Private Chef
Our private chef services are designed to take all the stress out of meal time on your Costa Rican vacation. Whether you are looking for one special dinner or a week of meals so you don’t have to cook, we have you covered with delicious food, personable service & portion sizes you will love.
Vegetarian and gluten free options and modifications available.
Filet Mignon & Cajun Jumbo Shrimp
Served with Pepperoncini & Smoked Paprika Chimichurri, Horseradish Asiago Potatoes, and Roasted Zapote Zucchini
Queen Sea Bass in White Wine Caper Sauce
With Porcini & Shallot Risotto, Grilled Asparagus, and Sauvignon Portobello
Pork Loin Dijon in Jamaica Peppercorn Reduction
Served with Bacon Dill Camote Sweet Potato, Snow Peas, and Tomatillo.
Pepper Seared Sashimi-Grade Ahi & Papaya Ginger Shrimp
Served With Coconut Rice, Soy Caramelized Pineapple, & Roasted Cauliflower
Smoked Salmon & Brown Clam Linguini
Served with Lemon Caper Alfredo, Arugula Pesto, and Garlic Bread
Mahi Mahi & Tropical Chutney Steamed in Banana Leaf
Served with Lemon Mango Sauce, Pineapple Cilantro Rice, Roasted Red Peppers, and Green Beans
Mandarina Lime Chicken Beast in Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
Aside Cauliflower Rice, Sautéed Spinach & Pacific Sea Salt
Appetizers
Pacific Shrimp with Smoked Jalapeno & Cilantro Hummus
In Clarified Garlic Butter and Leek Sautee served with Espanola Bread
Avocado Ahi Tartare & Seaweed Salad (*Contains Raw Fish)
Served with Wasabi Aioli, Sweet Soy Reduction, and Cucumbers
Roasted Garlic Brie Antipasto
With Chef Selection of Cheeses & Assorted Charcuterie, Feta Stuffed Olives, Pepperoncini, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, and Parmesan Bread Sticks
Mixed Seafood Sampler (*Contains Raw Fish)
Salmon Tataki & Roe, Pepper Seared Ahi Sashimi, and Octopus Carpaccio Served with Rice Wine Capers & Mandarina Lime Ponzu
Spanish Chorizo Stuffed Chile Dulce & Chayote Relleno
Served with Roasted Red Pepper Coulis, Pepper Jack, and Baja Sauce
Costa Rican Black Mussels & Brown Clams
In White Wine Shallots & Aji Pepper Thyme Butter Served with Warm Herb Baguette
Sweet Thai Chili Spring Rolls & Soy-Glazed Edamame
Served with Ginger Dipping Sauce
Soups & Salads
Prosciutto & Aged Asiago Cesar Salad
Served with Pepperoncini and Garlic Herb Croutons
Chayote Red Leaf Salad
With Fresh Farmer's Cheese and Honey Mustard
Heart of Palm, Avocado, & Cucumber Salad
Served with Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
Mediterranean Salad
With Greek Pepper Stuffed Olives, Feta, and Caper Vinaigrette
Pear & Gorgonzola Salad
Served with Toasted Cashews and Raspberry Vinaigrette
Shrimp Bisque & Arugula Pesto
Served with Garlic Herb Crostini
Camote Sweet Potato, Chorizo, and Leek Soup
Served with Sour Cream Dollop and Honey-Butter Flatbread
Desserts
Deep-Fried Rum Bananas & Cinnamon Crisp
Over Vanilla Ice Cream With Homemade Dulce De Leche
Chocolate Torte
With A Raspberry And Pomegranate Reduction
Specialty Menus
Tastes of Costa Rica (Served Family Style)
Pineapple & Black Bean Salsa, Chipotle Guacamole, and Wahoo Ceviche, Homemade Flour & Corn Tortilla Chips, Costa Rican Black Bean Salad with Monteverde Cheddar Dressing, Roasted Salsa Verde Chicken Achiote Lime Rice with Salsa Lizano, Black Beans with Spanish Chorizo & Queso Fresco, Tres Leches Cake
Chef's Tasting Menu (Seven Course Tapas)
Avocado Ahi Tartare with Seaweed Salad, Tapenade Trio on Parmesan Crostini, Cajun Shrimp with Smoked Jalapeno Cilantro Hummus, Gorgonzola Stuffed White Wine Crimini Mushrooms, Queen Sea Bass in Mango Asiago Sauce with Tropical Chutney, Filet Mignon with Pepperoncini & Smoked Paprika Chimichurri, Flourless Chocolate Torte with Pomegranate & Raspberry Reduction.
