Private chef with 20+ years of global experience in fine dining

Juan Pablo Calvo

Chef Juan Pablo: Fine Dining At Home

I’m a private chef with over 20 years in top kitchens across the United States, Argentina, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. I bring fine dining to your home or villa in Playa del Carmen with personalized menus, premium ingredients, and global technique. One signature experience is live gourmet pizza-making with a professional Ooni oven for true wood‑fired flavor.

I started cooking at age 10 and turned that curiosity into a lifelong craft. Cooking lets me express creativity and passion through dishes that are thoughtful, precise, and memorable.

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Use quality ingredients and the right technique for each product.

Signature Experiences

Global Craft

Two decades across five countries—technique, flavor, and detail in every course.

Pizza, Elevated

Live, wood‑fired Ooni pizza at home: crisp crusts, artisanal toppings, unforgettable aroma.

Tailored Menus

Private dinners, luxury brunches, and events designed around your tastes and occasion.

Chef Juan Pablo's Menus

From Argentine asado to Japanese classics and wood‑fired pizza, each menu blends premium ingredients and refined technique.

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Client Reviews

We loved having Juan Pablo as our chef! We were pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food and presentation. Everything was absolutely delicious. We even had left overs for breakfast and lunch! We couldn’t recommend him enough! He’s extremely kind and professional.

Natalie

Chef Juan Pablo was incredible. His communication made things so easy. We spent 2 weeks on vacation with another family totalling 5 adults and 5 children. The portions were perfect and every meal was a step above the last. His easy going manner made things so simple. We greeted him at the door and he did the rest! He even prepared some fish we caught locally for a wonderful meal. My children wanted to bring him home with us. Highly recommended and I will seek JP out on our next trip!

Matthew Roskam

We recently had the pleasure of hiring Chef Juan Pablo as a personal chef, and the experience was exceptional from start to finish. He was incredibly professional—punctual, well-prepared, and highly organized. From the moment he arrived, everything ran smoothly, allowing us to truly relax and enjoy the evening. The food was outstanding, beautifully presented, and thoughtfully crafted. Every course exceeded our expectations, and it was clear that a lot of care and expertise went into each dish. On top of that, Chef Juan Pablo was warm and engaging, striking the perfect balance between being attentive and giving us space to enjoy our time together. Overall, it was a fantastic experience and one we would absolutely do again. Highly recommended!

Rounaq Chabra

It was lovely to have the chef come to the house and cook for us. He did a great job and had many happy eaters

Maxwell Jay Goldbas

I enjoyed everything about it

Anthony gilmore Gilmore

Juan Pablo was a delight to work with. He was flexible with his menu, he was able to add a veg option to each meal, and made great adaptations on the fly as needed. He knew of great local bakery for breakfast, and offered a wide variety of dishes for dinner. While we ate many wonderful meals during out week, the new pizza oven stole the show. If you are looking for polite, professional, and flexible, Juan Pablo is your chef!

Toni Fletcher

Chef Juan is phenomenal! Excellent communication leading up to our stay, wonderful when on site, the food was all incredible! Highly recommend everything - his breakfasts were all amazing - fresh squeezed juice, fresh fruits - all perfect. The ceviche, pizzas, tacos (Al pastor and cochinita pibil) were so fantastic. Wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again.

Chandler Pryor

We had a great evening with Chef Juan Pablo. Everything was tasty and we had a wonderful evening.

Glen

So amazing! Absolutely recommend doing this experience with your family - best part of our trip! The food was phenomenal! Private Feedback: Thank you so much!!!

Olivia

Chef Pablo was wonderful. Our family enjoyed Christmas breakfast and conversation with Chef Pablo. Chef Pablo was on time, made an amazing spread for our family and took into account our food allergies and meal choices. Chef was very responsive leading up to our scheduled experience, we enjoyed Chef Pablo and would definitely book him again.

Denisha