🌄 Retreat Chef Services

Full-service cheffing for multi-day retreats. I’ll craft nourishing meals to support your guests’ well-being—whether that’s three meals a day or select offerings.

  • Seasonal retreat menu with vegetarian/plant-based option

  • Custom retreat menus available (additional fee applies)

  • Cooking is done on-site in your retreat kitchen

  • Ideal for yoga, wellness, spiritual, or corporate retreats

🌞 Retreat Breakfast Menu

Each breakfast includes a seasonal fresh fruit platter featuring locally grown tropical fruits.

🍯 Choose One Sweet Dish

  • Toffee Pecan Cookies

  • Mango Scone with clotted cream & POG jam

  • Guava Crumble Muffin

  • Chia Seed Pudding
     with coconut milk, butterfly pea, and mango curd

  • Overnight Oats
     with coconut milk and local chocolate crémeux

🍳 Choose One Savory Dish

  • Shakshuka
     Harissa-spiced tomato sauce, feta, local eggs, microgreens, served with buttered local sourdough

  • Mexican Frittata
     With chipotle aioli and buttered local sourdough

  • Japanese White Sweet Potato Hash
     With caramelized onions, peppers, two local eggs, roasted garlic aioli, and a side salad

  • Everything Lox Bagel
     With whipped cream cheese, herbs, pickled red onion, capers, and a side salad

  • Soft Scrambled Eggs with Goat Cheese & Herbs
     Served on buttered local sourdough with a side salad

🥗 Retreat Lunch Menu

Each lunch includes one main and one side. Menus feature fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

🍽️ Choose One Lunch Option

  • Caesar Salad with Chicken
     Local romaine, house Caesar dressing with anchovy, shaved parmesan, choice of Cajun grilled or crispy chicken cutlet, served with homemade focaccia
    ⌲Recommended side: Greens & Beans Soup

  • Greek Salmon Burger
     With pickled red onions, pepperoncini, tzatziki, feta, and Little Gems lettuce on a brioche bun
    ⌲Recommended side: Okinawan purple potato salad

  • Mexican Crab Cake
     Filled with fresh sweet lump crab, jalapeños, red pepper, cilantro, lime, and corn. Served with avocado crema, chipotle aioli
    ⌲Recommended side: Jicama mango red cabbage slaw

  • Caprese Sandwich switch to eggplant caprese stack
    On homemade focaccia with macadamia nut pesto, local tomato, local arugula, fresh mozzarella, and balsamic glaze
    ⌲Recommended side: Creamy leek & potato soup

  • Spicy Ahi Poke Bowl
     Sashimi-grade local ahi, sriracha aioli, green onion, tobiko, avocado & ginger over sushi rice with unagi drizzle
    ⌲Recommended side: The Local Side Salad

  • Kitchari (Ayurvedic)
     A nourishing Ayurvedic porridge made from mung dal and basmati rice, served with ghee
    ⌲Recommended side: Chipotle-scented savory corn pancakes with cilantro mint chutney

🥄 Choose One Side

  • Okinawan Purple Potato Salad
     With homemade aioli, caramelized onions, pickled onions, and minced chives

  • Greens & Beans Soup
     Spicy Italian sausage, local kale, white beans, bone broth, pecorino romano, lemon

  • Creamy Leek & Potato Soup
     Fingerling potatoes, leeks, cream, and cracked peppercorn

  • Jicama Mango Red Cabbage Slaw

  • Savory Corn Pancakes (Ayurvedic)
     Chipotle-scented and served with cilantro mint chutney

  • The Local Side Salad
     Local greens and seasonal produce with housemade tahini Meyer lemon vinaigrette

🌙 Retreat Dinner Menu

Choose 1 Dinner Entrée and 1 Dessert

  • Tender Local Short Rib
     Tender local short rib in red wine demi-glace, served with white cheddar & smoked gouda risotto and lemon-roasted asparagus

  • Lamb Chops with Tzatziki & Feta
     Herb-crusted lamb chops with tzatziki and feta, grilled zucchini, and saffron-scented rice pilaf with rehydrated tart cherries

  • Chicken Tinga Fajitas
     Slow-cooked pulled chicken breast served with sautéed peppers and onions, salsa verde, guacamole, crema, pickled red onions, cotija cheese, and homemade corn tortillas

  • Local Mahi Mahi Piccata
     Fresh local mahi mahi in a white wine, lemon, and caper butter sauce, served with whipped potatoes and charred broccolini sautéed in garlic and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil

