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Chef Carlos’s food is inspired by fresh, seasonal ingredients and his travels around the world. You can expect farm-to-table menus and a blend of unique cultures, ingredients, and flavours.
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- Location: Australia, New South Wales, Northern Beaches, Dee Why
- Events done: 64
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- Recommendation score: 89
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- Member since: Nov-2020
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Meet Chef Carlos Moreira, a seasoned culinary artist with over 16 years of experience as a private chef and in restaurant kitchens, including Michelin and hatted establishments. Passionate about food and connecting with people, Chef Carlos left behind a career in finance to pursue his true calling in the culinary world.
Chef Carlos’s food is inspired by fresh, seasonal ingredients and his travels around the world. You can expect farm-to-table menus and a blend of unique cultures, ingredients, and flavours. His favourite part about being a Chef is seeing the reactions of clients when they taste his food, and working in the bustling kitchens with a great team of people. He also loves the picturesque locations he can work from as a private chef – like the Sydney Opera House.
Drawing inspiration from his love of fresh, seasonal ingredients and his extensive travels, Chef Carlos creates farm-to-table menus infused with diverse cultural influences and flavours. His rewarding career is fueled by the joy of witnessing clients’ reactions to his culinary creations and the camaraderie of working alongside a talented kitchen team.
With a wealth of experience in both a la carte dining and private catering, Chef Carlos has honed his skills in menu development, food preparation, and customer service. His ability to craft innovative menus using seasonal ingredients and his meticulous attention to detail ensure that each dining experience is a memorable one. From managing suppliers to maintaining quality standards, Chef Carlos brings a comprehensive understanding of the culinary business to every aspect of his work.
Despite his success in the kitchen, Chef Carlos remains humble and dedicated to continuous improvement. He finds solace and joy in crafting his own fresh pasta, viewing it as a therapeutic process that yields delicious results. Whether experimenting with new ingredients or perfecting traditional recipes, Chef Carlos’s passion for cooking shines through in every dish he creates.
As a private chef in Sydney’s picturesque Northern Beaches, Chef Carlos takes pride in curating personalized dining experiences tailored to his clients’ preferences and dietary requirements. From intimate gatherings to lavish events, his warm demeanour and exceptional culinary skills ensure that each occasion is a memorable one.
Beyond his culinary endeavours, Chef Carlos finds fulfilment in sharing his expertise with others through cooking classes and workshops. He believes in empowering individuals to explore their creativity in the kitchen and discover the joys of preparing delicious meals for themselves and their loved ones.
One of Sydney Private Chef Carlos’s favourite cuisines is Japanese. Being the 2nd largest population in South America and the most popular cuisine (by far) it is no surprise! He spent extended periods tracing Japanese food’s influence on South Americans and their eating habits. With the most extensive journey bringing him to Peru where the Nikkei cuisine originates from! Nikkei stands for a fragrant & vibrant vision of South American & Japanese flavours fused together into mouthfuls of delight. One of the most famous Nikkei restaurants in the world, Maido, is where Chef Carlos fell in love with the delightful flavours of ceviche. He drives a tremendous amount of respect & inspiration to Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura!
Chef Carlos’s experience spams from Financial Services & Consulting with the Big 4 to being part of the OakBerry growth to 45 stores in Australia & New Zealand. He assisted the Greek Chef Peter Conistis in setting up ALPHA VIP menus & catering offerings!
