A Private Personal Chef can be an excellent option for a household that requires a high standard of cooking while also tailoring the meals to specific personal preferences.
A Private Chef can work closely with their employers to cater for specific personal preferences, are able to cook a range of cuisines and cater for specific dietary requirements such as: low calorie/ low fat/ low sodium, Kosher/ Halal, Vegetarian/ Vegan, macrobiotic, diabetic, gluten/ dairy free or other food allergies/intolerances.
A Private Chef prepares detailed menus and food for most or all of the family and social events. A Private Chef may also prepare meals for the staff.
A Private Chef is responsible for anything food or kitchen-related, including organization, clean up, shopping for all food-related supplies and menu planning. There are many levels of Private Chef from the general family household Chef / Cook to Michelin starred Chef.
Aunt Jessica Cares offers all types of Private Chef and maintains a large database of screened candidates to fit every household. Give us a call and we would be happy to let you know how we can help. Contact Us
Duties of a Private Chef
Produce visually pleasing meals
Maintaining the kitchen to high standards
Food safety, hygiene and ensure food rotation is managed
Responsible for kitchen budgets and accounts or work closely with other staff on managing costs.
In larger residences or staffed households a personal chef may manage a small team that they are able to delegate some of these tasks to.
Some personal chefs are also called upon to organise special events such as: dinner parties/ birthday parties, lunch parties, shoot lunches, BBQ’s, canapé drinks parties, cooking at chalets or summer villas.
Cook a range of cuisines and cater for specific dietary requirements such as: low calorie/ low fat/ low sodium, Kosher/ Halal, Vegetarian/ Vegan, macrobiotic, diabetic, gluten/ dairy free or other food allergies/intolerances.
They may have experience preparing a wide range of cuisines such as: British, Mediterranean, French, Asian, Middle Eastern, Japanese, Fusion and more.