Private Chef
Enjoy a customized culinary experience with a Private Chef in the comfort of your own home.
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Enjoy the experience
There is no more intimate restaurant than your own home, where you can be at ease with the people you care for. Now, you can bring the magic of a fine dining restaurant to your table, through talented chefs who will tailor a menu to your cravings.
Turn your home into a restaurant and indulge yourself with a unique dining experience at home.
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How it works
Personalize your request
Receive menu proposals
Get chatty with your chefs
Book your experience
Enjoy!
Top private chefs
We've curated the largest chefs portfolio worldwide, so you can have access to talented chefs with a passion for food and hospitality.
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10710 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Costa Rica
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!
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Ceviche - costa rican style with twist! corvina, passion fruit and ginger
Pincho (kabob) de pollo - costa rican street food
Passion chicken or trout - tangy passion fruit sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, candied carrots, and grilled veggies *vegan by request
Caribbean rice and beans (chicken) - home grown red beans & rice slow cooked in coconut milk paired with caribbean style chicken, sweet plantains, & finished with a traditional cabbage salad
Rice pudding - elevate your dessert experience with our elevated version of arroz con leche. this creamy rice pudding is infused with aromatic spices, garnished with surprises, and finished with edible "dirt" and "sand",
Caprese salad with pear tomato, bocconcini cheese, basil and pesto
Lentil soup
Vegetable spring rolls, in hoisin sauce
Mushroom ceviche
Avocado stuffed with quinoa, tomato, and corn
Vegetable lasagna: layers of eggplant, spinach, and ricotta cheese in tomato sauce
Chickpeas in a flavorful curry sauce with basmati rice
Oven-roasted medley of eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes with provencal herbs
Grilled portobello mushrooms with taco fixings
Fettuccine in alfredo sauce with tender asparagus
Stir-fried tofu with broccoli, bell peppers, and soy sauce
Chocolate mousse made with avocado
Apple pie with an almond and walnut crust
Creamy coconut flan
Crepes filled with nutella and banana
Grilled corn with chorizo and yogurt dip
Grilled salad with shrimps
Fried green tomatoes
Potatoe soup, onion crumble and bacon
Mini grilled burgers
Baked beans
Potatoes au gratin with cheese and onion
Baby backs ribs bbq
New york steak
Roast chicken
Pulled pork
Churrasco (steak)
Pineapple meringue pie
Strawberry bisquick cake
Apple cake
Cheesecake accompanied by black berries
French fries with parmesan cheese
Cesar salad with chicken and dressing
Teriyaki salad, peanuts, carrots, lettuce, cucumber
Caprese salad with pear tomato, bocconcini cheese, basil and pesto
Waldorf salad
Tortilla soup, cheese, avocado, cilantro
Chicken and waffles
Clam chowder soup
Chicken breasts in pepper sauce, baked potato a,d corn bread
Tenderloin in wine sauce, vegetables and stuffed bell peppers
Braised beef rib, mashed potatoes and roasted tomatoes
Pork chop, onion rings, orzo pasta
Chocolate cake
Banana foster with ice cream
Cheesecake accompanied by black berries
Catalan cream, vanilla ice cream and red fruits
Gallos de picadillo de papa
Olla de carne con culantro de coyote
Ceviche costarricense
Chilotes salad with mango dressing
Casado tipico with steak, plantains, beans, criolle salad, corn tortilla, rice,
Rib eye steak, frie potatoes with cheese, beef sauce, carrots with honey
Caribbean chicken with coconut rice, criolle salad, and patacon
Pork chops with tamarindo sauce, carrot puree, mushrooms
Chicken breast and herbs, sweet potatoe, spinach salad
Mango rice puding, vainilla ice cream
Chocolate tres leches, strawberries
Pumpkin honey and ice cream
Coconut flan, caramel chips, meringue
Classic caesar salad
Mango cobb salad
Jumbo prawns cocktail
Seabass ceviche
Argentinean beef empanadas with arrúgala and tomatillo truffle vinaigrette
Corn chips, guacamole, pico de gallo, molcajete sauce
Caramelized pear and prosciutto bruscheta with cheese
Pulled pork slider with chipotle
Costa rican pig in a blanket
