bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and/or Dietetics

The average chef salary in Chicago is between 60-80. The top 25% make 80+ but they are off some days and party after work. While trips to Europe sound great you'd be giving up a lot for this job. Most chefs are not on board with lots of dietary restrictions either.

This is a nightmare job. Harvest? Uniform? White gloves? Hospitality? "Discreet and understand the importance of when to be present and when to be hidden"? It's like they want someone from The Remains of the Day.

“Understand the importance of when to be present and when to be hidden”



Burn the rich.

That has to be a joke posting.

It's true.

It will just be a regular, not organic, farm.

But I do want to see Guy Fieri, gloves on, on his hands and knees pulling out jimson weeds by the root or they will grow back.

I always called it gypsum weed. Before Google told me what it was.

Gonna give him the pizza with little pizzas on top

Full-Time Private Chef in Gold Coast
Strollers and Stilettos - Chicago, IL


Family living in the Gold Coast of Chicago is seeking a professional, experienced, educated, creative and detail oriented full-time private chef to prepare healthy meals. The schedule is on Monday - Friday at approximately 11:00am - 7:00pm or 12:00pm - 8:00pm. Flexibility is required to work later weekday evenings, weekends and holidays when family is entertaining. Chef is responsible for traveling internationally to Europe approximately 2-4+ weeks every summer along with international and/or domestic travel approximately 2-4+ weeks during other months of the year. Extreme flexibility is required for the position. Chef is responsible for preparing two meals per day (lunch is plated and dinner served to family around 6:00/7:00pm). Breakfast should be prepared the day before and left in fridge for family. Chef is not responsible for preparing staff meals. Candidate should be experienced and comfortable working collaboratively in fully staffed semi-formal residences (e.g., family office, executive assistant, housekeeper, nannies, etc.). Ideal candidate has a culinary degree, bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and/or Dietetics (ideally someone that has cooked for athletes and understands the right ingredients to put in food, but also understands portion control), 2-5+ years of consistent and recent domestic experience as a full-time private chef (consistent experience with minimal families), experienced with Vegan and Vegetarian diets (Farm to table, spa cuisine, gluten free, etc.), understands the importance of maintaining discretion, discreet and calm demeanor, comfortable working with children and dog, assertive, positive, proactive, organized and detail oriented, service focused, kind, respectful, seeking longevity and has a flexible schedule. Family will likely be purchasing an organic farm in Michigan, so ideal candidate is passionate and interested in assisting with harvest and cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients from the farm. This is a newly created private chef position where we are structuring multiple domestic employees for the family. Family is open to private chef relocation to get the best candidate (e.g., degree, extensive full-time private chef experience, etc.). Chef coat/uniform is required. Start date is flexible for the right candidate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Creativity in preparing Vegan, Vegetarian, Farm to Table and gluten free meals (organic food required)
Responsible for preparing foods based around specific diets
Keeping up-to-date on the latest culinary trends and fads
Experienced with planning menus for principals, children and events
Experienced pureeing baby food and preparing foods for children that introduce them to new foods (family hopes to begin having children soon)
Responsible for creating lists and ordering or shopping for fresh foods
Professional presence and experience in food presentation and table setting is mandatory
Responsible for white glove serving of meals to family (occasionally for dinner and events)
Responsible for all food preparation and kitchen related duties along with grocery shopping
High standards of health and hygiene with food
Properly storing ingredients and leftovers
Responsible for coordinating cooking and serving times with principals and children
Responsible for cleaning and tidying kitchen after each use
Maintaining all kitchen equipment
Interactions with extended family and business associates for holiday meals and events at the residence
Providing hospitality and service to visitors and guests (including formal service when hosting private events)
Ensure pantry, refrigerator and wine cellar are properly stocked in accordance with the family's travel and entertaining schedules
QUALIFICATIONS:

Highly organized, detail oriented, proactive, excellent time management, efficient and service focused
Attentive to family's preferences and style (intuitive to their needs)
Ability to maintain discretion (confidentiality agreement is required)
Ability to be discreet with respect for family's privacy
Professional presentation of self and great personality
Ability to easily take direction
Strong ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with family, household staff and family office
Discreet and understand the importance of when to be present and when to be hidden
Positive attitude and ability to handle chef responsibilities with ease and calm demeanor
Active and fit

Forcing a chef to only cook vegan/vegetarian is like forcing an offensive coordinator to not use the forward pass. If you ever hope to find someone, you are going to have to adjust expectations.

If they're willing to pay $80K plus just for a chef to fly around the world, and are really looking for a farm in Michigan, I'm pretty sure mine is for sale. We can call it organic, orgasmic, whatever you want, baby.

Our neighbors switched to an orgasmic farm.

Yeah...we talked about ‘em.

Were they growing pineapples?