During the Chinese New Year, gatherings and dinners are indispensable.
In addition to choosing to cook at home by yourself.
and going to a restaurant to eat.
It also aroseAsk a private chef to cook at home
Let the chef play in his own kitchenette
A 26-year-old guy works as a private chef
Orders have been scheduled for March
When the lights of thousands of homes were lit up and the family was reunited, Ding Yao, a young man from Hangzhou, and his team, wearing chef uniforms and carrying a cart of ingredients and tools, appeared at the customer's home on time.
On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, they received 9 orders, but they were afraid to take orders a year ago because they were worried about lack of manpower. During the Spring Festival, the arrangements are full every day, and the orders have been scheduled for March, and there are more and more customers who have door-to-door needs during the Spring Festival. On average, Ding Yao and his team can take 5-6 private chef orders every day, and the most one day is 11 in the morning and evening!
The reporter learned that inviting private chefs to cook at home is mainly divided into two forms. One is to provide a cooking serviceAfter setting the menu, the chef gives a purchase list of ingredients and seasonings, and the public prepares their own ingredients and seasonings, and the chef is responsible for washing, preparing and cooking vegetables at the door; The other is "contracted labor and materials".All the ingredients are prepared, cooked, plated, and served by the chef. Because it's convenient and hassle-freeAt present, the second way is more accepted by the public. Generally, a service fee of 800 yuan to 1200 yuan will be charged for family banquets according to the standard of the meal and the complexity of the dishes.
In April last year, Ding Yao posted a ** list of cooking dishes for guests on social platforms: 2,000 yuan for 8 people, all inclusive of ingredients and service fees. 5 cold cuts, 11 hot dishes, plus soup and main course. Not only can you eat braised pork abalone,There are also lobsters and Dungeness crabs. In the case of not pursuing luxury ingredients, 2000 yuan can be eaten quite well.
Many netizens said,"This looks like and **, what hotel do you go to. ”
The highest monthly income is more than 50,000 yuan
Being a private chef is a new challenge every day
At the end of 2022, Ding Yao came into contact with a private chef by chance. He feels that this direction is promising, plus he is from a professional class, and he chooses to major in cooking in high school and junior college, and he also has a vocational qualification certificateHe simply switched careers to become a private chef, and his income also changed dramatically. From the lowest monthly salary of 7,000 yuan in the past, it has developed to the highest monthly income of more than 50,000 yuan.
Ding Yao discovered,Home chefs have higher requirements for the delicacy and cooking practices of the dishes. In addition to simple home-cooked dishes, Western, Japanese, Cantonese and desserts can be customized according to the needs of customers.
Being a private chef is a new challenge every day”Ding Yao said that being able to go to different kitchens to cook is very fresh and challenging, and some customers don't even have kitchens in their venuesEvery time I come to the door, I will bring a cart full of pots and pans, and when the family banquet is over, I will clean the kitchen.
Since last year, Ding Yao has also started to share his private chef posts on various platforms, and has gained a lot of fans, in addition to the surrounding areas of Hangzhou, and even in Ningbo and Yangzhou.
Regarding the future, he saidFirst set a small goal for myself, hoping to make my team bigger and stronger, and earn one million a year.
Who is in charge of your family for the New Year's dinner? Have you ever had the experience of having a private chef cook at home?
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