Personal Chef — Event

Wake Up to a Full Brunch in Florianópolis — Without You Touching a Pan

Your personal chef arrives early, fills your beach house or home with the smell of fresh pastries and eggs, and sets a full brunch table for you and your guests. You just pour the mimosas.

Why a Personal Chef Brunch Is the Best Weekend Experience in Floripa

Island Brunches Are Better at Home Than at Any Café

In peak Florianópolis season, every popular brunch spot has a 45-minute queue. Even outside of summer, the best weekend brunches on the island are inside — in beach houses with ocean views, lagoon-side condominiums, or quiet Santo Antônio de Lisboa homes. A personal chef brings the full spread to your space, without the wait and without limits on what's on the menu.

A Full Spread That No Home Host Could Pull Off Alone

Real brunch is sweet and savory, hot and cold, cooked to order and laid out beautifully. Eggs Benedict, fresh croissants, tropical fruit platters, tapioca pancakes, mimosa bar, freshly squeezed island juices — doing all of that simultaneously for 8 to 15 guests is genuinely hard. A personal chef makes it effortless for the host.

Perfect for Any Gathering — Birthdays, Baby Showers, Reunions

Brunch in Florianópolis scales beautifully. A birthday brunch for 10 friends in Lagoa da Conceição, a baby shower spread in Jurerê, a family reunion lunch that slides from morning into afternoon — the format is inherently relaxed, generous, and sociable. A personal chef anchors it in quality.

How a Personal Chef Brunch in Florianópolis Works

1

Tell Us About Your Gathering

Share the occasion (casual Sunday, birthday brunch, baby shower), the number of guests (4 to 15 is ideal), dietary restrictions, and any specific items you love. We match you with a chef who specializes in elevated brunch and understands Floripa's ingredients.

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Menu Design — Sweet, Savory, and Drinks

Your chef designs a full brunch menu covering both sweet (pastries, French toast, fresh fruit) and savory (eggs, smoked fish, charcuterie, warm dishes), plus a drinks setup (mimosas, fresh island juices, caipirinhas if desired). You approve the spread before the day.

3

Early Arrival and Full Setup

Your chef arrives 2 hours before guests — sourcing fresh ingredients from island markets that morning, setting the table, preparing cold items, and getting hot dishes ready to cook to order when guests arrive. When your guests walk in, the table is already beautiful and the smell of fresh coffee and pastries fills the room.

4

Service, Refills, and Cleanup

Your chef manages the eggs station (cooked to order), refills the pastry and fruit platters, keeps the mimosa bar stocked, and handles all kitchen cleanup. You sit at the table with your guests from the first moment to the last. When brunch winds down, you have nothing to clean.

Brunch Menu Ideas for Florianópolis

Island Tropical Brunch

  • Fresh tropical fruit platter with local mango, papaya, pineapple, and seasonal Floripa berries
  • Tapioca pancakes with fresh cheese, tomato, and herbs — plus classic sweet tapioca with coconut and condensed milk
  • Eggs cooked to order: scrambled, poached, or in a warm shakshuka with local tomatoes and peppers
  • Fresh juices (acerola, passion fruit, orange) and a mimosa bar with local sparkling wine
Brazilian / Contemporary 6–12

Beach House Brunch Spread

  • Smoked fish and local shrimp board with capers, cream cheese, and sourdough from Santo Antônio de Lisboa bakeries
  • Eggs Benedict with homemade hollandaise and crispy prosciutto — or a vegetarian version with roasted tomato
  • Warm croissants, pain au chocolat, and fresh granola with local honey and yogurt
  • Açaí bowls with local granola, fresh mango, and banana — classic Floripa breakfast
Contemporary / Brazilian 8–15

Elegant Baby Shower or Birthday Brunch

  • Charcuterie and artisan cheese board with fig jam, walnuts, and island honey
  • Mini quiches, caprese skewers, and smoked salmon blinis as passed bites
  • French toast with caramelized banana, fresh cream, and passionfruit syrup
  • Celebration dessert platter: macarons, petit fours, and a small signature cake or tart
Contemporary European / Brazilian 6–14