  • Rigatoni with Macadamia Nut Pesto
     House-made macadamia nut pesto, steamed snow peas, and chili flakes tossed with semolina rigatoni, topped with creamy burrata, and served with homemade focaccia

  • Plant Based Mushroom Ragu
    Crimini, lion’s mane, and portobello mushrooms simmered in local tomato sauce, tossed with semolina rigatoni, drizzled with macadamia nut vegan pesto, and served with homemade focaccia

  • Plant-Based Shepherd’s Pie
     A hearty medley of mushrooms, carrots, peas, and onions in a flaky vegan pastry crust, topped with whipped potatoes

🍰 Dessert Options

  • Chai Poached Pears
     With Chantilly cream and macadamia nut crumble

  • Raspberry Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart
     Featuring local Manoa chocolate

  • Pistachio Baklava
     Served with rose vanilla bean gelato

  • Tiramisu
     Made with local Manoa chocolate, orange blossom-scented mascarpone, and local espresso-dipped ladyfingers

  • Salted Brown Butter Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
     Rich, chewy, and baked with love

Pricing 

🔧 Service Breakdown 

  • Menu Planning, Shopping & Prep
     8–16 hours billed at $99/hour

  • Transportation & Equipment Fee
     Flat rate of $250 (applies if plates, cutlery, or kitchen equipment are needed)

  • Grocery Costs
     Billed separately – all groceries are paid by the client at cost (receipts provided)

  • Location Requirements
     ➤ All preparation and cooking are done onsite at the client’s home, rental property, or retreat center.
    ➤ If the retreat is located off the island of Oʻahu, the following are required:

    • Roundtrip airfare for Chef + Sous Chef

    • 1 rental vehicle for provision runs

    • Accommodations for both Chef and Sous Chef for the duration of the retreat

👨‍🍳 Daily Chef Services

Service Level Chef Hours Sous Chef Hours Daily Labor Cost
2 Meals/Day (Minimum) 10 hrs × $99 6 hrs × $50 $1,290/day
3 Meals/Day 15 hrs × $99 10 hrs × $50 $1,985/day

🧑‍🍳 Service Tiers (Add-Ons)

Tier Description Additional Fee
Standard Buffet-style service (Plated for 6 or fewer included) Included
Premium Plated meals for all guests $5/person per meal
Elite Plated meals + all-day beverages (coffee, tea, infused water, etc.) $15/person per meal

📌 Booking Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 meals per day

  • Menu planning, shopping, prep (8–16 hours) billed separately

  • Grocery costs reimbursed with receipts

  • Transportation/equipment fee applies if gear is needed

  • Off-Island Retreats: Airfare, vehicle, and lodging for Chef + Sous Chef must be covered by client

📝 Standard Sample Estimate – 3-Day Retreat (10 Guests, 2 Meals/Day)

Item Cost
Chef + Sous Chef Labor 3 days × $1,290 = $3,870
Menu Planning & Prep (12 hrs) 12 × $99 = $1,188
Transportation Fee(if applicable) $250
Groceries TBD (reimbursed at cost)
Off-Island Costs(if applicable) TBD (Flight + Vehicle + Accommodations)

⚠️Standard Tier Estimated Total (before groceries and off-island travel): $5,308

📝 Premium Sample Estimate – 3-Day Retreat (10 Guests, 2 Meals/Day)

Item Cost
Chef + Sous Chef Labor 3 days × $1,290 = $3,870
Menu Planning & Prep (12 hrs) 12 × $99 = $1,188
Transportation Fee(if applicable) $250
Premium Add-On if Applicable (10 guests × 2 meals × 3 days × $5) $300
Groceries TBD (reimbursed at cost)
Off-Island Costs(if applicable) TBD (Flight + Vehicle + Accommodations)

⚠️ Premium Estimated Total (before groceries and off-island travel): $5,608

📝 Elite Sample Estimate – 3-Day Retreat (10 Guests, 2 Meals/Day)

Item Cost
Chef + Sous Chef Labor 3 days × $1,290 = $3,870
Menu Planning & Prep (12 hrs) 12 × $99 = $1,188
Transportation Fee(if applicable) $250
Elite Add-On if Applicable (10 guests × 2 meals × 3 days × $15) $900
Groceries TBD (reimbursed at cost)
Off-Island Costs(if applicable) TBD (Flight + Vehicle + Accommodations)

⚠️ Elite Estimated Total (before groceries and off-island travel): $6,208