ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH

LUXURY ALGARVE PRIVATE CHEF

previously nobu mayfair

Private Dining Experience

Nobu-level food, at your home, yacht or wedding in the Algarve.Portuguese ingredients.Global flavours.

Your Host

Adam has always had an incredible passion for food. This passion led him to Nobu Mayfair, where he both trained as a chef and ran the pass, tasting the food before it was served, and commanding the chefs to deliver high quality Japanese cuisine.He then spent years travelling the world, training with exceptional local chefs along the way.This dining experience is the culmination of that journey. A luxury private chef, cooking for residents of Quinta Do Lago, Vale Do Lobo and the wider Algarve region.Curated carefully, designed to be unforgettable.

Adam Hollingsworth - Algarve Private Chef

The Offering

Three formats: The Table, The Feast, The Tasting.Every menu is designed from scratch. Combining the finest Algarvian produce, alongside bespoke ingredients brought in from Japan and further afield. Designed carefully and executed with finesse.Choose your format, and get in touch below.

In their words
“We were blown away by the quality of Adam’s cooking and his attention to detail. The yuzu peach black pork was melt in your mouth. The yuzu koshō ribs were fall off the bone. My brother said they were the best he’s ever eaten.”
Kym
Quinta do Lago
“Such expertise, skill, attention to detail and top class produce. As someone who spent their life running a large private chef and catering business in Ireland, I think he’s going to be the new sensation and rising star of the Algarve.”
Mary
Quinta do Lago
“You can tell he’s a perfectionist with everything he does. The flavours and textures were truly like nothing I’ve tried before. Think Nobu but more bold, daring and unapologetically unique. 10/10.”
Chris
Vale do Lobo

Reservations

Bookings must meet a minimum spend of €500 Mon-Thur and €800 Fri-Sun. To enquire about availability or upcoming dates, get in touch below.

Get in touch to book Adam's team for your Algarve private dining experience

+351 964 686 686
[email protected]

As Featured In
Algarve Plus
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Adam Hollingsworth
Luxury Private Chef · The Algarve
Exceptional cuisine,
brought to your table

Trained at Nobu Mayfair, where he ran the pass, Adam brings the discipline of a Michelin-calibre kitchen into private homes across Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and the wider Algarve. Any cuisine, executed without compromise, with Japanese and omakase a lifelong speciality

Menu One
The Table
€145PER GUEST
One service · Sharing

A generous arrangement of showstopping dishes, brought out at once to adorn the table

Abundant, unhurried, and made to be shared
Menu Two
The Feast
€180PER GUEST
Three courses · Sharing

The full spectacle of The Table, framed by two individually plated courses that build the evening around it

Two savoury courses, then the feast
or
A starter, the feast, then dessert
Menu Three
The Tasting
€220PER GUEST
Five courses · Plated

Five courses, each one a considered moment in its own right, sent in sequence and building to a final sweet note

or
Reserve
€295PER GUEST

The same five-course journey, elevated with the rarest ingredients money can buy

Seat yourself at a table that’s ready · we handle the rest
Included in every booking

Days of preparation

A single evening is built over the best part of a week, not an afternoon. Sauces, cures and slow cooks are underway long before I arrive, because they cannot be hurried

The finest ingredients

The best of the Algarve, alongside bespoke produce brought in from Japan and further afield. Where an ingredient matters, nothing is substituted

Bespoke menu design, written around your table and occasion
Days of preparation before I arrive
The table styled and dressed to a fine-dining standard
Full allergen and dietary consultation
All tableware, crockery and equipment, provided
Additional chefs wherever the menu demands
Kitchen porter throughout service
Complete set-up and clean-down, kitchen left as found
A single point of contact, first call to final plate
Travel anywhere across the Algarve
Securing your date
30% deposit
Dates are held on a first-come basis and are not blocked out in the calendar until the deposit is received. The deposit is non-refundable, with the balance settled on the evening itself
Not included
Alcohol  ·  wine and drinks remain yours to choose
Gratuity  ·  entirely at your discretion
[email protected] · +351 964 686 686 · adamhcooks.com · @adamhcooks
Adam Hollingsworth
Luxury Private Chef · The Algarve
Recent Evenings

Every menu is designed from scratch, around your table and the season. These are simply a few recent evenings.

The Table
Shared, all at once
Truffle miso Argentinian tenderloin
Dark koshō ribs
Radish roses
Tennō rice
Soy butter parmesan tenderstem
Crimson seaweed goma salad
The Feast
Two courses, then the feast
Yuzu peach black pork
Salmon, yuzu koshō ponzu
followed by the table, shared
The Tasting
Five courses, plated
Creamy spicy yuzu salmon tartare cones
Reservebluefin tuna or scallop in place of salmon
San Alberto tenderloin, sanshō peppercorn crust
shiro miso potato purée · carrot, miso beurre noisette
or
Hundred-hour dark koshō short rib
flamed Tennō rice · shiro miso foam
Reserveeither option, with black truffle shavings
Brioche, yuzu butter tiger prawn
creamy yuzu · miso salt · parmesan
Reservelobster in place of prawn, caviar-topped
Yuzu peach black pork
Reserveyuzu koshō A5 wagyu, Japan import, yuzu citric tincture
Miso caramel & banana pancake skewers
yuzu lemongrass ice cream
Reserveshiro miso dark chocolate tart, glazed miso-salt Madeiran banana, miso caramel foam, followed by an assortment of iced local fruits
Tell me what your evening needs to be, and I’ll design it around you.
[email protected] · +351 964 686 686 · adamhcooks.com · @adamhcooks