Chef Araceli Perez

Private Chef In Houston

An experienced chef of 10+years. Studied cuisines and worked in Austin, TX, Houston, TX, Tucson, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ. From fine dining to dive bars, i have seen and created all types of different cuisines.

Flexible and versatile - able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences.

For me, cooking is...

An experience that connects me to a group of people. Cooking is, what motivates me to continue working on being the best version of myself.

I learned to cook at...

I was fortunate to spend ample time at Trulucks, Fig & Olive, Uchi, True Food Kitchen.

A cooking secret...

Act without Ego. Say I don't know. Learn, and then CREATE

My menus

Japanese

STARTER

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Owen: Mushroom Noodle Soup

Osumashi: Japanese Clear Soup

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Japanese Rice Ball (Crab)

Japanese Rice Ball

Truffle Edamame Dumplings

Gyoza trio: Vegan, Pork, chicken

Bao Trío: Pork, Shrimp, Mushroom

Spicy edamame

Tempura Brussel Sprouts Miso Mayo

Sushi Maki: Tuna, Dragon Roll, Salmon Roll, Crispy Roll

Tsukuri: Raw Course ; Yellowtail, Tuna, fresh and Smoked Salmón, (nigiri,sashimi, mixed)

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Pork Belly- With Pickles, Spicy Pork Sauce

Sesame Crumbed Pork: With Tonkatsu

Roast Yuzu Chicken with Japanese Slaw

Salmon Teriyaki with white rice

A5 Wagyu with Cucumber and Seaweed Salad

Rose Mustard Pork Ribs Sweet Sake Glaze

DESSERT

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Japanese lavender cheese cake

Japanese Soufflé Cake

Dango: sweet rice dumpling

Lime Icebox Custard with poki crumble

All Items

STARTER

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Fettunta: Sourdough Bread, garlic spread and blistered tomatoes

Roasted Beat Bruschetta with Walnut Spread and Champagne Vinaigrette

Bruschetta Trio: Avocado Toast, Tomato Toast, Watermelon Burrata Toast

Baked Brie & Raspberry Jam with Toasted Pumpernickel Bread

Fig jam & Burrata on Rosemary fococcia

Crispy Ciabatta with balsamic glaze and honey butter

FIRST COURSE

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Asparagus Pistachio Salad

Heirloom Tomato Salad tossed in Tepache Vinaigrette served with Honey Ricotta

Brussel Sprouts with Blackberries in balsamic vinaigrette

Cauliflower Steak in Almond Cream Sauce with spiced pinenuts

Duckfat Hashbrowns with Truffle Creme Fraiche

Grilled Oysters: Spicy pineapple Chimichurri and Chipotle Butter

Blackened Scallops: Basil Pesto and Orange Segments

Steakhouse Meatballs in hearty sauce, Toasted Bread

French Onion Smashed Potatoes blackened Aioli

Roasted Bone Marrow, Chimichurri Sauce, Seared French Sourdough

Smoked Salmon and Naan served with Lemon dill gremolata

Steakhouse Crabcakes, Cilantro Lime Aioli

Tandoori Lamb Lollipops

Grilled Octopus with blackberry reduction Charred onions

Green Goddess salad Shaved Brussels with Dino Kale Orange segments dried cranberries spiced pecans shaved pecorino and cantaloupe goddess dressing

Eggplant Hummus and Rollitini

Tuna Tataki with Soy Yuzu Dressing and Tobiko

Hamachi Crudo with Cava Cava Orange Puree

Strawberry Feta Arugula with Champagne Vinaigrette

Butter Beans in Sundried Tomato and Cashew Cream Sauce

Burntleeks with Artichoke with Almond Ricotta

Canalinni Beans in Golden Tomato Confit

Eggplant meatballs in Red Sauce

Butternut Squash Soup

Carrot Ginger Soup

Creamy Corn Soup

MAIN COURSE

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Branizini Zarandeado

Whole Roasted Lemongrass Chicken (served Family Style)

Cacio e Pepe

Beef Short Rib with Garlic Mashed Potato

Scratch made Potato Tortelli: with Lamb Ragout

Scratch made Cheese Tortellini with Spiced Cream Sauce

Pistachio Crusted Lamb Chops with Polenta and Blubrrry Balsamic Glaze

Almond Crusted Doversole lemon Gremolata

Chateaubriand with Chimichurri blistered tomatoes, asparagus, heirloom carrots

Scratch made Brisket Ravioli Veal Red Sauce

10oz NY Strip roasted vegetables and whipped potatoes

Scratch made Cheese Tortellini with Cream Sauce

Rainbow trout: Stewed Greens, Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Spring Pea Risotto with Scallops

