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Recent Cooking reviews in London

Great job, thank you Jay!

Reseal shower tray

£50

Well done on your first job, some room for improvement but overall entertaining

Happy birthday

£60

Deborah is a lovely girl easy to talk to and very respectful , she's a pleasure and very good at her job did a fantastic job for me would totally recommend 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Need tree put up and decorated

£150

Highly recommended!

Sealing shower Tray

£80

What's the average cost of a cook in London

£56 - £100

low

£56

median

£65

high

£100

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Average reviews for Cooking Services in London

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What do cooking services in London 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.

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Recent Cooking tasks in London

Gift wrapping

£15

Barking, Greater London

17th Mar 2024

Wrap a gift (book) for a birthday

Decorate a birthday party

£250

Whitechapel, Greater London, E1

17th Mar 2024

its a 2nd birthday party and its car themed and we will supply the balloons but you need to supply the backdrop the table settings and the dessert table and the desserts

Room decorations

£100

Summerstown, Greater London

3rd Mar 2024

I want you to decorate my room. For my girlfriend birthday

Help me deliver a cake

£15

Millwall, Greater London

28th Feb 2024

Deliver A cake that I baked to my brother

Birthday cake

£50

Brook Green, Greater London, W6

23rd Feb 2024

Birthday cake for my daughter and son

Mini cake

£10

Upper Shirley, Greater London

22nd Feb 2024

I want mini birthday cake

I need a vegetarian cook

£200

Colindale, Greater London, NW9

22nd Feb 2024

We are Indians and we need a cook

Decorate a wedding venue

£1,000

The Borough, Greater London

17th Feb 2024

Looking for streamers for the ceiling

Home cooking

£50

Highbury, Greater London, N5

10th Feb 2024

Need help cooking healthy simple meals throughout the week

Birthday decoration for boy 1st birthday with cake table decoration.

£100

Plashet, Greater London, E6

10th Feb 2024

1. Boy baby decoration Cake table and stage decoration - Due date: Before Sunday, 11 February 2024

Birthday decoration

£100

Brentford, Greater London, TW8

9th Feb 2024

Birthday decoration for 60th birthday party

Balloon arch + balloon decoration for my daughters birthday

£250

Palmers Green, Greater London

9th Feb 2024

Balloon decoration including arch for kids birthday

Home cooking

£50

Twickenham, Greater London, TW1

9th Feb 2024

Help with home cooking twice a week

Birthday decoration

£100

Plashet, Greater London, E6

5th Feb 2024

Theme decoration for boy baby - Due date: Before Sunday, 11 February 2024

Birthday decor my 1 year old daughter

£200

Wimbledon, Greater London, SW19

4th Feb 2024

Need a decorator for my daughters first birthday who can decorate as per our theme - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 24 February 2024

Balloon decorator

£50

Queensbury, Greater London

4th Feb 2024

Create a balloon arch for a 50th birthday. - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Cake baking and decorating

£100

West Drayton, Greater London, UB7

4th Feb 2024

I want to learn cake baking and decorating from begging - Due date: Flexible

Inflated 60th birthday balloons delivered

£30

Cockfosters, Greater London

25th Jan 2024

Happy 60 birthday Delivered to 60 Heddon Court Avenue, EN4 9NG - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 26 January 2024

Helper for home like chopping, meal prepping

£20

Tavern Quay, Greater London

24th Jan 2024

Need a helper for kitchen specifically to help with meal prepping and cooking specifically an hour daily. - Due date: Flexible

50th birthday party Elvis theme

£200

Oakleigh Park, Greater London

24th Jan 2024

We need this preset up for a surprise 50th birthday with an elvis theme. Preferably 68 comeback please. I would mainly like a 50 light up led lights - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 24 February 2024