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Spanxxx · 06-29-2004, 12:44 PM

I want to be able to pick out the recipes I want to eat all week from magazines and articles and websites, and just have my own personal cook shop and buy the necessary ingredients and cook them for me and have them ready when I want to eat.

step 1: get a cook
step 2: need more money to pay for step 1
step 3: ....still working on step 2.

/shakes fist in air . "damn you step 2 ... damn you to hell!!!!"

I can't imagine how freaking cool it would be to have an awesome personal chef and an unlimited budget for them to cook with. I stayed with a buddy once at his uncle's house and there was a personal chef there that "whipped us up something" for breakfast. It was so damn cool.

Anyone here have one of these? If so, maybe you shouldn't tell me. I'll hate you forever. Or until you invite me over for dinner. =)

maleficent · 07-05-2004, 10:03 AM

I don't have one... I'm not home enough to cook...

However, they're not all as expensive as you think - -A lot of the yuppieville towns that surround me (I live in whitetrashville) have a service that will come to your house once a week - -and make the dinners for the family for the week -- throw it in tupperware and then all you do is microwave it.

Prices, from what I understand, are about what you'd pay for take out.

It'd be a beat business to get into for people if you like to cook, and since you're cooking at their homes, you don't have to worry about board of health regulations and stuff.

SinisterMotives · 07-05-2004, 11:52 AM

I love to cook. Maybe I should look into doing that on the side part-time.

maleficent · 07-05-2004, 12:16 PM

A Personal Chef Netowrk

Services of a Personal Chef, and what they charge

As you can see, there's good money in it...

In the area I'm in, many of them will do advertising in the train stations -- for the busy commuters to notice.

unoaman · 07-30-2004, 07:32 AM

I used to have one, but she up and left me about three years ago.

anitra · 07-30-2004, 09:29 AM

i have been thinking of starting a business like this. i was going to call it "martha of the lake" until martha got into so much trouble.

actually my business would be i would do almost anything. grocery shopping, take your car in to be fixed, take your animals to the vet, present shopping and wrapping, cooking, decorating your house, event planning.

i also thought of calling it "your wish is my command" but then i thought that might get a little kinky.

maleficent · 07-30-2004, 09:35 AM

There's a service in my area called Rent-A-Husband - -they're awesome -- I've used them to get rid of my sofa when I ditched that - -and other heavy things...

You could be Rent-a-Wife

Rodney · 08-01-2004, 01:53 PM

As Maleficent says, in many areas you can hire people to be your part-time personal chef -- either they cook a week's worth in advance, or you negotiate with them what they're to cook (or drop off) on any particular day.

We had a great business in my town for a while that was sort of a retail personal chef business. They cooked all sorts of things fresh -- main dishes, vegetable dishes, sauces, casseroles, etc. -- and then froze them one-to-four portion sizes. You walked into their store and picked out everything you'd need for a dinner, or several dinners. They'd advise you on the best way to warm it, what went best with what, and so on. All very reasonable, and fresh. Damn that place was popular. They later gave up the retail and concentrated on catering, though.

06-29-2004, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spanxxx Psycho Location: Under my roof	Personal Chef I want to be able to pick out the recipes I want to eat all week from magazines and articles and websites, and just have my own personal cook shop and buy the necessary ingredients and cook them for me and have them ready when I want to eat. step 1: get a cook step 2: need more money to pay for step 1 step 3: ....still working on step 2. /shakes fist in air . "damn you step 2 ... damn you to hell!!!!" I can't imagine how freaking cool it would be to have an awesome personal chef and an unlimited budget for them to cook with. I stayed with a buddy once at his uncle's house and there was a personal chef there that "whipped us up something" for breakfast. It was so damn cool. Anyone here have one of these? If so, maybe you shouldn't tell me. I'll hate you forever. Or until you invite me over for dinner. =) __________________ I think that's what they mean by "nickels a day can feed a child." I thought, "How could food be so cheap over there?" It's not, they just eat nickels. - (supposedly) Peter Nguyen, internet hero

07-05-2004, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	I don't have one... I'm not home enough to cook... However, they're not all as expensive as you think - -A lot of the yuppieville towns that surround me (I live in whitetrashville) have a service that will come to your house once a week - -and make the dinners for the family for the week -- throw it in tupperware and then all you do is microwave it. Prices, from what I understand, are about what you'd pay for take out. It'd be a beat business to get into for people if you like to cook, and since you're cooking at their homes, you don't have to worry about board of health regulations and stuff. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

07-05-2004, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	A Personal Chef Netowrk Services of a Personal Chef, and what they charge As you can see, there's good money in it... In the area I'm in, many of them will do advertising in the train stations -- for the busy commuters to notice. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

07-30-2004, 09:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
anitra Upright Location: missouri	i have been thinking of starting a business like this. i was going to call it "martha of the lake" until martha got into so much trouble. actually my business would be i would do almost anything. grocery shopping, take your car in to be fixed, take your animals to the vet, present shopping and wrapping, cooking, decorating your house, event planning. i also thought of calling it "your wish is my command" but then i thought that might get a little kinky. __________________ i'm a monkey just swingin through the trees

07-30-2004, 09:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	There's a service in my area called Rent-A-Husband - -they're awesome -- I've used them to get rid of my sofa when I ditched that - -and other heavy things... You could be Rent-a-Wife __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

07-05-2004, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	I love to cook. Maybe I should look into doing that on the side part-time.

07-30-2004, 07:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
unoaman Loser Location: Scenic Drive	I used to have one, but she up and left me about three years ago.

08-01-2004, 01:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	As Maleficent says, in many areas you can hire people to be your part-time personal chef -- either they cook a week's worth in advance, or you negotiate with them what they're to cook (or drop off) on any particular day. We had a great business in my town for a while that was sort of a retail personal chef business. They cooked all sorts of things fresh -- main dishes, vegetable dishes, sauces, casseroles, etc. -- and then froze them one-to-four portion sizes. You walked into their store and picked out everything you'd need for a dinner, or several dinners. They'd advise you on the best way to warm it, what went best with what, and so on. All very reasonable, and fresh. Damn that place was popular. They later gave up the retail and concentrated on catering, though.