private chef

Household's dedicated cook

A private chef is a cook employed by a household or individual rather than a restaurant.

Unlike personal chefs who prepare meals in advance for multiple clients, private chefs typically work exclusively for one employer, cooking fresh meals on-site: They hired a private chef for the summer at their lake house.

The term suggests wealth and domestic staff.

Opposites
employment setting

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Institutional meal preparer

line cook · hotel chef · diner cook · cruise ship chef · short-order cook

accessibility/exclusivity

private cheffood bank volunteer

Person helping distribute donated meals

cafeteria worker · fast food worker

food preparation agency

private chefdiner

Casual American eatery

home cook

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G