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37463 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Other Countries
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Ceviche
Patacones with three toppings
Costa rican beef stew (beef and vegetable soup)
Enyucados (casava)
Gallos de picadillo de papa y carne (it's like a potato and beef picadillo tacos)
Shrimp cocktail
Chifrifo (rice, beans, fried pork, pico de gallo, and corn chips)
Rice and beans with caribbean chicken
Stuffed pork loin
Rice with chicken
Whole fish (traditional dish from puntarenas, it is a whole fried fish, accompanied by salad and french fries)
Costa rican rice with hearts of palm
Coconut honey
Three milks
Rice pudding
Tamal de maicena
Pineapple empanadas
Churchill
Arañitas w/garlicky dipping sauce
Beef alcapurrias
Beef or chicken empanadillas (turnovers)
Sorullitos (corn fritters) w/garlicky dipping sauce
Bacalaitos (codfish fritters) w/cilantro aioili
Vegetarian option: heart of palm ceviche over tostones
Potato salad puerto rican style: ham, hard boiled eggs, red peppers, red onions, mayo, cilantro
Elbow salad puerto rican style: ham, red onions, mayo, red peppers, cilantro
Arroz con pollo
Chicken breast w/salsa criolla over mashed yautia
Carne guisada over rice with beans
Skirt steak w/mushroom sauce over mashed yautia
Mahi mahi w/salsa criolla over mashed pickled yuca
Vegetarian option: yautia pastelon filled w/vegetables over yellow rice
Brazo gitano filled w/guava and vanilla ice cream
Homemade cheesecake
Homemade guava flan
Gazpacho
Tapas with cheese, grapes and serrano ham
Tapas with smoked fish
Octopus salad
Mussels
Spinach and artichoke cups
Biscuit
Avgolemono
Whole fish in papillote
Black risotto
Stuffed eggplants
Paella
Robiols
Greixonera
Mediterranean textures
Goxúa
My specialty cocktail ~ rum fun punch / served as a welcome drink
Fresh harvest salad or seasonal homemade soup
Chef's specialty appetizers - ask for suggestions
Arroz mamposteao (rice and beans mixed together) ~ side dish
Arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) ~ side dish
Arroz congris (cuban-style rice and black beans) ~ side dish
Arroz sofrito (yellow sofrito rice) ~ side dish
Arroz apatelao (rice with pork meat and sausages) ~ side dish
Ensalada de coditos (traditional puerto rican macaroni salad) ~ side dish
Ensalada de papa (traditional puerto rican potato salad) ~ side dish
Majado de viandas (mashed local root vegetables) ~ side dish
Roasted caribbean seasonal vegetables ~ side dish
Asopao de camarones (shrimp and rice stew)
Asopao de pollo (chicken and rice stew)
Asopao de gandules con cerdo (pigeon peas and rice stew with pork, vegan option)
Camarones al ajillo (shrimp with puertorrican style scampi sauce)
Pesca local (local fish fillet with tropical sauce - a little sweet, a little spicy a little tangy)
Salmon (salmon steak cooked on a cedar plank)
Filete de cerdo (pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon with hibiscus guava sauce)
Chuleta rellena (pork chop stuffed with herbed goat cheese)
Chuleta can-can (fried local pork chops)
Pernil (roasted pork with adobo criollo seasoning)
Filete de res (beef filet wrapped in bacon with hibiscus guava sauce)
Churrasco with ajililmojili (skirt steak with a puerto rican style chimichurri)
Pollo al ajillo (chicken al ajillo)
Pollochón (roasted chicken with adobo criollo seasoning)
Pollo guisado (stewed chicken a la criolla)
Pechuga de pollo rellena (chicken breast stuffed with queso fresco, wrapped in bacon and served with a hibiscus guava bbq sauce)
Pavochón (roasted turkey with adobo criollo seasoning)
Berenjena con pesto boricua (eggplant cutlets with puerto rican style pesto)
Setas locales (portabello mushroom steak with ajilimojili or tropical sauce)
Garbanzos con calabaza local guisado a la criolla (chickpeas and local pumpkin a la criolla stew)
Pastelón de plátano maduro o yuca (ripe plantain or yuca and meat casserole - vegetarian or vegan optional)
Homemade flan
Homemade cheesecake with local banana flambé
Homemade cheesecake with artisanal marmalade
Tembleque (coconut pudding, vegan)
Natilla de chocolate (chocolate pudding, vegan)
Coconut macaroons
Homemade flan (cheese, coffee and pumpkin options)
Artisanal candied papaya with fresh fruit and queso fresco (vegan option)
Birthday cake (at bakers price)
Vitel tone
Roquefort bruschetta and jam
Caprese salad
Pasta e fagioli soup
Eggplant lasagna
Creamy spinach risotto
Florentine butter chicken
Braciole
Homemade pasta , seafood sauce
Homemade pasta bolognese sauce
Ice cream panettone
Torta caprese and homemade yogurt
Carsolina creme
Pissaladière traditionnelle : oignons confits, pâte fine, olives noires de nice, anchois : allergènes : gluten, poisson, sulfites
Polenta de maïs aux tomates confites - un mélange sucré et salé de tomates confites caramélisées sur une base de polenta de maïs
Moules de style illusion avec coquilles comestibles
Velouté de courge à l’huile de truffe
Traditionnel aïoli cabillaud et légume vapeur en vinaigrette
Fondant de bœuf tortilla de pomme de terre jus de viande maison au thym sauvage
Bar sauvage bisque de crustacé molle de pomme de terre
Crémeux au chocolat grand cru et praliné
Fraîcheur au citron de menton
Mushrooms and mozzarella crostinis
Lobster bites, seafood cream
Fried calamari, spicy mayo
Oysters and dashi air
Tuna tataky and green papaya salad
Garlic shrimps, rice crackers, smoked avocado
Brown butter lobster sweet corn risotto
Steak au poivre, black pepper crusted entrecôte , garlic spinach
Roasted chicken and wild mushrooms, bacon and rosemary potatoes
Warm chocolate fondant, homemade icecreram
Baklava
Baileys panacotta
Gratinated squid rings
Bullabesa soup
Nicoya salad (tuna, feta cheese, mint and watermelon sauce)
Tropical shrimp salad
Sexy shrimps (shrimp stuffed with mozzarella cheese, wrapped in bacon)
Salmon or tuna sashimi
Bruschetta with anchovies
Clams in lemon sauce
Grilled octopus with garlic sauce accompanied by risotto
Lobster thermidor and vegetables
Stuffed squid with mushrooms accompanied by wild rice and arugula salad
Red snapper stuffed with seafood, patatas bravas and asparagus
Baked pears with blue cheese, walnuts and honey
Chocolate volcano with mandarin snow
Passion fruit cheesecake
Upside down orange cake
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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.

TECHNOLOGY
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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
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