Private Chef
I shop at the morning market, cook in your villa's kitchen and serve dinner at your table. The kitchen is clean before I leave.
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Tuscany, Italy
Endri Cerhozi Personal chef & private dining in Tuscany, near Florence.
Head chef at Agriturismo Borgo Divino · 10+ years
Private dinners in rented villas, weddings and outdoor parties across Tuscany. I come to you and cook on site.
What I Offer
Culinary Services
Luxury Weddings
I cook the wedding myself with my own brigade, and I take only one wedding a day. The menu is built around the season and your venue, and I agree the timings with your planner and the venue staff.
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Interactive Classes
Hands-on pasta and Tuscan cooking for groups of 6 to 20. No experience needed, and the group eats what it makes.
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Themed Events
Welcome dinners, wood-fired pizza nights and Tuscan BBQs, usually outdoors. You choose the night and how long it runs, and I plan the food around that.
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From the last few seasons
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The cannoli cart arrives with sparklers
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Cutting the berry wedding cake
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On the grill at a night party
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Cannoli for the wedding guests in the wine cellar
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Aperitivo time
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The grill at dusk, with the long table behind it
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Antipasto, burrata and red wine at a laid table
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Plating risotto with a courgette flower
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A breakfast table: cornetti, honey and jams
10+ years
About Me
Endri Cerhozi, your chef in Tuscany
I'm Endri Cerhozi, head chef at an agriturismo in the hills near Florence and a private chef across Tuscany. I started in my father's bakery. It was the family business, and as a boy I looked after the sourdough, feeding the starter and learning by hand how a dough should feel at each stage.
I worked six years as a baker before I cooked on a restaurant line. Restaurant kitchens gave me technique, but the bakery habits stayed. I don't rush a dough, and I still make it by hand.
My menus follow what the markets and the estate gardens have that week. Most of my work is weddings, dinners in rented villas and long tables outdoors, usually for guests visiting from abroad.
10+
Years Experience
2024
Head Chef Since
3
Languages
Fluent in Albanian, English, Italian
Journey
Professional Experience
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6 years
Professional Baker
Artisan Bakery
- Bread and sourdough
- Long fermentation
- Daily production at volume
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January 2023 – December 2023
Chef de Partie
Agriturismo Borgo Divino- Section chef on the line
- Estate-garden produce
- Promoted to Head Chef in 2024
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January 2024 – Present (Current)
Head Chef
Agriturismo Borgo Divino- Managing brigade of 7
- Weddings up to 200 pax
- Live pasta shows
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June 2026 – Present (Current)
Co-Founder
Handmade Pasta Florence- Small-group pasta classes
- Oltrarno kitchen, Florence
- Founded with chef Marsel
The guides
Planning guides for Tuscany
Short guides on Tuscan wedding menus, private chef prices and villa weeks, based on what clients ask me before they book.
Tuscan Wedding Food Guide
Everything about the food, from the person cooking it.
- What to serve 3 min read A real Tuscan wedding menu, course by course, and what changes with the season.
- What it costs 4 min read What drives the price of Tuscan wedding catering, and what to cut first.
- Dietary requirements 3 min read How to feed 200 guests with a dozen restrictions without anyone getting a sad plate.
Tuscany Villa Dining Guide
Eating well in a rented villa, explained by the cook.
For Businesses
For planners, venues and companies
I work with wedding planners, villas, hotels and companies that need a chef for their clients. Everything can be handled in English, and for weddings I bring my own brigade, in Tuscany or abroad.
Wedding Planners & Agencies
I write the menu, run the tasting with your couple and cook on the day with my own brigade. I also work weddings abroad, including the US, the UK and Australia.
- Weddings for up to 200 guests
- Private tastings for your couples
- In Tuscany or abroad
Hotels, Villas & Agriturismi
Dinners for your guests, cooking classes on site, and help with menus if you run your own kitchen. You can offer it as your own service.
- Private chef for your guests
- On-site cooking classes & pasta shows
- Menu & kitchen consulting
Corporate Retreats & Incentives
Team-building cooking classes and long-table dinners in the Tuscan countryside for companies, retreats and incentive trips.
- Hands-on team-building classes
- Groups from 6 to 200 people
- English-language hosting
Send me the dates for one event or a whole season, and I'll reply the same day, weekends included.
Get in touchCommon questions
Do you speak English?
Yes. I speak English, Italian and Albanian fluently, and every dinner, class and wedding consultation can be done in English.
How many guests can you cater for?
From two people up to 200 for a wedding. Cooking classes are for groups of 6 to 20.
How much does it cost?
I quote each booking separately, because the price depends on the number of evenings, courses and guests, and on whether I do the shopping. Send me the dates, the place and how many of you there are, and I'll reply with a price, usually the same day.
Where are your events held?
Wherever you are staying or celebrating in Tuscany. I come to your villa or venue and cook there.
Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergies are all routine. Mention them in your first message and I'll plan the menu around them from the start.
How far in advance should I book?
For weddings, six to twelve months, especially for May to September. Private dinners and classes usually need two to four weeks, and often less. If your date is close, ask anyway.
When can I reach you, and how flexible are the dates and times?
Any time. Messages come straight to me and I usually answer within a few hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays, since most of my clients write from another time zone. There are no fixed packages or set times. Dinners, classes and events are scheduled around your plans, and if a date doesn't work I'll tell you straight away.
Do you offer tasting menus before the wedding?
Yes. Before the wedding we sit down for a private tasting of the real menu, and you can change anything you want.
Do you work with wedding planners, hotels or companies?
Yes. I cook weddings for planners and agencies, guest dinners and classes for hotels, villas and agriturismi, and cooking classes and dinners for company retreats in Tuscany.
Get in Touch
Tell me the date, the place and the people.
Write any time, even if the date is next week. I read every message myself and usually reply within a few hours, weekends included.