Chef's Signature Meal (Five Course Plated)
Pacific Shrimp in Roasted Garlic Ghee, Ahi Pepper & Sage Hummus with Tandoori Flatbread, Prosciutto & Pepperoncini Cesar Salad with Garlic Herb Croutons, Pacific Lobster Tail Poached in Clarified Cajun Butter, Filet Mignon in Danish Blue Cheese & Horseradish Cream Reduction, Asiago Scalloped Potatoes, and Dead Sea Salt Asparagus, Deep-Fried Rum Bananas & Cinnamon Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream
Served With A Tropical Fresh Fruit Platter
Costa Rican
Gallo Pinto in Salsa Lizano, Scrambled Eggs, and Multigrain Toast Served with Fresh Farmer's Cheese
North American
Pepper Bacon & Breakfast Sausage, Eggs any Style, and Fresh Baguette with Cayenne Honey Butter
Huevos Ranchero
Two Eggs, Queso Fresco, Corn Tortillas, and Black Beans Topped with Fire-Roasted Ranchero Salsa & Sour Cream
Tenderloin Super Browns
Pepper Steak & Breakfast Potatoes Mixed with Caramelized Onions, Avocado, and Melted Sharp Cheddar
Mexican Chorizo & Pepper Jack Burrito
Two Eggs, Chorizo, Pepper Jack, and Gallo Pinto Stuffed into a Jalapeno Tortilla and Covered in Tomatillo Salsa Verde & Pico de Gallo
Banana Pancakes or Buttermilk Waffles
Served with Maple Breakfast Sausage, Warm Syrup, and Local Honey
Portobello, Feta, & Basil Frittata
Served with Roasted Red Pepper Coulis and Local Costa Rican Pastries
Lunch
Roasted Salsa Verde Chicken
Served with Spanish Rice, Black Beans, and a Side Salad with Monteverde Cheddar Dressing
Baja Fish Taco
Blackened Wahoo in Chef 's Signature Baja Sauce, Red Cabbage, and Mango Pico de Gallo Served with Guacamole & Fried Yucca
Pasilla Chili Carnitas
Slow-Roasted Pork served with Mexican Rice, Corn-on-the-Cob, Red Refried Beans, and Corn Tortillas
Seared Ahi & Heart of Palm Salad
Served with Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette and Edamame
Coconut Shrimp & Green Bean Stir-Fry
With Scallion Brown Rice and Cabbage Salad
Black & Bleu Tenderloin Salad
With Cajun Buttermilk Dressing & Parmesan Garlic Bread
Chicken Pesto BLT
Bacon, Red Onion, Avocado, Lettuce, and Tomato mixed with Arugula Pesto Chicken Breast & Basil Aioli on Toasted Ciabatta Served aside Green Chayote Coleslaw
catering
We are equipped for anything from a casual event to a formal wedding dinner and with over two decades of catering and event planning experience in Los Angeles and Costa Rica you can rest assured your family and friends will be happy and fed better with us.
Passable appetizers served in bite size portions.
Cajun Shrimp Pita with Smoked Jalapeno & Cilantro Hummus
Heirloom Tomato & Smoked Mozzarella Bruschetta
Pasilla Carnitas & Chayote Slaw Tostada
Cucumber Crab Salad Radicchio Wrap
Spanish Style Octopus & Paprika Potato Skewer
Avocado & Red Cabbage Spring Rolls with Ponzu
Panko Tempura Shrimp Skewers with Wasabi Aioli
Filet Mignon Crostini with Red Pepper Coulis & Arugula Pesto
Blackened Chicken Satay with Adobo Baja Sauce
Smoked Salmon, Green Onion Cream Cheese, & Dill Cucumber Bites
Chilled Shitake Mushroom & Lime Soup Shooter
Classic French Onion Soup Shooter with Mini Crostini
Grazing table with a choice of modern or rustic service ware.
Mango Pico de Gallo
Pineapple & Black Bean Salsa
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Fire-Roasted Tomato & Guajillo Salsa
Costa Rican Wahoo Ceviche
Chipotle Guacamole
Black Bean & Cebollin Queso Fresco Dip
Flour, Corn, Plantain, & Yucca Chips
Formal plated dinner service.