Potato skins with bacon, scallion and sour cream
Grilled skirt steak (choice, black angus) with chimichurri, potato gratin and haricot vert
Grilled rib-eye steak (choice, black angus) with chimichurri, potato gratin and haricot vert
Beef tenderloin (choice, black angus) with mushroom sauce, potato gratin and haricot vert
Bbq baby back ribs, with corn and bbq sauce, mash potato and haricot vert
Bone-on grilled chicken breast with tomato sauce vierge, potato gratin and haricot vert
Lobster tail with garlic butter, mango and ginger rice with cilantro
Ahi tuna steak with bearnaise sauce, mash potato and haricot vert
Grilled mahi-mahi with chimichurri, mash potato and haricot vert
Banana foster flambe with local rum, served with vanilla ice cream
Soursop cheesecake with red fruit coulis
Vanilla creme brulee
Chocolate lava flow with vanilla ice cream
Strawberry charlotte cake
Fresh orange juice
Fresh tropical juice
Fresh passion fruit juice
Sliced fresh fruits plate
Eggs (fried or scrambled or omelet)
Eggs “ranch style” (huevos rancheros)
Tropical breakfast parfait with granola
Breakfast sausage
Bacon
Breakfast potatoes
Gallo pinto & corn tortillas (typical costa rican)
Local smoked cheese
Sweet plantains
Mexican chicken chilaquiles
Sliced avocado toast
Mexican rice
Breakfast burrito (black beans, avocado, bacon, mozzarella, scrambled eggs)
Sliced tomato with basil and balsamic
White toast, butter & jam
Choco-banana pancakes & maple syrup
Homemade croissant
Homemade blueberry muffins
Homemade chocolate croissant
French toast
Crepes with nutella
Sautéed fresh hearts of palm, mango and avocado salad served with a delicious basil vinaigrette
Grilled pineapple and organic arugula salad, tomato comfit, kalamata olive crostini and herb vinaigrette
Fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella salad with basil pesto and balsamic reduction
Niçoise salad with tuna, tomato, egg, haricot vert, potato, french herbs dressing
Chilled spicy tomato gazpacho with cilantro oil, avocado and garlic crostini
Home-made tortilla chips with fresh guacamole, pico de gallo and roasted tomato dip
Home-made hummus with crispy pita bread with olive tapenade
Goat cheese, prosciutto, confit red onion and pear bruschetta
Gulf of papagayo sea bass ceviche with avocado & corn, served with green plantain chips
Chicken enchiladas with roasted tomato and tomatillo sauce
Lemon, garlic & thyme marinated roasted chicken breast with honey
Costa rican chicken fajitas, corn and flour tortilla, guacamole & pico de gallo
Grilled mahi-mahi with herbs chimichurri, mango, ginger & cilantro rice
Grilled tuna steak with mango chimichurri, home-made vegetable ratatouille and vegetable ratatouille
Braised baby back ribs with bbq sauce and roasted corn, garlic mash potato
Grilled rib-eye steak with bearnaise sauce, potato gratin and asparagus
Grilled new-york with tomato sauce vierge, seasonal vegetables, potato gratin
Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri, porcini mushroom potato gratin
Tropical fruit tart with lemon cream
Tres leches cake scented with lemon grass and spicy rum
Poro-poro banana foster with vanilla ice cream
Chocolate & passion fruit cheesecake
Caramelized pineapple tart tatin with passion fruit coulis
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.
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About us
Founded in 2012, Take a Chef began with a deep belief that the best of the culinary talent should not be kept hidden behind the thick walls of a restaurant's kitchen; it should be allowed to shine at the one place where everyone enjoys the most treasured meals- one's own dining table.
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TECHNOLOGY
We're focused on creating a seamless booking experience to foster personalization and connection between chefs and guests.
FOOD
We've curated a selection of chefs based on their expertise and passion to grant our guests access to every cuisine in the world.
HOSPITALITY
We turn chefs into hosts to build meaningful connections with their guests, from the first message till the final toast.
Trusted by industry leaders
With the combination of technology, food knowledge, and love for the hospitality business, we have been able to offer the only global solution in the market to provide high-quality private chef services at any destination, at any given time.
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