Phenomenal BH estate seeks two day a week Chef with 5 star hotel and/or restaurant experience.  Days of need are either Sunday and Monday OR Monday and Tuesday to cook lunch & dinner for the family and staff as defined by schedule. Shifts are 9 hours, plus shopping outside the 9 hours you spend in the home.  There will be occasional events of up to 20 plus guests, and occasionally you might be asked to cover for the full-time Chef, pending your availability.  No benefits, or paid vacation since this is a PT position, though you will be eligible to participate in a 401 plan and will receive sick days and uniform reimbursement of up to $600/year.  This is a very well staffed home, but the Chef will be responsible for cleaning up his/her area each shift.  No prima donnas please!  We are looking for min. 5-7 years FIVE STAR hotel and/or restaurant experience on the resume.  Private home experience also a big plus. Please reach out if you are interested. Thank you!

This family is so much fun and would love to hire a chef that would love the experience to live in Singapore, New York and the world.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Client:
• Family living abroad, summers in NY
• 3 children, 1 dog
• Travels often
• Dietary and allergy requirements
• Discretion and privacy required

Pay:
• 4 weeks paid vacation
• health/dental insurance
• on average 30-45 hours per week (Sunday–Friday)
• housing provided, dependent on location either live-in or live-out

Position:
• Full time live-in chef who is able to travel with the family.
• Position during school year is abroad, summer is in the Hamptons
• Responsibilities include:
o Shop for groceries, markets and online
o Fresh pantry items, organized and stocked
o Prepare and serve dinner for children Monday–Friday
o 4–8X a month prepare and serve home lunch/dinner parties for 6–12 persons
o Communicate/written form the menu for meals to be reviewed by employer
o Run household errands day-to-day as needed (drop-offs, returns, pick-ups, etc.)
o Schedule will be determined around family’s travel/needs
o Serving of food/drink, setting table, complete kitchen clean up
o Cleanliness and ownership of the kitchen area
o Occassional kitchen laundry
o Daily clean chef jacket
o Detailed grocery, travel, and expense reports
o Interaction with service and home industry: e.g. I.T., television/cable, phone, FedEx/DHL
• Positive can-do attitude, good attention to detail
• Anticipate needs, food likes/ dislikes of employers and guests
• Open to direct feedback regarding meals, service and environment
• Ability to handle both intense periods of time with guests and light periods

Chef:
• Local ingredient-driven produce/organic grass-fed/anti-hormone food, visually appetizing/plated meals, delicious and varied flavors
• Well read and versed in food diet, terminology, styles, such as: ketogenic, macrobiotic, intermittent fasting, whole/clean food, anti-inflammatory, GAPS, paleo, DASH, fermentation, acid/alkaline, GERD, FODMAP
• Knowledge and keen interest in nutrition and food science
• Up-to-date with current food trends
• Personal focus on health and fitness as a permanent lifestyle

Required:
• Experience working for private families, live-in, and with additional staff team members
• Comfortable working around pets and children
• No criminal background
• U.S. work authorization
• Formal Training at an accredited culinary institute
• Minimum 3 years commercial experience
• Valid driver’s license
• Unquestionable integrity
• Unwavering confidentiality, must sign a NDA
• Discretion is a must
• Non-smoker
• High level of personal hygiene and cleanliness
• Impeccable references, longevity in previous positions
• 2 personal references, 2 business references
• Photo, list of hobbies and interests, locations of previous work/live
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Full background check is required

Compensation/Salary:
• Salary is commensurate with experience
• Medical insurance
• Vacation time (if year round position)

Please send professional resumes to: nycjobs@thehelpcompany.com

Hip, foodie, open couple looking for a sophisticated amazing chef. This is an amazing position for a chef that loves to experiment and loves to plate food beautifully! They love to be excited about their meals! So, if you can cook all types of cuisine, (healthy and tasty) then this is the perfect job for you. They will be in Malibu from the end of July till September.

Dinner party for 12 adults this Thursday! Please have experience working in a private home and with events! This group likes to eat healthy but still have flavor. Dinner will be served between 6:30-7pm. They would like a three-course meal consisting of a salad to start, fish entree, veggie and starch sides and fresh berries with cream for dessert.

Must already be vetted by The Help Company in order to be considered. We must book this ASAP, so first come, first served. Please let me know if you are interested!!

