Guides · Updated September 2026

Hiring a Kosher Private Chef for a Villa in Asia

For villas, retreats and longer group stays, a private kosher chef is often the most comfortable way to keep kosher in Asia — no daily scramble for food, cooked to the standard you keep.

When a private chef makes sense

A private chef suits families and groups staying in one place for several days — a villa in Bali, a retreat, or a longer stay where daily deliveries would be impractical. It removes the daily question of what to eat.

How the kitchen is set up

The chef works with a kosher-aligned kitchen setup: koshering equipment where needed, bringing in or carefully sourcing ingredients, and managing the kitchen process throughout the stay so the standard is kept consistently.

Shabbat, holidays and daily meals

A chef can prepare everything from daily meals to a full Shabbat or holiday — including food kept warm without cooking on Shabbat — planned around your group and level of kashrut.

Getting started

Tell us your destination, dates and group size, and we’ll propose a chef-led setup as part of our kosher services.