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Fab service!!! Lovely bloke, we’ll be using again.
Trampoline
£100
Excellent at listening to our needs and delivering on it. We are super happy with the communication, interactions, flexibility, and most importantly the cooking!
In home cooking
£120
Highly recommended!
Sealing shower Tray
£80
Rebecca was amazing at helping us with our wedding cake. I would highly recommend her and would definitely like to work with her in future. Thank you so much Rebecca!
Wedding Cake cutting and boxing
£50
Well done on your first job, some room for improvement but overall entertaining
Happy birthday
£60
Great cooking. Lovely personality
Home dinner party chef to hire
£200
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Cooking is one of those skills that takes a moment to learn but a lifetime to master. Those who choose to master it over a lifetime are generally highly sought after, and for good reason.
Whether you’re a catering company who needs a chef to help serve up food at a gala event, a restaurant who requires the short term assistance of a chef while they search for a long term staffer, or perhaps even a hopeless romantic who wants to engage the services of a private chef to make an anniversary particularly special, you can now gain access to a huge amount of talent, and all at the click of a button.
Simply tell us about the job that you’d like the chef to do and suggest what you’d be willing to pay, and you’ll soon begin to receive offers from available chefs. Each chef comes with ratings and detailed reviews of their previous work, so you can be confident that your chosen hire will be able to produce the sort of quality food that you require.
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Top Cooking related questions
Professional cooks usually have previous kitchen experience or qualifications. They’re paid to prepare food, either in a commercial environment, in people’s homes as a personal cook, or they may work from their own kitchen at home..
Yes. Most cooks specialise in a particular type of cooking, like baking, seafood, gluten-free, vegan, steaming, frying, or even a particular cuisine..
A professional cook doesn’t necessarily need any set qualifications, but it’s common for professional chefs to hold a certificate or have some work experience in a professional kitchen..
Professional cooks can give you a restaurant quality meal but in the comfort (and convenience) of your own home. If you’re hosting a dinner party, it means you can spend more time with your guests and minimise the clean up afterwards..
This will depend on whether your cook is assembling the meal at your place or at theirs. Generally, private catering chefs will bring all the ingredients, along with any specific appliances they need. However, they may use your basic utensils and servingware..
The price for a professional or personal cook is usually between £54 - £100 when you hire through Airtasker. It could be more or less than this, depending on how many people they need to cater for, the cost of ingredients, and the time it’ll take them to prepare the meal..
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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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Sonic theme balloon arch installation
£300
Stratford Marsh, Greater London
1st Oct 2023
Hi, I'd like help with sourcing and installing balloons with a Sonic the hedgehog theme for a balloon arch/semi-arch photo booth at my home. - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 20 January 2024
Hall decoration for 50th birthday and book launch
£500
West Heath, Greater London
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Hall decoration for 50th birthday party - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 18 November 2023
Christmas home decorator
£2,000
Highfield, Hertfordshire
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I want christmas tree decorated and home - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 1 December 2023
Decorate living room for my son’s birthday
£100
Battersea, Greater London, SW11
25th Sep 2023
Decorate living room with balloons tasteully done! - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 3 November 2023
Birthday party, balloon Decorator
£100
Kilburn, Greater London, NW6
25th Sep 2023
I want someone to decorate a 16-year-old birthday party with balloons - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 7 October 2023
Cake delivery
£30
Hungershall Park, Kent
25th Sep 2023
Deliver cake to venue in London - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 30 September 2023
Balloon decorator
£30
Hatton, Greater London
17th Sep 2023
I need someone who can do balloon decoration for the 1st birthday party of my son. I need a balloon arch to be made, balloons I will provide it. Any suggestions are welcome. I need someone who can use my material and create good stuff, I have a time constraint should be done in 1 hour. - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 30 September 2023
Chocolate cake
£30
Wexham Court, Berkshire
16th Sep 2023
Need a chocolates cake for birthday urgently - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 16 September 2023
Sealing shower Tray
£80
Bedford Park, Greater London
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Sealing showed tray with silicone - Due date: Before Friday, 22 September 2023
Highly recommended!
First bday decoration
£300
Ilford, Greater London, IG1
14th Sep 2023
First Bday Celebration forbaby boy - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 15 October 2023
Home Cooking
£15
Teddington, Greater London, TW11
14th Sep 2023
We are a family of 5, only 1 person is vegetarian, the rest are non veg. We are looking for someone who can make Indian and other cuisines twice in a week at our home. - Due date: Flexible
I need a decoration for 2 year old baby's birthday
£150
Whiston, Merseyside
11th Sep 2023
Decoration needed in a room/hotel her birthday. - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 23 September 2023
Home cooking
£10
Cole Park, Greater London
11th Sep 2023
monday-friday cooking with a given menu - Due date: Flexible
Birthday party decorator
£50
Lower House, Cheshire
10th Sep 2023
80th birthday party which needs a few decorations to be put up around the room preferably in blue - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 24 September 2023
Want to decorate my bedroom for husband birthday
£70
Collier Row, Greater London
8th Sep 2023
My husband birthday is on Sunday and I want to decorate my bedroom for surprise - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 9 September 2023
I need the stage decoration for my birthday
£20
Limehouse, Greater London
31st Aug 2023
18th birthday decoration. - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Silly happy birthday gram
£80
Stroud, Gloucestershire
29th Aug 2023
It’s my cousin’s 40th birthday! I need someone to dress up as outrageously as possible and turn up to sing him happy birthday. Price to also include buying him a small stuffed toy and a packet of chocolate buttons and a greeting card and writing a message in it for me. - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Balloon decoration
£50
Colindale, Greater London, NW9
28th Aug 2023
Birthday decorations for kids party - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 9 September 2023
Balloon decorator
£300
Elstree, Hertfordshire
27th Aug 2023
Balloon decorator on a bare hall - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 25 November 2023
Bake and deliver 21 “human edible dog biscuits”
£42
Stockwell, Greater London
29th Jun 2023
I need 2 biscuits that will keep well in an airtight container for 2 weeks. They should be shaped like dog biscuits with a similar chunky thickness. A peanut and chocolate flavour would be ideal, or perhaps in 2 different flavours (open to suggestions) To be delivered to SW46RS Not sure how to price this so please bid accordingly - Due date: Before Wednesday, 5 July 2023
