If You’re Too Busy To Cook…
As lives get increasingly busier with careers, kids, commutes and other chaos, a growing number of people are turning to personal chefs to make sure that there’s a hot meal on the table at the end of a long day. Hiring a professional to cook for you isn’t a whole lot different from hiring someone to clean your house or walk the dog, and it’s not just for the wealthy. It’s not ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’. People don’t have personal chefs because they’re loaded, they have them because it solves a problem. It puts dinner on the table.
Personal chefs typically prepare several days worth of customized meals in advance, potentially for several clients. The meals are prepared and packaged, ready to be popped in an oven or microwave whenever a client wants to eat. Some chefs charge a flat rate, while others are paid by the hour. The chef does the grocery shopping, along with the cleanup, and those costs are added to a client’s bill. For regular clients, the week’s meals are discussed in advance and are created in accordance with their dietary needs and personal tastes. Organic, vegetarian and kosher options are available and nothing is repeated for six months unless requested, he said.So how much for the custom made dinners? Total costs usually range between $15 and $20 per person per meal, depending on the kind of food prepared and other related costs. That’s not much different from a meal at a restaurant. Overall the pros for hiring a personal chef: eating custom made food, people don’t have to go out and no paying for parking or tip.
