86fa6a66\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"chef_gabriel_boyko\"><\/span>Chef Gabriel Boyko<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Experienced Executive Chef from high-end celebrity rehabs in Malibu. Graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Pasadena in 2005. I have years of restaurant experience early in my career. In my role as Executive Chef at The Canyon, Malibu, for 12 years, I was essentially working as private chef for 16 discerning clients simultaneously, while managing every aspect of the food\/kitchen department, including menu selection and my personal gourmet cooking, the hiring and management of other chefs, budgeting, planning quarterly promotional &amp; holiday parties (150+ guests), ordering, collaborating with other facility departments, etc. My highly-varied, multi-cultural menus reflected the best cuisine across the globe with a healthy theme as this location offered an organic kitchen with flavor and health at the focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-base-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/chef\/gabriel-boyko\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-tac-yellow-main-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/wizard\/chef\/54455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Book Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-abc0de8e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"chef_mariana_ascoli\"><\/span>Chef Mariana Ascoli<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My menus reflect a lot of my lifestyle and professional experience and carry a selection of premium ingredients and the most loved dishes I cooked in the past years as a private chef. My cuisine is mostly wellness driven and veggie forward and my menus are inspired in places I visited, art exhibitions as well as the daily life at the vibrant city of Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-base-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/chef\/mariana-ascoli\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-tac-yellow-main-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/wizard\/chef\/26299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Book Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-d0c2c831\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"chef_sunyong_choi_bertsch\"><\/span>Chef Sunyong Choi Bertsch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a professional private chef and caterer who focuses on maintaining the authenticity and taste of Japanese and Korean cuisine. Being raised in a traditional Asian family in Southern California, I started my professional career after noticing the lack of quality, authentic food experiences in the Houston area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-base-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/chef\/sunyong-choi-bertsch\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-tac-yellow-main-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/wizard\/chef\/107004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Book Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-3ce29a05\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"chef_caitlin_austin\"><\/span>Chef Caitlin Austin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m in my original stomping grounds, and love providing wholesome, flavorful, nourishing meals merging a knowledge of the seasonal fare of Texas with flavor profiles and exotic ingredients from around the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-base-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/chef\/caitlin-austin\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tac-dark-grey-main-color has-tac-yellow-main-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/wizard\/chef\/82994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Book Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re ready to book a private chef in the city, you can explore our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/private-chef\/houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full list of private chefs available in Houston<\/a>, covering all cuisines and occasions. Looking for something more specific? Check out our dedicated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.takeachef.com\/en-us\/services\/private-sushi-chef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">private sushi chef service<\/a>&nbsp;to see what\u2019s possible when tradition meets personal dining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a private sushi chef in\u00a0Houston\u00a0who can turn your dinner party into something people won\u2019t stop talking about? This list covers ten of the best. Whether you&#8217;re after a quiet omakase for two or a lively tasting for a group, these chefs bring restaurant-level skill and precision straight to your kitchen. 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