A boutique placement agency for UHNW families and luxury estates, founded by a private chef to billionaires for 19 years and headquartered in Palma de Mallorca.
Montclair Chef is a private chef placement agency specialising in Michelin-trained chefs for UHNW families and luxury estates across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Monaco. Founded in 2022 by Chris Demaillet, a chef trained under 3-Michelin-star chef Michel Roux OBE at The Waterside Inn and private chef to billionaires for 19 years, the agency provides up to a 6-month replacement guarantee on Executive placements.
With 19 years of experience as a private chef to billionaires, trained in 3-Michelin-star kitchens under Michel Roux OBE at The Waterside Inn, I spent nearly 10 years as personal chef to Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara and the world's largest retail fashion group, aboard his 70m superyacht. I was recruited by Chef Albert Adria of the legendary El Bulli Restaurant.
I also served multi-billionaire industrialist Professor Reinhold Würth aboard the 86m M/Y Vibrant Curiosity, and cooked for a British Lord and American tech multi-billionaires on superyachts and private jets worldwide.
This world demands more than culinary skill. It demands precision, discipline, discretion, and absolute confidentiality.
In 2026, Chris Demaillet authored The Private Chef Guide, the industry's definitive resource.
That experience built Montclair Chef: a chef-founded agency placing elite, background-verified private chefs for UHNW families, estates, and family offices globally.
We're not the largest domestic staffing agency, and that's by design.
Montclair Chef was founded by Chris Demaillet, 19 years as a private chef to billionaires, trained in 3-Michelin-star kitchens under Michel Roux OBE at The Waterside Inn, and former head private chef for billionaires, royal families, and tech entrepreneurs across estates, superyachts, and private jets worldwide.
We are a boutique agency by design, a five-person team of experts focused entirely on UHNW chef placement.
We operate globally from our headquarters in Mallorca and do not work on volume. We focus exclusively on full-time placement of background-verified private chefs (most Michelin-trained) for billionaires and UHNW families.
Every placement is hands-on. Chris personally ensures each chef meets his standards before entering your home.
Our Story
Watch this short video from our founder about why Montclair Chef exists and what makes us different, in Chris's own words.
I needed a way to connect with chefs like me, professionals trusted to serve the world's most powerful UHNW families, whether aboard Mediterranean superyachts or within Beverly Hills estates, London penthouses, and Monaco residences.
What began as a private network quickly became an incredible UHNW placement tool. I used it to find top chefs for the team of chefs I managed, then high-profile families and superyacht owners' representatives began requesting help.
The demand for premium private chef placement kept growing, so I transformed it into the exclusive service that Montclair Chef represents today.
Read more about Chris's 20+ years in private service and Chris's story.
That's how Montclair Chef was born.
We are not a generalist recruitment agency. We are a boutique chef agency, built for those who demand the very best.
Our sole focus is sourcing and placing world-class chefs across private residences, superyachts, estates, family offices, and luxury events. We understand the industry from the inside because we have lived it.
We are not a generalist recruitment agency. We are a boutique chef agency—built for those who demand the very best.
Our sole focus is sourcing and placing world-class chefs across private residences, superyachts, estates, family offices, and luxury events. We understand the industry from the inside because we’ve lived it.
Shortlist in 10 days. Background-checked chefs. Up to 6-month placement guarantee.
Contact us for a confidential consultation.
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