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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 East London

Gift wrapping

£15

Barking, Greater London

17th Mar 2024

Wrap a gift (book) for a birthday

Help me deliver a cake

£15

Millwall, Greater London

28th Feb 2024

Deliver A cake that I baked to my brother

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

Plashet, Greater London, E6

5th Feb 2024

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

Make up for my baby shower

£45

Chingford Green, Greater London

23rd Jan 2024

Make up for my baby shower - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 28 January 2024

21st birthday cake for girl

£50

Maze Hill, Greater London

19th Jan 2024

Vanilla strawberry pink tall cake princess style with drippings - Due date: Before Saturday, 27 January 2024

Baked goods for an events

£200

Ilford, Greater London, IG1

13th Jan 2024

We need 20-30 cupcakes and baked good for n event - Due date: Flexible

Birthday baloon arc and decorations

£100

Goodmayes, Greater London

11th Jan 2024

Birthday decoration for 2year old daughter. Need to know quote for 4 hours - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 21 January 2024

1 year baby cake smash and bubble bath photoshoot

£300

Wanstead Flats, Greater London

2nd Jan 2024

Quote for 1 year old baby cake smash and bubble bath photoshoot preferably to include cake and props - Due date: Flexible

Nail technician in East London

£70

Canning Town, Greater London, E16

24th Dec 2023

I need someone to come to me to do my nails - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 24 December 2023 - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 24 December 2023 - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 24 December 2023

Birthday decoration

£30

Little Ilford, Greater London, E12

20th Dec 2023

Husband’s birthday,so I want romantic vibe in room - Due date: Before Sunday, 24 December 2023

Biscuits for baby shower

£10

Maryland, Greater London

16th Dec 2023

Just to drop biscuits of at baby shower I wasn’t able to collect - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 16 December 2023

My sons room to be painted for his birthday gaming theme

£120

Leyton, Greater London, E10

14th Dec 2023

Paint/decorate box room in line with a gaming theme as I’m buying him a gaming table n chair for his 11th birthday next week. - Due date: Before Tuesday, 19 December 2023

Happy birthday ogba of londo

£35

Colyers, Greater London

14th Dec 2023

I want a cake whyte in color with chocolate... message on top of the cake Happy birthday Ogba of london. - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 14 December 2023

Cake delivery

£10

Becontree, Greater London

5th Dec 2023

Cake to be delivered RM8 2SP to W10 5HB - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 8 December 2023

Birthday decoration

£100

Plashet, Greater London, E6

30th Nov 2023

40th birthday party decorations - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 3 December 2023

Wanna decorate my house

£500

Lewisham, Greater London

22nd Nov 2023

I need to decorate outside the of my house. - Due date: Before Thursday, 30 November 2023

Birthday decoration for wife

£100

Docklands, Greater London

22nd Nov 2023

Birthday decoration at home - Due date: Before Saturday, 25 November 2023

Birthday cake

£25

Mile End, Greater London, E3

16th Nov 2023

18th Birthday cake for party, cheap and good - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 18 November 2023

Ice skating

£50

Kidbrooke, Greater London

10th Nov 2023

We are a family of three with our son 7.5 years old, never skated before - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 12 November 2023