Private Chef

Michelin-Pedigree Culinary Talent

Placing chefs trained in world-class kitchens who bring professional excellence, creativity, and rigorous standards to private settings.

Many of our private chef candidates have trained or worked in Michelin-starred restaurants, grand hotel kitchens, or under celebrated culinary figures before transitioning to private service. They bring an institutional discipline to ingredient sourcing, kitchen organisation, food safety, and culinary execution that elevates every meal, from an intimate family dinner to a formal dinner party for twenty. The transition to private service suits chefs who value creative freedom, close principal relationships, and the ability to produce outstanding food in a quieter, more personal environment.

Dietary Preference & Nutritional Planning

Creating menus that are precisely calibrated to the principal's dietary requirements, health objectives, and culinary preferences.

UHNW principals often maintain highly specific dietary protocols, from medically advised exclusions and performance nutrition plans to culinary preferences developed over a lifetime. Our chefs take a detailed brief at the outset of each placement, understanding what the principal eats and how they like food prepared, presented, and served. Many candidates have additional training in nutrition and work closely with the principal's health advisors, personal trainers, or nutritionists to deliver food that is as purposeful as it is delicious.

Private Entertaining & Formal Dinner Parties

Delivering exceptional culinary experiences for private dinner parties, events, and formal entertaining at home.

Entertaining at home for a UHNW principal is an important expression of taste, hospitality, and personal brand. Our chefs are experienced in scaling their output for formal dinner parties of any size. They manage additional kitchen staff, coordinate with the House Manager and Butler, design visually impressive tasting menus, and maintain the composure and precision of a professional kitchen throughout. They understand the theatre of entertaining, from amuse-bouche to petits fours, and create culinary experiences that guests remember long after the evening is over.

Superyacht & Travelling Chef Experience

Placing chefs experienced in the unique demands of superyacht cooking and international travel kitchens.

Cooking aboard a superyacht presents challenges not found in other private service settings, including limited galley space, provisioning in international ports, cooking in motion, and serving guests with high expectations wherever they are. Our yacht-experienced chefs source exceptional ingredients across different countries, manage provisions and stocks for extended voyages, adapt menus to changing weather conditions, and maintain kitchen standards in the compact, demanding environment of a superyacht galley.

Family & Children's Menus

Creating warm, nutritious family meals that everyone in the household can enjoy, from youngest to oldest.

Not every principal wants elaborate restaurant cuisine at home every night. A private chef who excels at family cooking is as valuable as Michelin-trained talent, producing comforting, nutritious meals that children enjoy while also creating something special for adult entertaining. Our family-oriented chefs satisfy a broad range of tastes and ages, manage allergy-aware cooking with confidence, and create a kitchen environment that feels warm, welcoming, and part of the family home.

Kitchen Management & Supplier Relationships

Running the principal's kitchen as a professional operation, managing suppliers, stock, hygiene, and kitchen staffing.

The private chef is the operational manager of the household kitchen. They are responsible for ordering, stock management, relationships with specialist food suppliers and farmers, and maintaining excellent hygiene standards. Our candidates are organised, financially responsible, and experienced in managing kitchen budgets without compromising on quality. Where the household kitchen employs junior staff, the chef leads and develops the team to ensure consistent standards.