Staff for private households
Find a private chef for your household
Looking for a private chef to cook for your family and your guests? Hospitly Elite fills positions in private households, family offices and estates. You tell us about the household, the kitchen and your dietary preferences; we personally introduce suitable candidates.
What does a private chef do in a household?
You decide which duties the role includes. Typical ones are:
- Daily cooking for the family, from breakfast to dinner
- Menu planning around preferences, diets and allergies
- Shopping, stock-keeping and choosing suppliers
- Cooking for guests, dinners and receptions at home
- Cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen
- Cooking at other residences or while travelling
How many meals a day, for how many people and on which days belongs in your enquiry.
Who is this for?
For private households that want to employ a chef, for families with particular dietary needs and for houses that regularly receive guests.
How it works at Hospitly Elite
- Consultation. You describe the household, the role and your expectations through the consultation form. There is no listing for you to write.
- Introduction. We source and personally introduce a small selection of suitable candidates.
- Start. Our fee becomes due when your chosen candidate starts. The employment contract is concluded solely between household and professional.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost to find a private chef through Hospitly Elite?
Consultation, search and introductions cost nothing. A fee arises only on a successful placement and becomes due when your chosen candidate starts; we will name the exact rate in your consultation. One exception: if you ask for an exclusive search for a key position, an advance payment is due up front and is credited against the fee. The salary is agreed between household and professional in the employment contract.
Can I book a private chef for a single evening?
No. Hospitly Elite fills positions: the employment contract is concluded solely between household and professional. The platform does not offer bookings for single evenings.
What should an enquiry for a private chef include?
Your main residence and any further residences, the arrangement (live-in, live-out or rotational), the intended start, preferred languages, and details of meals, diets and guests. The consultation form asks for most of these; anything else goes in the free-text field.
I am a chef. Can I join Hospitly Elite?
Yes, through the talent pool. Candidates never pay us. You lodge your profile and CV once.
Do you work as a chef yourself?
Candidates never pay us. You lodge your profile and CV once in the talent pool.
This text was created with the help of AI. Last updated: 8 November 2026.