Chef Ashleigh Hays
Private Chef
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I am passionate about cooking beautiful food from the local areas with touches of my experiences cooking around the world. Im
I am a self taught chef that has gained experience and knowledge through working all over the world. I have worked as a private chef in villas around Europe, resorts and charter boats in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and designed menus for and worked in many restaurants in Australia. I also run a catering company in Australia. I am passionate about cooking with locally sourced produce and designing menus to suit my clients. I like to make people feel comfortable while I cook for them whilst also making them excited about tasting new things.

More about me
For me, cooking is...
A way to connect people and enjoy life to the fullest
I learned to cook at...
I taught myself and have gained jobs around the world by doing what I love.
A cooking secret...
Using the best produce, not being afraid to try new things and experiment!
My menus
Oysters with pickled ginger and soy
Kingfish tataki with yuzu dressing, nori and roe
Tofu agadashi with bonito and spring onion
Crispy pork with sweet and sour pineapple and sticky rice
Chicken rendang with green papaya salad and sticky rice
Kaffir lime and vanilla panacotta with strawberry compote, toasted coconut and almonds
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Sardine escabeche crostata
Mulinciana a Schibecci Crostata
Kingfish carpaccio + peperonata + whipped garlic + lemon oil
Saffron and ricotta tortellini + prawn and cherry tomato ragu + basil oil
Crisp skinned snapper + fennel cream + lemon myrtle macadamia crumb + fresh fennel and dill + caperberry salsa verde
Slow braised lamb rack + white beans + charred eschallot + gremolata + black garlic aioli
Almond and grand marnier syrup cake + chocolate coffee fudge + toffee almond biscuit + vanilla bean ice cream + candied orange
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Ceviche with charred corn and jalapeño salsa
Pulled pork and pineapple salsa tostadas
Beer battered fish tacos with avocado crema, pickled eschallots, slaw
Slow cooked ancho chilli beef tacos with pickled radish, cos lettuce, lime aioli
Tres leches cake with Malibu
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Smoky babaganoush with crispy flatbreads and pickles
Fattoush salad with sumac chicken
Ras el hanout lamb with pearl cous cous and labneh
Baklava cheesecake
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Oysters with pear mignonette
Salmon tartare + whipped goats cheese + chives + brioche crisp
Steak frites with white wine caramelized witlof
Crème brûlée
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Marinated zucchini and stratchiatella crostini
Crispy fried olives
White anchovies on tomato and garlic crostini
Burrata + melon + sumac pickled onion + habanero vinaigrette + roasted walnuts + tarragon
Prosciutto + melon + sumac pickled eschallots + lemon and chilli oil + rye crumbs
Fennel and thyme risotto + buffalo mozzarella + basil + pinenuts Broccolini + asparagus + roasted almonds + aleppo pepper and lemon butter
Slow braised lamb shank + white beans + charred eschallot + gremolata + black garlic aioli
Market fish + fennel skordalia + caperberry salsa + lemon and macadamia crumb + fresh fennel and dill
Dark chocolate swirled meringues Vanilla bean whipped ricotta Pomegranate molasses roasted strawberries Fresh summer berries
Limoncello tiramisu
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Mulinciana a Schibecci Crostata
Burrata + melon + sumac pickled onion + habanero vinaigrette + roasted walnuts + tarragon
Fennel and thyme risotto + buffalo mozzarella + basil + pinenuts Broccolini + asparagus + roasted almonds + aleppo pepper and lemon butter
Dark chocolate swirled meringues Vanilla bean whipped ricotta Pomegranate molasses roasted strawberries Fresh summer berries
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Oysters with pickled ginger and soy
Kingfish tataki with yuzu dressing, nori and roe
Tofu agadashi with bonito and spring onion
Crispy pork with sweet and sour pineapple and sticky rice
Chicken rendang with green papaya salad and sticky rice
Kaffir lime and vanilla panacotta with strawberry compote, toasted coconut and almonds
View full menu
Sardine escabeche crostata
Mulinciana a Schibecci Crostata
Kingfish carpaccio + peperonata + whipped garlic + lemon oil
Saffron and ricotta tortellini + prawn and cherry tomato ragu + basil oil
Crisp skinned snapper + fennel cream + lemon myrtle macadamia crumb + fresh fennel and dill + caperberry salsa verde
Slow braised lamb rack + white beans + charred eschallot + gremolata + black garlic aioli
Almond and grand marnier syrup cake + chocolate coffee fudge + toffee almond biscuit + vanilla bean ice cream + candied orange
View full menu
Ceviche with charred corn and jalapeño salsa
Pulled pork and pineapple salsa tostadas
Beer battered fish tacos with avocado crema, pickled eschallots, slaw
Slow cooked ancho chilli beef tacos with pickled radish, cos lettuce, lime aioli
Tres leches cake with Malibu
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Smoky babaganoush with crispy flatbreads and pickles
Fattoush salad with sumac chicken
Ras el hanout lamb with pearl cous cous and labneh
Baklava cheesecake
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