Working in a domestic kitchen will require you to be resourceful, discrete, efficient and flexible. You’ll need to be able to menu plan for specific locations, styles and situations, making the most of seasonal, local ingredients. There may be special dietary requirements to take into account and you’ll need knowledge of cooking on specific types of equipment – for example, an Aga. You may be required to work within a budget so intelligent shopping is a must. All current vacancies are listed here, but if a one-off job comes up in your locality we will contact you direct.
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September start/W1
Familiy of four - two adults and two children aged 10 and 13 years, is looking for a chef from 9am - 2/3pm on Mondays to Fridays to cater fresh breakfasts and lunches and to help plan healthy vegetarian suppers for the family to prepare themselves in the evenings.
Ideally, you will be centrally located close to Fitzrovia.
8th October/Essex
Dinner party chef is needed to provide a 3 course celebration dinner for 6 people on 8th October in Latchingdon, Essex. Ideally, you will be local.
27 Aug start/Loire Valley, France
Chef required to cater for a weekend in a Chateau in the Loire Valley for 30 people. Hours required will be
4 hours - half days - on both the first and last day (27th and 30th); on 28th and 29th, 9.30am until 8pm, with some time off during the day.
You will be a driver - car provided if necessary - and there is accommodation at the Chateau.
Food needs to be tasty and well-presented and you will be used to catering for a large group.
sept-jan/GU23
Private household in Surrey is looking for ideally a couple to cater for weekend entertaining and seasonal shooting between September and January. Client is flexible but ideally a chef and a gardener. There is accommodation provided if required. Chef will need to be experienced at high level entertaining, even though the food can be simple - it just needs to be beautifully presented.
September start/SW3
Family of 4 is looking for a chef on an ongoing basis to prepare meals once a week - ideally a Tuesday - in Chelsea, just off the King's Road. 15 mins from nearest tube. Local shops. Would suit someone relatively local.
14th September start/NG32
An experienced private chef is required to cater for a special family weekend for 6 adults and 2 children. Accommodation can be provided. You will be a driver with your own vehicle. More details on application.
12th August start/NW Scotland
Family group of max 10 people including children. Cooked breakfasts; laid out lunch and 2 course seated evening meal. Would love a chef who likes to make the most of produce from the estate. Ideally, a driver with own vehicle who is familiar with this kind of set-up.
8th August start/CT1
Family is looking for help catering for small and large groups from 8th August for 2-3 weeks. Ideally someone who can help with meals but is happy to be a general help. There will be days when catering will not be needed at all, and other days when there will be bbqs for up to 20 people and big lunches, so need to be confident cooking for large groups. Accommodation is provided. You will be a driver with your own vehicle.
start 27th June/W1
Family of seven (mum, dad, and five children, ranging in age from 10 to 5 months) seeks creative female chef with a passion for baking. Knowledge of pâtisserie, cakes, breads, etc. essential. Own sourdough starter a plus.
Responsibilities include:
*menu-planning (the family is adventurous and loves to try new dishes … we own a tortilla press and a sushi mat)
*grocery-shopping at nearby Waitrose (with online ordering of bulk and hard-to-find ingredients)
*preparation of lunch, dinner, & dessert (plus, breakfast to be eaten the next morning and packed lunches for the four school-age children). On Fridays, extra food is prepared for weekends & bank holidays.
*cleaning / organization of kitchen; inventory of ingredients / household items (such as washing-up liquid, etc.)
*laying of table & clearing up afterwards (dinner dishes will be done the next morning since the chef serves the meal and leaves; breakfast dishes will also be washed and kitchen tidied before lunch prep begins)
The chef must be able to cope with a lively, messy household where paper airplanes are flown and glasses of milk are knocked over. The kitchen is a typical size for a central London flat (small but cheerful with two windows and half-glass balcony doors).
In terms of holidays, it’s important that the chef not take long holidays during term time when the children are in school. Ideally, holidays are coordinated as much as possible with the family so that everyone is away at the same time.
Monday to Friday 10.30am - 7.30pm
Salary on application
immediate start/Balham
Family is looking for help on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3.30pm - 7.30pm - with flexibility. The family loves their food and likes to eat well in the evening. They are hardworking parents with kids aged 9 and 12. They need someone to cook their evening meal and would like the chef to pick up their 9 year old from the next door school from 3.45pm and be in the house to child mind. Their children are independent and will do their homework etc. They are flexible on days, hours, pay and food. They live 5 minutes from Balham tube.
Family of 2 adults and 2 daughters (aged 11 and 9) is looking for a regular cook to prepare family meals. The role will involve cooking at their home in Barnes 2 or 3 times per week - approx 10 hours per week. They don't need gourmet meals, just delicious, healthy food. Adults enjoy meat and plant-based - they enjoy Ottolenghi style dishes. Husband cannot tolerate garlic or raw onion.
Daughters will eat separately and have simple dishes like pasta, meatballs, fish fingers etc. Parents would be delighted if the cook was able to persuade them to be a little more adventurous!
The role would suit someone who has done the Essentials course and is looking to freelance or someone who has taken the Foundation Certificate.
