For a formal dinner party or an extraordinary gathering of friends and family, one very special option is to hire a professional cook to come to your home to prepare and serve a meal. A visiting chef delivers a customized gourmet or theme dinner to your exact order, leaving you free to be a guest at your own party. In other side, a visiting chef will work to plan and prepare a gourmet or theme dinner at a client’s home. A visiting chef will also select and serve appropriate wines, serve meal to guests, and also clean up kitchen.
In doing this job, you will need the skills and background of a professional chef, with some additional flexibility to be able to work in unfamiliar kitchens and with sometimes unusual requests. You may have to work with less-than-optimal ovens, with utensils and pots that are less than commercial quality, and in limited space. You’ll need to be able to put together an entire meal, including appetizers, entrées, and dessert. In most situations, you’ll also need to have some knowledge about the selection and serving of wine. Depending on the size of the job and your own experience, you may need to experiment with unusual dishes in your own kitchen before cooking them for your client.
Your attorney should be able to advise you about any local health codes that might be involved and about any regulations on the resale of alcoholic beverages (it might be necessary to have the client deal directly with a liquor store).