Today we’d like to introduce you to Silvio Correa. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Silvio was born in the city of São Paulo (Brazil), in Ipiranga his hometown, where the Emperor proclaimed the Brazilian Independence in 1822.
Silvio started cooking when he was 14 years old. While enjoying the weekends traveling and surfing the North Coast of Sao Paulo.
In Maresias Beach, he fell in love with the culinary experience of the meats and seafood. Silvio remembers the end of the afternoon he went to meet with the Fishman on the beach to source fresh fish. He walked back to the lodge, live fish in hands to create the freshest seafood recipes with vegetables, seasonings, and wraps of banana leaves on the grill.
At the local butcher shop, shop owners knew and loved Silvio., he always purchased the best cuts of meat to prepare barbeques for his friends and family to enjoy. Silvio’s BBQ’s rapidly picked up popularity, and he began getting invites to cook at parties for friends and families., Thus his love for BBQ and surfing grew! Silvio always stopped to think “Is that I want for my life? I always thought there is something else, better waiting for me…”
That is when he decided to move to California in 2000. Looking for a Californian Dream. Growing up with his father telling him “you BBQ too much you need to work more. The BBQing will not create a future son.” In California, his life started again. Starting with BBQs in friend’s houses Growing into his phone ringing for invites to BBQs Brazilian style. Eventually, in one of these BBQs, Silvio along with a bunch of good friends and potential investors, began discussing opening a Brazilian Barbecue Catering Company. After that BBQ & Silvio never stopped and the discussion turned into a reality.
In 2003 Silvio and his friends started his first Brazilian Barbecue Catering Company in Southern California which became one of the biggest Food Vending and Brazilian Catering in LA. They attended events such as Coachella Music Festival, in which they once cooked 4,000 pounds of meat (2-tons) in one weekend.
In 2008 that grew into Silvio and his friends opening his first restaurant in Hermosa Beach on the Pier called Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ. Which remains a local’s favorite!
In 2017 Silvio started Silvio Personal Chef which returns to his roots, cooking and barbecuing in his client’s houses, just has done for friends in the beginning. Now he is cooking over Malibu, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and other areas throughout Southern California.
In 2018 decided opened his Newest Catering Company TROPICALI Brazilian Kitchen, specializing at Catering for Corporations, providing the tradition Brazilian Cuisine with special touch of Chef Silvio. His small company has held large lunches throughout the Los Angeles areas and has catered for large corporations such as Bird Rides Inc., SIEA Sony, Paramount Studios, SoFi Stadium, Fox Sports and other corporations.
Yes, he fulfilled his dreams, but Silvio never stopped dreaming.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It’s not smooth road Hospitality industry had a brand new restaurant on the promenade of Hermosa Beach Pier plus Catering Company doing big events like Stagecoach & Coachella Music Festivals, Pan-American Championship of Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments, Corporate Events and run busy restaurant nothing easy a lot of hard work but we have fun most of the times too.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Silvio Personal Chef is your BBQ Chef tradition Brazilian BBQ specialized in Grilling he brings to your house or event place fresh mouth-watering meats, seafood, vegetables, salads, with the finest ingredients. Home Full-services BBQ Catering.
TROPICALI Brazilian Kitchen is LA’s newest corporate catering born in the South Bay with an authentic tempered Brazilian flavor. By Silvio Correa
Our Corporate Events are guaranteed to take your taste buds on an epicurean journey that you will never forget.
Whether you’re planning to host a business meeting or office lunches, Our Drop-Offs services have you covered.
We’re always looking for the lessons that can be learned in any situation, including tragic ones like the Covid-19 crisis. Are there any lessons you’ve learned that you can share?
I think everyone learned something in this Pandemic. I learned we had to have a lot of patience and gratitude. Thank God I cooked a lot for Hospitals and Clinics that makes me survive to this crisis.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.silviopersonalchef.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silviopersonalchef
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silviopersonalchef
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/silvio-personal-chef-los-angeles
- Other: www.tropicali.net
Image Credits:
Dionne Warwick and her sons and Anderson Silva UFC Fight
