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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 London North London

Balloon arch + balloon decoration for my daughters birthday

£250

Palmers Green, Greater London

9th Feb 2024

Balloon decoration including arch for kids birthday

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

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

Deliver fc 24 and ps5 controller

£130

Edmonton, Greater London

13th Jan 2024

Just had surgery can’t walk please deliver from your local Tesco or Asda thanks - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 13 January 2024

I need a birthday decoration for him in my house

£200

Colney Hatch, Greater London

12th Jan 2024

It’s my partners 27th birthday and i want to decorate my room for it as i live i a brand new build it looks like an apartment - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Decorate a room for a party.

£100

Palmers Green, Greater London

10th Jan 2024

This party is for 40 Friends and family for my birthday We have had no such gatherings since my daughter died and my 80th birthday was during lockdown . I would like red, my daughters favourite colour, white for peace - we released two white doves at her funeral , green for hope and black for sorrow, sadness. As simple and subtle as possible. There are tables and chairs in the room - the walls are brick or green , the tables brown. The party is from 5-9pm,in the function room of the pub The Fox. - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 12 January 2024

Meal preparation

£1,000

Enfield, Greater London, EN2

21st Nov 2023

Meal plan for the weeks to come Please - Due date: Flexible

Birthday Balloon decorator

£35

Palmers Green, Greater London, N13

20th Nov 2023

White black yellow design for an 11 year birthday. Probably a C shaped - Due date: Before Friday, 1 December 2023

Fox masterfrost ice maker M600

£100

Wood Green, Greater London, N22

26th Aug 2023

The ice maker master M600 stopped making ice. - Due date: Before Wednesday, 30 August 2023

Cake picked up from wilton patisserie

£10

Ponders End, Greater London

7th Jul 2023

Just go into wilton patisserie and ask for the smallest best of both cake (vanilla and chocolate) and write “happy birthday askim❤️” - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 7 July 2023

Children’s entertainer

£150

Woodside Park, Greater London

3rd Jul 2023

Baby 1st birthday, will be kids 1-5 years old. Ideally we’d like a magician or similar. - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 16 July 2023

Jungle theme first birthday

£600

Upper Edmonton, Greater London

5th May 2023

Baby boy 1st birthday.want my back summer room decorated as a jungle theme - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 17 September 2023

Baby shower decoration

£200

Tottenham Hale, Greater London, N17

26th Apr 2023

Baby shower indian tradition decoration - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 30 April 2023

Decorate my fiancée bedroom for her birthday

£300

World's End, Greater London

25th Feb 2023

I would like someone to come and decorate the living room and bedroom for the 35th birthday of my fisncee - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 26 February 2023

Small decoration for my friend for her birthday.

£30

Chipping Barnet / High Barnet, Greater London

7th Feb 2023

I need a birthday decoration to be done in my home. Small decoration in one of the wall. Birthday of my wife. - Due date: Before Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Deliver a cake

£40

Arnos Grove, Greater London, N11

20th Jan 2023

Cake delivery, also including cupcakes - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 4 March 2023

50th birthday party decorator

£500

Alexandra Park, Greater London

26th Nov 2022

50th Birthday party theme with black white and gold - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 14 January 2023

Balloon delivery

£5

East Barnet, Greater London

26th Nov 2022

Need a happy birthday balloon - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 26 November 2022

Skin fade shape up

£30

Arnos Grove, Greater London, N11

28th Sep 2022

I need a haircut asap for a party - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Birthday planner / decorator

£600

New Southgate, Greater London, N11

10th Sep 2022

Planning a girls 1st year birthday party - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 10 December 2022