My full name is Raden Nganten Ina Kristyanti Mualim. My friends and family just call me Ina. My family comes from the ancient Majapahit Kingdom, which continues to this day in the city of Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is located in the center of the Island of Java, one of 17,508 islands in the Indonesian archipelago. There are over 3500 distinct culinary menus from over 6000 different inhabited Indonesia islands, each with their own food culture. Once Indonesia gained its independence in 1945, the sharing of these very different cuisines began to spread all over the massive archipelago.
My grandmother, who was an amazing cook, enthusiastically started including all of these new and wonderful menu items into her cooking. When I was just a toddler, I would watch my grandmother cook the most delicious meals. Her love of cooking rubbed off on me, and by the time I was 10 years old, I was eager for her to teach me. The first task she gave me was making Sambal, Indonesian chili sauce. I used a cobek, which is a traditional stone, to manually grind together the ingredients for the Sambal. She said she would not teach me how to cook until I successfully made the Sambal. Once I was able to make the sambal to her approval, she began to teach me how to cook.
My grandmother was such a great teacher, and I learned to cook very quickly. This was an exciting hobby for me for most of my youth. Not only was I experimenting with recipes from all over Indonesia, but I also learned recipes from my mixed family in Holland, Germany, China and Japan. As a young adult, the hobby transitioned into an incredible business, where I was doing catering for large personal and corporate events, including exhibitions from Singapore and Malaysia. The catering was so successful that I was able to open 2 of my own restaurants in Jakarta. Cooking has also been a great source of healing whenever my life or business was confronted with real challenges. The creativity I feel once I’m in a kitchen provides me with so much joy and energy. I feel so fortunate to be able to share my love of cooking with you and with the beautiful community of Park City. The support and generosity I’ve received in this unique mountain town has been unimaginably great. You can be assured that each meal I cook is done with the utmost care and love.
Yum! Today and Tomorrow...the last two marvelous meals from Ina's Kitchen! So grateful Ina for your incredible joy and marvelous cuisine! Every night, a new delight!
Chef Ina is a gem! Her home cooked Indonesian meals are beautifully prepared with fresh, healthy ingredients--and they're absolutely delicious. Love love love the excellent food, service, and convenience.
Ina’s food is absolutely top notch! She’s the best chef in Park City. Not only does she use the highest quality ingredients, every dish is authentic to Indonesia. Many have tried but only Ina can match the true flavors and unique tastes of Indonesia!
I look forward to seeing what Ina brings each time!
Ina's Kitchen is such a fantastic service to have in Park City! We've enjoyed delicious, authentic, healthy Indonesian meals delivered right to our door several times a week. As a busy family, we've really appreciated this and it's been fun to introduce my young daughter to new and interesting flavors as well. Ina is an excellent chef and you can tell that all of her food is made with love and care. Thank you again, Ina, for feeding us so well!
Chef Ina has a passion for making delicious food. We always look forward to trying new dishes. The flavor and taste of her cooking is amazing. We enjoy ordering and look forward to her tasty meals - which she even delivers!
What a special treat! My daughter needs gluten free food and that can sometimes a challenge. Ina’s meals are dairy free, gluten free, and sugar free. The flavors were out-of-this-world, and everything smelled fresh and delicious. Thank you, Ina!
The flavor burst from Chef Ina’s cooking is a much appreciated addition to Park City’s food scene. She takes great care and pride in her food and it shines through in her deliveries.