We have a lovely and healthy older couple in Century City who needs a drop off chef Monday – Friday. This couple loves to eat delicious and flavorful food. Steaks, salmon, salads and anything grilled. We are looking for someone who is just starting their career as a chef but has some experience cooking for a family. The couple would like two dinners and one lunch per day. Drops can be done 2- 3 times per week. This couple is older so it would be wonderful if you can package the food with full directions for heating up , etc.
Please email michele@thehelpcompany.com if you are interested and please let us know what your rate would be for the week !

The position will be evening cook and some cleaning.  Monday – Friday Hours: 1pm to 9pm.  The person will cook one meal a day, to be ready at 6:30pm – the evening meal is mainly for the family, but there will be some dinner parties and some larger parties occasionally.   A side note: If the kitchen is cleaned up before 9pm you can often leave but still be paid the full 8 hours.

The emphasis needs to be on a cook who prepares  simple, delicious meals. Nothing fancy,  all  Gluten free, some vegetarian, some vegan. All fresh. “Home made.”  (No purchased salad dressing, no using canned chicken broth, etc.)  Fresh soups, salads with fresh salad dressings, fresh vegetables, some protein like fish, Chicken Cutlets, Veggie Burgers.  The person will also need to purchase the food for the house.

There is some cleaning – Mainly keeping the kitchen clean, the wooden floors on the main floor of the house clean, light dusting = basic maintenance cleaning.  They now have someone to come in once a week to do the “deep cleaning” on the main floor.

 The family would like a calm person who enjoys cooking and can clean. Someone more on the quiet side (i.e.: not a strong personality.)  Kind and willing to help.  The person does not have to speak perfect English, but to be able to communicate adequately.   

We are looking for a versatile chef that will be responsible for making dinners – cooks and then leaves it ready to be heated up or ready to eat depending on what is made. The family keeps random hours, so having everything labeled and ready makes it easy for the wife to throw it all together when her husband gets home. They would also like soups, salads, marinades for the days that you are not there, along with lunches for the next day. (Just left overs are fine) You will also be responsible for doing the shopping and keeping the pantry cleaned out. The family eats fairly healthy meals, no mayo, they rarely use butter, but love herbs for all the flavor.
They eat pretty healthy, they never use mayonnaise ever and they rarely use butter, Lots of veggies, it is basically a Mediterranean diet but the husband enjoys Steak, fish, pork, lamb etc. They also have dessert sometimes, tarts, apple crisps, cookies and maybe even pie one in a while.

A wonderful generous family in Pacific Heights is looking for a full time chef . You will be cooking for a family of 3 plus their nanny (they have a 9 year old son.) The family is formal, and wants someone who can serve them (dinner consists of an app, main course and a light/healthy dessert.) The family does enjoy entertaining, so you should feel comfortable cooking plated meals for up to 10 guests. This is a wonderful family that believes in taking care of their staff! They would love someone who lives in San Francisco in case we need someone to access the house.

We also want to find a chef who LOVES children, and would love to teach their son how to make sush:-), or bake cookies with him!
They have a home in Napa for the week-ends. They also travel elsewhere so if you would like to travel to Thailand and lean how to cook GREAT Thai food, let us know!!

Must have a minimum of 4 years, full time experience working as a chef in a private home. You should also have experience working in top SF restaurants. Degree from a top culinary program is also required.

Salary DOE, $150k. plus

Please send professional resumes to: claudia@thehelpcompany.com

One of our friends to The Help Company is planning a festive dinner party on December 26. Are you interested in working that day? They have a great kitchen in Brentwood, great friends, and a great attitude! Please let us know if you are interested. There is help for you in the kitchen!

We are working with a celebrity client in BH who needs a full-time Chef. The rough schedule is Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 8:00pm but there will be times you will be asked to come early, stay late &/or come in on a weekend. This job will also require travel from time to time. This is a job for a VERY FLEXIBLE Chef who is willing to roll with last minute changes. There’s a large staff in the home and it’s a super fun positive crew so you should be someone who likes to work in a bustling environment. There are two children in the house. You cook for the family (+ occasional friends & guests) and typically make extra for staff. Pay is $90k for a 50 hour work week. This is a position for an unflappable Chef who won’t mind not hearing from the client all day and then suddenly finding out she’s having guests for dinner and want four different options. Please reach out if interested!