Personal Chef

Tiny Spoon Chef

📍Manhattan, NY
Posted May 22, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Personal Chef

Company

Tiny Spoon Chef

Location

Manhattan, NY

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4416741610

Job Description

Description
Are you a culinary professional looking for more work-life balance and career growth than a typical sous chef or line cook position can offer? This full-time personal chef position is Monday through Friday, 8am–6pm, giving you evenings and weekends FREE.

In this role, you’ll work as a personal chef for 8–9 clients per week—handling weekly grocery shopping, meal planning, cooking, and kitchen clean-up. You’ll have the chance to showcase your creativity in a variety of cuisines while building relationships with clients who appreciate your culinary expertise.

Beyond Weekly Meal Prep, Our Chefs Also

  • Host intimate private dining events and dinner parties

  • Teach cooking classes as a culinary instructor

  • Lead corporate team-building cooking workshops

  • Support special projects such as menu design and event catering

What Makes This Role Different from Restaurant Kitchen Jobs?
Unlike traditional restaurant sous chef or line cook jobs, this position offers:

  • Consistent, predictable Monday–Friday hours (no REGULAR late nights or weekends)

  • Direct client interaction and creative menu freedom

  • Opportunities to grow beyond the kitchen into events, education, and leadership

Why Work With Us?
We invest in our chefs through hands-on training, mentorship, and career development programs. If you’re someone who enjoys taking initiative, building relationships, and driving growth, this role offers virtually unlimited potential.

At our company, we reward hard work, creativity, and dedication. You’ll be more than just a line cook or sous chef—you’ll have the opportunity to grow into a private chef, event chef, or culinary leader.

The compensation package is highly competitive and includes bonuses and referral incentives. After 90 days of employment, medical and dental benefits become available (employer pays 65%), and after one year, employees can enroll in a 401k plan with a 4% match program. Additionally, life and disability insurance are provided at no cost to the employee. If you're someone who enjoys taking initiative and driving growth, then TSC offers virtually unlimited potential for career advancement.

At our company, we value and recognize exceptional performance and dedication. As a testament to our commitment to employee growth and satisfaction, we offer a clear pathway to financial advancement. As a candidate, you can expect the opportunity for a well-deserved raise at the 1 year mark, contingent upon favorable performance evaluations. We believe in rewarding hard work, innovation, and exceeding expectations.

Qualified applicants should have a minimum of four years of line experience, a sense of urgency, people skills, attention to detail, ServSafe Manager certification and state-specific Allergen, and have a reliable vehicle.

Previous experience/familiarity with computer/email/Google Workspaces/social media is preferred. All applicants offered a position will be subject to a background check.

Please note that we use E-Verify to electronically confirm Form I-9 information to verify employee's identity and employment eligibility.

Travel may be required during training. (TSC compensates for travel.)

A cover letter is highly encouraged.

Pay: $26-28 per hour

Interview Process

15-min fit call ? Video interview ? Bench Test, cook a meal (Reimbursement) ? Full Day Stage (Paid)

Supplemental Pay Types

  • Bonus pay

  • Unlimited referral bonuses

  • Paid training

Schedule

  • 8-hour shift

  • 10-hour shift

  • Day shift

  • Monday to Friday

Benefits

  • Retirement Plan, 401k and 401k Matching

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

  • Short & Long Term Disability

  • Life Insurance

  • Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

  • Dependent Care Account (DCA)

  • Paid Time Off

  • Profit Sharing

Requirements

  • Culinary Experience: 1 year (Required)

  • Cooking: 4 years (Required)

Interview Prep

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach menu planning and grocery shopping for 8-9 different clients per week while ensuring variety and accommodating dietary restrictions?
  • 2.Walk me through your process for maintaining kitchen cleanliness and food safety while cooking in a client's home, specifically referencing your ServSafe and Allergen training.
  • 3.If you were asked to teach a corporate team-building cooking workshop, how would you structure the class to ensure both culinary success and team engagement for novices?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to adapt your cooking style or menu on the fly due to unexpected client feedback or a missing ingredient.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you built a strong relationship with a difficult or demanding client or customer.
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you took the initiative to improve a process or introduce a new idea in a previous culinary role.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You arrive at a client's home for a scheduled cook day, only to find that their kitchen lacks a critical piece of equipment you needed for their planned meal. What do you do?
  • 2.You are managing weekly meal prep for a client who suddenly informs you they have developed a severe new allergen restriction, right before you are about to go grocery shopping. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Personal ChefMeal PlanningPrivate DiningServSafe ManagerAllergen CertificationClient RelationsCulinary InstructorMenu DesignGoogle WorkspacesLine Cook

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