Elevate Your Dining Experience with Chef Robert private dinners
Personalized meals for small groups tailored to your tastes and preferences. . Private dinners, cooking classes, consulting.
Meet Chef Robert
My Passion for Cooking
I have always had a love for cooking and eating, with a wide exposure to various ethnic cuisines as my parents were very much into the foods of the world.
As I grew up, I realized that cooking was my true passion and decided to pursue a career in the culinary arts.
My Culinary Training
My training began in the Netherlands at the S.V.H., Stickting Vakonderwijs Horeca, the top culinary school of the country. I have had the great fortune to work under some of the best chefs in the industry. I lived and worked in the Netherlands for 13 years and traveled extensively, exploring different cuisines and techniques from around the world. Upon returning to California, I held the position of Executive chef at the prestigious Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley. I have owned and operated restaurants for over 20 years including most recently the black sheep restaurant in Santa Barbara, California, with my wife Marianna, and son, Ruben.
I have been a private chef since September 2022.
Special Dietary Meals
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free or whatever your dietary restrictions may be, we can work together to create a menu to meet your needs. The basis for my cuisine begins with vegetables and grows out from there.
My Approach to Cooking
I believe that cooking should be intelligent, healthy, creative, and approachable. Food should be grounded in sensibility and true to its culture. The foods we eat should make us feel great, physically as well as spiritually. I strive to make delicious as well as healthy meals utilizing organic and sustainable ingredients that are a pleasure to the tongue as well as to the eyes, for all our senses should be stimulated when we indulge in great cuisine.