The best culinary experience in Bali - Chef's Kitchen Table at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort - Alvinology

The best culinary experience in Bali – Chef’s Kitchen Table at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort

Chef's Kitchen Table at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort
Chef’s Kitchen Table at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort

If you are in Bali, here is a culinary experience you should not miss – Chef’s Kitchen Table at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort.

The executive chef at the 5-star resort, Chef Rossano Renzelli, takes you behind the scenes of his kitchen for an exhilarating and unique dining experience. You will get up close and personal with the culinary team and learn directly from Chef Renzelli himself, watching him dish out his artful creations during the interactive dinner.

Chef Rossano Renzelli
Chef Rossano Renzelli

Best of all, it’s not all that expensive for such a truly premium experience! Priced at IDR 600,000++ (~SGD$60.60) per person, the cost is around the same for a ticket to a simple concert or theatre performance. Reservations is a must, with a minimum of 8 people and a maximum of 12, to keep the dining experience comfortable and cosy.

Did I mention that the exceptional 5-course dinner also comes with wine-pairing and Martini? Totally value-for-money if you ask me (and not many people know about this – yet).

The dinner experience begins with a sunset hour cocktail at The Lounge, a balcony bar in the resort where you can get a magnificent view of Kuta beach to savour the moment.

Great view, with glasses of the signature cocktail
Great view, with glasses of the sunset cocktail
Gorgeous isn't it?
Gorgeous isn’t it?

Guests are then ushered into the real kitchen area of the resort where all the food are prepared. Chef Renzelli will bring you on a tour of each cooking station and walk the guests through the preparation process, while his crew serve out little samples, freshly prepared for you to savour on-the-spot.

Tour of the kitchen
Tour of the kitchen
Chef Renzelli dishing out samples from the kitchen
Chef Renzelli dishing out samples from the kitchen
Freshly prepared soba noodles
Freshly prepared soba noodles
Fruits station
Fruits station
Salmon bites
Salmon bites
The kitchen crew at work
The kitchen crew at work

The real dining experience begins thereafter. You will be ushered into a specially prepared makeshift kitchen dining set-up, whereby all the utensils and culinary wares are stuff from the kitchen.

These were the utensils we used
These were the utensils we used
Raw egg and flour on the dining table
Raw egg and flour on the dining table
Freshly baked bread poured onto the table for guests to help ourselves
Freshly baked bread poured onto the table for guests to help ourselves
Salt and pepper comes in brown bags
Salt and pepper comes in brown bags
Asher is all ready to eat
Asher is all ready to eat

If you are wondering about the purplish hues, the dining area is lit with ultraviolet lights to give it a funky and fun feel, adding to the overall dining experience. Wear white or other light-coloured clothing for your dinner date there to glow and stand out from the crowd.

For each dish that is served, guests will get to prepare them together with Chef Renzelli and his team, learning something new about cooking along the way.

I will let the photos below walk you through the full dining experience:

Ready to prepare our own food
Ready to prepare our own food
Plating the first dish together with the kitchen staff
Plating the first dish together with the kitchen staff
Ready to serve
Ready to serve
The first course - a squid dish
The first course – a squid dish

As each dish is served, an in-house sommelier will introduce a paired wine and serve it together thereafter.

A toast with the first paired drink for the night
A toast with the first paired drink for the night
A soup dish is next
A seafood soup dish is next
Injecting the soup into each pan
Injecting the soup into each pan
The second course is served
The second course is served
Next, a tangy tomato drink to cleanse the palate before the next dish
Next, a tangy tomato drink to cleanse the palate before the next dish
Chocolate preparation with the desert chef
Chocolate preparation with the desert chef
Adding peanut butter cream
Adding peanut butter cream
Ready for the oven
Ready for the oven
A risotto dish is served as the third course, served in a tin can
A risotto dish is served as the third course, served in a tin can
Mash the cheese, truffles and risotto together for one of my favourite dish for the night
Mash the cheese, truffles and risotto together for one of my favourite dish for the night
Drink number 2
Drink number 2
The sommelier introducing the next drink
The sommelier introducing the next drink
Drink number 3 - note the thematic appearance of all the drink cups
Drink number 3 – note the thematic appearance of all the drink cups
The fourth dish and also the main course, a large slab of steak
The fourth dish and also the main course, a large slab of steak
The chef going around to interact with diners
The chef going around to interact with diners
Fresh croissants, just out of the oven for us to take home
Fresh croissants, just out of the oven for us to take home
The fifth course, a sinful pastry desert
The fifth course, a sinful pastry desert
A surprise for the night - flavoured Martini cubes!
A surprise for the night – flavoured Martini cubes!
You pick the flavours of the Martini you want
You pick the flavours of the Martini you want
Pour this in to make your own Martini drink for the night
Pour this in to make your own Martini drink for the night
One last surprise for the night - the chocolates are ready!
One last surprise for the night – the chocolates are ready!
White chocolates with peanut butter centre
White chocolates with peanut butter centre
Dark chocolates
Dark chocolates
Guests are invited to pack the leftover home
Guests are invited to pack the remaining chocolates home
Chef Renzeilli introduce his staff who helped prepared the dinner
Chef Renzeilli introduced his staff who helped prepared the dinner

I enjoyed a wonderful dinner together with my son, Asher. I highly recommend the Chef’s Kitchen Table dining experience for an intimate and unforgettable culinary adventure in Bali. Couple this with a family stay at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort.

For flights, JetStar offers two daily flights to Bali from Singapore at competitive rates.

If you are interested to make a reservation for the Chef’s Kitchen Table dining experience at Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort, visit the official website for more details or contact the hotel directly at +62 361 846 5555 or [email protected].

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