myCHEF culinary team in Bali

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Meet the Chefs Behind Every myCHEF Experience

From Adriano's fine-dining-trained leadership to our Bali-based specialists in Mediterranean, Indonesian, and BBQ dining.

  • Adriano + Lead Chef Profiles
  • 50+ Hospitality Professionals
  • 6+ Months of Training
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Our Team

The Culinary Team Behind Bali's Private Dining Favourite

myCHEF is led by Adriano and powered by a 50+ person hospitality team trained for villa service, not restaurant shortcuts. Every chef is taught how to cook beautifully in unfamiliar kitchens, adapt to dietary requests, and leave the space spotless before they go.

That means better timing, calmer service, and food that still feels personal even when the event is large. From candlelit dinners to full villa celebrations, the chefs below set the standard.

myCHEF chefs preparing private dining service in Bali

Chef Profiles

Meet Adriano and the Lead Chefs Guests Ask For By Name

Adriano
Executive Chef & Founder

Adriano

Mediterranean Fine Dining

Fine-dining-trained in Milan · Founder since 2019

Adriano built myCHEF after years in Michelin-level kitchens in northern Italy and a formative stretch in Tokyo. He still leads menu development, chef training, and every signature tasting experience we serve in Bali villas.

  • Milan-trained in Milan
  • Leads chef training for every new hire
  • Trusted for proposals, anniversaries, and VIP dinners
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I Made Surya
Head Chef — Mediterranean

I Made Surya

Handmade Pasta & Seafood

Ubud talent shaped through myCHEF's in-house program

Surya is the calm hand behind many of our Mediterranean set menus. He combines Adriano's technique with Balinese market knowledge, turning just-caught seafood, handmade pasta, and clean sauces into elegant villa dinners.

  • Leads Mediterranean villa menus
  • Known for fresh pasta and seafood timing
  • Guest favourite for intimate 6–12 person dinners
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Bayu Pranata
Head Chef — BBQ & Grill

Bayu Pranata

Open-Flame Cooking

Jimbaran grill specialist with decades around charcoal

Bayu runs our BBQ and grill experiences with the confidence of someone who grew up cooking over live fire. From wagyu and lobster to whole fish and satay, he keeps the energy relaxed while every protein lands perfectly cooked.

  • Leads poolside BBQ events across Bali
  • Specialist in seafood, wagyu, and family-style spreads
  • Experienced with celebrations from 10 to 80 guests
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Ni Putu Asri
Head Chef — Balinese & Asian Fusion

Ni Putu Asri

Balinese Classics & Modern Asian

Gianyar-born chef rooted in ceremonial cooking traditions

Asri protects the local soul of the myCHEF menu. She leads Indonesian feasts, ceremonial dishes, and Asian fusion menus with a balance of authenticity, polish, and warmth that villa guests immediately feel.

  • Leads Indonesian feast menus
  • Balances tradition with modern plating
  • Trusted for family celebrations and cultural dinners
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Wayan Suarjana
Head Pastry Chef

Wayan Suarjana

Pastry, Desserts & Petit Fours

Bali-trained with experience in luxury Seminyak hotel pastry kitchens

Wayan brings precision and patience to every dessert course. Trained in Seminyak hotel pastry kitchens before joining myCHEF, he leads all our dessert menus from chocolate tasting plates to tropical fruit pavlovas and Balinese rice pudding variations.

  • Leads all pastry and dessert menus
  • Creates custom celebration cakes for villa events
  • Specialist in chocolate work and plated desserts
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Ketut Mahardika
Head Chef — Seafood & Japanese

Ketut Mahardika

Japanese Technique & Fresh Seafood

Trained in Japanese knife technique, sourcing direct from Jimbaran fish market

Ketut specialises in Japanese-influenced preparations and Bali seafood. He sources directly from Jimbaran each morning and builds menus around what arrived. His sashimi boards, grilled fish with yuzu, and local prawn tempura are consistently the most requested dishes across our Japanese-leaning bookings.

  • Japanese knife skills and fish butchery
  • Sashimi and crudo menus
  • Manages seafood sourcing for large events
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Sari Dewi Kusuma
Wellness & Retreat Chef

Sari Dewi Kusuma

Plant-Based, Ayurvedic & Raw Cuisine

Ubud wellness community favourite for yoga retreats and detox programs

Sari leads our wellness kitchen — retreat catering, detox programmes, and the kind of Balinese whole-food cooking that leaves guests feeling genuinely restored. She understands the rhythms of yoga retreat schedules, works around complex dietary combinations, and turns healthy eating into something guests actually look forward to.

