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3-4 weeks of Healthy Meal prep

$150

Lovely lady and great communication and did an amazing job thank you🥰

Need someone to make me one of these cakes

$100

Amazing communication, meal prep looks fantastic can’t wait to try it🙏

Someone experienced to meal prep weekly(Lunch & Dinner 7 Days 2 meals)

$200

Peach P makes fantastic Italian food! Better than the restaurants. Highly recommend!

Meal preparation for 2

$120

I am so lucky that Arianna has responded to my posted task! I could not wish for a more efficient professional service. I cannot thank Arianna enough for her expertise, punctuality, quick turnaround, attention to detail, extreme patience, and above all, great sense of style. Arianna has been meeting every request of mine and asked every question promptly and in detail. She was never short of suggestions and explored every way of optimising solutions, although my kitchen layout was not a straightforward one. From the very beginning, I felt very confident in trusting Arianna to find the best option possible. Arianna's commitment to my project was as high as my own. I highly recommend Arianna for design and draft. I will not hesitate to come back to her in the future. Truly great job! Thank you Arianna! Elena

Kitchen design

$300

Thankyou so much was fast and reliable and took extra care

Baby rabbit pick up from greenvale

$50

What's the average cost of a cook in North West Melbourne

$135 - $240

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$135

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$210

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$240

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What do cooking services include?

You can hire a cook to provide food for a range of meals and occasions, from home cooking and meal prep to specialty cooking and even dinner party catering. You can arrange cooking services to happen in your own kitchen or your cook can bring the food ready-prepared. Your chef will take care of everything from buying ingredients to cleaning up. Here’s what you can expect depending on your cooking service:

Home cooking
Want fresh meals in your home? Your home chef can either offer regular home cooking services where they cook multiple nights per week, or provide a one-off meal if you just need occasional help. Your private chef will ask if you have any food preferences or intolerances, how many people they need to cook for, and what appliances and equipment they can use. They’ll usually plan the meals ahead of time, purchase the ingredients, and freshly cook the meals in your kitchen, and then clean up before they go.

Baking
Want to impress your best friend with an amazing cake for her birthday party? Or perhaps it’s your turn to bring some baking to work for morning tea? Hire a pastry chef or professional baker to create a cake, biscuits, muffins, or something else tasty. They’ll ask you how many people you’re baking for, any flavour preferences, and any special decorations you’d like. Your baker will bake at their place and deliver the finished product to your home or office once it’s ready.

Dinner party chef
If you’re planning a dinner party with friends, why not hire a dinner party chef to help take all the stress out of hosting? Your professional cook will contact you to confirm the number of guests, what courses/canapes you’d like, and whether the event is formal or informal. They’ll usually prepare most of the food where the event is being held (whether at your home or at a venue) and clean up the kitchen after they’re done.

Specialty cooking
Cooking paleo, vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free can be a challenge, whether it’s for yourself, a family member, or for an event you’re catering. Fortunately, many cooks are experienced with a range of different food requirements, including food intolerances, special diets, and allergies. When you hire a cook, they’ll choose recipes and ingredients that are suitable, confirming any dietary requirements before they get started. They’ll be careful to avoid cross-contamination if they’re preparing alternative meals for certain members of your family or party.

Meal preparation & planning
If you struggle to come up with meal ideas and always find yourself short of time throughout the week, why not hire a cook to prep your meals for the week? Your personal cook will confirm how many meals you’d like, the number of people, and if you have any preferences. They’ll choose meals that keep well and are easy to store, and taste great fresh or reheated. They’ll either prepare the food in your kitchen (cleaning up afterwards) or drop your freshly prepared meals off when they’re done, packaged and ready for the fridge or freezer.

Recent Cooking tasks in North West Melbourne

Meal Prep - Cooking & Portioning Meals

$25

Tullamarine VIC, Australia

22nd Aug 2025

Hi, I’m looking for someone to cook and portion 7 days of prepped meals. Meal recipes are straightforward: rice, chicken, ground beef, yams, veggies, and a few extras (pineapple, guac, salsa). Weekly total to cook: ~3kg rice ~3kg chicken breast ~500g ground beef ~800g yams ~1.8kg veggies ~Plus small extras (pineapple, guac, salsa, yogurt, coleslaw) Meals should be savoury, flavourful, and portioned into containers Label containers by meal/day 📍 Location: I can pick up from your home or restaurant. 💲 Payment: Either I’ll buy the groceries and pay you for cooking, or you can shop + cook and I’ll reimburse groceries + pay for prep.

