How to become a private chef guide

Everything I wish someone had told me when I was starting out.

This isn't a generic "follow your passion" guide - it's 72 pages of real, practical advice from someone who's actually done the job: dinner parties, ski season chalets, events, meal prep, retreats, the lot.

Inside, you'll find honest answers to the questions I get asked most in my DMs: do you need to go to cooking school? How do you actually get your first client? What does a typical day really look like? What are the common mistakes, and how do you avoid them?

It won't sugarcoat the unglamorous bits (yes, you'll be doing your own washing up), but it will give you a clear, realistic path - from your very first stage to landing repeat clients - so you can walk into your first job with a lot less guesswork than I had.

What's inside:

• Whether cooking school is worth it (and which ones to consider)

• How to gain real experience, fast

• A breakdown of every private cheffing format — freelance, holiday chef, yacht chef, and more

• What a typical day actually looks like

• The skills that matter more than a qualification

• How to find and land your first clients

• Common mistakes (and how to sidestep them)

• Business and legal basics to get set up properly

• A full FAQ, answered honestly