Personal Chef Research Paper

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Everybody has to eat. It is a necessary part of life. Some people may require more or less than others do, which would result in the consumption of more food. Traditionally, people that have stronger family ties will tend more to a sit down meal or a large gathering of friends and family. Weaker family ties will often result in meals around the television or going out to eat. While this is not always the case, everyone is going to eat. Some people may even be too busy for a home cooked meal or even to go out. Those people may seek a private chef to come to his or her house and cook for that individual. Upon researching the career of personal chef, it is important to address the history, skills and education, and positive and negative aspects of the profession. Private chefs have cooked for the rich and royal for centuries. However, personal chefs have only begun to spring up. Personal chefs have only become relevant for the everyday citizen over the past fifteen years. Some cooks have gone directly from culinary school or just from some postsecondary training to being a personal chef. Lately, it has become common for cooks that have become burnt out as chefs or are wanting to expand their catering or restaurant businesses to get into being a personal chef. To make a full-time wage, around ten regular clients are required. In 1991, David MacKay founded the United States Personal Chef …show more content…

Personal chefs are no exception. Understanding what personal chefs do and how they sometimes do what they do may lead to a desire to either participate in the career itself or hire a personal chef to cook food. Many more people in this modern age of always being rushed and not having time to sit down for a full meal are beginning to search for other ways to have a sit down meal at home. So what to do? Eat out or eat

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