Meal prep

$30

Pascoe Vale VIC 3044, Australia

19th Aug 2025

Cooking meals and tracking the calories/macros Allowance will be reimbursed

Healthy meal prep - weekly

$150

Avondale Heights VIC, Australia

31st Jul 2025

I’m needing a personal chef for our family once a week to prepare 6 different recipes to feed 3 people for the week. Combination of lunches and dinners and some breakfast. I’ll provide recipes and the food. And you’ll cook from our kitchen on a Monday or Thursday. Our kitchen has everything you need, Miele appliances, knives, stainless steel cookware etc etc. open to discussion on hourly rates etc.

Amazing food. Will book again!

Meal prep for the week

$120

Avondale Heights VIC, Australia

29th Jul 2025

We need a healthy meal prep done, can provide meal plan details and also buy the food. Just need someone to cook it . Will be approx 20 meals, 4 different recipes. So 5 serves of each meal/recipe. Needing it weekly . Cook from our kitchen which has everything you need and plenty of space.

Cake birthdays

$75

Roxburgh Park VIC, Australia

16th Jun 2025

Need. Customise cake for birthday

Cake decor

$30

Pascoe Vale VIC, Australia

31st May 2025

Looking for a skilled cake decorator to design and decorate one custom birthday cake.

Meal Prep - Lunch and Dinner for 6 days

$200

Avondale Heights VIC, Australia

13th May 2025

Meal prep Lunch and dinner for 5 days of the week Lunch to be ready to eat Dinner prepped seasoned and portioned ready for us to put in oven or cook on pan.

Home cooking

$25

Strathmore VIC 3041, Australia

8th May 2025

I require a indian cook to cook at my home once or twice a week. Will pay $25 an hour. Happy to discuss more days if required, this will be an ongoing opportunity for the right person

Baloon garland

$130

Hadfield VIC 3046, Australia

2nd May 2025

Hi there, I’m looking for someone to make me a baloon garland for my sons first birthday, it is this Sunday the 4th

Decoration

$250

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

2nd Apr 2025

I need a help with decoration in a hall for my baby first birthday. I can supply balloons and you can come up with ideas

Tallboy pink Craigieburn to westmeadows

$30

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

27th Feb 2025

1 pink tallboy decent size

Someone experienced to meal prep weekly(Lunch & Dinner 7 Days 2 meals)

$200

Fawkner VIC 3060, Australia

7th Jan 2025

Hi there, I’m looking for a chef to prepare lunch and dinner meals for me 7 days a week. The meals should be healthy, fresh, and tailored to my dietary preferences. Details: • Meals: 14 meals per week (7 lunches + 7 dinners). • Cooking Schedule: Meals can be batch-cooked at my home once or twice per week. • Location: Cooking must be done at my home in Fawkner. • Groceries: I will provide all ingredients or cover the cost if you prefer to shop.

Amazing communication, meal prep looks fantastic can’t wait to try it🙏

Message written on a cake

$25

Greenvale VIC, Australia

25th Nov 2024

Want Happy birthday Rod piped onto supplies cake

Baby rabbit pick up from greenvale

$50

Greenvale VIC, Australia

16th Oct 2024

Baby rabbit picked up from greenvale delivered to Keilor east in the next hr

Thankyou so much was fast and reliable and took extra care

Baby shower decorator

$200

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

12th Oct 2024

Baby shower decoration with balloons as well gender reveal balloons

Need birthday decor for my husband’s birthday at home

$70

Coburg North VIC, Australia

26th Sep 2024

My husband’s birthday is on 28th and I need the decor for his birthday celebration at our home. Need a nice decor with balloons and a happy birthday poster. Happy to discuss any ideas.

Need present wrapped for a birthday party

$50

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

27th Jun 2024

I would like a book wrapped up for a birthday present. I would like it in gold theme. Please see attached

Decoration

$50

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

26th Jun 2024

Less price house decorations for birthday party

Need a decorator

$80

Greenvale VIC, Australia

14th Jun 2024

Eid decorations needed at home. Not too fancy but just bare minimum.

Birthday decorations

$400

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

7th Jun 2024

1birthday decorations , on 22 of June with good price