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
  • More Than 50 Chefs
  • 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 a leadership team of named head chefs who oversee more than 50 head chefs and chefs across many cuisines, each working with one or two assistants of their own, plus a service 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.

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Chef Profiles

Meet Adriano and the Lead Chefs Guests Ask For By Name

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Executive Chef & Founder

Adriano

Mediterranean Fine Dining

Fine-dining-trained in Milan · Founder since 2019

Adriano built myCHEF after fine-dining training in Milan, years in kitchens across 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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Chef Asep Mildani, Head Chef at myCHEF Bali, in a black chef jacket at a kitchen counter
Head Chef, myCHEF Bali

Asep Mildani

Culinary Operation, Menus & Kitchen Standards

30+ years in professional kitchens, since 1993

Chef Asep has spent more than 30 years in professional kitchens, rising from the line at Le Méridien and The Dharmawangsa in Jakarta to Executive Chef of Prama Sanur Beach Resort, a five-star resort with four restaurants and a full banquet operation. He handled food production for MasterChef Indonesia on RCTI. Today he leads the culinary operation at myCHEF Bali and oversees our six chef teams, setting the standards for preparation, taste and presentation on every service.

  • Former Executive Chef, Prama Sanur Beach Resort (five-star)
  • Food producer, MasterChef Indonesia (RCTI)
  • Cuisines: Indonesian, Western, French, Mediterranean, Spanish, Middle Eastern, Asian fusion
  • HACCP trained
  • Languages: Indonesian, English
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Chef Rully Ernanto, Head Chef at myCHEF Bali, in a white chef jacket and toque, arms crossed in a
Head Chef, myCHEF Bali

Rully Ernanto

Asian Cuisine & Healthy, Balanced Menus

20+ years in professional kitchens, since 2003

Chef Rully has cooked professionally for more than twenty years across hotels, restaurants and a cruise ship in four countries, including the pre-opening team of the St. Regis in Doha, a European river cruise with Viking, Sous Chef in Jakarta and two years leading the Asian section of a Sydney bistro. As Head Chef at myCHEF Bali he leads private dining, events and meal programmes, combining Indonesian, Indo-Chinese and modern Asian cooking with fresh, healthy menus.

  • Commis I, St. Regis Doha pre-opening team (five-star)
  • Experience in Australia, Qatar, Brunei and on a European river cruise
  • Certificate IV in Kitchen Management (Australia) · Diploma in Hotel & Tourism
  • Sous Chef and Chef de Partie; four pre-opening teams
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Private Chef, myCHEF Bali

Aulia Miftahul Hidayanti

Healthy Menus & Asian Cuisine

Professional kitchens since 2018, from Bali to Europe

Chef Aulia has cooked professionally since 2018, in a five-star restaurant, an Autograph Collection hotel, as Head Cook of a semi fine-dining bistro in Canggu and as Chef de Partie at a hotel in Romania. Trained in food production in Bali, she cooks fresh, balanced food with real flavour: light, healthy menus and Asian dishes, from Chinese wok classics to Indonesian favourites, finished with a pastry-trained eye for desserts.

  • Chef de Partie, Teleferic Grand Hotel, Romania
  • Former Head Cook, semi fine-dining bistro in Canggu
  • Also strong in pastry & desserts, Chinese, Indonesian and Western cuisine
  • D1 Food Production · Certificate III Food Production
  • Languages: Indonesian, English
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Private Chef, myCHEF Bali

Muhammad Rio Bimono

Asian Cuisine & Healthy, Balanced Menus

10+ years in professional kitchens, since 2015

Chef Rio has spent more than ten years in professional kitchens. He built his foundation over five years as Chef de Partie in a Chinese restaurant, mastering wok cooking and Asian sauces, then cooked Indonesian Nusantara cuisine before leading kitchens as Head Kitchen and Head Chef for restaurants and cafés in Greater Jakarta. Today he pairs that Asian expertise with fresh, healthy, balanced menus, cooking quickly and confidently for larger groups.

  • Pangan Awards, Indonesian Ministry of Trade (2023 and 2025)
  • Head Chef and kitchen lead since 2023
  • Five years as Chef de Partie in a Chinese restaurant kitchen
  • Strengths: menu creation, high-volume cooking, team leadership
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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.
myCHEF chefs are Indonesian professionals, led by Milan-trained leadership — a real differentiator versus expat-only marketplace freelancers.
Specific chef requests are accommodated 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.
If your chef can’t make it, we find a solution the same day. Why myCHEF →
Dietary redesign is routine. See kids menus and our allergy guide.

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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. Normal notice is 3 days; 2 days is fine, and next-day is sometimes possible if you message us first. We do not take same-day bookings.
Multi-day stays often mix simple breakfasts with one tasting-level dinner. Formats live under dining styles and fine dining.
No. Long-term and live-in placement is not offered. For a longer villa stay, book the full-day stay chef: IDR 2,700,000++ per day for chef + assistant, 10% off from 7 days and 20% off from 28 days.

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WhatsApp cuisine preference, date, guests and villa area. We confirm who is available and send a fixed quote. Quote →
Celebration cakes, plated desserts and petit fours for dinners and events.
Available 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

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Catering

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