Elevated Bermudian Cuisine: Personal Chefs & Private Dining Experiences
On our enchanting 21-square-mile island, dining isn’t just a meal — it’s an art form crafted to indulge the senses and elevate any occasion. For those who seek something beyond the ordinary, Bermuda offers an array of private dining options and personal chef experiences that take luxury to new heights.
- Food
Imagine savouring a bespoke menu tailored to your tastes prepared by some of the island’s most talented chefs, all in the privacy of your own exclusive setting. Whether it's an intimate dinner on a secluded beach or a lavish, large-scale celebration at a historic estate serving, Bermuda’s private dining scene promises an unforgettable fusion of flavour, ambience, and impeccable service.
From international cuisine to local island-inspired dishes and everything in between, these tried-and-true island chefs and mixologists will curate an unforgettable dining journey while in Bermudafor your next private event.
Brian Bean, Cedarberry Kitchen
Specialising in world cuisine with a Bermudian flare, Chef Bean’s food at Cedarberry Kitchen reflects his worldly culinary point of view while honouring his island roots. Focused on family-style meals with plated fine dining options available, his menu can be tailored for two to 12 people.
Chef Bean has over 30 years of experience cooking professionally in Bermuda and Canada, with stints at notable restaurants, including the Fairmont Southampton and a 15-year tenure with the Calgary Flames NHL team.
Contact Information
Website: www.cedarberrykitchen.com
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: @cedarberrykitchen
Ian Carruthers, Bermudaful Catering
Chef Carruthers is an accomplished chef with over 30 years of experience running Bermudaful Catering. This full-service catering company specialises in large functions like weddings, beach parties, corporate events, and smaller, more intimate in-house dinners. While he can prepare a curated menu to suit all types of palettes, Carruthers most enjoys cooking with fresh, local fish since the Bermuda-born chef has been preparing fresh-caught seafood for most of his life.
Contact Information
Phone: +1 (441) 595-1972
Website: www.bermudafulcatering.com
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: @bermudafulcatering
Tyka France, Ate@8
Tyka is not a chef; she is Bermuda’s very own Epicure and the founder of Ate@8. She’s a self-proclaimed professional delinquent who has taken the art of culinary dishes to new heights through fashion-forward culinary storytelling and artistry.
Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Social: @ate.at8
Peter Jovetic, Food4thought
Chef Jovetic is the culinary force behind Food4Thought, a full-service catering company, ready to prepare your next intimate dinner or execute large parties and weddings of up to 300. His expertly designed tasting menus are carefully curated and thoughtfully paired with wine selections of your choosing.
The owner is a professionally trained chef who’s worked in Michelin-rated restaurants in the south of Germany, with a culinary point of view inspired by his frequent European travels through Italy, France, and Croatia. He originally came to Bermuda from the U.K. in 1982, so his culinary career has spanned many of its top restaurants throughout his time on the island.
Contact Information
Phone: +1 (441) 337-6101
Email: [email protected]
Otto Kummer
Originally from Nurnberg, Germany, Chef Kummer specialises in intimate, private dinners for 10 to 30 people. He is known to work closely with clients to create a completely customisable menu of expertly prepared international cuisine, so expect a high level of focus, service and quality from start to finish.
Kummer has been a private chef in Bermuda for more than 35 years, serving a high-end clientele with discerning palates, which has built him a strong local reputation for being one of the top personal chefs on the island.
Contact Information
Phone: +1 (441) 537-5373
Email: [email protected]
Matt Pridham, Take Five Catering
Take Five is one of Bermuda’s premier catering companies in Bermuda which can be hired for functions of all sizes. Born in 2004, out of the desire for health-conscious, locally sourced food, Take Five’s culinary mission is primarily spearheaded by Executive Chef Matt Pridham, who leans towards French cuisine. The talented chef is also responsible for creating the menus of Devil’s Isle Café in the City of Hamilton, Village Pantry in Flatts Village, and all nine Buzz locations across the island.
Contact Information
Pone: +1 (441) 495-200
Website: www.takefivecatering.bm
Email: [email protected]
Social: @takefivecatering
Daamian Simmons, Daaleis’
DaaLeis specialises in a variety of international cuisines, including Italian, French, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Mexican, Asian, Indian and Bermudian, the latter of which chef Simmons learned by cooking alongside his mother during the holidays. Menus are largely based upon client preferences, but most are two to four courses and can be served for up to 15 people.
After a fifteen-year career working in Bermuda’s top restaurants, hotels and private clubs, including the Hamilton Princess Hotel, The Reefs Resort & Club and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Chef Simmons opened his own private catering business for all kinds of culinary events.
Contact Information
Phone: +1 (441) 599-8921
Email: [email protected]
Social: @daaleis
Gregory Wilson, Crown Point Luxury Vacation Home Concierge
Chef Wilson, Executive Chef of Crown Point Luxury Vacation Home Concierge, works with young culinary and hospitality enthusiasts to offer outstanding in-home, personalised, plated service catering for up to 50 guests.
He has led culinary teams at several Bermuda resorts and has also cooked for celebrities and politicians, including Steve Harvey and Michael Bloomberg.
Contact Information
Phone: +1 (441) 705-0804
Email: [email protected]
www.crownpointbda.com
Instagram: @crownpointbda
Facebook: @crownpointlvhc
Michiko Campbell, Chiko’s Catering BDA
Specialising in a variety of world cuisines inspired by his frequent travels through Africa, Asia and South America, Chef Campbell at Chiko’s Catering BDA is drawn to bold flavours and adventurous foods, serving parties of all sizes, including intimate dinners, weddings and banquets. He’s also an avid fisherman, which is why much of the seafood and fresh fish he prepares for his clients are hand-caught with his very own rod.
Campbell is an accomplished Johnson & Wales-trained chef with over 16 years of professional experience. He is known locally for his spice blends called Chiko’s Smokey Rub, which are sold in various flavours in retail stores across the island.
Contact Information
Phone: +1 (441) 704-4566
Website: www.chikosmokeyrub.com
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: @chikos.cateringbda
