Chef Keston Augustus

Private Chef In Denpasar

I am a professional chef, I went to culinary school and got my degree in New York City at The Institute of Culinary Education. I have been working as a chef for the last 7 years and in 2017 I decided to move to Bali to work and learn about new food and cultures. My joy is making amazing delicious food that brings joy to other people. I have learned many cuisines from around the world including French, Italian, American fine dining, Australian cafe.

My secret in the kitchen is using the best ingredients possible and treating them with respect to make them shine. It is all about making amazing, delicious food that brings joy to other people.

For me, cooking is...

making amazing, delicious food that brings joy to other people.

I learned to cook at...

I learned cooking professionally in NYC a the institute of culinary education and continued working and many fine dining restaurants.

A cooking secret...

Using the best ingredients possible and treating them with respect to make them shine.

My menus

Grill

STARTER

All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Green salad- fresh veggies with a tangy dressing

Grilled corn- with salt and butter

Potato salad- with creamy mayo and mustard

Coleslaw- delicous tang creamy crunchy mayo

MAIN COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Grilled mahi mahi-with soy garlic ginger sauce

Steak Sirloin- seasoned to and grilled tp perfection and spiced

Grilled prawns- wil garlic lemon butter sauce

Grilled Chicken- cajan spice marinated chick grilled to perfection

Beef burger-beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato,onion, ketchup, mayo

DESSERT

All inclusive

French

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Watermelon and feta salad with balsamic recuction

French onion soup

Olive Tapenade

Nicoise salad

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Beef tartar with cried capers and quail egg

Grilled Prawns- with chilli butter and arugula salad

Pork Rillettes- with Shallot Spring onion Taragon Parsley Coriander and Whole grain mustard

Rabbit terrine

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Grilled snapper with mash-potato and summer succotash

Pan roasted chicken with sautéed vegetables and a lemon butter pan sauce

Ribeye Loin With cauliflower puree and arugula pesto

Duck confit

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Chocolate cake

Chocolate mouse

Mango fruit panna cotta

Coconut crepes with maple ricotta and strawberries

A taste of Italy

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Caprese Salad

Bruschette

Mixed olives

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Watermelon and feta salad with balsamic recuction

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Rigatoni alla Vodka with Burrata

Butternut Risotto with leeks brown butter and muchrooms

Pasta alla norma

Tuna carpaccio- with capers, olives, mangos and a truffle dressing

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Melanzane Ripiene | Stuffed Eggplant

Chicken Parmigiana with Parmesan Roasted Broccolini

Italian Braised Beef with Parmesan Polenta

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisu

Mango panna cotta with freach fruit

Chocolate mousse

Indonesian

STARTER

All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Perkedel jagung- Indonesian corn fritters

Green salad with simple dressing

Tempe goreng

Lumpia - spring rolls

Coconut rice

Stir-Fried Water Spinach (Tumis kangkung)

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Sapo tahu - stir fried vegetables with tofu and seafood

Pepes Ilan -marinated fish wrapped in banana leaf and grilled

Opor Ayam - Javane

Beef Rendang

Gado gado vegetables salad with peanut sauce

Whole steamed fish with chilli garlic ginger sauce

Nasi goreng or mei goreng with chicken sate

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Laklak Balinese cake with palm sugar and grated coconutHey

Mango panna cotta with freach fruit

Pie susu

Grill

STARTER

All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Green salad- fresh veggies with a tangy dressing

Grilled corn- with salt and butter

Potato salad- with creamy mayo and mustard

Coleslaw- delicous tang creamy crunchy mayo

MAIN COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Grilled mahi mahi-with soy garlic ginger sauce

Steak Sirloin- seasoned to and grilled tp perfection and spiced

Grilled prawns- wil garlic lemon butter sauce

Grilled Chicken- cajan spice marinated chick grilled to perfection

Beef burger-beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato,onion, ketchup, mayo

DESSERT

All inclusive

French

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Watermelon and feta salad with balsamic recuction

French onion soup

Olive Tapenade

Nicoise salad

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Beef tartar with cried capers and quail egg

Grilled Prawns- with chilli butter and arugula salad

Pork Rillettes- with Shallot Spring onion Taragon Parsley Coriander and Whole grain mustard

Rabbit terrine

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Grilled snapper with mash-potato and summer succotash

Pan roasted chicken with sautéed vegetables and a lemon butter pan sauce

Ribeye Loin With cauliflower puree and arugula pesto

Duck confit

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Chocolate cake

Chocolate mouse

Mango fruit panna cotta

Coconut crepes with maple ricotta and strawberries

A taste of Italy

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Caprese Salad

Bruschette

Mixed olives

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Watermelon and feta salad with balsamic recuction

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Rigatoni alla Vodka with Burrata

Butternut Risotto with leeks brown butter and muchrooms

Pasta alla norma

Tuna carpaccio- with capers, olives, mangos and a truffle dressing

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Melanzane Ripiene | Stuffed Eggplant

Chicken Parmigiana with Parmesan Roasted Broccolini

Italian Braised Beef with Parmesan Polenta

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Tiramisu

Mango panna cotta with freach fruit

Chocolate mousse

Indonesian

STARTER

All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Perkedel jagung- Indonesian corn fritters

Green salad with simple dressing

Tempe goreng

Lumpia - spring rolls

Coconut rice

Stir-Fried Water Spinach (Tumis kangkung)

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Sapo tahu - stir fried vegetables with tofu and seafood

Pepes Ilan -marinated fish wrapped in banana leaf and grilled

Opor Ayam - Javane

Beef Rendang

Gado gado vegetables salad with peanut sauce

Whole steamed fish with chilli garlic ginger sauce

Nasi goreng or mei goreng with chicken sate

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Laklak Balinese cake with palm sugar and grated coconutHey

Mango panna cotta with freach fruit

Pie susu

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Chef Keston's reviews

4.61

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54 services

exactly what we needed for our trip

Chef Keston was incredible! Every meal was delicious, on time, and well thought out. Him and his sous chef were so friendly and gave us plenty of tips about the island. We really enjoyed the food and getting to know them throughout our visit.

Best chef on Bali

Keston was able to squeeze us in for a same day booking and managed to accommodate our menu requests which we were incredibly grateful for. He was punctual, very easy to deal with and we had an amazing range of great tasting dishes and were all well fed with plenty of leftovers for lunch. Thanks again Keston. We would highly recommend to anyone in the Seminyak area.

Food was delicious! Even with some issues with our stove in the villa he was able to prepare our meals which tasted delicious. 10/10 would recommend

Chef Keston took our holiday to a whole other level. Incredibly professional and easy to plan with via WhatsApp. He modified the menu to suit our tastes and desires in the experience. He was very flexible. The food itself was brilliant. During meals he was able to provide stimulating conversation whether about the food or about the local culture. 10/10 would recommend.

Kesten was outstanding. We had a wonderful meal and he was highly professional and engaging.

Best personal chef yet.

Chef Keston was so great, he gave me so many options to choose from and we created a menu that was perfect for our family with kids. He was friendly and fast to communicate and the food was SO GOOD! Will definitely be using him for every trip to Bali!

exactly what we needed for our trip