Appetizers
Pacific Shrimp with Smoked Jalapeno & Cilantro Hummus
In Clarified Garlic Butter and Sweet Chili Sautee served with Espanola Bread
Avocado Ahi Tartare & Seaweed Salad
Served with Wasabi Aioli, Sweet Soy Reduction, and Cucumbers
Danish Bleu Stuffed Portobello
With Chardonnay Leek Served with White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Salads
Prosciutto & Aged Asiago Cesar Salad
Served with Pepperoncini and Garlic Herb Croutons
Heart of Palm Garden Salad
With Classic French Vinaigrette
Entrees
Filet Mignon with Pepperoncini & Smoked
Paprika Chimichurri Horseradish Asiago Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Zapote Zucchini
Queen Sea Bass in White Wine Caper Sauce
With Porcini & Shallot Risotto, Green Beans, and Sauvignon Portobello
Pork Loin Dijon in Jamaica Peppercorn Reduction
With White Chayote Relleno, Steamed Napa Cabbage & Tomatillo Medley
Pepper Seared Sashimi-Grade Ahi & Pineapple Black Bean Salsa
Served With Coconut Scallion Rice and Roasted Cauliflower
Select from buffet or family style service.
Pineapple & Black Bean Salsa
Chipotle Guacamole
Sea Bass Ceviche
Homemade Flour & Corn Tortilla Chips
Pepper Jack & Spanish Chorizo Stuffed Poblano Chilies In Red Pepper Coulis
Costa Rican Black Bean Salad with Monteverde Cheddar Dressing
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde Chicken
Pasilla Chili Carnitas
Achiote Lime Rice with Salsa Lizano
Black Beans with Spanish Chorizo & Queso Fresco
Roasted Zapote, Chile Dulce, and Cebolla Morada
Select from buffet or plated service.
Amuse Bouche
Cucumber Crab Salad Radicchio Wrap
Smoked Salmon, Green Onion Cream Cheese, & Dill Cucumber Bites
Appetizers
Tapenade Trio
Wild Mushroom & Arugula Pesto, Smoked Mozzarella & Heirloom Tomato, Fire-Roasted Tomato Ricotta & Prosciutto served on Parmesan Bread
Roasted Garlic Brie Antipasto
With Chef Selection of Cheeses & Assorted Charcuterie, Feta Stuffed Olives, Pepperoncini, and Bread Sticks
Salads
Chayote Red Leaf Salad
With Fresh Farmer's Cheese and Honey Mustard
Heart of Palm, Avocado, & Cucumber Salad
Served with Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
Entrees
Queen Sea Bass in Mango Asiago Sauce
Tropical Chutney, Cubaces & Kidney Beans with Baby Peas & Sweet Peppers
Mandarina Lime Chicken Beast in Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
Aside Cauliflower Rice, Sautéed Spinach & Pacific Sea Salt
Portobello & Artichoke Fettuccini in a Romano Basil Cream Sauce.
Served with Garlic Parmesan Bread.
Served family style
Black Mussels & Scallops
In White Wine Shallots & Thyme Butter, Served With Warm Herb Baguette
Antipasto, Charcuterie, & Cheese Board
With Roasted Garlic Brie and Chef Seasonal Cheese Sections, Heirloom Tomatoes, Stuffed Olives, Pepper-Cured Salami, and Prosciutto
Roasted Red Pepper Basil Hummus & Baba Ganoush
Served With Tandoori Flatbread
Mediterranean Salad
With Greek Pepper Stuffed Olives, Feta, and Caper Vinaigrette
Smoked Mozzarella Caprese Skewer
With Balsamic Reduction
Lebanese-Style Lamb Kafka
Served with Lemon Tahini Sauce
Blackened Chicken Kebob
With Warm Pita and Dill Cucumber Tzatziki
Late Night Bites
Set up on a self-serve food station
Black & Bleu Lamb Burger Slider
Buffalo Chicken Slider
Pasilla Chile Pulled Pork Slider
Tomato & Basil Soup Shooter with Mini Grilled Cheese
Grilled Chicken & Beef Skewers w/ Corn Tortillas
Shredded Beef & Pepper Jack Mini Tacos
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Private chef and catering services in Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo and the surrounding beach communities of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.