Chef Khira Du Rand

Chef At Home In Cape Town

A professionally trained chef, I've honed my skills at Belly of the Beast and the Bailey. With a professional chef's diploma in hand, I've primarily served under the esteemed Luke Dale-Roberts Group, contributing to iconic establishments like The Potluck Club and Salon. Now, I offer private chef services and run my own restaurant pop-up brand called Rabbit.

Get in touch with me! Let’s chat, and I’d love to create a personalized menu for you according to your preferences and the food you love.

For me, cooking is...

It’s about creating memorable moments and bringing people together, connecting them through the universal language of food.

I learned to cook at...

Capsicum studio followed by Belly of the Beast, The Bailey, Potluck Club, Salon

A cooking secret...

Humbly cooking from the heart

My menus

Pescatarian menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Honey glazed kitka with togarshi, seaweed butter

Line fish tataki/sashimi, ponzu, sesame mayo, herbs

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Prawn tortellini, tomato dashi broth, chilli oil

Freshly made pasta with a white wine mussel cream

DESSERT

All inclusive

Olive oil cake, vanilla ice cream, whiskey maple

Vegetarian menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Focaccia, whipped butter flakey salt

Pan seared eggplant ‘capacio’, roasted tomatoes, onion mayo, ponzu, basil, Parmesan

Miso glazed roast cabbage, whipped feta, vierge, herbs

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Wild mushroom gnocchi, mushroom cream veloute, brown butter sage

Freshly made gnocchi, thyme roast tomato sauce, olive oil, basil, Parmesan

DESSERT

All inclusive

Pavlova, yogurt cream, seasonal fruit

Mediterranean style menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Charred aubergine dip topped with jammy onions, toasted seed and olive oil

Labneh, sumac marinated heirloom tomatoes, basil oil

Homemade focaccia

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Charred broccoli, brown butter and tahini

Fillet topped with a vibrant chimichuri

Whole roasted cauliflower, cauliflower cream topped with Parmigiano Reggiano

Mediterranean style salad with charred nectarine

Hasselback style potatoes, lemon creme fraiche and fresh chives

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Choux bun, dark chocolate, strawberry Chantilly, vanilla ice cream

Pumpkin pie, granola crumb, vanilla ice cream, bourbon maple

French fusion

STARTER

All inclusive

Fresh bread and spiced butter

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Seared tartar, sweet onion xo, parmesan

Pancetta wrapped asparagus, seared salmon & caper dressing

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Fillet, brown butter mushroom sauce, herbs, hasselback potato

Freshly made pasta with a white wine mussel cream

Paradelle, corn veloute, pan seared line fish and roast baby tomatoes

Steak au poivre (pepper cream sauce), pomme (potato) puree, petit poi (peas and pancetta)

DESSERT

All inclusive

Spiced caramel apple tartatin, vanilla ice cream

Crepe suzette, buttery orange sauce, vanilla ice cream

Cookies and cream

Fusion menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Sesame crusted tuna taco, pico de gallo, corriander and lime dressing

Smashed cumber salad with chilli crunch dressing, toasted sesame

Char grilled broccoli, tahini emulsion

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Grilled miso kashmiri brinjal flat bread, mint yoghut, lime pickle onions, tahini dressing, herbs & crispy onions

Line fish, black rice, thai curry broth, herb salad

Cauliflower steak, cauliflower cream, peanut and lime leaf xo

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Sumac rose roasted strawberries, yoghurt cream, pistachios

Pumpkin pie, vanilla ice cream, maple

Ice cream of your choice, chocolate crumb, toasted coconut and dulche de leche

Mediterranean fusion

STARTER

All inclusive

Focaccia, babaganoush flakey salt

Burata salad, herbs and seasonal marinated tomatoes

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Steak with mushrooms and brown butter sauce

Hassle back potatoes, crème fraisce and chives

Asparagus, tahini cream, nut crumb, confit onions

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Eaton mess, berry coullis, meringue

Burnt basque lemon cheesecake

Gluten free chocolate olive oil cake, vanilla ice cream

Pescatarian menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Honey glazed kitka with togarshi, seaweed butter

Line fish tataki/sashimi, ponzu, sesame mayo, herbs

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Prawn tortellini, tomato dashi broth, chilli oil

Freshly made pasta with a white wine mussel cream

DESSERT

All inclusive

Olive oil cake, vanilla ice cream, whiskey maple

Vegetarian menu

STARTER

Choose 2 dishes

Focaccia, whipped butter flakey salt

Pan seared eggplant ‘capacio’, roasted tomatoes, onion mayo, ponzu, basil, Parmesan

Miso glazed roast cabbage, whipped feta, vierge, herbs

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Wild mushroom gnocchi, mushroom cream veloute, brown butter sage

Freshly made gnocchi, thyme roast tomato sauce, olive oil, basil, Parmesan

DESSERT

All inclusive

Pavlova, yogurt cream, seasonal fruit

Mediterranean style menu

STARTER

All inclusive

Charred aubergine dip topped with jammy onions, toasted seed and olive oil

Labneh, sumac marinated heirloom tomatoes, basil oil

Homemade focaccia

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Charred broccoli, brown butter and tahini

Fillet topped with a vibrant chimichuri

Whole roasted cauliflower, cauliflower cream topped with Parmigiano Reggiano

Mediterranean style salad with charred nectarine

Hasselback style potatoes, lemon creme fraiche and fresh chives

DESSERT

Choose 1 dish

Choux bun, dark chocolate, strawberry Chantilly, vanilla ice cream

Pumpkin pie, granola crumb, vanilla ice cream, bourbon maple

French fusion

STARTER

All inclusive

Fresh bread and spiced butter

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Seared tartar, sweet onion xo, parmesan

Pancetta wrapped asparagus, seared salmon & caper dressing

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Fillet, brown butter mushroom sauce, herbs, hasselback potato

Freshly made pasta with a white wine mussel cream

Paradelle, corn veloute, pan seared line fish and roast baby tomatoes

Steak au poivre (pepper cream sauce), pomme (potato) puree, petit poi (peas and pancetta)

DESSERT

All inclusive

Spiced caramel apple tartatin, vanilla ice cream

Crepe suzette, buttery orange sauce, vanilla ice cream

Cookies and cream

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Chef Khira's reviews

4.92

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8 services

We had an amazing experience with Khira as our private chef! The food was absolutely delicious, and she carefully accommodated our dietary preferences—two vegetarians and a nut allergy—without any issues. Khira was incredibly friendly and made the whole evening feel special. Highly recommended!

Not only was Khira's food and service incredible, the quality of the produce she used was outstanding. We really enjoyed our Mediterranean family style supper. We would use her again!

I used Chef Khira's service for my wife's 50th birthday. My wife loves Ottolenghi type veg bases dishes but many of our friends enjoy meat and fish, so I requested Chef to provide something that word fit for all preferences at a 15 people sit down dinner. What she produced was simply outstanding. Every dish was superb and our guests where blown away. Simply world class. The planning communication and organisation was also very professional making it all simple for me to manage.

Everything was superb

Not only was Khira's food and service incredible, the quality of the produce she used was outstanding. We really enjoyed our Mediterranean family style supper. We would use her again!

Everything was superb

Not only was Khira's food and service incredible, the quality of the produce she used was outstanding. We really enjoyed our Mediterranean family style supper. We would use her again!