A Permanent chef is required for a busy private household in Chelsea. To work 5 days per week, 10am–9pm - this could include working weekends so needs someone flexible to work weekends when needed. Some travel may be required in addition to working at the London based property, so important the chef is happy to also travel with the client if needed. You must be able to prepare fresh, healthy and nutritious meals for the family, with a focus on well-balanced Mediterranean-style cuisine.
This role is ideally suited to a Chef who is health-focussed, has refined presentation, and a modern, elegant cooking style. The successful candidate will be confident creating beautifully balanced, nourishing dishes with clean flavours, and creativity, while operating with the highest levels of discretion and professionalism in a private household setting.
With a health-conscious approach, the Chef will be responsible for preparing daily lunches and dinners for the principals .. The principals are lovely to work for and are looking for nutritious and delicious meals, made from fresh, seasonal and organic ingredients that have been sourced locally on a daily basis.
Working 5 days per week, the core working hours will be from 10am–9pm, with some flexibility required. The Chef will be in charge of kitchen management, including menu planning, grocery shopping, and stocking the kitchen.
DUTIES TO INCLUDE
• Plan and prepare daily meals in line with the principals’ preferred style: organic, fresh, seasonal, nutritious.
• Provide refined family-style lunch and dinner service, and occasional more formal dinner service when they are entertaining.
• Maintain a spotless, organised kitchen at all times, including food storage, cleanliness, and stock rotation.
• Undertake food shopping and ingredient sourcing to a high standard, selecting premium produce from trusted suppliers.
• Adapt menus based on preferences , and daily requirements.
• Ensure all meals are delivered punctually and with consistency while maintaining complete confidentiality and discretion.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
• Strong experience working as a Chef for high-net-worth clients.
• Deep knowledge of healthy, nutritious cooking and dietary balance.
• Organised, self-motivated, and able to manage all aspects of kitchen operations.
• Flexible, discreet, and professional in both attitude and presentation.
• Strict on hygiene procedures.
• Willingness to be adaptable to occasional schedule changes.
• Fluent in English.
• Right to live and work in the UK.
• Located within a commutable distance from Chelsea.
• Excellent checkable references.
A generous salary is offered for the right candidate. If you are interested please e mail your CV, along with sample menus in line with the requirements, and images of your food to ella@sugarellacooks.co.uk - recent references are required for all our roles, which means speaking to the clients/staff of the previous clients that you have worked for before. We cannot work with anyone that is unable to provide recent verbal reference contacts.