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Chef for event

$2,000

Gerringong NSW, Australia

17th Oct 2024

We're having an event in December and looking for a chef service for 3 days, I instantly think of you and your team, Here are the details, please let me know if there's something your service would cover: 3 days cooking from 6th to 8th December with the following plan: 6th: dinner 7th breakfast and lunch 8th: breakfast, lunch and dinner Number of guests: 25 people Requirement: We are not looking for fine dining at all, and you can do platters and share food to make it easy. The main reason for getting it done, so that the family doesn’t have to think about food during their wedding preps. We will provide a card for the chef to purchase all of the food to be cooked (Or you could order it to the house if you prefer) Accommodation will be settled for the chef for the 3 total days during the wedding events. Location: Gerringong NSW, Australia I can provide any further information if you need and looking forward to your response. Thank you! Mel

Indian chef

$450

Calderwood NSW, Australia

21st Sep 2024

we will provide the food, chef needs to make various snacks and pot of biryani for 20 people

Private chef

$1,800

Coledale NSW, Australia

22nd Apr 2024

Looking to have my 30th birthday dinner party catered with around 20 guests

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Recent Chef tasks in Illawarra

Cook / Chef for Meal Prep Weekly

$5

Wollongong NSW, Australia

16th Nov 2023

Looking for cook/ chef for weekly meal prep for two people in Wollongong - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 19 November 2023

Private chef

$500

Gerroa NSW, Australia

18th Aug 2023

Catered Lunch for 5 people. Happy to do shared plates. 3 courses. Needs to accomodate one person who is GF and a nut allergy. Open to discussing budget and menu options. - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 11 November 2023

In Home chef

$150

North Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

7th May 2023

I would like a home chef - Due date: Flexible

Caterer/chef to cook a BBQ dinner

$300

Gerringong NSW, Australia

29th Nov 2022

We are having a relaxed dinner with immediate family and bridal party the night before our wedding (23 people). We are looking for a chef who will come to Gerringong and cook a meal for us - likely to be a BBQ so a few meats and some salads. We can do the shopping for food so will just need to be on the tools (we just want to be able to relax and enjoy the evening rather than on the BBQ). Happy to eat family style and no serving required. - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 2 February 2023

Chef Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

$9,999

Kiama Downs NSW 2533, Australia

25th Oct 2022

Looking for a chef or catering company to serve Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch at Greyleigh Kiama - Due date: Before Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Experience Pizza Chef/Cook

$200

Mount Saint Thomas NSW, Australia

23rd May 2022

EXPERIENCE PIZZA CHEF/Cook REQUIRED I am hosting an event at my house for around 50 ppl for my husbands 40th birthday on the 18th of June from around 3:30pm - 6:30pm. Photo feature is our oven, we are building a preparation platform next to it for the day. We have built (kit) a beautiful woodfire pizza oven which is working a treat and would like our guests to be able to enjoy some lovely pizza and bread. The oven can fit around 3 pizzas at a time. Cook would need to prepare dough for the night and be pizza chef for around 3-4 hours. We will prepare toppings (very simple). - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 18 June 2022

Private chef helensburgh

$400

Helensburgh NSW, Australia

1st May 2022

Private chef - Australian cuisine for 4 Adults and 2 children for a 40th birthday celebration - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 17 June 2022

Wood Fire Oven Chef

$1,000

Wongawilli NSW, Australia

18th Apr 2022

We have a proper Wood fire Pizza Oven and are looking for someone to use it and cater for us for my wife's birthday. Prep, shop & cater & cook for approx 30 people. - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 30 April 2022

Pizza chef

$1,000

Gerringong NSW, Australia

30th Dec 2021

After a pizza chef to run a wood fired pizza oven for a party of 100 guests. - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 30th Mar 2022

Help my chef in the kitchen

$20

North Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

25th Dec 2021

Kitchen hand duties in a cafe - Due date: Needs to be done on Monday, 27th Dec 2021

Chef prepare 3 mediteranean dinner for 6 people home in Kanahooka

$600

Kanahooka NSW 2530, Australia

15th Dec 2021

I would like a chef to cook in my home a 3 coarse mediteranean meal for 6 people on new years eve. To make is a special experience as we have not done this before - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 30th Dec 2021

Personal chef

$300

Gerroa NSW, Australia

9th Dec 2021

To cook dinner for 3 - Due date: Before Thursday, 9th Dec 2021

Wood fire pizza chef

$75

Oak Flats NSW, Australia

13th Jan 2021

Hi 😀 I need someone to operate our wood fire pizza oven for my husbands 50th on 30-01-21 starting at 8pm. Pizza oven will be fired up ready. Would love if dough could be made day before. I can buy the stuff. Then I will have everything to go on the pizza done and out in the fridge that is right next to the pizza oven.