Chef Raul Altamiranda

Private Chef In Cartagena De Indias

I am a gastronomic expert, cook and business manager who is deeply passionate about creating innovate flavors and high quality dishes. In addition to my love for cooking, I also have experience in restaurant management and administration, wich guarantees succes in all areas. I offer a exceptional customer service, from personalized attention to the quality of the dishes served. My goal is to continue to grow in my career as a chef and gastronomic entrepreneur, while maintaining a commitment to excellence and innovation in the kitchen.

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is a tool to reach the deepest of the heart, every dish served is a piece of soul that may be with you for the rest of your life.

I learned to cook at...

I've worked besides among amazing people, but the main place I've learned to cook is the gastronomy school of Universidad del Sinu, here in Cartagena.

A cooking secret...

Local ingredients, the history behind every local ingredient is the secret

My menus

Cartagena breakfast

STARTER

All inclusive

Corozo juice

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Patacones table with coastal cheese and chorizo

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Smoked chicharrones (pork belly) with steamed yuca and local sour cream

"Cayeye" - green plantain and cheese puree with onions and "hogao" sauce

Variety of empanadas/arepas and local fried food

Eggs as you like

DESSERT

All inclusive

Colombian style - dinner

STARTER

All inclusive

Grilled costeño cheese and arepas

Cartagena style fried food table

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Toast cassava with somked eggplant and ripe plantain puree and pickled onions

Creamy shrimp cocktail with local sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Prawns with with garlic honey, baby lettuce salad with crispy quinoa and feta cheese for a side dish

Creamy dark coconut rice with beef steak and posta sauce

Fried local fish, seafood sauce and sweet potato puree

DESSERT

All inclusive

Enyucado (cassava) type cheesecake with coconut and local fruit ice cream

Classic parrilla

STARTER

All inclusive

Choripan! Bread roll with local chorizo and chimichurri sauce

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Crispy skin pork with hogao sauce

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Pork Ribs in BBQ sauce and roast potatoes

Ribeye steak with chimichurri butter with grilled corn

Roasted chicken breast and fresh salad

DESSERT

All inclusive

Seafood/Fish Parrilla Grill

STARTER

All inclusive

Tortillas chips with hot and sweet sauces

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Baby Lobster in chimichurri sauce

Grilled salmon filets

Crabs claws

Plantain "patacones" with grilled corn, steamed cassava and french fries

DESSERT

All inclusive

Paella Party!

STARTER

All inclusive

Charcuterie Board

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Sourdough bread bruschettas with tomato mix (dried and fresh) and flavored olive oil

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Surf and turf paella - Seafood, Lobster and chicken paella

DESSERT

All inclusive

Crema catalana

Night Dinner

STARTER

All inclusive

Beets hummus with caribbean "quibbes"

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Fish of the day ceviche in lulo tiger milk with passion fruit sorbet topping, decorated with coriander flowers

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Creamy/risotto dark coconut rice with beef steak and bittersweet posta sauce

Fresh Gnocchi pasta with chicken (optional)

Fried local fish, beurre blanc sauce and sweet potato puree

DESSERT

All inclusive

Passion fruit creme brulee

Cartagena breakfast

STARTER

All inclusive

Corozo juice

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Patacones table with coastal cheese and chorizo

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Smoked chicharrones (pork belly) with steamed yuca and local sour cream

"Cayeye" - green plantain and cheese puree with onions and "hogao" sauce

Variety of empanadas/arepas and local fried food

Eggs as you like

DESSERT

All inclusive

Colombian style - dinner

STARTER

All inclusive

Grilled costeño cheese and arepas

Cartagena style fried food table

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Toast cassava with somked eggplant and ripe plantain puree and pickled onions

Creamy shrimp cocktail with local sauce

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Prawns with with garlic honey, baby lettuce salad with crispy quinoa and feta cheese for a side dish

Creamy dark coconut rice with beef steak and posta sauce

Fried local fish, seafood sauce and sweet potato puree

DESSERT

All inclusive

Enyucado (cassava) type cheesecake with coconut and local fruit ice cream

Classic parrilla

STARTER

All inclusive

Choripan! Bread roll with local chorizo and chimichurri sauce

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Crispy skin pork with hogao sauce

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Pork Ribs in BBQ sauce and roast potatoes

Ribeye steak with chimichurri butter with grilled corn

Roasted chicken breast and fresh salad

DESSERT

All inclusive

Seafood/Fish Parrilla Grill

STARTER

All inclusive

Tortillas chips with hot and sweet sauces

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Baby Lobster in chimichurri sauce

Grilled salmon filets

Crabs claws

Plantain "patacones" with grilled corn, steamed cassava and french fries

DESSERT

All inclusive

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Chef Raul's reviews

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18 services

Chef Rual was amazing, very engaging and fun. We had a nice photoshoot after the food was prepared and the food was amazing. Cooking for a group of 20+ people is not easy and he did not disappoint! I would definitely hire him again when I go back to Colombia!

Exceptional food and presentation. Would highly recommend.

Raul was excellent. He was easy to work with , flexible on short notice and offered a variety of menu options for us to choose from. He was on time and balanced the multitasking of cooking with providing great company. As Canadian tourists visiting Colombia on our honeymoon, we felt Raul was very welcoming and provided all sorts of useful recommendations and insightful commentary into our trip. The food itself was delicious and presented incredibly- like a fancy restaurant in our Airbnb. He linked personal stories and his Colombian heritage to the menu which added to things for us. Would highly recommend his services to anyone!