Sure, we see glimpses into the lives of private chefs on TV shows and TikTok , but what is it actually like to be a personal chef? Here's a look at what private chefs from the BuzzFeed Community , Reddit , and more have to say about what their job is really like: 1. A lot of the meals that the chefs make are just really good "homemade" meals: "Cooking for clients is mostly cooking everyday food. Think of your favorite meals from your mom.
Imagine if your mom was a chef and she didn’t have to do anything else but work on her craft of creating meals." — Shawn Ramirez 2. It's not uncommon for personal chefs to do the grocery shopping themselves: "I buy everything myself, and I shop all the time.
I use a variety of different shops, and I prefer to buy from farmers markets and specialty shops for fish, meat, deli items, and cheese." — u/Mange-Tout 3. When you have a wealthier client, one of the biggest differences is the quality of ingredients: "In general, it's going to be extremely similar to what you would expect an upper-middle-class person to eat, except there's a lot more money to buy better ingredients.
For example, making bruschetta is a thing my boss loves. Except the bread is going to be freshly made either by myself or picked up from a bakery that morning — I'm never going to use day-old bread. If the tomatoes aren't in season, I'll have them flown in so that way they're picked up peak ripeness.
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