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What do cooking services include?

You can hire a cook to provide food for a range of meals and occasions, from home cooking and meal prep to specialty cooking and even dinner party catering. You can arrange cooking services to happen in your own kitchen or your cook can bring the food ready-prepared. Your chef will take care of everything from buying ingredients to cleaning up. Here’s what you can expect depending on your cooking service:

Home cooking
Want fresh meals in your home? Your home chef can either offer regular home cooking services where they cook multiple nights per week, or provide a one-off meal if you just need occasional help. Your private chef will ask if you have any food preferences or intolerances, how many people they need to cook for, and what appliances and equipment they can use. They’ll usually plan the meals ahead of time, purchase the ingredients, and freshly cook the meals in your kitchen, and then clean up before they go.

Baking
Want to impress your best friend with an amazing cake for her birthday party? Or perhaps it’s your turn to bring some baking to work for morning tea? Hire a pastry chef or professional baker to create a cake, biscuits, muffins, or something else tasty. They’ll ask you how many people you’re baking for, any flavour preferences, and any special decorations you’d like. Your baker will bake at their place and deliver the finished product to your home or office once it’s ready.

Dinner party chef
If you’re planning a dinner party with friends, why not hire a dinner party chef to help take all the stress out of hosting? Your professional cook will contact you to confirm the number of guests, what courses/canapes you’d like, and whether the event is formal or informal. They’ll usually prepare most of the food where the event is being held (whether at your home or at a venue) and clean up the kitchen after they’re done.

Specialty cooking
Cooking paleo, vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free can be a challenge, whether it’s for yourself, a family member, or for an event you’re catering. Fortunately, many cooks are experienced with a range of different food requirements, including food intolerances, special diets, and allergies. When you hire a cook, they’ll choose recipes and ingredients that are suitable, confirming any dietary requirements before they get started. They’ll be careful to avoid cross-contamination if they’re preparing alternative meals for certain members of your family or party.

Meal preparation & planning
If you struggle to come up with meal ideas and always find yourself short of time throughout the week, why not hire a cook to prep your meals for the week? Your personal cook will confirm how many meals you’d like, the number of people, and if you have any preferences. They’ll choose meals that keep well and are easy to store, and taste great fresh or reheated. They’ll either prepare the food in your kitchen (cleaning up afterwards) or drop your freshly prepared meals off when they’re done, packaged and ready for the fridge or freezer.

Recent Cooking tasks in East Brisbane

21 birthday decoration

$500

Wynnum QLD, Australia

30th Jun 2024

need backdrop wall (shimmer) gold or blue color, neon 21st sign, baloons and cake stand Please see the photo attached.I want it like that or similar

Cleaning, Changing Bed Linen, Basic Meal Prep, Ironing

$30

Birkdale QLD, Australia

26th May 2024

We are a professional couple with 3 children (8yo daughter and 5yo boy/girl twins) looking for someone to support our family with variety of tasks including: - Cleaning - Changing Bed Linen - Ironing - Basic Meal Prep - On occasions baby sitting Initially we would be looking at fortnightly but for the right applicant there might be opportunity for weekly. We are looking at Tuesday between 11am - 2.30pm We would love to hear from you. Many Thanks Jess

Happy Birthday Helper!

$50

Hemmant QLD, Australia

15th May 2024

Cricut vinyl sign maker come balloon garland maker come table setter upperer needed. Please let me know your hourly rate? Approx how many hours you think it will take?

Meal prep consult

$10

Tingalpa QLD, Australia

22nd Mar 2024

Please give me a consult/budget estimate of how much my weekly meal prep will cost + labour based off the simple recipes I will share with you.

Thank you Leonie for the consult.

Meal prep

$150

Thornlands QLD, Australia

3rd Mar 2024

Prep my meals for the week to my meal plan

Wedding make up

$250

Cleveland QLD, Australia

25th Nov 2023

5 women wedding day make up, classic simple make up - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 12 December 2023

In home cooking services

$160

Wynnum QLD, Australia

13th May 2023

Can someone come in and cook in my home meals to last me and my family a week or more? Plant-based options would be great too. - Due date: Flexible

Embroidery

$50

Tingalpa QLD, Australia

11th Apr 2023

Embroidery on work shirt 11 letters (dark green colour) and small flowers - Due date: Before Friday, 14 April 2023

Make a peppa pig birthday cake

$12

Wynnum QLD, Australia

21st Mar 2023

Hi am wanting price for a custom peppa pig birthday cake. Inspiration pics to follow - Due date: Before Saturday, 8 April 2023

Decorate the party my daughter . 15 years old

$400

Redland Bay QLD, Australia

4th Mar 2023

Stunning decoration for 15 years old photoshoot and small party - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 10 March 2023

