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About the Role

A prestigious private family in New York seeks an exceptional Private Chef with dedicated expertise in Indian cuisine to oversee all culinary requirements of the household and manage the kitchen end to end. The role requires preparing exceptional daily Indian cuisine tailored to the family's preferences, lifestyle, and dietary requirements, with a particular strength in healthy, flavorful, and nutritionally balanced cooking. The position also involves frequent VIP entertaining, private dinners, and formal events, requiring comfort cooking for high profile and discerning guests while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, hygiene, and service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare exceptional daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and other meals rooted in authentic Indian cuisine
• Bring deep knowledge of regional Indian cooking styles, spices, and traditional techniques
• Create healthy, flavorful, and nutritionally balanced cuisine tailored to the family's dietary requirements and preferences
• Develop seasonal and bespoke Indian menus using premium and specialty ingredients
• Maintain consistently high standards of taste, presentation, creativity, and execution
• Adapt menus seamlessly to changing family preferences, dietary requirements, schedules, and ingredient availability
• Design bespoke Indian menus and multi course meals for private dinners, VIP entertaining, and formal events
• Cater confidently for high profile, business, and diplomatic guests
• Execute both intimate family meals and larger scale private events to the same high standard
• Collaborate with household and service teams to ensure seamless event execution
• Source and procure the highest quality ingredients, including specialty Indian spices and produce, from trusted suppliers
• Manage kitchen inventory, food costs, equipment, and kitchen organization
• Maintain impeccable food safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards
• Coordinate seamlessly with household staff as the team continues to grow
• Accompany the family during domestic and international travel as required, with occasional extended trips of up to 3 weeks
• Adapt culinary operations to different locations, kitchens, schedules, and ingredient availability
• Maintain complete confidentiality and discretion regarding the family, guests, schedules, and household affairs; adhere strictly to household privacy, security, and access protocols
• Willingness to undergo comprehensive pre-employment background and health screenings, including medical, psychological, and toxicology assessments, along with mandated annual vaccinations

Requirements

• Full legal eligibility to work in the United States, independent of sponsorship requirements
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including trips of up to 3 weeks
• Comprehensive understanding of national food safety protocols and hygiene standards, accompanied by a valid ServSafe credential
• Strong verifiable references, subject to reference and background verification

Skills

• Deep, authentic expertise in Indian cuisine required, spanning multiple regional styles
• Broad knowledge of international cuisines is a plus
• Demonstrated history in Michelin starred or Michelin recognized kitchens preferred
• A decade of professional expertise is highly desired
• Extensive background serving within a private household or elite private service capacity is particularly advantageous
• Comfortable working within a small, still growing household team, not a management role
• Adaptable, low ego, and understanding of the household's early stage team structure
• Health conscious approach to cooking
• Creativity
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Composure under pressure
• Professionalism
• Discretion
• Hygiene
• Service

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time
• 5 days per week
• Approximately 50 to 60 hours weekly

Experience Level

• Minimum of 8+ years in world class fine dining or equivalent high caliber environments

Education Level

• Formal culinary degree or a recognized standard of professional gastronomic education

Salary/Compensations

• $130,000 to $180,000 per year

About the Company

• A prestigious private family in New York