Private Chef Elisha Tanyanyiwa

I am a self-taught private chef and proud MasterChef UK 2025 Quarter Finalist, renowned for crafting fresh, flavourful dishes tailored to the unique preferences of each client. With experience designing bespoke menus, I excel in sourcing high-quality ingredients and preparing restaurant-quality meals. My versatile cooking style includes a love for Mexican, European and Asian-inspired cuisines, ensuring each dish bursts with exquisite flavours and textures. Known for cooking a delightful slow-cooked Short Rib Birria with Sweetcorn Sauce and Jalapeño Foam, I am able to create recipes with precision to accommodate dietary needs and allergies. Previously honing my skills while studying at University at The White Horse Inn, I am driven by my passion for delivering consistently high standards in a professional and well-organised kitchen. My reliability, professionalism, and personable nature guarantee an unforgettable culinary experience for every event.

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is an expression of art, love and life. The experiences, influences and moments in your life shape the way I am in the kitchen today.

I learned to cook at...

I had bundles of curiosity as a teenager when I used to watch a lot of cooking shows on TV and YouTube. I taught myself through those medians.

A cooking secret...

Extreme preparation. A well prepared chef is a consistent chef

My menus

French Dining Experience

STARTER

All inclusive

Charred Sweetcorn Tartlet, Polenta Purée, Spiced Popcorn, Aged Parmesan, Lime Gel

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Toasted brioche, prawn head mayonnaise, prawns, prawn bisque foam, pickled red peppers, red pepper gazpacho, dill oil,

Milk Bread, Honey Glaze, Chicken Skin Butter,

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Braised Short Ribs, Broccoli Purée, Beef Sauce Gastrique, Potato Pave, Crispy Leaks, Braised Shallots

DESSERT

All inclusive

Honey and Butter Toasted Brioche, Fresh Strawberries, Thai Basil Gel, White Chocolate Crumb, Vanilla Chantilly Cream, Mint Strawberry and Limb Sorbet,

Asian Fusion

STARTER

All inclusive

Mini chicken karage, yuzu and garlic aioli, caviar

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Smoked beetroot and pickled beetroot carpaccio, whipped goat cheese and burrata, toasted sourdough croutons, toasted nuts,

Thinly sliced salmon, crème fraiche, fresh dill, dill oil, toasted sourdough croutons, Bloody Mary gel

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pan seared sea-bass, samphire pakora, burnt butter cauliflower purée, pickled lime yogurt, kashmiri butter, goan curry sauce split with coriander oil and whole spice naan

Whole roasted cauliflower, pistachios, samphire pakora, burnt butter cauliflower purée, pickled lime yogurt, kashmiri butter, goan curry sauce split with coriander oil and whole spice naan

DESSERT

All inclusive

Matcha Mille-Feuille, vanilla mascarpone cream, matcha pastry cream, poached peaches, pistachio praline, white chocolate and yuzu ganache, fresh raspberries

Japanese Menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Charred Sweetcorn Tartlet, Polenta Purée, Spiced Popcorn, Aged Parmesan, Lime Gel

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Prawn and Citrus Ceviche, Yuzu, Grapefruit, crispy rice Paper, Furikake, Avocado Créma, Dill Oil

Tomato, Beetroot and Citrus Ceviche, Yuzu, Grapefruit, crispy rice Paper, Furikake, Avocado Créma, Dill Oil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Miso and Balsamic Short Ribs, Potato Pave, Braised Fennel, Charred Courgette, Sesame Gremolata, Tempura Shallots

Miso-Glazed Roasted Aubergine, Potato Pave, Braised Fennel, Mushroom and Kombu Jus, Charred Courgette, Sesame Gremolata, Tempura Shallo

Miso Glazed Black Cod, Kombu Shiitake and Sake Jus, Potato Pave, Braised Fennel, Charred Courgette, Sesame Gremolata, Tempura Shallots

DESSERT

All inclusive

Mango and Yuzu Cheesecake, Thai Basil Gel, White Chocolate and Hazelnut Crumb, Mango Sorbet

Contemporary Mexican

STARTER

All inclusive

Charred Sweetcorn Tartlet, Polenta Purée, Spiced Popcorn, Aged Parmesan, Lime Gel

Prawn and Tigers Milk Tartlet, Tigers Milk Emulsion, Caviar, Pistachios

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Panko Crusted Fish Taco, Chipotle Slaw, Pineapple and Garlic Gel, Avocado Purée, Jalepenos

Brown Butter Mash Quesadillas, Mozzarella, Wild Mushroom Fricassée, Salsa Morita, Avocado Pur

Seabass, Tostada, Avocado Purée, Sweet and Sour Shallots, Lime Gel, Radish

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Short Rib Birria, Sweetcorn Sauce, Jalepeno Foam, Pickled Mustard Seeds, Pickled Onions

Milk Bread, Honey Glaze, Chicken Skin Butter,

DESSERT

All inclusive

Yoghurt Mousse, Raspberry Sorbet, Fresh Raspberries, Raspberry Pastry Cream, Honey Tuile, White Chocolate Crumb, Apple Gel

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