Chef Hernan Del Diestro

Private Chef in Ibiza

Mi nombre es Hernán del Diestro, soy cocinero profesional, hace 18 años que vivo en España, mayormente en Ibiza y hace 25 años que trabajo de chef, he cocinado en Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay, España y Tailandia, en España aprendí de pescados y de la gran cocina española y mediterránea, he vivido en Madrid 3 años y he tenido la suerte de trabajar con grandes cocineros como Alberto Chicote y Pedro Larumbe.

He viajado por India por mas de dos meses, y el sudeste asiático, mayormente en Tailandia donde realice un curso de cocina Thai en uno de los mejores lugares de Tailandia, el Blue Elephant, donde también me dieron clases de cocina india.

Hace unos años tambien hice un curso de sushi con una gran sushi woman.

Ahora enfoco toda mi energía en poder brindar todos mis conocimientos sobre diferentes tipos de cocina de una manera más cercana al cliente.

Siempre intento probar cosas nuevas, condimentos, comidas y sabores nuevos para sorprenderme y sorprender a los demás, porque atrás de cada comida hay una historia para contar!!!

Espero poder trabajar con vosotros, un saludo, H.

My name is Hernán del Diestro, i´m a professional cook, i´ve been living in Spain for over 18 years, mostly in Ibiza, and it´s been more than 25 years that i work as a chef, i cooked in Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay, Spain and Thailand, in Spain i learnt about fishes and the great spanish and mediterrenean cooking, i lived in Madrid for over 3 years and i had the chance to work with great chefs such as Alberto Chicote and Pedro Larumbe.

I travelled through India for more than 2 month, and the south east of Asia, mostly in Thailand where i did a cooking course in one of the finest cooking schools, the Blue Elephant, where i also have some classes about Indian cooking.

I also had the chance to make a sushi course with a great sushi woman.

Nowadays i concentrate all my energy in givig all my knowledge about different kind of cooking in a closer and intimate way to the customer.

I always try to taste new things, new seasoning, food and new flavours to surprise myself and so be able to surprise others, because behind every meal there is a story to tell!!!

Hope to work with you, greetings, H.

For me, cooking is...

Para mi la cocina es oportunidad constante de seguir aprendiendo

I learned to cook at...

Aprendí a cocinar con mi madre, en la escuela de cocina, con grandes chefs y con mi padre haciendo carnes a las brasas

A cooking secret...

Cocinar con el corazon, uno es el reflejo de lo que hace!!!

My menus

Charcoal and wood BBQ

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Cheese and cold cuts Spanish platter

"Tortilla española" with truffle and chives

Roasted octopus with potato aioli and paprika from the vera

FIRST COURSE

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Ottolenghi style salad

Moutaball with crispy pita bread

Octopus salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, basil, capers, and Cabernet Sauvignon vinegar, Italian style

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Roasted potatoes with herbs butter

Charcoal grilled vegetables with herbs

DESSERT

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Brownie bites with strawberries and whipped cream

Classic tiramisu

Medi

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Cheese and cold cuts Spanish platter

"Tortilla española" with truffle and chives

Roasted octopus with potato aioli and paprika from the vera

FIRST COURSE

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Ottolenghi style salad

Moutaball with crispy pita bread

Octopus salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, basil, capers, and Cabernet Sauvignon vinegar, Italian style

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Seafood paella

DESSERT

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Brownie bites with strawberries and whipped cream

Classic tiramisu

Special tasty menu

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Little spoons of salmon tartar with avocado

All to share: hummus with veggies, Babaganoush with crispy pita bread

Beef carpaccio with rocket, capers, parmesan and truffle oil

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Bao stuffed with marinated shrimps, avocado and kimchi

Ottolenghi style salad

Quiche with leek, truffle and brie cheese

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Dorade papillote with herbs, fennel and pear with Jamaican pepper, citric sauce

Tenderloin with potatoe graten, spinach, champignon and truffle sauce

Salt baked fish with vegetables, potatoes and herbs

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Baked pineapple with brown sugar, tamarind, coconut sauce and ice cream

Chocolate coulant with vainilla ice cream

Tasty tasty

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Asian bites ( vegetables gyosas and springrolls with sauces )

All to share: hummus with veggies, Babaganoush with crispy pita bread

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Caprese salad with burrata, semi-dried tomatoes, basil, rocket and black olives

Moutaball with crispy pita bread

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Marinated chicken indian or thai style, jazmin rice and vegetables

Whole baked fish, grilled vegetables, lemon sauce

Seafood paella

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Classic tiramisu

Brownie with almonds and ice cream

Italian style

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All inclusive

Little spoons of salmon tartar with avocado

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Caprese salad with burrata, semi-dried tomatoes, basil, and black olives

Mussels sautéed with white wine, tomatoe sauce and herbs

MAIN COURSE

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Dorade with gremolata, small potatoes and asparagus

Tagliata ( grilled entrecote, parmesan, rocket and cheery tomatoes )

Pasta with dry tomatoes, boconccinis and rocket pesto

DESSERT

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Classic tiramisu

Spanish dream

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Cheese and cold cuts Spanish platter

"Tortilla española" with truffle and chives

FIRST COURSE

Choose 2 dishes

Ottolenghi style salad

Moutaball with crispy pita bread

Octopus salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, basil, capers, and Cabernet Sauvignon vinegar, Italian style

