Chef Maria Tavares

Chef Em Casa Em Porto

Slow food. Slow living.

Mediterranean food enthusiast and expert!

Portuguese chef that loves the tradition and ancestral roots to develop new flavors and experiences.

Functional gastronomy and Integrative Nutrition formation, cooking with the freshest products that the season gives us always based on sustainability in the kitchen.

Specialist in cooking without allergens and dietary requests like plant based, low carb, detox and raw, are also part of the options!

Para mim, cozinhar é...

passion and art. The alchemy of flavors, combined with sustainability and health

Eu aprendi a cozinhar em...

Functional gastronomy, São Paulo, Brazil. Regenerative gastronomy, Rio de Janeiro. Experience in kitchens around the Europe. Integrative Nutrition.

Um segredo culinário...

It is to have a great passion for what I do allied to a very diverse knowledge, where there are no limits to creativity.

Os meus menus

Mediterranean Essence

ENTRADA

Tudo incluso

Sourdough bread and gressino

Whipped feta dip, roasted grapes

Flavoured orange and oregano olives

Brown butter spread

PRIMEIRO PRATO

Escolha 1 prato

Roasted figs with gorgonzola cream

Figs, cured ham, honey and almonds

Cured ham, pear, blue cheese and warm radicchio

Peach, burrata and pesto

PRATO PRINCIPAL

Escolha 1 prato

Black shrimp risotto, cherry tomatoes and cilantro pesto

Ossobuco with rich tomato sauce, potato puree with herbs and sazonal vegetables (or risotto)

Pasta, Shrimp, Squid, Lemon, Mint, and Pecorino

Clams and scallops, garlic pasta

SOBREMESA

Escolha 1 prato

Red berries and basil panacotta

Lemon cheesecake, fig brulle

Brownie, ice cream and salted caramel

Citrus, honey and olive oil cake

Italian Essence

ENTRADA

Tudo incluso

Sourdough bread and focaccia

Flavoured olives

Ricotta dip with flavoured olive oil

PRIMEIRO PRATO

Escolha 1 prato

Caramelized tomato and copa bruschetta

Asparagus, zucchini and feta salad

Burrata, peache and basil

PRATO PRINCIPAL

Escolha 1 prato

Lemon risotto, leave fig oil, brulle figs and blue cheese

Truffle, mushroom, cured ham and stracciatella pasta

Pumpkin risotto, hazelnut, pecorino and citrus peel

Clams and lemon pasta with chorizo

SOBREMESA

Escolha 1 prato

Chocolate mousse, olive oil and sea sal

Lemon panacotta with apricot sauce

Tiramisu cake, warm ganache

Portuguese Essence

ENTRADA

Tudo incluso

Sourdough bread and olives

Local cheese and charcuterie board

PRIMEIRO PRATO

Escolha 1 prato

Clams "à bolhão pato" - garlic, coriander and lemon

Mussels and parsley vinagrette

"Alheira" balls (local chorizo) and chutney

PRATO PRINCIPAL

Escolha 1 prato

Grass-fed roasted chicken, crunchy cured ham, potato puree, thyme and lemon

Portuguese seafood rice

Codfish loin, sweet potato puree, confit tomato and onion, infused with herbs and citrus salsa

Local grass-fed veal steak, garlicky baked potatoes, seasonal vegetables

SOBREMESA

Escolha 1 prato

Chocolate mousse, olive oil and sea sal

Orange creme brulee

"Nata" pie with cinnamon ice cream

Brownie and salted caramel

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Opiniões sobre Maria

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21 serviços

Una experiencia muy buena!! Maria es una persona muy profesional y la comida estaba buenísima. Se preocupo y adapto los platos a nuestras necesidades y fue muy cuidadosa. Recomendable 100%

Maria was excellent - she arrived early in the day to make sure everything was set up to barbeque and worked really hard to get everything ready on time with minimal disruption to the rest of the villa. Food was superb, and huge amounts - fantastic leftovers for lunch! Highly recommend

Maria was fantastic and the ‘take a chef’ experience surpassed all expectations. We were a group of 8 real foodies, and loved that Maria embraced cooking local Galician cuisine. She was extremely polite, attentive and really looked after us. The clean up was exceptional. I can’t recommend Maria enough, a fantastic chef helping us enjoy our Spanish holiday!

FROM JOEL KAMPF: To celebrate my wife’s birthday, Chef Maria and her assistant created an unforgettable meal for twelve of us. The dishes were beautifully presented and incredibly delicious. We asked for specifics (no dairy, Vegan options) and she delivered imaginative dishes that we all wish we had the recipes. They were both lovely to work with and very professional. And note that we travel a lot, have had chefs in the past… and they were top notch. We heartily recommend! PS - We practically fought over the leftovers the next day.

A Chefe Maria Tavares e a sua assistente realizaram um trabalho acima das nossas melhores expectativas. Além da enorme qualidade dos pratos apresentados foram sempre de trato fácil e tiveram uma enorme atenção aos pormenores. Num almoço para 10 pessoas, dos 8 aos 80, pensamos que seria difícil deixar todos completamente satisfeitos, mas tal foi possível e largamente ultrapassado . Desde as entradas de enorme variedade e qualidade, ao prato principal e uma deliciosa sobremesa para terminar, estava tudo prefeito. No final, cozinha e sala deixadas impecáveis, parecia que nada tinha acontecido. O nosso muito obrigado pelo excelente serviço.

Chef Maria provided an incredible meal for the entire family both with the food she cooked and the experience she created! She was very professional with her cooking and cleaned up the place better than she left it. This was the best food we ate in Porto! Additionally she was very easy to communicate with leading up to the dinner. Would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a private chef experience.

Chef Maria and her wondeful assisant went above and beyond in all aspects. She is truly skilled, talented, and a joy to have as chef. Our dinner party of 8 was blown away by her dishes, and there was a much deserved ovation from all of us. Not only did everything taste PHENOMENAL from start to finish, everything looked beautiful, like straight out of a magazine. She worked so well with what she had and stayed calm and professional even when there were technical/electrical difficulties. On top of a pefect dinner, she left the kitchen clean and tidy. I couldn't have asked for a better experience and would hire her full time as personal chef if I could. Thank you Chef Maria, it was an honor to have you as chef! <3

The food and service was outstanding. Fully recommend and would use Maria again.