Private Chef

Industry: Culinary

Company: Domestic | Match

Overview

We kindly request that you apply for this position ONLY if you meet the basic requirements stated in the job description.

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The DM Estate Staffing Team

A San Francisco family of four, is seeking a Private Chef to join their household team. The Chef will prepare and serve family-style lunch and dinner and leave breakfast prep for the following day.

This family enjoys fresh, healthy food that is prepared from immaculately sourced, top-quality ingredients. They have a particular interest in sourcing humanely raised animal proteins and consuming only organic produce, values that we hope our potential Chef shares.

Substantial experience with Japanese cooking and wine pairings is required.

They enjoy seasonal New American and California Cuisine and cooking with Asian influences. The most important aspect is that the food is healthy and bursting with flavor, inspiring the Chef to create culinary masterpieces!

Some of their favorite restaurants are Firefly, Che Fico, Foreign Cinema, Rintaro, and Saru for sushi.

In this role, the Chef will join an established household team that prides itself on dedication to their work and mutual respect. It is a supportive environment where your work will be rewarded and appreciated. Longevity is vital in this role, and applicants should have a strong desire to be in the position for at least five years, and ideally many more.

There is limited interaction with the principals in this role. While they are incredibly appreciative of the Chef’s efforts, this is not a position in which there is casual chatting about one’s life outside of work. The selected Chef will find this to be a plus!

Meals are to be served family style, 1-2 dishes, 3 on occasion, on the table.
Meals are prepared in the chef’s kitchen of a private property next door to the primary residence. It is then transported next door to the primary residence by the Chef.

For family & friend events, Chef will design menus based with consideration to some specific guest’s dietary needs such as gluten free, vegan, allergy sensitivities. Understanding the importance of creating a broad selection for all to enjoy is a must. Depending on the size of the event, the Chef can be in charge, or oversee someone who is.

Responsibilities:

• Monday-Friday Cooking & serving lunch (usually between 12-1), dinner 5:30pm (except Monday), prep breakfast for the next day – Caregiving staff will warm (if needed) and serve.
• Cooking with whole foods as much as possible, organic fruits and vegetables (esp the dirty dozen), humanely raised meats and fish. Dedication to sourcing what is fresh and in season.
• Agreement to accommodate dietary requests and preferences of family and guests and kitchen equipment sourcing as needed, including logging client’s meals in a calorie tracking system.
• Prepare treats for the kids school events as needed.
• Packing lunches to go as needed.
• Prepare Frozen Meals to cover the family in event the chef is sick and coverage is unavailable.
• Weekly Menu planning -Chef prepares the next week’s menu and shares with the Personal Services team the Friday for client review
• Coordinating additional Chefs as needed (to accommodate the Chef’s time off and extra events in addition to the daily cooking). To include: finding a Chef, training them, reviewing their menus, confirming equipment etc.
• Shopping for the daily menu and pantry.
• Manage the Chef’s kitchen – stocking, replenishing, snacks, equipment, supplies, etc. Includes weekly removal/replenishing of expired items.
• Manage the Family’s Kitchen – stocking, and replenishing, snacks; etc Includes weekly removal/replenishing of expired items.
• Cleaning Chef’s kitchen dishes at the end of the night. Housekeeping cleans once a week on the weekends.
• Maintaining a clean kitchen and an organized refrigerator. Housekeeping does a deeper clean on the weekend.
• Maintaining kitchen inventory and purchasing as needed.
• Reporting any equipment issues immediately to Operations team.
• Cooking at the family property in Sonoma during the week when family visiting. (full kitchen there); ~6-8 weeks a year
• Travel with the family is optional, varies, between ~2-3 weeks a year

Requirements:

• A blend of private and high-end restaurant experience is highly preferred
• You must be clean, organized, and pleasant in the kitchen.
• Maintain a valid and unrestricted California driver’s license.
• Substantial experience with Japanese cooking and wine pairings is required.
• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Completion of satisfactory/clear background check.
• Physically able to carry groceries and other items of comparable weight (10-25lbs)

Total Annual Compensation and Benefits:

• $150,000++ DOE
• Health Dental and Vision for employee and dependents
• 401 (k) with 5% match
• 2 weeks of paid vacation
• 12 paid holidays
• Sick days per municipal guidance
• Discretionary Bonus
• Annual Review

Typical Weekday Schedule:

• Monday:
• Lunch @12:15pm – 1 adult Dinner @5:30pm – 2 kids
• Dinner @7:30pm – 2 adults
• Tuesday:
• Lunch @12:15pm – 1 adult
  Dinner @5:30pm – 2 Kids + 1 adult
• Wednesday:
  Lunch @12:30pm – 2 adults
• Dinner @5:30pm – 2 kids, 2 adults
• Thursday:
  Lunch @12:15pm – 1 adult
  Dinner @5:30pm – 2 kids, 1 adult
• Friday:
  Lunch @12:15pm – 1 adult
  Dinner @5:30pm – 2 kids, 2 adults