Private chef in Buenos Aires · 30 years of cooking
Hire a Private Chef in Buenos Aires
Visiting for a week or living here as an expat, Juan cooks a full dinner in your home or rental: he shops for the ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, serves at the table, and leaves it exactly as he found it.
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Juan Bernardini is a private chef in Buenos Aires — the city and its suburbs — with 30 years of professional cooking. He cooks live for up to 30 guests. His work has appeared in La Nación, Clarín and El Cronista, and he holds 5/5 across more than 440 Google reviews.
Find your occasion
Four English pages, one WhatsApp number. Pick the night you're planning.
Private Chef
A full chef service for any evening, in your home or rental. This page.
Romantic Dinner
A table for two, cooked and served for you.
Argentine Asado Experience
Fire, cuts and ritual, the real asado.
Intimate Events
Chef-cooked gatherings for up to ~30 guests.
How it works
Tell Juan your plan
Date, headcount and neighborhood, over WhatsApp, in English.
He proposes a menu
Seasonal ingredients, adjusted back and forth until it's right for your table.
You enjoy the evening
He arrives with everything, cooks in your kitchen, serves, and cleans up before he leaves.
Staying in Buenos Aires longer? Juan also works as a recurring private chef — weekly or monthly — for expats who'd rather not think about dinner on a work night. Ask about it on WhatsApp.
Sample menus
A selection from the dishes Juan cooks most for this service, drawn from his seasonal menus. The final menu is built around your table — allergies, preferences and what's in season — with no prices listed here; the exact quote is a WhatsApp conversation.
Starter
- Beef carpaccio with greens and grana padano cheese
- Shrimp and salmon tartare
- Black rice timbale with shrimp in garlic oil
- Eggplant parmigiana with toasted country bread
Main
- Herb-crusted ribeye with roasted pepper cream and Sicilian caponata
- Fugazzeta-style entrecôte with reggianito cheese, fresh chimichurri and crispy smashed potatoes
- Grouper with Maître d'Hôtel butter and rustic potato purée with scallions
- Beef tenderloin with chimichurri butter and glazed sweet potatoes
Dessert
- Chocolate cremoso with dulce de leche, pistachios and toasted almonds
- Malbec-poached pears with whipped cream
- Mixed berry mousse on a crisp sablé base
Pick one dish per course; the rest is shaped with you. Argentine Wagyu and dry-aged cuts are also available — ask about it when building the menu.
Photos from the table
Real settings from past dinners, drawn from the @chefjuan feed — country homes, high-rise apartments, the table set before guests sit down.
Press
Featured in La Nación, Clarín and El Cronista — see the full citations on /prensa/.
What guests say
“Chef Juan was amazing and every dish was excellent. We asked him to come back for a second night and every dish was just as great! […] Don't miss out on booking him for any occasion!”
Ellen Sloneker, Google review“Amazing experience, can do mindset, creative menu per my requests, down to earth but exceeding standards.”
Caroline Ramos, Google review (Local Guide)FAQ
Does Juan speak English?
Yes. He works with visitors and expats regularly and coordinates the whole booking — menu, timing, access — in English over WhatsApp.
Can he cook in an apartment or a short-term rental?
Yes, including Airbnb-style rentals and hotel apartments. Just confirm kitchen access and arrival times with the building beforehand.
How far ahead should I book?
A week's notice is a safe minimum; for a holiday-week or a Saturday night, write sooner. Juan cooks every dinner in person, so his nightly capacity is limited.
What's actually included?
Everything: shopping for ingredients, cooking live in your kitchen, table service, and a full clean-up before he leaves. You don't manage any of it.
What does hiring a private chef in Buenos Aires cost?
There's no fixed price list — it depends on the menu and the number of guests. As a general guide, a chef-at-home experience typically costs 2–4× a restaurant night out. Send Juan your plans on WhatsApp for an exact quote.
Your evening in Buenos Aires, planned
Send Juan the date, guest count and neighborhood — Juan himself replies.