
Full-time private chefs for UHNW families and luxury residences. Michelin-trained professionals skilled in family dining, dietary management, and seamless household integration. Curated shortlist delivered within 10 days
Private chefs for families managing multiple properties worldwide. Our travel chefs move seamlessly between your residences—maintaining consistent quality, familiar preferences, and complete discretion across every location and season.


Our chefs specialize in therapeutic cooking, anti-inflammatory protocols, and longevity-focused nutrition. Working with your wellness team, they create bespoke meal programs to support your health goals across all residences.
STCW-certified private chefs for luxury vessels. Our yacht chef specialists handle Mediterranean and Caribbean seasons, 24-hour turnarounds, and high-pressure galley operations—most at Michelin-level standards.

Private chefs for professional athletes and high-performers. Our performance chefs create macro-calculated meal programs for training, recovery, and competition—working alongside strength coaches and nutritionists to optimize results.


Certified kosher private chefs for Orthodox and observant UHNW households. Our chefs understand kashrut law, Shabbat protocols, and mashgiach coordination—delivering sophisticated kosher cuisine for daily meals, holidays, and entertaining.
Private chefs with expertise in specific culinary traditions and environments. Asian cuisine specialists, plant-based chefs, pastry professionals, and private members' club chefs—matched to your household's unique requirements.


For exceptional occasions. Private dinners with Michelin-starred chefs, arranged exclusively through our culinary network.
By consultation only.
We exclusively place private chefs—it's all we do. Our founder worked as a private chef for UHNW families, so we understand the role inside out. We operate the world's largest network of Michelin-trained private chefs, giving you access to talent you won't find elsewhere. And we're fast—curated shortlists delivered within 10 days.
Depending on your package, up to six months free replacement if a placement doesn't work out—more protection than any agency we know of. Background checks included from the start. We remove the risk so you can hire with confidence.
All chefs are pre-vetted for culinary background, private household experience, and professionalism. Depending on your package, up to 3 background checks are included with your engagement.
Yes. Our chefs are experienced with medical diets, allergies, religious requirements, and lifestyle preferences—from keto and anti-inflammatory protocols to kosher and halal.
Discretion is standard. All placements for high-profile clients include NDA compliance and confidentiality protocols.
Most searches take 2–6 weeks. We deliver a curated shortlist within 10 days, then support you through trials and final selection.
Yes. Trials are essential to our process—shortlisted chefs complete a trial in your home so you can assess cooking, discretion, and household fit before committing.
Depending on your package, you receive up to six months placement protection. If it doesn't work out, we support you through a replacement process designed to minimise disruption.
We begin with a consultation to understand your requirements. An engagement deposit then activates your search—giving you access to our exclusive chef network, prioritised placement, and guaranteed matching profiles within an agreed timeframe. Depending on your package, this includes up to 3 trial days with no additional agency fees and up to 3 background checks.
Full-time private chef salaries typically range from $80,000 to $200,000+ annually, depending on experience, location, and household complexity. We provide transparent guidance during consultation.
Our fee covers the full search, vetting, shortlisting, trial coordination, and placement support. No hidden costs.
Yes. We serve UHNW families across the US, UK, Monaco, Switzerland, the Middle East, and other major markets worldwide.
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