Paris & Île-de-France
Michelin-trained private chefs for ultra-high-net-worth families. Shortlist in 10 days. Up to 6-month guarantee.
Splitting time between Paris, Monaco, and London? We coordinate your chef across all properties.
Montclair Chef is a private chef agency placing full-time private chefs for distinguished families across Paris and the Île-de-France, from hôtels particuliers in the 16th and 7th arrondissements to private estates in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Versailles, and the surrounding countryside. Our chefs source from Paris's finest suppliers, including Rungis, Poilâne, and La Grande Épicerie. Founded by a Michelin-trained chef with 19 years serving UHNW families as a private chef, every placement carries an up to 6-month replacement guarantee. Meet our founder.
Paris is the world capital of gastronomy. The families who live here expect a private chef who can match the standard of the city's finest restaurants while understanding the rhythm of a private household, from intimate family dinners to formal entertaining.
A confidential call to understand your household, dietary needs, properties, entertaining style, and the personality that fits.
Receive 3 to 5 hand-selected, fully vetted private chefs, matched specifically to your household and Parisian lifestyle.
Interview your favourites and arrange a paid trial day in your own kitchen, so you choose with confidence.
Finalise the placement with an up to 6-month guarantee, plus ongoing support as the chef settles into the household.
Background verification · Reference verification · Up to 6-month guarantee · Free replacement
Full-time private chefs for Parisian hôtels particuliers, grand apartments, and Île-de-France estates. Year-round placements with the culinary standard Paris demands.
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For families moving between Paris, Monaco, London, the Alps, or the Côte d'Azur. Chefs who keep standards consistent across properties and travel with the household.
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Chefs specialising in wellness and longevity nutrition, medically guided programmes, and clean French-inspired menus, experienced working alongside physicians and nutritionists.
Find your nutrition chefA full-time private chef in Paris operates in the most demanding culinary environment in the world. They are expected to source from Rungis and the city's specialist purveyors, master both classic French technique and contemporary cuisine, and manage everything from quiet family suppers to formal dinners for twelve with the same precision.
Many Parisian families need a chef who understands the social rhythms of the city, from weeknight family meals and children's dining to weekend entertaining and holiday hosting at a country property. The chef works alongside household staff, adapts menus seasonally, and maintains the standard that distinguished Parisian families expect as a matter of course.
Montclair Chef focuses on full-time private chef placements for UHNW families, not one-off event catering. We shortlist background-verified chefs who can manage discretion, multi-property coordination, dietary requirements, and the exacting expectations of Parisian private service.
Gross salary in euros per year, for a full-time private chef position. Paris commands some of the highest private chef salaries in continental Europe. Figures exclude food budgets and benefits.
Live-in positions are less common in central Paris than in country estates, where accommodation is typically provided on top of salary. For families splitting time with Monaco or London, salary structures may need to account for multi-jurisdiction arrangements. For full ranges across markets, see our private chef salary guide.
Hôtels particuliers and grand apartments across the 16th (Passy, Auteuil, Trocadéro, Victor Hugo), the 8th (Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Champs-Élysées, Monceau), and the 17th (Plaine Monceau). The heart of Parisian UHNW residential life.
Private residences across Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the 7th (Invalides, Rue de Varenne, Quai d'Orsay), and the Luxembourg quarter. Old-money Paris with diplomatic and institutional households.
Placements across Neuilly-sur-Seine, Boulogne-Billancourt, and private estates throughout the Île-de-France, including Versailles, Fontainebleau, and Chantilly. For families splitting time between Paris and Monaco, London, or Geneva, we coordinate the chef across all properties.
Montclair Chef is a boutique private chef placement agency for ultra-high-net-worth families. It was founded by a Michelin-trained chef with 19 years serving UHNW households as a private chef, and it focuses on one thing: placing full-time private chefs across Paris and worldwide. You can read more about our founder.
Every chef goes through full background verification, employment-history review, and direct reference verification with previous UHNW households. We place only chefs with a proven record of discretion and long-term private service, never event or short-term cooks. Most are Michelin-trained, and all have strong fine-dining backgrounds.
Every placement includes an up to 6-month replacement guarantee. If the chef does not meet expectations within that period, we provide a replacement at no additional placement fee.
Full-time private chefs in Paris typically earn €55,000 to €200,000 or more per year, depending on experience, specialisation, and household complexity. Paris commands some of the highest private chef salaries in continental Europe. See our private chef salary guide for full ranges across markets.
For most placements we deliver a shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates within 10 days. The full process, including interviews and a paid trial day, usually runs a few weeks.
It begins with a confidential consultation to understand your household. We then deliver a vetted shortlist within 10 days, you interview your favourites and arrange a paid trial day in your kitchen, and we finalise the placement with the 6-month guarantee.
Yes, and for Paris placements this is standard. Our chefs are fluent in French and English, which is essential for sourcing from Parisian markets, coordinating with household staff, and communicating with the family. Many also speak additional European languages.
Yes, and it is one of the most common requests from Paris-based families. Many of our clients keep homes in Monaco, London, Geneva, or the Côte d'Azur alongside their Paris residence. We place chefs who travel with the family and maintain consistent standards across all properties. See our traveling private chef placements.
Yes. We place chefs experienced with medical diets, longevity nutrition, performance and sports nutrition, allergies, kosher, and plant-based programmes. Our chefs work alongside physicians, nutritionists, and wellness teams.
Yes. Our chefs are experienced with both intimate family dining and formal entertaining for larger gatherings. They manage multi-course dinners, coordinate with household staff, and maintain the culinary standard that Parisian entertaining demands, from private suppers to dinner parties for twenty.
Discretion runs through every stage. Chefs sign a confidentiality agreement before any introduction, we share only what is strictly necessary about your household, and we have a proven record placing chefs with some of Paris's most prominent and private families.
Start with a confidential consultation. Tell us about your household, your properties, and what you are looking for, and we will guide you through the shortlist, trial, and placement. Schedule a consultation.
Shortlist in 10 days. Background-checked chefs. Up to 6-month placement guarantee.
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