Chef Nina Van Dyk
CUISINE TYPE:
Mediterranean, Asian and South African
Service Description
The chef brings all ingredients, prepares the meal in your kitchen, serves each dish, and cleans your kitchen before leaving. All you have to do is to relax and enjoy a culinary experience.
About The Chef
Chef Nina Van Dyk is an alumnus of the prestigious Silwood School of Cookery where she attained her Cordons Bleus Grande Diplome in 2005. As part of her studies she travelled to Scotland, Inverness for a 3-month internship.
For the past 18 years Chef Nina has been cooking professionally and worked at top restaurants among others being Sous Chef at Hartford House, head Chef at Manna Epicure and Head chef at Khaleo. She is no stranger to being a private chef and has entertained people in their homes since the start of her career and has even travelled to Nigeria to cook for her guests!
Chef Nina has a natural ability to blend flavours and to introduce clients to new culinary experiences. Being a fine artist too, she places strong emphasis on the aesthetics of her food, always presenting her food in beautiful ways.
Chef Nina will definitely make your evening an elegant and flavourful affair. Sit back relax and let Chef Nina take you on a culinary journey.
Cuisine Type:
Mediterranean, Asian and South African
Location:
Pretoria and Johannesburg
The Menu price includes:
• Your chef traveling fee (If the venue
• falls within the chef working areas)
• The cooking of all the dishes
• The entire service
• The cleaning
Menus
MENU 1: R580 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 6 people minimum
1ST COURSE
Wild mushroom tart with truffle foam
2ND COURSE
Blood orange granita
3RD COURSE
Herb-crusted fillet with potato croquette and spring greens
4TH COURSE
Pear tarte tar with vanilla bean ice cream
MENU 2: R780 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 4 people minimum
1ST COURSE
Caramelized onion soup with wholegrain mustard ice cream
2nd COURSE
Salmon gravlax, pickled apple, lemon, miso mayo, and melba toast
3rd COURSE
Palette cleanser- green tea with Jasmin ice-cream
4th COURSE
Beef fillet with red wine jus, wild mushroom risotto, summer greens & onion dust
5th COURSE
Mango panna cotta and liquirice ice-cream
MENU 3: R850 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 4 people minimum
1ST COURSE
Roasted tomato soup with coconut sorbet
2nd COURSE
Twice-baked gruyere souffle with apple and fennel bulb salad
3rd COURSE
Basil and berry granita
4th COURSE
Seared Norwegian salmon with orange beurre blanc, risotto melanise, and summer greens
5th COURSE
Pear tarte tan with gorgonzola ice cream
MENU 4: R1450 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 2 people minimum
1ST COURSE
Asian-inspired salmon ceviche
2nd COURSE
Crispy soy and star anise duck breast with caramelized sweet peppers
3rd COURSE
Herb-crusted lamb noisette with lamb jus micro carrots and turnips?
4th COURSE
Watermelon Sorbet
5th COURSE
Chocolate Bavarian cream with dulce leche ice cream and coffee gel
6th COURSE
Gorgonzola and gingerbread cheese board
MENU 5: R1750 pp (excl. vat)
Booking requirement: 2 people minimum
1ST COURSE
Asian steak tartare with ginger, soy, and green onion
2nd COURSE
Gourmet bunny chow – lamb stew, cornbread with tomato and onion salsa with soured cream
3rd COURSE
Mexican chilli chocolate
4th COURSE
Crayfish tail with sauce Americana
5th COURSE
Pear panna cotta with pistachio ice cream pistachio brittle
6th COURSE
Selection of South African cheese board
Please Note:
1. To guarantee the best service and experience, bookings should be made at least 48h before the desired date to enable your chef to plan everything accordingly. There will be a 10% surcharge fee for bookings made in less than 48 hours.
2. The minimum number of people required under each menu is based on adult guests and excludes children. Children under 12 will be charged half of the adult menu price. Main course & dessert.
3. A 30% surcharge will be added for bookings on public holidays (1 Jan, 2 Jan, 21 Mar, 7 Apr, 10 Apr, 27 Apr, 1 May, 16 Jun, 9 Aug, 24 Sep, 25 Sep, 25 Dec, & 26 Dec).
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