Location: Chennai
Employment Type: Full-Time, Live-Out
Salary: 70,000–75,000 per month
Working Hours: Approximately 11–12 hours per day, inclusive of breaks
Weekly Off: 1 day per week
A private household in Chennai is seeking an experienced and skilled Private Chef to independently manage the family’s daily culinary requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong multi-cuisine expertise and the ability to create well-balanced, nutritious, and personalized meals based on the family’s preferences and dietary requirements.
The chef will be responsible for planning, preparing, and presenting breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as catering to guests and private events hosted at the residence.
- Plan and prepare daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner according to the family’s tastes, dietary requirements, and nutritional needs.
- Develop weekly menus with variety, balance, and attention to nutrition.
- Independently manage all aspects of meal preparation, including menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and presentation.
- Prepare a wide range of multi-cuisine dishes as required by the family.
- Cater to intimate dinners, family gatherings, and larger events hosted at the residence.
- Ensure food is prepared and presented to a high standard.
- Maintain a clean, hygienic, organized, and well-stocked kitchen.
- Monitor kitchen inventory and coordinate grocery and ingredient requirements.
- Coordinate effectively with the existing house help on kitchen-related tasks.
- Follow high standards of food hygiene, sanitation, and safety.
- Adapt menus and cooking styles based on changing preferences and dietary requirements.
- Ensure reliability, punctuality, and consistent quality in daily meal preparation.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in hotels, hospitality, luxury residences, or private households.
- Strong expertise in multi-cuisine cooking.
- Experience in preparing customized meals based on dietary and nutritional requirements.
- Good knowledge of menu planning and ingredient selection.
- Ability to independently manage a household kitchen.
- Experience in catering for private events and gatherings.
- Well-organized, hygienic, and detail-oriented.
- Ability to coordinate professionally with household staff.
- Reliable, punctual, and trustworthy.
- Strong understanding of food safety and kitchen hygiene.
- Multi-Cuisine Cooking
- Menu Planning
- Customized & Dietary Meal Preparation
- Kitchen Management
- Grocery & Stock Management
- Food Presentation
- Event & Guest Catering
- Food Hygiene & Safety
- Household Staff Coordination
- Family: Family of two
- Existing Staff: One house help
- Accommodation: Live-out
