Private Chef Christopher Sykes

I have been a professional chef for the last 8 years. I started my apprenticeship in Brisbane, in Australia and once finished I moved to the culinary capital, Melbourne. In Melbourne I worked as sous chef for two years in a restaurant focussing in local produce and hand made pasta, which is where my passion lies. I’ve travelled around India and Thailand, with the main focus of travelling there being food, as I love their ingredients and cooking. I now have been working in a restaurant in Amsterdam which focuses on minimising waste, which has given me many opportunities and encouraged a lot innovation:

For me, cooking is...

My passion and has been my job over the last 8 years, but due to the current circumstances I am now not able to work, as my restaurant is closed.

I learned to cook at...

I learned to cook and a very nice modern restaurant, as well as going to culinary school for 3 years whilst working.

A role model in the kitchen is...

I really like Raymond Blanc, and Massimo Bottura

A cooking secret...

Always constantly taste.

My menus

Modern French

STARTER

All inclusive

Oven roasted Normandy Camembert cheese, raisin and hazelnut dressing, fresh bread

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Roasted beetroots, pickled red grapes, fresh cheese and sumac

Confit and charred leeks, creme fraiche, beurre noisette and lime dressing, toasted breadcrumbs

Slowly roasted celeriac, lemon infused hollandaise, shaved almond, golden raisins

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Brined and marinated bone in chicken, lemon, thyme, roasted chicken buerre blanc

Homemade Parisienne gnocchi, roasted seasonal mushrooms, gruyere, lemon

DESSERT

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Creme brûlée, walnut shortbread, compote

Quince and apple tarte tatin, vanilla whipped cultured cream

Modern Middle eastern

STARTER

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Homemade za’atar bread, white bean and preserved lemon dip, sumac

FIRST COURSE

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Slow roasted glazed carrots, whipped tahini yoghurt, sunflower seed dukkah

Spice roasted sweet potato, cultured cream, mint and pomegranate molasses

Courgette, goats feta and parsley fritter with roasted garlic emulsion and lemon

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Seasonal roast vegetable shawarma, hung yoghurt, pickled onion and sesame

Slow roasted spicy chicken shawarma, h ung yoghurt, pickled onion and sesame

DESSERT

All inclusive

Bougatsa (Greek Filo pastry), halva custard, quince and homemade Creme fraiche

Lemon and cinnamon spiced cheesecake with poached quince and almond

Modern Japanese

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Hand made Gyoza filled with marinated mushroom, spring onion and pickled ginger, served with a wuhan dressing and puffed rice

Hand made Gyoza filled with miso pork and pickled ginger, served with a fermented chilli dressing

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Seared tuna, homemade kimchi mayonnaise, pickled daikon, bonito, roasted sesame

Miso roasted king brown mushrooms, Yuzu emulsion, seaweed crumble

Miso and caramelised ginger glazed red cabbage w/ wasabi mayo

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Homemade pork bone Ramen broth, served with tea marinated eggs, pickled shiitake mushrooms

Homemade vegetarian broth, served with tea marinated eggs, pickled shiitake mushrooms,

Dashi and star anise glazed free range chicken, w/ grilled cabbage and pickled reddish

DESSERT

All inclusive

Green tea and white chocolate cake with a caramel and miso mousse, roasted almond

Matcha Creme brûlée w/poached quince

Modern Italian Dinner/Lunch

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Homemade focaccia, roasted and marinated paprika’s, preserved lemon dressing

Homemade flatbread, olive and basil tapenade, fresh ricotta

FIRST COURSE

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Marinated tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, sumac, caperberries

Roasted pointed cabbage, caper, raisin and brown butter dresssing

Roasted broccoli, broccoli stalk pesto, pecorino, smoked chilli dressing

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Risotto of roasted pumpkin, brown butter, pecorino and honey

Homemade ricotta gnocchi, fermented chilli and roasted tomato, Parmesan, fresh basil

Handmade pasta, seasonal mushrooms, Parmesan, Rosemary

DESSERT

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Orange and semolina cake, whipped ricotta, marmalade

Roasted white chocolate semi freddo, hazelnut praline, homemade compote

Italian meringue, whipped mascarpone, coffee and dark chocolate

Modern Mediterranean Dinner/Lunch

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Homemade focaccia, roasted and marinated paprika’s, preserved lemon dressing

Homemade flatbread, smoked paprika and garlic dip, roasted almond

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Roasted beetroots, pickled red grapes, fresh cheese and sumac

Glazed and roasted aubergine, whipped tahini, sunflower seed dukkah

MAIN COURSE

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Crispy skin salmon, salsa verde, cumin roasted carrot

Slow braised lamb, hung yoghurt, pomegranate and mint

Homemade ricotta gnocchi, fermented chilli and roasted tomato, Parmesan, fresh basil

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Bougatsa (Greek Filo pastry), halva custard, quince and homemade Creme fraiche

Orange and semolina cake, whipped ricotta, marmalade

Spanish basque cheese cake, poached quince

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Chef Christopher's reviews

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8 services

Christopher was awesome! Each dish he presented was better than the previous one. He was super professional throughout and we had a great time with fun conversations. I highly recommend Christopher to everyone. His dishes are very technical, very tasty and very well thought off. I would have Christopher back for our future dinners without any doubt. Thanks a lot, Christopher for the amazing food, conversation and the experience.

We are so happy to have had Chris prepare us an amazing 4 course meal for our anniversary. Chris was very professional and punctual, but also his friendly and outgoing personality made the experience perfect. Not to mention, his modern French dishes were unique and delicious! We would highly recommend Chris for giving you a restaurant quality experience at home, especially during Corona times. Thank you Chris for making our anniversary special!

It was a wonderful dinner. The food was amazing, both beautiful and tasty. Chris was very professional and yet friendly and nice. I do recommend him. It was a great birthday dinner. Thanks Chris!

Christopher prepared for us 4-course dinner. He arrived on time, and straight away dived into preparing us Japanese dinner. We were surprise about the good and interesting mixture of flavours of all dishes (they were vegan), especially we loved the red cabbage dish! What he made for us was delicious! Chris once again, thank you for the lovely meals and your time!

We had a great evening with Chris. He was punctual, friendly, good conversation and above all the food was fresh and tasted great! It was so nice to take the evening off and have the restaurant experience at home.

Amazing experience! Chistopher called days before to explain and design the menu together. He even offered to make cocktails which were absolutely delicious! It was a special night for us and we couldn’t have had anyone better. A huge thanks to him! Highly recommended!