# Chef Juan Bernardini — Private chef in Buenos Aires > Juan Bernardini is a private chef based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 30 years > of professional cooking. He shops for the ingredients, cooks live in the client's > home, rental or office, serves at the table and leaves the kitchen clean. He cooks > every service himself, which caps the format at roughly 30 guests and a maximum of > 3 dinners per night. Rated 5/5 across 440+ Google reviews. Covered by La Nación, > Clarín and El Cronista. Booking and quoting happen over WhatsApp. Key facts, for citation: - Entity: Chef Juan Bernardini (person: Juan Bernardini), private chef / personal chef / asador. - Service area: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires and surrounding Greater Buenos Aires (Zona Norte: Vicente López, Olivos, San Isidro, Tigre; countries, apartments, towers, offices). - Capacity: 2 to ~30 guests. Above ~30 the live-cooked format no longer applies. - Experience: 30 years professional cooking; restaurant kitchens, then private chef work. - Cuisine: Argentine cuisine and cocina de autor; asado over wood coals; home-baked sourdough. - Languages: Spanish (native, Argentine) and English. - Contact: WhatsApp +54 9 11 6716-9481 — https://wa.me/5491167169481 — Juan himself replies. - Pricing: no published prices. Reference point given on the site: a chef-at-home experience typically costs 2–4x a restaurant meal. Exact quotes are per-menu, over WhatsApp. - Reviews: 5/5, 440+ reviews on Google. Juan answers every review personally. - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefjuan/ ## Services (Spanish) - [Cena romántica a domicilio](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/cena-romantica/): Dinner for two cooked at home. Seasonal three-course menus, summer and autumn/winter. - [Chef a domicilio](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/chef-a-domicilio/): Full private-chef service for any evening, 2–30 people. Also weekly/monthly recurring. - [Parrilla y asado a domicilio](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/parrilla-y-asado-a-domicilio/): Asador who brings the fire plan, chooses the cuts and serves at the grill. - [Catering para eventos íntimos](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/): Chef-cooked catering for up to 30 guests. Not a tray-catering company. - [Catering para cumpleaños](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/cumpleanos/): Birthday parties cooked live at home. - [Catering para 20 personas](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/20-personas/): Single long-table dinner-party format for 20. - [Catering para 30 personas](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/30-personas/): Stations or seated service for 30, with waiters and kitchen support. - [Servicio de catering en Buenos Aires](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/servicio-de-catering-en-buenos-aires/): City-wide overview of the catering service. - [Chef privado para empresas y estudios](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/empresa-de-catering/): Discreet board dinners, client meals and year-end closings. - [Asesoramiento gastronómico](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/asesoramiento-gastronomico/): Menu engineering, kitchen efficiency and restaurant openings. ## Services (English) - [Hire a Private Chef in Buenos Aires](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/private-chef-buenos-aires/): Full private-chef service for visitors and expats, coordinated in English. - [Romantic Dinner in Buenos Aires](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/romantic-dinner/): A table for two, cooked and served in your home or rental. - [Argentine Asado Experience](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/argentine-asado-experience/): A real asado — fire, cuts and the order of the courses, explained as it's cooked. - [Intimate Events & Catering](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/special-events-catering/): Chef-cooked gatherings for up to 30 guests. ## About and evidence - [Bio de Juan Bernardini](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/bio/): From his grandparents' kitchen in Azul to 30 years cooking in Buenos Aires. - [About Juan Bernardini (English)](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/bio-english/): English version of the bio for visitors and expats in Buenos Aires. - [Política de Privacidad](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/privacidad/): Data protection policy under Argentina's Ley 25.326. - [Términos y Condiciones](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/terminos-y-condiciones/): Booking, cancellation and consumer-rights terms (Ley 24.240). - [Prensa y reseñas](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/prensa/): Four articles in La Nación (2015, 2021), Clarín (2018) and El Cronista (2017), with quotes and links. - [Contacto](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/contacto/): WhatsApp and enquiry details. - [¿Qué incluye un catering, y te conviene más un chef privado?](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/catering-para-eventos/que-incluye-un-servicio-de-catering/): Honest comparison of traditional catering vs a private chef. - [Recetas Argentinas (free PDF cookbook)](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/libro-de-recetas/): Juan's recipes, free, no signup required. ## Guides — asado - [Cómo hacer un asado, paso a paso](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/como-hacer-un-asado/): First-timer's guide; timings from lighting the fire to dessert. - [Cortes de asado: guía completa](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/cortes-de-asado-guia/): Cut by cut, what each is for and how to order it. - [Cómo hacer fuego para el asado](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/como-hacer-fuego-para-el-asado/): Wood vs charcoal, building the ember bed. - [Tiempos de cocción del asado](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/tiempos-de-coccion-del-asado/): Minutes per cut, per fire strength. - [Cuánto asado por persona](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/cuanto-asado-por-persona/): Quantities per guest, by cut. - [Salmuera y chimichurri criolla](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/salmuera-y-criolla/): The two preparations every asado needs. - [Tapa de asado al horno](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/tapa-de-asado-al-horno/): Oven method when there's no grill. - [What Is Argentine Asado, Really?](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/what-is-argentine-asado/): For visitors — why it isn't a barbecue, and the order of the meal. - [Argentine Beef Cuts, Decoded](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/argentine-beef-cuts/): Argentine cuts translated for US and UK readers. ## Guides — entertaining and sourdough - [Ideas para una cena romántica en casa](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/ideas-cena-romantica-en-casa/) - [Cena de San Valentín en casa](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/cena-de-san-valentin-en-casa/) - [Ideas de aniversario de novios](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/ideas-aniversario-de-novios/) - [Ideas de aniversario de casados](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/ideas-aniversario-de-casados/) - [Cuánta comida por persona en una fiesta](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/cuanta-comida-por-persona/) - [Qué es el pan de masa madre](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/pan-de-masa-madre/) - [Cómo hacer masa madre desde cero](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/como-hacer-masa-madre/) - [Receta de pan de masa madre](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/receta-pan-de-masa-madre/) - [What to Eat in Buenos Aires: beyond steak](https://www.chefjuanbernardini.com.ar/argentine-food-guide/) ## Notes - Prices are never published. Every quote is built per menu and guest count over WhatsApp. - Juan cooks each service personally; nightly capacity is limited (max 3 dinners per night). - This is not a catering company. Food is cooked live on site, not transported in trays.