Private Chef in Itabira
Rent one of our 13 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Itabira
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Itabira in March 2018, more than 13 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Itabira and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Minas Gerais.
Starting in 2018, 16,999 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Itabira. To book your chef in Itabira, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 4,169 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 7,272 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.57 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 16,999 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Itabira usually book menus around 225 BRL per person, including 3.45 courses, sharing an average of 5.01 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Itabira.












How it works
Personalize your request
Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.
Receive menu proposals
Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.
Get chatty with your chefs
Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!
Book your experience
Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.
Enjoy!
All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!
13 Private Chefs in Itabira
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More than 16,900 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.33 Chef
The guests in Itabira have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.33.
4.67 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Itabira received an average score of 4.67.
4.52 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.52 average score.
4.73 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Itabira has been scored with a 4.73 on average.
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4,169 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Itabira
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Chef's ceasar salad served with lettuce, sweet melon, grilled shrimps, parma ham, croutons, parmesan cheese and homemade ceasar dressing
Burrata cheese, confit cherry tomatoes, pesto sauce, balsamic creamy reduction, roast garlic, fresh basil, italian bread toasts
Arancini fresh mushroom and funghi risotto crunchy ball stuffed with mozzarella and pancetta, served with served with caramelized red onions chilli sauce
Arancini shrimp leek risotto crunchy ball stufffed with shrimp, mozzarela and gorgonzola cheese
Arpaccio beef fillet, served with confit cherry tomatoes, balsamic and mustard sauce, campers, fresh basil and mustard seeds, bufalo mozzarela balls, served with italian bread toasts
Caprese salad-bufalo mozzarela, tomatoes, pesto, fresh basil, italian bread toasts
Linguine al frutti di mare a pomodoro seafood and tomatoes sauce with stracciatella di bufala
Linguine al limone with flammed grilled shrimps and asparagus slices
Zaffran risotto with brased ossobuco
Grilled stuffed with 3 cheeses sweet potato gnocchi served with beef ribs and tomatoes ragout
Fettuccine alfredo grilled shrimps and asparagus
Fresh mushroom and funghi risotto served with grilled ribeye steak and perfect crunchy bacon slice
Shrimp, leek and gorgonzola risotto served with grilled shrimps
Panna cotta with fresh strawberry sauce
Nonna´s tiramisu
Apple strudel with vanilla whipped cream
Chef's ceasar salad served with lettuce, sweet melon, grilled shrimps, parma ham, croutons, parmesan cheese and homemade ceasar dressing
Grilled shrimp satay served with fresh cilantro, brazilian nuts, grana padano pesto sauce
Brazilian cheese and shrimp pastel (fried empanadas)
Anéis de lula crocantes com aioli de limão siciliano
Brazilian crab shells. made with crab meat, red bell peppers, garlic, onion, seafood broth, ginger, coconut milk, fresh cilantro and a touch of dendê oil, and parmesan crust. amazing flavour and a little spicy
Cod fish and potatoes portuguese crunchy bites served with lemon aioli
Grilled or crispy white fish tacos with tropical mango salad
Fish moqueca served with white steamed rice and dendê yellow cassava flour
Shrimp bobó famous dish from the state of bahia; shrimps in a creamy boroa yellow sweet potato mousseline, red bell peppers, onions, garlic, coconut milk, shrimp and kombu seaweed broth, fresh cilantro, dende oil, served with white steamed rice
Linguine al limone with flammed grilled shrimps
Grilled white fish fillet served with herbs aromatic butter campers, mushooms, sauce, banana da terra puree and sautéed fresh mushrooms, garlic chives and onions
White fish fillet served with roast cauliflower, coconut milk, ginger with a touch of curry mousseline creamy sauce and some steamed brocoli
Grilled butter crust white fish served with shrimp and tomatoes sauce with sauted potatoes and chives
Estrogonfe brasileiro, grilled shrimps served on a creamy tomatoes sauce, with fresh mushroons and dijon mustard touch, steamed white rice, crunchy potatoes chips