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Seafood paella

DESSERT

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Brownie bites with strawberries and whipped cream

Classic tiramisu

Paella experience

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Cheese and cold cuts Spanish platter

"Tortilla española"

FIRST COURSE

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Mussels sautéed with white wine, tomatoe sauce and herbs

Payesa salad from ibiza

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Seafood paella

DESSERT

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Brownie bites with strawberries and whipped cream

Flao ( cheese and mint cake from Ibiza ) with whipped cream

Local

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Cheese and cold cuts Spanish platter

"Tortilla española" with truffle and chives

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Octopus salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, basil, capers, and Cabernet Sauvignon vinegar, Italian style

Mussels sautéed with white wine, tomatoe sauce and herbs

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Seafood paella

Salt baked fish with potatoes and vegetables

DESSERT

All inclusive

Flao ( cheese and mint cake from Ibiza ) with whipped cream

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Chef Hernan's reviews

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197 services

Henry and his helper (Brenda) provided an incredible experience for my bachelor party. We were a group of 9 and everyone's expectations were surpassed! He was very responsive on both the take a chef website and on whatsapp. He was able to accommodate all of our dietary restrictions without any issue. I would rebook him in a heartbeat the next time I go to Ibiza.

Sehr gutes Essen, sympathischer Koch und alles super unkompliziert ???? Sehr gelungener Abend

Hernan and his team were fantastic from the moment they arrived. The food was immaculate and plentiful. Excellent variety! Easily the best meal we had on our stay. It was not only the food though, each of the team were a pleasure to have at our villa. Attentive, warm and very good at what they do. We will definitely be calling on them on our next visit.

Lovely Chef and waitress with great service and food - we loved it!

Amazing day, seamless service and so friendly to be around. The food was delicious and had lots left over to keep us going. Thank you for everything

La comida que prepararon para nuestro grupo de 11 estuvo espectacular e incluso la presentación fue elegante. Son muy amables, ¡gracias por la hospitalidad

Chef Hernan catered for 17 at our villa in the hills of Ibiza for our 50th birthday meal. He and his team were amazing, I cannot recommend them highly enough. He was utterly professional, the food was superb, but at the same time, appropriately relaxed and informal as we wished it to be. Hernan and his kitchen help were both lovely to speak with and engaging, happy to talk about food and experiences, yet equally calm and professional, just getting on with everything without fuss. He was flexible on our wants and needs, menu, timing and general arrangements and he and the team left the place spotless at the end. The food was excellent, Hernan's experiences of cooking around the world coming in a great variety of flavours and styles, all of which melded perfectly together for the occasion, weather and setting. His waiting colleague was delightful, she made sure we all had everything needed and would jump to help seeing anything that was needed by anyone, making sure that we all had the perfect time. As with all the team, she was charming and friendly, happy to chat when engaged but otherwise calmly going about her role making sure we were all well fed, had drinks and were generally cared for. It was such a pleasure to have Hernan and his team with us for the day, I would happily recommend him to anyone for an occasion such as this. It was also lovely to receive such nice feedback from Hernan and his team, that they also clearly enjoyed the experience of coming to create the meal for us, you could see that this is something they all clearly enjoy doing very much. Five out of five.

Henry and his team were exceptional. They did everything from laying the table beautifully to cleaning everything down after, leaving no trace. The food was delicious and perfect for our 8 person sit down meal. Several guests have asked for his details for future events. Would absolutely recommend.

Chef Hernan was 5 stars! Amazing experience for me and my friends. Hope we cross our paths in the future.

Hernan was brilliant. What an experience! It was such a treat having a professional turn up, with everything prepared, ready to cook, even with the right wood for the barbecue. Everything was either cooked or prepared to perfection. The food kept on coming. We were never waiting. He was ably assisted by Christina who was friendly, engaging, and also held back when she knew we were busy. The overall experience completely fulfilled our expectations, and was totally affordable compared to going out to a restaurant. I will definitely use Take a Chef again, and was very impressed with the service given by Hernan.

Merci à toute l'équipe de nous avoir régalé toute la semaine, c'était tout simplement parfait ! Chaque menu était équilibré, varié, frais, tout était délicieux. Merci encore !

Hernan was fantastic. All the food was phenomenal and his staff was great as well.

Fantastic chef, made our evening!

Hernan was a superstar! All the food was delicious and we loved every second of the meal ❤️

Hernan was great, professional, attentive, friendly and good was 10/10. Overall great experience and we would highly recommend

Hernan and his waitress were fantastic, incredibly friendly and the food was delicious. the price-performance ratio was also top. I can recommend them to anyone and we will book them again!

I was impressed how well everthing went.

Chef Henry was awesome! He had a good team/waitress every night. I wanted a low carb, high protein meal and he fully delivered with an Argentinian bbq and he even showed us some nice seafood dishes that we weren’t sure we would end up liking but ended up loving! Would recommend for sure! Thanks Chef :)

Amazing food and mojitos an added bonus! Thank you so much

Absolutely loved Hernan and Paula who was helping wait on us for our dinner. Food was unbelievably delicious and many people in our group have said it was the best steak they've ever had. Our birthday dinner was White themed and Hernan and Paula both wore white and brough white tablecloths and decorations for the table. They went above and beyond for a great night! Thank you!