10oz Pork Ribeye with brown butter Grapes

Blackened Redfish with Ponchartrain

Scratch made Lobster Ravioli Veal Red Sauce

Traditional Alfredo made table Side

Whole Roasted Snapper with garlic parm mashed potatoes

16oz ribeye with Gorgonzola dolce served with truffle Mac n cheese

Morracan Chicken Charmoula with Roasted Vegtables

20oz Tomahawk with Beef Suet (Family Style) Romesco Butterbeans, Vegan Creamed Spinach, Heirloom Carrots

Roasted Flounder burnt leeks with white beans

Lemon Herb Airline Chicken breast. Pan seared and smothered in a Morita and Poblano cream sauce. Served with crispy Fingerling potatoes and a pumpkin seed pesto aioli

8oz Filet Mignon Custom Sides

Truffle Mushroom Risotto

DESSERT

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Snow-White Swiss Roll

Pistachio Creme Brulee

Pandan-Coconut Flan with Fresh Fruit

Castagnaccio: Glazed Chestnut Orange Cream

Mixed Milk Panna Cotta served with fresh fruit

Tiramisu

Lemon-Blueberry Sponge Cake lavender mascarpone

Carlota de limon: Icebox Custard Cake

Mexican Chocolate Cake Cardamom whip cream

Matcha Swiss Roll

Lavender cardamom Cheesecake

Chocolate Bag (individual bags) Filled with pound cake, fruit and cardamom vegan whipped cream

Lemon Chiffon Cake soaked in Rose water

Gulab Jamun, Cake in Saffron Rose Syrup

Vegetarian Dinner

STARTER

All inclusive

Asparagus Pistachio Salad

Brie & Pesto

Bruschetta Trio

Figs & Burrata

Heirloom Tomato Salad

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Hamachi Crudo

Roasted Cauliflower

Strawberry Feta Salad

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Truffle Risotto

Cauliflower Steak

DESSERT

All inclusive

Strawberry Crunch Roll

Tangerine Cake

Lemon-Blueberry Sponge Cake

4 Course Prefixe

STARTER

All inclusive

Heirloom Tomato Salad

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Bruschetta Trio

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Braised beef Shortrib

DESSERT

All inclusive

Tangerine Cake

Happy Hour @ Home

STARTER

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Grilled Oysters

Fried Soft Shell Crabs

FIRST COURSE

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Tomato Tart

Hamachi Crudo

Tuna Tartar

Bruschetta Trio

Brie & Pesto

Figs & Burrata

Artisanal Flat Breads

Steak&Lobster Bites with Truffle Fries

Locally Sourced Charcuterie

Duckfat Hashbrowns

Lasagne Frites

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

DESSERT

All inclusive

Mediterranean Date Night

STARTER

All inclusive

Grilled Oysters

Fried Soft Shell Crabs

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Hamachi Crudo

Roasted Cauliflower

Figs & Burrata

Pan Seared Scallops

PEI Oysters with Trio Sauces

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Seabass Sope

Braised beef Shortrib

16oz Pan Seared Salmon

Mayan Marinated Airline Chicken Breast

10oz NY Strip

DESSERT

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Snow-White Swiss Roll

Lavender Cheesecake

Pistachio Creme Brulee

Lemon-Blueberry Sponge Cake

Brunch Buffet

STARTER

All inclusive

PEI Oysters with Trio Sauces

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Figs & Burrata

Toast Trio

Duckfat Hashbrowns

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Country Eggs Benny

PBJ French Toast

Red Velvet Pancakes

Shrimp&Grits

DESSERT

All inclusive

Strawberry Crunch Roll

Chocolate Bag

Lime Icebox Custard

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Chef Araceli's reviews

4.7

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66 services

Chef "Celi" was amazing. We had a gathering that was extremely important to us. She helped explain the food choices to us all. She arrived prompt and started working immediately to make sure we had food to snack on while she prepared the main dishes. The food was spectacular and the presentation was perfect. She had a warm and inviting personality that we all enjoyed. We look forward to having her again for our other events without a doubt!

This was a great experience! I'll be booking again!!

Chef Celi and team were wonderful. The food was excellent and the team did a great job setting up and cleaning up for our large party.

She was fantastic and plan to use again!

Chef Celi was fantastic! She worked around our allergies and different meal requests and made two incredible menus and meals for us.

Chef Araceli was amazing! She made the experience very straightforward and easy. She was right on time for arrival and had the meal ready to go very quickly. She explained each dish to us as they were served, and each one was presented beautifully. We hired Araceli for my husband’s birthday, and even though he’s hard to impress, he absolutely loved the meal. I definitely recommend hiring Araceli for any event, I’m already trying to find another excuse to hire her for ourselves!

Amazing experience! Highly recommend! We will be doing this again.

Chef Celi did an amazing job all around. Our schedule shifted due to our guest arriving late and Chef Celi did an amazing job working around our delay. Food was amazing and would absolutely use her in the future. Thank you Chef Ceil for an incredible experience!

Chef Aracelli was absolutely incredible. The menu and food was fantastic. Just an overall great experience!! We would totally hire her again.