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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.

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Recent Cooking tasks in East London

Meal preparation

£150

Charlton, Greater London

5th Dec 2025

Weekly job : price is per hour of work . I need a cook to come to your home for 3-4 hours one day a week to prepare 4 days of dinners for 4 people. We need healthy clean meals that take each 30 minutes to prepare . The cook can cook at my place or in his own place

Hotel room birthday decoration

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Silvertown, Greater London

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Ilford, Greater London, IG1

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1 st birthday boy decoration blue theme, we will provide the things wat u want we want today 20-11-2025 by 4:00pm

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£15

Millwall, Greater London

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Home cooking

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Poplar, Greater London

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Cook food and meal prep

£50

Canning Town, Greater London, E16

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Need to do grocery and cook dinner for two people and clean kitchen afterwards. Will also have to pack the dinner for lunch next day. 2 days per week, task time: no more than 3 hours per day

Birthday decorations

£50

Gidea Park, Greater London

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I need a chef/cook to come daily for meal prep & light kitchen tasks.

£18

Canary Wharf, Greater London

16th Sep 2025

I’m looking for a chef/cook who can come daily to help with: Cooking simple, healthy meals (mix of vegetarian & non-vegetarian) Prepping meals for storage (lunches & dinners, 2–3 dishes each day) Light kitchen tasks (basic cleaning after cooking, labelling containers, tidying counters) Occasionally preparing grocery lists You will find all groceries & kitchen essentials provided — everything you need will be available at home. A proper understanding of the job will be given during a trial day, where you’ll get clear instructions on what’s expected. Schedule Daily visits (flexible to agree best timing) Around 1.5–2 hours per day Budget GBP 15–20 per hour (paid weekly) Requirements Experience in cooking & meal prep Good food hygiene practices Reliable

First baby girl birthday decorations

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First baby girl birthday decorations

Birthday party decoration

£100

North Greenwich, Greater London

10th Aug 2025

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Home cooked meals, delivered 2-3 times a week

£30

Haggerston, Greater London, E2

20th Jul 2025

I'd like someone to make and deliver home cooked meals. Nothing fancy, just plain home cooking. Chicken, rice, vegetables, etc. Needs to be local to Haggerston.

Meal prep

£50

Cyprus, Greater London

30th Jun 2025

Cool at home once a week for the whole week.

80th Birthday decorations for a party

£160

Barkingside, Greater London

27th Jun 2025

I would like numbers and balloon arch for my mum’s 80th birthday. I would like it set up in the hall from 12-4 as the party starts at 6pm on Sat 19th July. The colour scheme is teal and silver. I would also like some other balloons and any other party decorations that can be made for this budget. If you don’t have the numbers, no worries. I have attached some example photos, but any nice designs will be welcomed.

Thank You Andrea, your balloon arch was fantastic and really added the detail I wanted to make the party decorations look amazing!

Cake decorating

£100

Lower Clapton, Greater London

19th Jun 2025

I am baking 2x sheet cakes (approx 530x325mm) which I need decorated with piping, wording and a logo. This task would be in a professional kitchen + any ingredients will be supplied however you will need your own equipment. Happy to discuss payment and decoration idea.

My room decoration for my husband birthday

£250

Marks Gate, Greater London

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I need my room decorated for my husband birthday, that make his birthday special and we remember that night.

Shower tray delivery

£30

Lewisham, Greater London

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My sone 2nd birthday decoration

£200

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Birthday decoration

£100

Fullwell Cross, Greater London

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1st Birthday decoration

£150

Ilford, Greater London, IG1

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We small decoration for my son’s first birthday. We want a theme to be around the sun