Travel Villa Kitchen

A private chef, a living pantry, a table that travels — Houston to Tulum.

Culinary retreats, private chef concierge, and wellness experiences — every booking designed with our concierge, priced in the open, and held with a deposit.

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Chef-led by Chef Maubs · Retreats from $1,000/day · In-home dinners from $650 · $100 discovery session, credited in full

Our Story

Food is how we connect to place.

Travel Villa Kitchen designs chef-led dining, wellness experiences, and destination hospitality rooted in culture, discretion, and exceptional sourcing. From private villa dinners to retreat gastronomy and chef travel support — in Houston, in Tulum, and wherever the table needs to be.

Our work blends fine dining sensibility, wellness-forward hospitality, and farm-connected ingredients with white-glove execution. One kitchen, two homes — and a table that travels.

Intimate dinner service at Travel Villa Kitchen

The Offers

Three Tables, Priced in the Open

No "inquire for pricing." Every table starts from a published rate — the tailored quote follows a discovery session.

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Retreats

Chef service from $1,000/day

Full-service menu planning and chef-led gastronomy for retreat hosts in Houston and Tulum. We handle the table. You hold the space.

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Chef Concierge

In-home dinners from $650

Your chef, on call — private in-home dinners, signature tables for twelve, bespoke multi-course evenings, and recurring residence service.

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Wellness

Wellness days from $35/guest

Food as the wellness practice — chef-led nourishment programs for retreats, corporate wellness days, and private groups.

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Next at the Table

Farm Dinner: October Harvest

Curated seasonal 5-course farm dinner with wine pairings, live poetry and an open letter experience.

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7PM–10PM · Indie Harvesters Farm, 40396 Holik Rd

Tickets

$185

Seats are limited and sales close when the event begins. Public dates sell on Eventbrite — or book the format privately for your own table.

Reserve on Eventbrite → See the Full Season

Where We Operate

Two Homes: Houston & Tulum.

One diasporic table — it begins in Houston and travels to the Yucatán. Everywhere else, we travel to you.

Our Houston Home

Houston, Texas — Where the Table Begins

Houston is the origin and the proof: private dinners and dinner clubs, hands-on classes, farm dinners with our grower partners, and the season calendar that runs all fall. This is where the brand was born — and where most of our tables are set.

Private DinnersDinner ClubsCooking ClassesFarm DinnersWellness Days

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Destination Home

Tulum, Mexico

Tulum is the destination expression of the same table — intimate villa dinners, retreat gastronomy, and beachfront experiences, produced with our partners at Local Bird and cooked from a living regional pantry: milpa, coast, market, comal.

We bring that same quality of execution wherever your retreat or event takes us — Jamaica, St. Croix, Cabo, and beyond.

Private Villa DinnersBeach ExperiencesChef Pop-UpsRetreat Gastronomy

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How Booking Works

The Model, in the Open

Inquire

Tell the concierge about your table — date, guests, place, vision.

Discovery session

$100, credited in full toward your booking. We design the menu together.

50% deposit holds your date

Your date is held exclusively once the deposit lands. Proposal first, always.

We cook

The chef arrives with the menu, the sourcing, and the team. You sit down.

Private dining experience at Tulum retreat

For Retreat Hosts

Elevate Your Retreat. We Handle the Table.

Packaged, priced chef programs for retreat hosts — menu design from $1,000, a TVK chef on-site from $1,000/day, or full gastronomy with sourcing and chef-led guest experiences. We take a limited number of retreats per season; 2027 dates are open.

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The Proof

Tables We've Set

Fire-Side Retreat at Quantika

Tulum, Mexico

The Community Table

Houston, TX

Ether Beach Pop-Up

Tulum, Mexico

Intimate Friendz Farm Dinners

Houston, TX

Not Booking Today?

Gift an Experience

A private dinner, a class seat, or a deposit toward a retreat — gifted now, dated later. No menu or dietary details needed at purchase; we collect those at redemption.

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The Experience