Personal Chef - Nashville

You don’t have to leave cooking to get your life back.



You became a chef because you love creating incredible food, not because you wanted to spend every evening, weekend, and holiday at work.

At Friend That Cooks, you can keep doing what you love while building a career that leaves room for the rest of your life.

As a Personal Chef, you'll create customized menus, shop for fresh ingredients, cook from scratch in clients' homes, and stock their refrigerators with meals they'll enjoy all week. Instead of serving hundreds of anonymous guests, you'll build relationships with families who truly appreciate your talent and look forward to seeing you each week.

Why Our Chefs Love It

Monday-Friday daytime schedule (approximately 8-5)
Weekends are optional
Creative freedom to design personalized menus
Meaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives
Variety. You'll cook everything from comfort food to international cuisine
We find the clients, you get to focus on cooking

We Take Care of Our Chefs

Competitive hourly pay
Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
Company-matched retirement plan (full & part-time)
Paid time off
Paid maternity/paternity leave
Overtime opportunities through optional dinner parties and cooking classes
Fuel reimbursement & equipment allowance
Referral bonuses up to $300
Much more

Who We're Looking For

Experienced line cooks, sous chefs, and culinary professionals who are passionate about food and helping people. If you're ready to leave the restaurant grind behind without leaving the kitchen behind, we'd love to meet you.

Requirements:

What we’re looking for in a candidate:

a minimum of 5 years’ experience cooking in scratch restaurant kitchens
a culinary degree is preferred, but comparable experience can substitute
a passion for food, a large repertoire of ethnic and classic dishes and self-motivation to learn new recipes
a passion for helping and serving others
a reliable vehicle that you do not share
a smart phone with a data plan and comfortable with technology
responsible attitude and good communication skills

Pay & Benefits:

Starting pay at $23.93/hour, automatic raise to $24.93/hour at full time
Automatic overtime for parties and cooking lessons (part and full time)
$7/hr bonus while training others for those we certify as trainers (part and full time)
Pay for optional holiday parties 3x or more hourly rate (part and full time)
Yearly raises (part and full time)
Twice per year seasonal bonuses (part and full time)
Tenure bonuses and raises at 3 and 5 year marks (part and full time)
Frequent contests and bonus prizes (part and full time)
Occasional tips (part and full time)
Earn 7% of every hour worked for unrestricted flex pay for holidays, sick and personal days (part and full time)
Three additional paid holidays per year (part and full time)
401k with company contribution (part and full time)
Company profit sharing via 401k match for 401k participants (part and full time)
Heavily subsidized health, dental and vision insurance plan (full time)
Paid parental leave (part and full time)
Dependent care savings plan (part and full time)
Equipment allowance (part and full time)
Dining Benefit (part and full time)
Gas reimbursements (part and full time)
Generous referral rewards for referring chefs and clients (part and full time)
Free uniforms (part and full time)

Work Location: In person