We are seeking an exceptional and experienced Private Chef to join a private family, working across several residences throughout Europe.
This is a long-term position requiring flexibility to travel and move with the family between their European homes throughout the year. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the family’s day-to-day dining requirements, providing consistently excellent, fresh and thoughtfully prepared food tailored to individual preferences, dietary requirements and changing schedules.
The emphasis is on high-quality family cooking rather than overly formal or restaurant-style cuisine. The Chef should be equally comfortable preparing simple everyday meals and more refined dishes for guests and entertaining.
Responsibilities
- Plan and prepare high-quality daily meals for the family.
- Create varied, seasonal menus tailored to individual tastes and dietary requirements.
- Prepare fresh, healthy and beautifully presented food using excellent-quality ingredients.
- Cater for allergies, dietary requirements and changing preferences.
- Source ingredients and manage provisioning across different European locations.
- Maintain excellent kitchen organisation, cleanliness and food-safety standards.
- Manage kitchen inventories, purchasing and supplies.
- Travel with the family and work confidently across multiple residences.
- Ensure kitchens are appropriately stocked and prepared ahead of the family’s arrival.
- Cater for guests, dinners and private entertaining when required.
- Work collaboratively and discreetly alongside other household staff.
- Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and professional discretion.
Candidate Requirements
- Significant professional experience as a Private Chef.
- Excellent culinary skills with a broad and adaptable repertoire.
- Confident preparing fresh, healthy, seasonal family food as well as more refined dishes when required.
- Strong knowledge of dietary requirements, allergies and food safety.
- Excellent organisation, menu planning and kitchen-management skills.
- Fluent French is essential.
- Comfortable travelling extensively and moving between residences throughout Europe.
- Flexible, discreet and highly adaptable.
- Able to work legally within the relevant European locations.
Personal Attributes
The successful candidate will be warm, discreet and professional, with a genuinely flexible approach to private service. They should be highly organised, calm under pressure and comfortable adapting to changing schedules, locations and family requirements.
A low-ego, service-minded approach is essential, alongside the ability to learn the family’s preferences and routines and provide a consistently high standard of food wherever they are based.
This is an excellent long-term opportunity for an accomplished Private Chef seeking a highly international position within a private family environment.
Salary: €150,000–€180,000 GPA
REF: S&W#3676309
