Private Chef · Crete, Greece
Bespoke private dining, authentic American BBQ and traditional Cretan Antikristo — created by Chef Rohan, a 30+ year pitmaster, international BBQ judge and former restaurant owner.
More than a meal
Imagine the sun setting over your villa, local wine on the table and the aroma of wood smoke in the air. You enjoy your guests while Chef Rohan takes care of the entire culinary experience.
Every experience is designed around your group, your villa and your occasion — from ingredient sourcing to the final cleanup.
Choose your experience
Each experience can be adapted to your group size, dietary needs and location. Final pricing depends on menu, travel, service level and guest count.
Restaurant-quality BBQ prepared and served at your villa, with generous sharing platters and a relaxed holiday atmosphere.
A bespoke plated or sharing-style menu for couples, families and small groups who want a refined evening at home or at Chef Rohan's home.
Traditional lamb cooked beside an open wood fire, presented as a cultural and culinary experience for your guests.
Flexible live-fire catering for birthdays, corporate gatherings and special celebrations across Crete.
Signature Cuisine
Few chefs in Europe have spent decades immersed in authentic American barbecue. Extensively trained in the United States, Chef Rohan brings Texas smoking, KCBS competition techniques and Southern classics to your table in Crete.
Cretan Tradition
One of Crete's oldest and most revered cooking traditions. Whole lamb slow-cooked beside an open wood fire — not above it — with the heat radiating sideways, the way Cretan shepherds have done for centuries.
Chef Rohan prepares authentic Antikristo using traditional methods while sharing the history and cultural significance behind this extraordinary technique. A feast and an experience.
Villa Dining
Chef Rohan handles everything from menu design and ingredient sourcing to cooking, service and cleanup. You simply enjoy.
From a romantic dinner for two to a wedding celebration for 100 guests. Chef Rohan adapts every menu to your group size, dietary requirements and the occasion. Available year-round across all of Crete.
Gallery
Real events. Real guests. Real food. Browse American BBQ, Cretan fire-cooking, villa dinners and unforgettable evenings around the table.
Service Area
Whether your villa is on the north coast or hidden in the south, Chef Rohan travels to you.
About Chef Rohan
Originally from Belgium and now based in Crete, Chef Rohan has spent more than three decades devoted entirely to the craft of live-fire cooking. His career spans restaurant ownership, international judging, published books, professional training programs and consulting for major BBQ brands.
Today he brings that accumulated mastery to the extraordinary landscape of Crete — combining American competition barbecue with the island's own ancient fire-cooking traditions.
Why choose Chef Rohan?
Chef Rohan combines international BBQ expertise, Cretan fire-cooking traditions and full-service hospitality to create an evening designed entirely around you.
Your guests experience the theatre, aroma and flavour of cooking over charcoal and wood fire.
Texas smoking, Southern classics and KCBS competition techniques brought directly to your villa in Crete.
KCBS Certified Judge and World Food Championships Master Judge in Dallas, USA.
A rare traditional experience prepared beside an open wood fire and adapted for private villa events.
Every menu is adapted to your group, dietary needs, location and preferred style of service.
Menu planning, ingredient sourcing, preparation, cooking, service and cleanup are all taken care of.
Booking Request
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