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While Chef Carlos enjoys experimenting with a variety of dishes, his heart lies in crafting his own fresh pasta. Simple yet incredibly satisfying, Chef Carlos finds therapeutic value in the process of combining high-quality flour, eggs, and olive oil to create pasta dishes that evoke comfort and delight.Cusines
- Asian Fusion
- Brazilian
- French
- Japanese
- Mediterranean
- South American
Reviews
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Lilian
The whole experience was above and beyond. | Pickle Octopus tentacles, fennel orange salad DF, GF -
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Marem
Very polite, amazing cooking, great communication | The entree was amazing! Fish. -
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Keira
Chef Carlos was wonderful. He was professional, creative, patient and highly skilled. All guests were not only impressed with what was served but wanted to know how the menu was created so perfectly to suit everyone’s needs and tastes. | The duck canapé was my personal favourite, but was also surprised with how much I liked the halloumi (I’m not usually the biggest fan but the taste and presentation was exceptional) -
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Eliza
Chef Carlos was lovely, the food was great and he did an exceptional job in the most challenging outdoor cooking environment | Marinated chicken 🤤 -
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Brad
Christmas lunch was brilliant!!!! The lunch went very well … your food and staff were excellent!! Thank you. -
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Rhythm
CHEFIN Co-founder and CEO Petko was very communicative, trustworthy, and generous in working with Wholesale Investor to organise our event for our shareholders, sponsor, clients, and network within our budget and to match our brand. We valued Petko’s experience, advice, and network. Chef Carlos designed an attractive gourmet menu accommodating various dietary preferences and created delicious canapes. The alcohol was delivered early so we had a lot of time to chill the beer and set up the bar. The service was top quality – CHEFIN staff went around the room offering our guests canapes and drinks, and topping up drinks, so the guests could enjoy networking. The event was very successful, resulting in satisfied attendees and collaboration opportunities. We are looking forward to CHEFIN catering the VIP room at our flagship conference (which will attract 3000 registrations) in a few months. We love working with CHEFIN and will continue working with them and recommending them to others. | Rhythm especially liked the dessert -
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Rhythm
Simply loved the food and the staff was very friendly! Looking forward to having Chefin at our next event. | Every dish was delicious but I really like the Cream caramel, milk chocolate tartlet -
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Fay
Chef Carlos was absolutely great from the beginning to the end of the night
He gave us a great omakase experience in our own home with very thought after menu
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Siggy
What a wonderful experience! Chef Carlos was so lovely and the food was divine! It added such a special touch to our celebration. | This is difficult as the Canapés were amazing, the lamb shoulder melted in your mouth, the salmon was perfectly cooked and the sides with it were all fresh and tasty! -
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Yvette
Chef Carlos prepared a delicious meal for us and provided a professional, friendly and personable service. Thank you for making this celebration intimate and special. | That’s too hard as they were all delicious! The Peruvian ceviche was incredible and probably my favourite but the serving size was too generous so I felt wasteful when I couldn’t finish it! The beef main was cooked to perfection and it’s hard to go past the chocolate soufflé – it left our whole house smelling amazing. Thanks again 🙂 | Thanks Petko for helping us arrange a fabulous and intimate dining experience – we all enjoyed itimmensely. -
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Oliver
Everything was great, chef prepared and presented all meals, they tasted delicious and everyone had a great time. | Coconut prawns in pumpkin -
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Tony
All the staff were very professional. Excellent service from Chefin | Coconut prawn -
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Addis
Big thanks to Chef Carlos, Petko and the rest of the ChefIn team for orchestrating such a memorable, intimate and exceptional dining experience for my Mother in law. The quality and presentation of the dishes was exquisite, and Chef Carlos hosted the experience with professionalism, efficiency and warmth. The level of personalised care and attention to detail offered by Petko throughout the planning process, and following the the event, is truly impressive and rare to come by. | The roasted halloumi and poached figs was my favourite! -
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Leanne
Wow, what an amazing experience with Chef Carlos from the first canapé (salmon and caviar) to the chocolate souffle dessert. I would absolutely recommend the CHEFIN experience. -
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Dianne
HUGE Thank you to Carlos for creating a spectacular dinner for the family, celebrating a Milestone Birthday.
Compliments kept flowing on the flavours and the presentation of the meal. Dessert was a definite hit along with the Salmon!!
Our whole experience with CHEFIN was easy and accommodating, Thank you to Petko and Carlos for their coordination and diligence in making this occasion truly special on such short notice. -
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Ahmad Ibrahim