  • Leads retreat and wellness bookings across Ubud
  • Specialist in raw, vegan, and Ayurvedic menus
  • Trusted by wellness retreat operators across Bali
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Komang Artha
Senior Event Chef

Komang Artha

Large-Scale Villa Events & Buffets

15 years running events from 20 to 200 guests across Bali's top villa estates

Komang has the calmness of someone who has cooked through everything — power outages, rain-cancelled outdoor setups, last-minute dietary changes at 150-person weddings. He leads our larger events and catering programmes with a team coordination skill that keeps the kitchen and front-of-house moving in sync regardless of what changes.

  • Runs events from 20 to 200+ guests
  • Specialist in wedding and corporate catering logistics
  • Mentors junior kitchen staff across myCHEF
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Why It Works

How We Keep Every Chef Experience Consistent

6+ Months of Training

Every lead chef is trained on myCHEF recipes, villa kitchen workflows, guest communication, and cleanup standards before leading a booking.

Cuisine-Led Assignments

Mediterranean menus go to Mediterranean specialists. BBQ nights go to grill chefs. We match the chef to the menu, not the other way around.

Event-Tested Under Pressure

Our chefs regularly execute romantic dinners, birthdays, retreats, and large group BBQs in villas across Seminyak, Canggu, Ubud, and Uluwatu.

Service Beyond the Plate

Presentation, pacing, table reset, and kitchen restoration are part of the job. The experience should feel effortless from the guest side.

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Questions

Frequently Asked

A named chef from our 50+ person Indonesian team, matched to your cuisine and event. Profiles are public on this page; your brief is confirmed before the date. Book via private chef or book.
Yes. myCHEF chefs are Indonesian professionals, led by Milan-trained leadership — a real differentiator versus expat-only marketplace freelancers.
Yes, especially for multi-day stays and repeat guests. For single dinners we match the best available specialist for your cuisine if your first choice is booked.
On weekly (7+ day) private chef bookings you can request a different specialist by day — Japanese one night, Balinese the next — at no extra day-rate charge. Details on private chef Bali.
Adriano is the founder and executive chef, trained to fine-dining standards in Milan. He leads technique standards for the team and still cooks select villa evenings. More on about myCHEF.

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Head chefs set recipes and standards and cook many bookings themselves. Larger or concurrent services may run with brigade members trained to the same standard under head-chef systems.
Italian & Mediterranean, Japanese & seafood, Indonesian & Balinese, BBQ & open flame, plant-based & wellness, and pastry/desserts — plus custom fusion when briefed.
Multi-month training, food-safety practice, villa service standards and ongoing supervision. You are not hiring an unverified WhatsApp number.
We send a verified replacement of equivalent calibre or refund that service. Why myCHEF →
Yes — dietary redesign is routine. See kids menus and our allergy guide.

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Yes on daily private chef hire. Shopping work is included; food is billed at cost with receipts. Fine dining/catering packages usually include ingredients in the per-person price.
Island-wide villa coverage. Locations →
For peak season or a specific head chef, 2+ weeks is safer. Many dinners book with a few days’ notice when schedules allow.
Yes. Multi-day stays often mix simple breakfasts with one tasting-level dinner. Formats live under dining styles and fine dining.
Yes via staffing and live-in chef — different from holiday day-rate hire.

Still deciding?

Send your date, guest count and villa area — we reply within 2 hours with a fixed quote.

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WhatsApp cuisine preference, date, guests and villa area. We confirm who is available and send a fixed quote. Quote →
Yes — celebration cakes, plated desserts and petit fours for dinners and events.
Yes as curated experiences: cooking class and sushi masterclass.
Specialised tools travel with the team when the menu needs them; standard villa kitchens cover most services.
Dated reviews on reviews and occasion stories across fine dining, catering and private chef pages.

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About myCHEF

Read the founder story and the standards behind the team.

Menus

See the menu styles each chef can execute in your villa.

Fine Dining

Explore tasting menus and premium in-villa dining.

Catering

Planning a bigger group, BBQ, or buffet-style event?

Pricing

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Published rates are ++ — 10% service charge and 11% government tax are added to the listed price. Your quote is always confirmed as a fixed, itemised all-in total before you commit.