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Chef/Cook for 40th Birthday Party
$120
Geoff was great and easy to work with! Super experienced and realizable. Guests all pleased with his work. Thanks Geoff!
Need a private chef tomorrow for a spit pig event
$300
Excellent lunch for our staff. They really enjoyed it.
I need private chef
$300
Everything about the meal and service was faultless! Stanley will make sure your dinner party goes off without a hitch. We will be back.
Chef in Bundanoon
$300
Incredible service and delicious food at extremely short notice! Thank you very much Petrus!
Chef required ASAP
$5
If you want delicious, restaurant grade food Elisa is the person to go to. I don’t think you could get what she made in a restaurant, it was so good! She arrived with everything she needed and was so organised in advance. She always replied fast and I felt I could trust her from the beginning. She is one talented professional chef. The food was mouth watering. I can’t wait to have Elisa back!
Dinner Party Chef for 8-10ppl
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What does a chef experience include?
A chef service is your key to having delicious, nutritious, and affordable meals in the comfort of your home without the daily grind of planning, preparing, and cooking. Taskers with chef jobs near you can assist you with your everyday meals and can customise them according to your needs! Here are a few of the perks you can have when you hire a chef online:
Meal preparation and planning
Do you love rice meals? Hate onions? Want more garlic? A chef-for-hire learns your needs and preferences for them to create delicious and healthy meals personalised to your tastes and dietary requirements. Whether you’re on a strict diet because you’re looking to improve your fitness or just want to have a taste of different dishes, getting someone to prep and plan your meals is perfect for when you’re struggling to come up with meal ideas!
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For those who love having delicious home-cooked meals but don’t have the time to whip them up themselves, getting a personal food chef is truly convenient! They can come to your home with everything needed and prepare multiple customised meals in your kitchen. You can even have a stay-at-home chef when you need a meal or snack any time of the day! They can cook meals ready to be consumed immediately or prepare a batch of meals for the week and store them in your freezer. They will leave your kitchen spick and span, filled with aromas of freshly prepared meals and dishes.
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Thursday the 27th Feb , 10am-2pm Chef/kitchen hand with basic commercial kitchen experience to assist chef with serving a buffet style lunch. Job requirements basically help topping up hot foods, salads, bottled drinks etc Coffee making experience a plus but not important,
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Hello! Looking for a Private Chef to cook for 7 of us. 8.30pm start. (we want to get the kids to bed first) We would need the chef to buy the ingredients and prepared some entrees, shared mains and shared sides. To save costs, we can just buy dessert. Thank you! Thank you!
Amazing amazing amazing