As a Chef with The Chef Alliance, you are paid more money while working less hours than Chefs who work in restaurants and hotels.  On average, our Chefs make a minimum of $35.00 to $300.00 per hour for events, working only a few hours in the evening or day.  

Our Chefs do not have to push out 1000 meals a day.  As a Personal or Private Chef, you work with a single client to create a dinner that expresses your passion for cooking. 

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Benefits of becoming a personal chef

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As a Personal Chef, clients expect high quality, personalised service, customising menus for each and every event - a service that our clients cannot get anywhere else.  In return, Personal Chefs are paid a higher hourly rate.

The Chef Alliance is not just a member organization that gives you a listing on a website and a monthly newsletter.  We mean business, and we create business for our Chefs. 

We have a proven track record of generating millions of dollars worth of business for our Chefs through our retail and corporate marketing channels.  We market your services to our elite client groups through our extensive network. 

The Chef Alliance is the world's largest supplier of Personal Chef Gift Experiences, selling through major retailers such as Shoppers Drug Mart, Royal Bank Visa, Hudson's Bay Company, Wal-Mart, and more.  We sell thousands of Personal Chef Gift Experiences each year.   

Our Corporate clients include prestigious legal & accounting firms, Sobey's, Constellation, Vincor, Corona, Audi, Carlton Cards, Van Houtte Coffee, Carlton Cards to name just a few. 

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Top Benefits of Being a Personal Chef:

More Money: Our Chefs earn more per year while working fewer  hours.  On average, Chefs with the Chef Alliance have earned from $35.00 per hour to $300.00 per hour. You can write off expenses for your car, cell phone, drycleaning, fuel, car insurance and many more, and so pay less tax!  Who doesn't want that!

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Manageable Hours:   No more 15 hour days in an over-heated kitchen.  Chefs with The Chef Alliance can do one event per evening (3 to 5 hours) and make what they would have ordinarily made in the full day (or more) working in a restaurant In addition to jobs from The Chef Alliance, our Chefs are free to take on jobs directly from other clients (Silver, Gold & Platinum levels)

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No Stress: The Chef Alliance's Chefs work in the relaxed environment of a client's kitchen or business, not in a busy kitchen pushing out thousands of meals a day.

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Job Satisfaction:  Being a Personal Chef with the Chef Alliance allows you to put your individual creativity into every dish you prepare, rather than following a recipe or menu that has been designed by others; We follow up with each client for feedback on the event, which allows you to see how much your efforts were appreciated and allows you to improve for the next client.

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No Boss: As a Personal Chef with the Chef Alliance you run your own business.  You design the menu, you deal directly with the Client, you prepare the meal at your own pace. Instant gratification from seeing clients enjoying the food they have produced;

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Save Money: Chefs with The Chef Alliance save money with a huge list of member benefits that are not offered by any other organization.  You can automatically become a member of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservice Association ($300 value) and may be eligible to receive a host of Chef Discounts including 2.9 cents discount on gasoline, 3.5 cents per minute for long distance, discounts on home and auto insurance, legal services.  See our Chef Discounts! The Chef Alliance provides Chefs with paying clients.  You save time and the expense of advertising, attending interviews with clients that often lead nowhere, and haggling over the price.

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If you are a Chef and are interested in becoming a Personal Chef with The Chef Alliance either on a full-time or part-time basis, please Contact Us for more information.  We are here to help you on the road to a successful career.