Meet Our Chefs in Florianópolis

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Larissa Lima

Larissa Lima

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Home style Barbecue Seafood
Personal Chef Lidia

Personal Chef Lidia

Florianópolis / SC
Home style
Chef Emanuela Pereira

Chef Emanuela Pereira

Florianópolis / SC
Mediterranean Seafood
Denise Barreiros

Denise Barreiros

Florianópolis / SC
Home style Barbecue Seafood +12 more
Vanessa Oliveira

Vanessa Oliveira

Florianópolis / SC
Home style Italian Seafood +5 more
Cheff Jarbas Meurer

Cheff Jarbas Meurer

Florianópolis / SC
Home style Barbecue Italian +12 more
Chef Thiago

Chef Thiago

Florianópolis / SC
Barbecue Home style

Brunch in Florianópolis — Where the Island's Best Hours Are Between 10 and 2

Florianópolis mornings are among the most beautiful in Brazil. The Atlantic light across Lagoa da Conceição, the quiet sound of the sea before the beach fills up, the smell of salt air and fresh coffee — this is the window when a home brunch in Floripa becomes something genuinely special. Beach house decks in Campeche and Jurerê, lagoon-side gardens in Barra da Lagoa, terraces in Santo Antônio de Lisboa overlooking the bay — these settings make an ordinary Saturday or Sunday morning into an event.

The island's ingredients make the brunch spread exceptional. Tapioca — a genuine Floripa breakfast staple made from cassava starch — is as local as it gets and makes extraordinary savory and sweet pancakes when prepared properly. Fresh açaí bowls with local granola and seasonal fruits are as common in Florianópolis as croissants in Paris. Local bakeries in Santo Antônio de Lisboa produce artisan breads and pastries worth building a spread around. And the island's smoked fish and fresh shrimp bring a coastal dimension to a brunch board that no supermarket ingredient can replicate.

Local Tip

Ask your chef to include a fresh tapioca station as part of the brunch — cooked to order right in front of your guests, with sweet and savory filling options. It's the most genuinely local item on any Florianópolis brunch table and always becomes the centerpiece of the meal.

Personal Chef Brunch Pricing in Florianópolis

A personal chef brunch in Florianópolis is priced per guest, inclusive of all food, preparation, service, and cleanup. Drinks (sparkling wine for mimosas, spirits) are purchased separately and the chef sets up and manages the bar.

R$80–R$200 per person

✓ Pre-brunch menu consultation and full spread design ✓ All food ingredients sourced fresh from local markets and island producers ✓ Early arrival, complete setup, and full service throughout the brunch ✓ Eggs cooked to order and hot dishes managed live ✓ Pastry and cold-item refills throughout the service ✓ Complete kitchen and table cleanup before the chef departs

Frequently Asked Questions

Personal chef brunches in Floripa work best for 4 to 15 guests. For groups of 15 to 25, we can arrange a chef plus one assistant. The sweet spot for an extraordinary experience is 6 to 12 guests, where the chef can truly cook to order and manage the spread with full attention.
Yes, that's one of the most popular setups — especially during summer when families or friend groups are staying in beach house rentals across the island. Your chef brings all ingredients and equipment. Just share the address when booking. Coverage spans the entire island.
Your chef typically arrives 90 minutes to 2 hours before guests to set up and prepare. The brunch service itself lasts 2 to 3 hours depending on your group's pace. The chef stays through cleanup, which is typically 30 to 45 minutes after the last guests finish.
Yes. For special occasions, your chef can design themed bites, a custom dessert platter, special decorative elements on the table, or a small celebration cake or tart. Share the occasion and the guest of honor's preferences when booking.
The chef manages the setup and service of the mimosa bar or juice station, but the beverages themselves (sparkling wine, spirits, juices if store-bought) are purchased by the client. Your chef will give you a shopping list for drinks ahead of time. Fresh-squeezed island juices are made from scratch by the chef as part of the food menu.

Book a Personal Chef Brunch in Florianópolis

Tell us your date, your guest count, and the occasion — we'll match you with a chef who will turn your beach house morning into the best brunch on the island. Fresh, local, and completely effortless.

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