Services
Rui Mota Chef Services brings refinement to every table. From exquisite catering and tailored private chef experiences to culinary training, expert consulting, creative recipe development, elegant food styling, and outstanding bar services, we craft flavors that match your vision.
Your desires, our expertise.
Catering & Private Chef
Looking for a personalized and creative catering service? Chef designs menus tailored to your event’s theme, tastes, and scale — from private dinners and brand activations to weddings, exhibitions, and yacht tours. Whether it’s catering for 10, 30, 50, or even 100 people, every experience is crafted with precision, creativity, and care. Get in touch to start planning.
Wedding Catering & Intimate Celebrations
Elevate your special day with wedding catering designed for unforgettable moments. Chef Rui creates personalized menus that reflect your vision—whether it’s wedding buffet catering or an elegant plated dinner. Each experience is crafted with creativity, flavor, and attention to detail for a truly memorable celebration.
Private Dining
Enjoy a private dining experience where every detail is curated just for you. Whether it’s an intimate private dinner party at home or a special gathering with friends, Chef Rui creates tailored menus and immersive moments. Ideal for private dining events that blend comfort, creativity, and restaurant-level quality in your own space.
Retreats and Residencies
From wellness retreats to creative residencies, Chef Rui offers retreat catering that aligns with the energy and purpose of your gathering. With a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients, his healthy catering menus are designed to nourish, energize, and inspire. A seamless culinary presence that supports balance, creativity, and connection.
Corporate Catering
From creative business lunches to high-end receptions, Chef Rui offers corporate catering tailored to your company’s needs. Whether it’s office catering for team buildings or full-service catering for corporate events, each menu is designed with precision and flair. Reliable, refined, and flexible business catering that leaves a lasting impression.
Holiday Catering
Celebrate the season with holiday catering that brings ease, warmth, and flavor to every occasion. From Christmas dinner catering to New Year’s Eve gatherings, Chef Rui creates festive menus tailored to your celebration. Whether it’s Easter or Halloween, each holiday catering experience is crafted with care and creativity.
Teaching
In addition to his regular teaching at universities and culinary schools, as noted in his biography, Chef Rui also offers on-site training for restaurants, hotels, bars, and pop-up concepts. Each masterclass is designed and adapted to the specific needs of the team. He is frequently invited by schools, studios, and creative projects across Portugal to lead workshops and masterclasses in molecular cooking and food plating. Chef has received multiple awards, contributed to culinary publications, and frequently leads seminars on food innovation and technique.
"You sell the sizzle not the steak"
Food Styling and Art
Chef Rui brings a creative, detail-focused approach to food styling, blending aesthetics with culinary precision. From editorial shoots to brand campaigns and cookbooks, each project is styled to highlight texture, color, and composition—transforming food into visual storytelling. Ideal for chefs, photographers, and brands seeking standout visual content.
Consulting
From analyzing and creating a trendy and profitable menu to introducing new techniques in your kitchen that will make your business more efficient.
If you are looking for technical advice to plan your food & beverage offer for an upcoming business, staff training to enhance productivity and quality, reliable F&B supplier references, support in developing a product, dish, or service, or even guidance on a local food tour, contact us.
Consulting Examples:
Recipe Development
With his academic background, industry experience, and creative partnerships, Chef Rui approaches recipe development as both an innovative and strategic process. Whether creating a new dish, product, cocktail, or full menu, he applies design thinking, food pairing, modern techniques, and market research. From food to beverage concepts, each idea is tested, styled, and refined, leading to thoughtful menu creation tailored to the project's goals.
Curious what’s on the menu? Here are some of the chef's favorites:
Bar Service
Are you bored of the classics? Looking for a magical twist in your cocktails? Chef Rui’s bar service brings creativity, balance, and bold flavor to every pour. Offering custom bar services for events of all kinds, each menu is designed to surprise and elevate the entire guest experience.
