Private Cooking in paradise

vibrant, tasteful meals with seasonal, organic ingredients

  • "The whole experience was amazing! Kyala's style is a blend of Mediterranean with a local twist. Everything is fresh and homemade. She creates with precision, from setting the table to the last spoonful of her delicious passion fruit curd. It was like having the best restaurant in town, exclusively by our poolside."

    — ALESSIA

  • “Kyala is the BEST! Our family worked with Kyala on a variety of prepared foods and we even had an amazing private dinner with friends. All of it was fresh, healthy and delicious. We loved every moment of working with Kyala and can’t wait to see her again.”

    — JANEÉ

  • “Kyala is a wonderful person to have as your personal chef. She is open and curious to learn about your desires while also being creative and comfortable with freedom. Kyala moves with intention and this comes through in all that she creates. I look forward to receiving Kyala’s magical cooking and presence in the future!”

    — CHRIS

  • “We love Kyala! She’s made a very special place to us even more special. Her cooking is now a big part of what we crave within our trip. It’s truly very hard for us to find someone who aligns with our sense of health and food, but Kyala gets it! Can’t recommend her enough.”

    -EMILY & JAMES

  • “We couldn’t be more happy with our experience. Kyala was so quick and flexible in her response to a menu, catered exactly to our family’s needs. It MADE our vacation having fresh, healthy, and incredible tasting food…. we could actually relax.”

    — SABINA

  • “Kyala met and exceeded our needs! She made eating on our trip nothing but a delight and everyone was over the moon and grateful to have such incredible, delicious food. We highly recommend her not only for her beautiful food, but also her accommodating and easy to work with vibe.”

    — POSS

  • “Kyala cooks with such thoughtfulness and care. Every ingredient is healthy, well-sourced and made to absolute perfection. Kyala asks questions, caters her menu to my family's needs, and somehow manages to please all 5 of us! Having Kyala around is like having sunshine in your kitchen-fun, smiley & good vibes! She makes my vacation a true vacation-not having to cook & worry about what we are eating for every meal is such a treat.”

    — WINNIE

  • “Chef Kyala was the cornerstone for our stay. She catered her menu from the highest quality organic and regenerative local sources. The terrific food and peace of mind from her approach made our stay!”

    — BRIAN

  • “I use Kyala during my stays in Costa Rica because the food she creates is amazing. Her dilly cashew dressing and avocado crema are perfect for her dishes. I highly recommend Kyala for the healthy, creative and flavorful dishes she creates.”

    — DAVID