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Recent Cooking reviews in North West Melbourne

Chantelle was absolutely brilliant. Over delivered and kept the kiddies entertained for hours. Faint painting and balloonist extraordinaire. Doubtful you’ll ever get a booking though, as she’ll be booked out working at our fam and friends events forever 🎊😉 Thanks Chantelle 💪🏼🌟

Face painter for child’s 1st birthday party

$200

Prompt Service

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

Adam delivered the cake and was prompt! He has an awesome accent too! Haha

Deliver cake

$50

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

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

$150 - $230

low

$150

median

$210

high

$230

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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 (Covered under health insurance)

$300

Oak Park VIC, Australia

4th Mar 2024

Nutritionist to prep meals for 2 weeks tailored to my goals. (Meal Prep Organisation)

I want someone to decorate the place for a birthday party.

$2,000

Airport West VIC, Australia

26th Jan 2024

I need the decor done for kids' event. Theme is fairy garden. I want someone to help me with steamers, balloons, backdrop and cut outs. I have attached the colour palette i am trying to follow - Due date: Before Monday, 29 January 2024

Photoshoot

$100

Fawkner VIC, Australia

23rd Jan 2024

Cake smash photoshoot for my one year old - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Custom birthday cakes made for office birthdays.

$50

Essendon Fields VIC, Australia

13th Jan 2024

Customer birthday cakes for office birthdays. Past cakes have been carrot cakes in the shape of a carrot or in the shape of a dumbbell. - Due date: Flexible

Birthday cake (see pic for reference)

$100

Roxburgh Park VIC, Australia

26th Dec 2023

Need a cake for my daughter’s first birthday. I have uploaded one pic which resembles the theme. - Due date: Needs to be done on Monday, 8 January 2024

Meal preparation

$80

Strathmore Heights VIC, Australia

11th Dec 2023

I need someone to come in and prepare 2 weeks worth of meals (lunch & dinner) that I can freeze. - Due date: Flexible

Home cooking

$200

Airport West VIC, Australia

4th Dec 2023

I need a home cook to do weekly cooking. Preferably indian food. - Due date: Flexible

Meal prepping

$250

Glenroy VIC, Australia

29th Nov 2023

Need someone to meal prep for me and my wife and young son - Due date: Flexible

Meal prep

$300

Glenroy VIC, Australia

29th Nov 2023

Need someone to prep me and my family’s meals - Due date: Flexible

Bulk Meal preparation

$1,000

Pascoe Vale VIC 3044, Australia

25th Sep 2023

Would like someone to do bulk meal preparation for things such as: - liver pate - pork rilletes - making and bottling of beef, pork and chicken broth - making fish balls to b frozen - slicing of meat in thin slices and freezing for hot pot - making homemade salt cured bacon - beef bullion - making burger patties - breaking down meat and vac packing into smaller portions (e.g. slicing up porterhouse cube rolls into steaks and vac packing into single serves for easy / quick defrosting) - coming up with meat only meals (e.g. stews) that can be packaged into single serves for easy defrosting - Due date: Flexible

Custom made cakes for office celebrations.

$50

Essendon Fields VIC, Australia

22nd Sep 2023

Looking for someone to make a custom cake for 10-15 people. We all have nicknames or special traits and I would like that reflected in the cake. Ie a carrot, airplane, Elvis, ect Design over taste. - Due date: Flexible

Wedding decorator

$1,000

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

12th Sep 2023

weddding decoration of the bride and groom table and at home of bride for her ready moments. - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 26 January 2024

Party decoration

$200

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

8th Sep 2023

Need party decorator for a birthday party - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 26 November 2023

Costume Maker

$5

Tullamarine VIC 3043, Australia

22nd Aug 2023

My son has asked to go as Old Tom from a book of Leigh Hobbs. I have attached photos as reference. - Due date: Before Friday, 25 August 2023

Baby shower chair hire

$50

Niddrie VIC, Australia

16th Aug 2023

I need a fancy chair for baby shower from 11:30 Am- 4 Pm. With delivery. - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 20 August 2023

Birthday party decoration

$500

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

11th Aug 2023

Ballon decoration for father 70th birthday - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 18 August 2023

Baby shower catering

$300

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

23rd Jul 2023

catering for a baby shower - Due date: Before Sunday, 27 August 2023

Gender reveal cake

$50

Gladstone Park VIC 3043, Australia

12th Jul 2023

Simple white icing with blue or pink sponge cake or pink or blue mnms in the middle. 15-20 people - Due date: Before Saturday, 15 July 2023

I need someone to do meal prep for me.

$80

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

12th Jul 2023

I need someone to come to my house do meals prep and pack them in boxes for the weekend and week ahead. Also make a couple of desserts for my son. - Due date: Before Friday, 14 July 2023

1st birthday decoration

$200

Craigieburn VIC, Australia

8th Jul 2023

Looking for birthday decoration for my Lil one Theme would be junglebook simba decoration - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 12 August 2023