Private Chef Tiyan Alile

I have enjoyed a passionate and pleasurable last 20 years being rewarded by the delight on my customers faces, cooking, operating award winning restaurants including Tarragon Lagos and running a culinary school, I was classically French trained at L’Academie de Cuisine in Maryland and have over the years deepened that experience in fusion, molecular gastronomy modern and avant-garde cooking.

I won the World Luxury Restaurant Award for Best Head Chef in Africa and my restaurant won Awards two years in a row for Best Fine Dining and Food Styling & Presentation in Africa. I have been featured in Forbes, Cuisine Noir, BBC and many other platforms for my work as a Chef and Culinary Instructor.

I have recently turned my focus to curating the most pleasurable experiences for small intimate dinners and exploring how all our senses can be aroused by food.

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is done with ease, created with love and finished with ultimate satisfaction. Food nourishes, unites and brings happiness.

I learned to cook at...

My mother’s kitchen and formalized in culinary school. L’Academie de Cuisine.

A cooking secret...

Understanding ingredients and how they move and transform when introduced to heat, techniques and married with other ingredients.

My menus

Luxury Dinner

STARTER

Choose 3 dishes

Orange Glazed Beets. Toasted Walnuts. Arugula. Goat Cheese Salad

Antipasti Platter. Cold Cuts, Olives, Sundried Tomatoes, Cheeses

Smoked Salmon Blini. Avocado Purée. Tarragon Emulsion

Kingfish Carpaccio. Delicate Pickled Radish. Cherry Tomatoes. Baby Gem Sprouts

Shrimp Blini. Avocado Purée

Roasted Tomato Soup. Orange Reduction. Mint Oil

FIRST COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Chef's Signature Roast Aubergine & Zucchini Tian. Layered with Feta Cheese, Tomatoes, Topped with Arugula and finished with a Pesto Dressing

Soup Course Chef's Signature Fragrant Butternut Squash Soup. Basil Emulsion. Crispy Bacon

Roasted Vegetable Tian, Feta Cheese. Herb Glaze

MAIN COURSE

Choose 3 dishes

Herb Encrusted Lamb Chops. Glazed Vegetables. Red Wine Jus. and Rosemary Salt

Chicken Confit. Glazed Baby Carrots. Sage Butter. Potato & Apple Purée

Oven Grilled Seabass. Tomato & Olive Salsa. Lemon Butter

Seafood Risotto. Parmesan Crisp. Black Truffle Oil Finish

Barbecue Chicken Raviolo. Sage Butter. Glazed Peas

Grilled Lamb Chops. Caramelized Carrots. Red Wine Jus. and Rosemary Salt. Buttery Mashed Potatoes

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Pana Cotta. Honey Comb. Berry Compote

Dark Chocolate Confection. Vanilla Honey Comb. Berry Compote. Edible Golden Sugar

Apricot Pudding. Toasted Almond Flakes. Coffee Cream. Edible Golden Sugar

Apple & Pecan Crostata. Caramel Ice Cream

Strawberry Cheesecake. Ginger Crumble

Dolce Vita

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Smoked Summer Bruschetta Lightly Roasted Grape Tomatoes. Basil. Olive Oil. Balsamico

Antipasti Platter. Cold Cuts, Olives, Sundried Tomatoes, Cheeses

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Chef's Signature Roast Aubergine & Zucchini Tian. Layered with Feta Cheese, Tomatoes, Topped with Arugula and finished with a Pesto Dressing

Yellow Tail Carpaccio. Pickled Red Onion & Radish. Manuka Honey & Avocado Purée finished with Tarragon Oil

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Herb Encrusted Lamb Chops. Glazed Vegetables. Chianti Jus. and Rosemary Salt. Mushroom Rissotto. Parmesan Crisp

Sicilian Spice Chicken Raviolo. Glazed Baby Carrots. Sage Butter

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Pana Cotta. Honey Comb. Berry Compote

Apricot Pudding. Toasted Almond Flakes. Coffee Cream

Vacation Vibes Breakfast & Lunch for 3 Days

STARTER

All inclusive

Breakfast Options- Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs (Scrambled, Sunny Side up or Omelettes) Fruits - Strawberries, Bananas, Blueberries, Oatmeal, Bacon, Sausages, Hash Brown

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Lunch Options Day 1- Grilled Salmon with Provencal Herbs, Pomegranate & Rosemary Glazed Lambchops, Fragrant Tomato Rice, Arugula, Tomato, Cucumber & Feta Cheese. Butternut Squash Soup

Lunch Options Day 2 -Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Sauce, Garlic Roasted Potatoes, Avocado and Shrimp Salad. Cucumbers Pan Grilled Vegetables. Tomato Soup

DESSERT

All inclusive

The French Riviera

STARTER

Choose 1 dish

Orange Glazed Beets. Toasted Walnuts. Arugula. Goat Cheese Salad

Chicken Liver Paté. Almond Confit

Pickled Cucumber. Caramelized Apples. Smoked Salmon

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Vichyssoise Chaude, Leeks. Potatoes. White Wine Cream. Parsley

Roast vegetable Tian. Aubergines. Arugula. Feta Cheese