Brunch table set for an intimate gathering

Food as a transmission

Grown from the earth, cooked with devotion, felt beyond the plate.

Private chef for retreats, gatherings, and culinary experiences — Costa Rica & worldwide.

📍 Osa Peninsula — #4 on the New York Times 52 Places to Visit in 2026

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What happens when
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"My family has stayed at Tumbo four years in a row — it always feels like coming home. Angélica's cooking is truly the best I have ever experienced. We once had her cook for us for 30 days, breakfast, lunch and dinner. We never ate the same thing twice. Being in her presence and eating her food is like a warm embrace, leaving you feeling cared for, grounded and satiated."

— Georgi Mauleffinch
Returning guest · Tumbo Resort, Osa Peninsula · 4 years

  • "I've hosted over 20 retreats in the Osa, and by far Angélica is the best wizard in the kitchen. She has an innate gift — an ability to intuit the most amazing food combinations. She communicates with the environment in a way only a natural born chef can."

    — Julie Dorhman Retreat organizer · 10 years collaborating

  • "Eating a meal prepared by Angélica feels more like a gift from the heart than incredible catering. I've eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the world — she somehow strikes a balance between home cooked nurturing and Michelin star flavor."

    — Kimberly Pinkson Global traveler & private dining guest

  • "Amar este lugar, su fuerza y conexión. Amar la magia de las manos que crean felicidad y nutrición." "To love this place, its strength and connection. To love the magic of the hands that create happiness and nourishment."

    — Isabell Giraldo Tumbo de las Olas guest & friend

  • "I love absolutely everything you prepare. Always made with the best ingredients and love."

    —Diana Knauer Tumbo de las Olas guest

Moments from the table, the kitchen and the road

“That first year, we made avocado toast. Just once, we said. The children looked at us like we had unlocked something sacred. We never recovered.” A month cooking strictly vegan for a family of surfers in the Osa Peninsula. Four consecut
Summer in Costa Rica. A kitchen that’s yours. Food made the way it should be. I have dates open this summer and I’m looking for the right people to cook for. June 20 – July 8 · July 20 – 31 · August 1 – 1
This year has come full of surprises. A couple of months ago I was invited to help a friend cook at a yoga retreat in a location I had never cooked before. Two days before the beginning of the retreat, my friend called — a nasty spider bite on
I didn’t choose the kitchen. The kitchen found me. I was 24 years old, eight months pregnant, sitting at someone else’s table in the Osa Peninsula — and I knew, quietly, that table was about to become mine. Twenty years later, I
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Based in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. I’m available for retreats and private chef services worldwide.