From the age of 8 years old, Remi Vila Real was cooking for 20 laborers in the jungles of Brazil in Minas Gerais. Thirty years later, she was cooking for the President of Brazil and then the elite of Hollywood.
This website is dedicated to this incredible culinary artist whose food and spirit has touched the lives of so many - from the poorest to the most famous.
Remi with Bira in the Garden
Remi Talks about Michael Jackson
Dona Remi and Michael Jackson
Dona Remi cooked for Michael Jackon on the Thriller tour in the eary 1980s. With Michael's recent passing, there have been numerous interviews with Dona Remi in the Brazilian press.
Remi's Cooking DVD
Now you can learn some of the secrets of the most successful Brazilian Chef in the United States.
Dona Remi, the most Famous Brazilian chef in the USA, reveals step by step the secrets of six delicious and complete recipes. Feijoada, Bolinho de Bacalhau (Cod Fish Cakes), Camarâo à Baiana (Shrimp a Baiana), Frango Surpresa (Chicken Surprise), Frango Grelhado (Grilled Chicken), Omelete com espinafre (Spinage Omelette). In Hollywood since the 1970's, Dona Remi has conquered celebrities with her Brazilian recipes such as: Kirk Douglas, Rodger Moore, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Magic Johnson, Sammy Davis Jr., Sydney Poitier, Sergio Mendes, BB King, Quincy Jones and More.
Portuguese: Dona Remi, A mais famosa cozinerira Brasileira nos EUA, revela os segredos de seis receitas completas e deliciosas! Qui conquistou as celebridades em Hollywood.
Remi's story is being put into book form and should be out sometime in 2008. Javier Lizano, long-time friend and writer is currently writing Remi's biography and hopes to have it in print by summer of 2008.
Stay tuned!
Dona Remi and Michael Jackson
Dona Remi cooked for Michael Jackon on the Thriller tour in the eary 1980s. With Michael's recent passing, there have been numerous interviews with Dona Remi in the Brazilian press.
Dona Remi and Michael Jackson
Dona Remi cooked for Michael Jackon on the Thriller tour in the eary 1980s. With Michael's recent passing, there have been numerous interviews with Dona Remi in the Brazilian press.