Meal prep my food for the week

$60

Murarrie QLD 4172, Australia

9th Feb 2023

I'm looking for someone who can meal prep my food for the week. I will provide the ingredients and recipe's as I'm limited to what I can eat. So I just need someone who can prepare them for me. The preparing doesn't have to happen at my own house, I can come and collect it from yours (preferably close to Murarrie). Please let me know if I have left out any necessary details. - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 12 February 2023

Need a hummingbird cake baked

$140

Ormiston QLD, Australia

9th Feb 2023

Hi, I'm looking for someone to bake and supply a delicious hummingbird cake and deliver it (or be within 15 mins drive of Ormiston) so I can pick it up. I'd like someone who has baked this many times successfully and has a good history of cake baking. It will need to be big enough to feed 8 people. Please include in your offer whether it includes delivery or not and fi you, you'll need to be available early Saturday afternoon for me to pick up. Sample recipe 250g self-raising flour 1/2 tsp Coles Cinnamon Ground 1/2 tsp ground cardamom 270g brown sugar 440g can crushed pineapple, drained 50g Coles Desiccated Coconut 2 ripe bananas, mashed 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 2 eggs, lightly beaten 250ml (1 cup) sunflower oil Cream cheese icing 100g cream cheese 50g unsalted butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 225g (1 1/2 cups) Coles Soft Icing Mixture 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, to garnish (optional) Many thanks, Brad - Due date: Before Saturday, 11 February 2023

Wanted......Santa's Helper

$150

Gumdale QLD, Australia

24th Nov 2022

Looking for someone with a passion for Christmas and a desire to assemble and decorate someone else's Christmas tree and decorate around the house. I have my own decorations. - Due date: Before Saturday, 26 November 2022

Morgan did a great job today. She is very efficient and friendly lady! Will definitely have her back.

Someone who can teach me how to decorate cupcakes

$50

Hemmant QLD 4174, Australia

7th Sep 2022

Wondering if someone who has cupcake/cake decorating skills that could teach me the technique to decorate cupcakes for a wedding cake. - Due date: Before Sunday, 25 September 2022

Need a first birthday cake

$200

Capalaba West, QLD

5th Feb 2022

I need a first birthday cake like pictured :)

Sugarless cake

$120

Cleveland QLD, Australia

23rd Jan 2022

A cake for about 15-20 people, one layer. White or cream icing, simple decoration. - Due date: Needs to be done on Monday, 28th Feb 2022

Spiderman birthday cake for my sons 3rd birthday

$50

Wellington Point QLD 4160, Australia

19th Jan 2022

Any kind of spiderman themed birthday cake or cupcakes that taste super yummy for about 20 people - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 23rd Jan 2022

Meal prep dinners

$180

Murarrie QLD, Australia

3rd Dec 2021

We’d like to have someone prepare some dinners for us as we’re time poor with our new baby. We’re looking at 5 x dinners for a two people. Can pick up or deliver or use our kitchen, open to all options. Food not provided No dietary requirements. We love all sorts of food so doesn’t have to be a specific type of cuisine. We can provide containers if needed. And you can use our kitchen if you need to. We’re hoping to make this an ongoing thing.

Personal Meal prep 10 meals

$200

Murarrie QLD 4172, Australia

23rd Nov 2021

Hi, I'm looking to see if someone can make me 10 simple meals a week. (food not provided) 5x lunch snack boxes for work (nuts, fruit, sandwiches etc) 5x dinner meals deliver once a week to Murarrie 4172 I like simple meals with ingredients usually separated. Overall I'm not very fussy though and will eat most things. Favourite foods: (pref mashed) potato, sweet potato, plain rice, broccolini, chicken breast, beef, pork, Salami, Apples, nectarines, strawberries. Foods I don't really like: mushrooms, beans, capsicum, Peas, seafoods, sultanas, (canned foods: corn, green beans, carrot, etc) - I will eat these fresh! I'm a skinny guy who doesn't seem to put on weight no matter what I eat. Fatty foods & large portions (extra carbs) would be great so I can hopefully bulk up a bit. I hope to eat healthy and good quality foods and am willing to pay extra for good quality ingredients. (no preservatives, plastic foods) I can provide food containers if needed. This listing would be best for someone who enjoys cooking and wants to make an extra buck. If all goes well maybe we could make this a recurring thing! Thanks, Tom - Due date: Flexible

Baby birthday decorator

$1,234

Wynnum QLD, Australia

2nd Sep 2021

Looking for someone experienced to help me plan, decorate and set up a baby birthday party. It will be at a park. Please send quotes.