Canapé catering spread by Chef Amer Ilbahre
Brooklyn, NY · Open to new opportunities

Executive chef for restaurants. Private chef for events.

20+ years opening restaurants, building menus and training kitchen teams across the Middle East, Russia and the U.S. Fusion cuisine, artisan bread and pastry.

For restaurants & hotels

Looking for an executive chef or a consultant? Amer leads kitchens and handles everything from concept to opening day.

  • Executive chef / head chef roles
  • Menu development & kitchen planning
  • Restaurant openings & staff training
Discuss a position

For events & private clients

Catering and private dinners built around your guests, with parve, gluten-free and allergy-conscious menus.

  • Private dinners & canapé catering
  • Custom menus, bread & desserts
  • Masterclasses for groups
Plan an event
Chef Amer Ilbahre with a plate of pastries

Approach

Amer's cooking draws on training and kitchen leadership across three continents — a fusion practice built on discipline rather than novelty for its own sake. Alongside savory menus, he has developed specialty programs in gluten-free and yeast-free bread, and in dessert and pastry.

Beyond the pass, his focus has increasingly turned to building kitchens themselves: developing concepts and menus for new restaurants, planning kitchen and dining spaces, and training the teams who run them.

20+years in kitchens
3regions of experience
3disciplines: savory, bread, pastry

Experience

Two decades leading kitchens and opening restaurants across three regions.

Middle East & Gulf Region

Head Chef · Guest Chef
  • Restaurant openings, concept to launch
  • Menu development & space planning
  • Kitchen team training

Russia

Head Chef · Consultant
  • Fusion & pastry program development
  • Staff training & masterclasses
  • Award-recognized kitchen leadership

United States

Guest Chef · Private Dining
  • Private events & catering
  • Specialty bread & dessert menus
  • Restaurant consulting

Collaborations & Mentorship

Over the course of his career, Amer has trained and worked alongside recognized names in the industry — sharing techniques, refining craft, and building the kind of kitchen fluency that comes only from working beside people at the top of their field.

Pastry work alongside Michel Williams
Collaboration with Ilya Zakharov
Kitchen experience with Konstantin Ivlev
Masterclass with Viktor Beley
Amer Ilbahre receiving a certificate

Recognition

Selected recognitions from a career spent leading kitchens.

2019

Best Chef

Recognized for kitchen leadership and menu direction.

2021

Best Pastry Chef & Baker

Recognized for dessert and bread programs.

2019

Best Restaurant

Restaurant led as Head Chef named Best Restaurant, 2GIS.

Services

Available for full-time executive chef roles, and for consulting and private engagements.

Plated dish served in a restaurant dining room

Restaurant Opening & Concept

Menu development, kitchen and dining space planning, and hands-on support from concept through launch.

Chef leading a masterclass

Staff Training & Masterclasses

Building and training kitchen teams, with hands-on masterclasses in technique, bread, and pastry.

Artisan sourdough bread

Specialty Bread & Pastry

Gluten-free and yeast-free bread programs, alongside dessert and pastry menus for restaurants and events.

Canapé catering display

Private Dining for Events

Tailored menus for private events at home, including parve and allergy-conscious menus built around your guests' preferences.

Get in Touch

Open to executive chef opportunities, restaurant consulting, and private event inquiries.

Emailamerilbahre@gmail.com
Phone(347) 765-4158
Instagram@p.d.sh
Based inBrooklyn, NY
Available for relocation and travel.