Banoffe, fresh bananas slices, brazilian doce de leite, nuts crumble, cumaru fresh whipped cream and a cinnamon touch
Chocolate trilogy, dark chocolate brigadeiro truffles, brazilian cocoa and nuts crumble, belgian chocolate mousse hiden under a chocolate tuile
Sagu. tapioca sweet balls cooked on a sweet red wine and spicies sauce served with a pastry cumaru creamy sauce, cumaru is known as the amazonian vanilla
Coconut creamy mousse served with mango syruo and fresh mango cubs, very freshy
Shrimp tempura, marinated served with amazonian sweet chilli sauce
Chef's ceasar salad served with romaine lettuce, sweet melon, grilled marinated shrimps, low fermented croutons, parmesan cheese and my homemade ceasar dressing
Greek salad, fresh spinach and wild rucula, cucumber and red onions picles, white brazilian minas cheese, black olives, cranberries, grilled marinated chicken breasts, oregano, confit cherry tomatoes with balsamic and cashew fruit reduction sauce
Beef, garlic, onion, eggs and olives pastel (fried empanadas)
Grilled ribeye steak popular dish from south of brazil: served with fresh chimichurri herbs sauce, cooked cassava butter bites, garlic and almond panko crunchy farofa
Banoffe, fresh bananas slices, brazilian doce de leite, nuts crumble, cumaru fresh whipped cream and a cinnamon touch
Deconstructed guava cheesecake
Chocolate and dulce de leche churros
Feijoada crunchy balls, crunchy ball made with black beans stuffed with bacon, calabresa pork sausage and green kale, served with corn and bacon farofa and and my amazonian hot sauce, comes with a brazilian caipirinha shot
Beef ribs tasty creamy croqueta with amazonian sweet and chilli sauce
Grilled shrimps satay served with amazing cilantro, brazilian nuts and grana padano cheese pesto sauce
Brazilian cheese and shrimp pastel (fried empanadas) served with amazonian hot sauce
Brazilian crab shells. made with crab meat, red bell peppers, garlic, onion, seafood broth, ginger, coconut milk, fresh cilantro and a touch of dendê oil, with a catupiry brazilian famous creamcheese and parmesan crust. amazing flavour and a little spicy
Brazilian cheese bread( pão de queijo recheado) filled with a slow cooking delicious beef ribs tomatoes ragout
Shrimp bobó famous dish from the state of bahia; shrimps in a creamy boroa yellow sweet potato mousseline, red bell peppers, onions, garlic, coconut milk, shrimp and kombu seaweed smoked broth, fresh cilantro, dende oil, served with white steamed rice
Grilled ribeye steak . popular dish from south of brazil: served with fresh chimichurri herbs sauce, cooked cassava butter bites with parmesan cheese, bacon and corn farofa
Grilled white fish fillet. served with herbs aromatic butter campers, mushrooms, sauce, banana da terra puree and sautéed fresh mushrooms, garlic chives and onions
Sagu. tapioca sweet balls cooked on a sweet red wine and spicies sauce served with a pastry cumaru creamy sauce, cumaru is known as the amazonian vanilla
Banoffe, fresh thin bananas slices, brazilian doce de leite, nuts crumble, cumaru fresh whipped cream and a cinnamon touch
Chocolate trilogy, dark chocolate brigadeiro truffles, brazilian cocoa and nuts crumble, belgian chocolate mousse hiden under a chocolate tuile
Grilled seafood satay served with fresh cilantro, brazilian cashew nut and grana padano cheese pesto sauce
Grilled marinated shrimp and asparagus satay served with lemon aioli
Brazilian crab shells. made with crab meat, red bell peppers, garlic, onion, seafood broth, ginger, coconut milk, fresh cilantro and a touch of dendê oil, with a catupiry brazilian famous creamcheese and parmesan crust. amazing flavour and a little spicy
Grilled octopus crispy and soft grilled octopus, served on top of a crispy potato and minas brazilian cheese mille-feuille with red pepper and paprika smoked aioli and fresh green beans
Grilled octopus and heart of palm vinaigrette
Crunchy nori seaweed canape served with salmon smoked 3hrs gravilax sashimi and a exotic and delicious oyster, strawberry, ginger and garlic sauce
Arancini shrimp leek risotto crunchy ball stufffed with shrimp, mozzarela and gorgonzola cheese
Fish and shrimp tempura served with sweet and chilli amazonian sauce
Shrimp bobó famous dish from the state of bahia; shrimps in a creamy boroa yellow sweet potato mousseline, red bell peppers, onions, garlic, coconut milk, shrimp and kombu seaweed smoked broth, fresh cilantro, dende oil, served with white steamed rice
Shrimp, leek and gorgonzola risotto served with grilled shrimps
Seafood marinera paella
Grilled octopus served with smashed grilled baby potatoes, grilled asparagus, confit cherry tomatoes and toasted caramelized red onions with a smoked red pepper a paprika aioli
Grilled calamari stuffed with shrimps and vegetables served with asian rice noddles style
Banoffe, fresh bananas slices, brazilian doce de leite, nuts crumble, cumaru fresh whipped cream and a cinnamon touch
