Culinary Arts

Chef Claudio

A Personal Chef Cooking Service for any event, grand or intimate.

Professional Profile
  • A Master in the Art of International and Original Cuisine.
  • Apprenticed in Baden-Baden / Black Forest, Western Germany at The Brenners Park Hotel.
  • Award Winning Menus ranging from Elaborate to Stylishly Conservative Cuisine.
  • Executive Chef Aboard the Private Yachts and Schooners of Lorimar Productions and Renowned Personalities of the International Stage and Screen.
  • Originator of "Tropical Moon" (A Universal Seasoning).
  • Claudio is the nephew and Godson of the Internationally Renowned Culinarian, Chef Oswald Mair: Executive Chef of The London Hilton for more than twenty years , frequently catering to The Queen of England and other Royalty, and the Chef who designed and instructed the preparation of The Royal Wedding Dinner for Prince Charles and Lady Diana.
Personal Chef Service with Chef Claudio
  • Custom designed menus to maximize your budget potential
  • In Home
  • At Work
  • On The Go
Chef Claudio with Mandy Patinkin

Chef Claudio with Mandy Patinkin
Mardi Gras Gala
The Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC

Chef Claudio accepts only a limited schedule of engagements throughout the year so please inquire regarding his availability.

Partial Client List
  • Sea Captain Don Punkka
    (The President of Fort Lauderdale Marine Services)
  • Peter Sellers
  • Gordon MacRae
  • Phil Harris
  • Alice Faye
  • Bob Hope
  • Bing Crosby
  • Arnold Palmer
  • Mandy Patinkin
  • Johnny Mathis
  • Peter Nero
  • Melissa Manchester
  • Joan Baez
  • Madonna
  • Yoko Ono
  • Sean Lennon
  • Lenny Kravitz
  • Michael Keaton
  • Rush (Canadian Rock Band)
  • "The Waltons" Cast & Crew
  • The Platters
  • Nat Blake
  • Calypsonian "King Obstinate"
  • Mary Tyler Moore
  • Blair Brown
  • Carol Sloane
Chef Claudio's Tropical Moon

Tropical Moon: $5 per 3.5 oz. plus $2 shipping. Please contact Claudio to place your order.

 

Special Events

Special Events as Executive Chef...

  • Mandy Patinkin Gala, After-Theatre Dinner (Fundraiser) at The Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC 1996
  • Reservations Only
    (Even though we have no reservations - we require them from you !)

    Private Gourmet Dining/In-Home or Facility to include Private Yachts, Theatrical Venues, Art Galleries (notably West Side Gallery in downtown Raleigh, N.C.), Concerts, etc.
  • James L. Williams, Director of State Government Affairs, Glaxo and Glaxo Wellcome, Private In-Home Dining
  • Cultivating The Culinary Instinct, Private Lessons in Traditional & Original Gourmet Cuisine since 1976
  • Executive Chef at Heart String Gala, National Aids Quilt Fundraising Tour, Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC, 1992
  • Theatre In The Park, Three Penny Opera, Cast & Crew Wrap Dinner, 1992
  • And many more...
Private Yachts

Executive Chef Aboard Private Yachts...

  • "La Costa Brava I" (69 ft.) Lorimar Productions
  • "La Costa Brava II" (102 ft.) Lorimar Productions
  • "El Presidente" (102 ft.) Ft. Lauderdale Marine Services (Currently Chicago-based »)
  • "Elegante" (102 ft.) Ft. Lauderdale Marine Services
  • "Pilgram II" (96 ft.) Ft. Lauderdale Marine Services
  • "Kardia" (120 ft.) Bullock Enterprises
  • "Orianda" (74 ft. Sailing Schooner) Canadian Rock Band "RUSH"*

    *Resulting with Menu Selection being one of the main reasons "Orianda" won the yacht show in Tortola at King Garden Bay B.V.I in 1985.
El Presidente
Noteworthy Venues

Some Noteworthy Hotels, Restaurants And Inns Formerly Served By Chef Claudio...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Bluebeard's Castle (in Charlotte Amalie)
  • L' Escargot (at Sub-Base)

New York City, Manhattan

  • The Blue Star Bar (on Broadway)
  • Luma's Vegetarian Macrobiotic Gourmet Restaurant

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  • The Yankee Clipper (on A1A)
  • The Galt Ocean Mile Hotel (on A1A)

North Carolina

  • Papagayos (Raleigh)
  • The Royal Villa (Raleigh)
  • The Capital City Club (Raleigh)
  • The Velvet Cloak (Raleigh)
  • The Fearrington House (Pittsboro)
  • Stephens After All (Chapel Hill)
  • Hotel Europa (Chapel Hill)
  • The North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company  (Durham)
  • The Carolina Theatre (Durham)
  • The Governor's Inn (Research Triangle Park)
  • Glaxo (Research Triangle Park)
  • The Pinehurst Hotel (Pinehurst)
  • Seth Jones (Wake Forest)
Pilgram II