In addition to choosing to cook at home and go to restaurants, private chefs have also risen to cook at home, so that chefs can play in their own kitchens.
A 26-year-old guy works as a private chef
Orders have been scheduled for March
When the lights of thousands of homes were lit up and the family was reunited, Ding Yao, a young man from Hangzhou, and his team, wearing chef uniforms and carrying a cart of ingredients and tools, appeared at the customer's home on time.
On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, they received 9 orders, but they were afraid to take orders a year ago because they were worried about lack of manpower. During the Spring Festival, the arrangements are full every day, and the orders have been scheduled for March, and there are more and more customers who have door-to-door needs during the Spring Festival. On average, Ding Yao and his team can take 5-6 private chef orders every day, and the most one day is 11 in the morning and evening!
The reporter learned that inviting private chefs to cook at home is mainly divided into two forms. One is to provide cooking service, after the menu is set, the chef gives the purchase list of ingredients and seasonings, and the public prepares their own ingredients and seasonings, and the chef is responsible for washing the vegetables, preparing the dishes, and cooking the vegetables at the door; Because of the convenience and convenience, the second way is currently more accepted by the public. Generally, family banquets will charge a service fee of 800 yuan to 1200 yuan according to the meal standard and the complexity of the dishes.
In April last year, Ding Yao posted a price list for cooking for guests on social platforms: 2,000 yuan for 8 people, and all ingredients and service fees are included. 5 cold cuts, 11 hot dishes, plus soup and main course. Not only can you eat braised pork and abalone, but also lobster and Dungeness crab. In the case of not pursuing luxury ingredients, 2000 yuan can be eaten quite well. Many netizens said, "This appearance and price, what kind of hotel do you go to." ”
The highest monthly income is more than 50,000 yuan
Being a private chef is a new challenge every day
At the end of 2022, Ding Yao came into contact with a private chef by chance. He felt that this direction was promising, and he was born in a professional class, and he chose to major in cooking in high school and junior college, and he also had a professional qualification certificate, so he simply changed his career to become a private chef, and his income also changed dramatically. From the lowest monthly salary of 7,000 yuan in the past, it has developed to the highest monthly income of more than 50,000 yuan.
Ding Yao found that home-based private chefs have higher requirements for the delicacy of dishes and cooking practices. In addition to simple home-cooked dishes, Western, Japanese, Cantonese and desserts can be customized according to the needs of customers.
"Being a private chef is a new challenge every day. Ding Yao said that it is very fresh and challenging to go to different kitchens to cook, and some customers do not even have kitchens in their venues, so they will bring a cart full of pots and pans every time they come to the door, and they will clean the kitchen when the family banquet is over.
Since last year, Ding Yao has also started to share his private chef posts on various platforms, and has also gained a lot of fans, in addition to the surrounding areas of Hangzhou, and even in Ningbo and Yangzhou.
Regarding the future, he said that he first set a small goal for himself, hoping to make his team bigger and stronger, and earn one million a year.
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