Private Chef - Sushi and Asian Cuisine

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Bring the best of contemporary sushi straight to your table in this exciting experience.

Discover Asian cuisine with a delightful four-course seafood menu in this private chef experience. Pick up top tips and techniques from an expert chef as they prepare your feast.

Start with crispy shrimp tempura or Japanese-style beef carpaccio. Enjoy a selection of signature sushi rolls, hand rolls and nigiri prepared with an expert touch. For the main course, choose from miso-glazed salmon, Korean short ribs, seared ahi tuna and other Asian favorites. End on a sweet note with options like yuzu cheesecake or green tea panna cotta.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to accompany the menu, and may request pairing recommendations from the chef upon booking.

First Course (Choose 1 per Group)

Japanese Salad
With mixed greens, cucumber, daikon and ginger-sesame dressing GF/DF
Shrimp Tempura
With asparagus and Tentsuyu dipping sauce
Chinese Mushroom Dumplings
With sweet chili-sesame sauce Veg
Shrimp Spring Rolls
With Julienned vegetables and peanut dipping sauce DF
Japanese Beef Carpaccio
With garlic ponzu, ginger and sesame oil

Sushi

Signature Sushi Rolls, Sashimi and Nigiri
With assorted fresh fish

Main Course (Choose 1 per Group)

Miso-Glazed Salmon
With shiitake mushrooms, ginger-sesame rice and steamed vegetables GF/DF
Black Pepper Shrimp
With butter, garlic, soy, coconut rice and bok choy
Seared Ahi Tuna Steaks
With seasonal vegetables, sesame and charred lemon potatoes GF
Korean-Style Short Ribs
With sweet shoyu ginger glaze, vegetable fried rice and kimchi

Dessert (Choose 1 per Group)

Coconut Mango Mousse
With fresh whipped cream and lime zest GF
Yuzu Panna Cotta
With raspberry sauce GF
Matcha Cheesecake
With fresh whipped cream and coconut
Mochi Ice Cream
With either strawberry or matcha ice cream

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 15
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2 hours

What's included

The ingredients

The cooking

The service

The washing up

COVID-19 protocols this chef will implement are:

Chef Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Aaron

Lukas

23 May 2024

Aaron was great! So kind and very knowledgeable. Loved to cook and learn with him.

Hillary Gruber

22 May 2024

Fun event. Nice guy. Good food. We all enjoyed.

Hillary Gruber

22 May 2024

It was fun and delicious. Having more pizza tonight! Thank you!

Jason

17 Apr 2024

We had a great time with Chef Aaron. He was friendly, informative, and most of all, helped us to prepare some delicious food!

Isabelle

18 Mar 2024

Chef Aaron was fantastic to work with! He was very patient when instructing and as we followed along to make our sushi and spring rolls. WeвЂ™re looking forward to taking another class with him!

Taylor

16 Mar 2024

Aaron was so knowledgeable and friendly. He was flexible with our family's needs and went above and beyond to demonstrate and answer our questions.

Philip

17 Jan 2024

Chef Aaron was very patient with my wife and I (especially me when rolling the seaweed on the rice) as we went through the sushi process. He encouraged questions, and gave us great tips (recommended cutlery, where to source your fish). Would definitely use again.

Mackenzie

11 Jan 2024

Highly recommend this cooking class. Chef Aaron was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. He was patient with my husband and I and willing to answer all of our questions. And the food was delicious!! Aaron brought high quality, seasonal ingredients that made the meal perfect. We will definitely be taking more classes with Aaron in the future.

Anne

22 Nov 2023

Chef Aaron was so personable and knowledgeable! He gave us the option of just watching or also following along, we decided to follow along! He was very patient with us and we had many laughs. Would HIGHLY recommend this for a date night/special occasion. Will definitely be a repeat customer.

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Chef Aaron

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Chef Aaron's diverse experience in the culinary world includes work as a sous chef, a garde manger and even a sushi master. After receiving his culinary arts and management certificate, he dove head-first into the realm of gourmet cookery in restaurants and hotels around Southern California. Every step led him to new levels of creativity and craftsmanship, making Chef Aaron an instructor and private cook of exceptional skill.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Aaron will travel to guests within San Diego for this experience.