JRN#2486
A kind, active, and growing Los Angeles family is seeking a talented and low-key Private Chef to join their household team. The ideal candidate is a true culinary professional with a passion for fresh, mindful cooking, sourcing the highest quality ingredients, and preparing meals that reflect both health-conscious living and adventurous culinary palate, in a family-style setting. The family enjoys a variety of cuisines, particularly Mediterranean, European, and other international flavors, with a Californian farm-to-table ideology, and requires someone who can thoughtfully accommodate dietary preferences and restrictions as they arise. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who takes pride in providing exceptional culinary service and is looking for a long term professional home with a family that values their staff and fosters a warm, respectful environment.
This role offers a consistent weekly schedule with opportunity to travel.
A passport and travel readiness are required.
Responsibilities:
- Provide lunch/dinner service five nights per week, with flexibility for some weekends when needed
- Plan menus and document recipes, dietary restrictions, and food preferences
- Prepare fresh, farm-to-table meals using seasonal and high-quality ingredients
- Cook a variety of cuisines with emphasis on Mediterranean, European, and other global inspirations, in family style service
- Accommodate dietary needs and preferences, including pescatarian and vegetarian meals
- Prepare meals for small staff, or set aside suitable leftovers
- Support entertaining, including informal family gatherings, guest dinners, and formal dinner parties (with extra support for larger events)
- Collaborate with household staff to ensure seamless service for events and daily meals
- Manage kitchen organization, inventory, and sourcing of ingredients
- Shop for food and supplies; maintain organized inventories
- Maintain sanitation and safety standards for kitchen and dining areas
- Travel occasionally with the family and adapt menus as needed
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Private Chef or in fine dining environments
- Strong background in farm-to-table cooking and use of fresh, seasonal ingredients
- Skilled in a wide variety of cuisines, with emphasis on Mediterranean, European, and globally inspired menus
- Ability to accommodate dietary restrictions and preferences with creativity, care, and precision
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to plan and execute menus independently
- Calm, flexible, low-key, and collaborative, with a discreet and professional demeanor
- Comfortable with occasional travel and shifting between multiple residences
- Culinary degree preferred but not required with equivalent experience
- Ability to travel on occasion
Schedule: 5 days per week (Tuesday-Saturday) primarily lunch/dinner service, with occasional special requests and flexibility when required
Compensation: 160-200K DOE, PTO + benefits
Location: Los Angeles
*Open to relocating a star candidate