Sagu. tapioca sweet balls cooked on a sweet red wine and spicies sauce served with a pastry cumaru creamy sauce, cumaru is known as the amazonian vanilla
Lemon tart
Chocolate and dulce de leche churros
Chocolate trilogy, dark chocolate brigadeiro truffles, brazilian cocoa and nuts crumble, belgian chocolate mousse hiden under a chocolate tuile
Special frozen caipirinha made with artisanal cachaça
Cassava chips and mix of cheese sauce
Dadinho de tapioca with coalho cheesse (crispy tapioca dices) sized by spicy jam
Passion fruit mimosas
"pão de queijo" cheese bread bites filled with mineiro cheese
"bobó de camarão" shrimp in a creamy manioc and coconut mil sauce, served with white rice and fresh parsley
12h baked rib with creamy mashed baroa root and caramelized onin gel
Brazilian picanha steak, juicy and tender picanha steak, grilled to perfection, served with farofa (toasted cassava flour) and passionfruit vinagrette
Capixaba-style fish stew (moqueca) served with white rice and palm oil farofa (nut-free)
Chocolate and hazel dome, spiced orange gelée
Coconut and passion fruit pudding with tapioca pearls
70% chocolate brigadeiro with cupuaçu sorbet
Creamy coconut with pineapple and mint sorbet
Fatias de pão de sidra com manteigas saborizadas
Elemento surpresa (prato exclusivo decidido pelo chef)
Filé oswaldo aranha versão tartare com chips de batata e aioli
Salada de vieiras frescas com vinagre de framboesa (rúcula, alface americana, cebola em conserva e tomate confit)
Filé de linguado, redução cremosa de vinho branco, frutos do mar, cubos de maçã verde, cogumelos torneados e óleo de dill
Costela desfiada ao molo de cerveja preta na crosta de pão de queijo
Mil-folhas de banana, mousse de baunilha com macadâmias caramelizadas e chantilly de sour cream
Dadinho de tapioca com queijo curado de cabra e geleia de tomate
Mini acarajé com vatapá suave e camarão crocante
Ceviche de haddock com leite de coco, limão craco e chips de banana-da-terra
Salada morna de palmito pupunha, couscous de castanha do pará, vinagrete de caqui e toque de mel
Caldinho de feijão defumado, costelinha de porco laqueada no melaço, couve crispy e farofa crocante
Moqueca de peixe e camarão com arroz de coco e farofa de dendê
Costela bovina assada por 12 horas, purê de mandioquinha e gel de cebolas caramelizadas
Bobó de camarão com mousseline de aipim e azeite de coentro
Picanha grelhada na manteiga de garrafa com farofa de ovos e vinagrete morno
Pudim de leite com crocante de castanha de caju e flor de sal
Cocada cremosa com sorbet de abacaxi e hortelã
Bolo de rolo com mousse de goiabada e crumble de queijo canastra
Mousse de cupuaçu com ganache de chocolate 70% e nibs de cacau
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.








Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Itabira.
What does a private chef service include in Itabira?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Itabira?
The price of renting a chef in Itabira can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 167 BRL to 298 BRL. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 167 BRL per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 184 BRL per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 211 BRL per person, and for 2 people, the price is 298 BRL per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
How can I hire a private chef in Itabira?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 13 chefs available in Itabira. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Itabira who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Does the chef cook at my house?
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Can I cook along with the chef?
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Are the ingredients fresh?
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Itabira?
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
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How many chef services are booked in Itabira each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Itabira, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Itabira.
Cost of a private chef in Itabira
The cost of hiring a private chef in Itabira can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 167 BRL to 298 BRL per person.
For 13 people or more: 167 BRL
For 7 to 12 people: 184 BRL
For 3 to 6 people: 211 BRL
For 2 people: 298 BRL.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Itabira?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Itabira: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Chef's special, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Itabira!






Talk to our chefs in Itabira
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Itabira? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Itabira, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.










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