Private Chef

Role overview

Cooking and menu planning

• Plan, prepare, and serve daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and special meals.
• Prepare international, continental, Arabic, Asian, and other cuisines, including a wide range of main dishes and cooking styles.
• Prepare breakfast foods, pastries, bakery items, cakes, desserts, and other sweet dishes.
• Develop and rotate menus around family preferences, nutrition needs, and dietary restrictions.
• Prepare customized vegetarian, low-carb, gluten-free, or allergy-specific meals when required.
• Maintain food quality, freshness, taste, portion control, and presentation.

Kitchen management and service

• Maintain food hygiene, safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and proper storage.
• Manage kitchen supplies and inventory, minimize waste, prepare grocery lists, and coordinate purchasing or communicate needs.
• Keep the kitchen, equipment, utensils, refrigerators, and storage areas clean and organized; use and maintain appliances safely.
• Prepare meals for family gatherings, dinner parties, private functions, and special occasions as needed.
• Coordinate meal preparation and serving times with the household schedule and work with household staff when required.
• Maintain confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism regarding the household and family.

Required qualifications

• Proven experience as a Private Chef, Personal Chef, Executive Chef, Sous Chef, or in a similar culinary position.
• Strong practical experience in general cooking, pastry or bakery, and breakfast preparation.
• Knowledge of multiple cuisines, cooking techniques, food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and proper food storage.
• Strong menu planning and food presentation skills; ability to prepare fresh, nutritious, high-quality meals consistently.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; attention to detail and high cleanliness standards.
• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and special occasions when required; professional, trustworthy, discreet, and respectful of privacy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred experience and credentials

• Experience with a VIP or private family, royal household, luxury residence, private estate, yacht, or five-star hotel is highly preferred.
• A culinary diploma, degree, or professional chef certification is an advantage.
• Experience with specialized diets and nutritional meal planning is an advantage.
• International culinary experience is highly desirable.

Schedule

• Work according to the household schedule, including weekends, holidays, and special occasions when required.