Desired Location: Open to opportunities in the UK or Middle East
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £60,000 Gross per annum
Available from: January 2025
Candidate ID: 127002

Passionate about food & highly focused on client requirements. A very organised professional person with experience working as a Chef, Head Chef and Private Chef in the UK and abroad. Has many years of experience managing kitchens and staff whilst preparing food and planning menus. Strong understanding of different dietary needs of clients and responsible for the regular checks to ensure a safe working environment and high level of hygiene standards in the kitchens. Conscientious about client satisfaction and ready to take on any new challenge in the workplace. Happy and willing to travel throughout London, the South-East and overseas. Is a driver with no Pets or dependents.

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Desired Location: No preference (EU passport)
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: €6,000 NET Per month
Available from: Available
Candidate ID: 126689

A fantastically well qualified Chef both in Private homes and in with well-known fine dining Restaurants. This Chef is originally Italian but has travelled to over 25 countries in his career to date and is widely versed in international cooking styles to demanding private families. He has an excellent sense of organisation and is responsive to unexpected requests with excellent longevity of 5 years in his most recent role. He is committed to a team dynamic and experienced in developing strong relationships within small household teams. He is a driver and nonsmoker. He is married with grown up children but flexible to travel to any destination either on temporary or permanent basis. His 30 years of experience in the industry mean that he would be successful in fulfilling the requirements and expectations of most private homes. This candidate is looking for a new position where he can commit for a long period of time and is hopeful of a new challenge in a position with the opportunity to travel.

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Desired Location: NYC or Hamptons area
Live In or Live Out: Both
Salary Expectation: $140,000 – $160,000 GPA
Available from: Immediately
Candidate ID: 126354

An accredited Master Chef of France this candidate has one of the most outstanding CVs Greycoat have had the privilege to register. Having worked in Large scale 5* Hotels and Private members clubs, he transitioned into private service after the Covid pandemic and has outstanding referencing. Furthermore, his un-egotistical nature and salary expectations are not reflective of the salary expectations seen form some of the “young guns” in the industry and are below what would be usually expected form someone of this candidates’ abilities and experience. He drives, is married, and has grown up children. He is used to managing large or small teams. Having married into an American Jewish family he is a settled American citizen but is originally French and classically trained.

He prides himself in never preparing the same thing twice and keeps up with modern food trends. He is a driver and has grown up children. He is used to preparing menus for all types of intolerances and dietary specifications, including Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten and Lactose free, Halal and Kosher requirements. This candidate is available for an immediate interview and only seeking a move to the NY are to be closer to his family. He is open to live out position and is ready to move.

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Desired Location: Open to opportunities in Europe  
Live In or Live Out: Flexible / dependent on role   
Salary Expectation: €6,000 Net Per month (Take home)
Availability: September 2024
Candidate ID: 125417

An outstanding Chef who has worked both privately and at executive level for a pan continental fine dining private members club. This chef who is originally Portuguese specializes in Mediterranean cuisine but is classically trained and was the executive Sous Chef at the Square for over a year. He was the Private Chef for a Restauranteur for four years and loves to tailor and menus to the specific needs of his private employers. This candidate now wishes to focus solely on his potential to work in a private environment rather than in large kitchen operations. He is a proven leader and has huge potential to be successful in a large private home that is run like a boutique hotel or catering to the needs of discerning Principals who love Fine dining standards in a private environment. He drives and is only seeking a permanent full-time position with a preference for a European role although he would not role in the Middle East.

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Desired Location: Dubai 
Live in or Live Out: Flexible 
Salary Expectation: £60,000 (AED 280,000 Per Annum)
Availability: Flexible
Candidate ID: 121251

Having spent 7 years at The Savoy Grill in London and rising to the position of Sous Chef under Gordon Ramsay, this chef is confident and highly motivated young man, experienced in the running of all sections of the kitchen. Known for meticulous attention to detail, a rigorous approach to accuracy, and the ability to produce several complex dishes simultaneously. Privileged to learn from many prestigious chefs, he has gained a wealth of experience and continues to excel. He has family in Dubai and is hopeful of a position that will allow him to move to the location. He has an incredibly work attitude, is dynamic open in conversational and incredibly talented.

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Desired Location: USA or France but open 
Live In or Live Out: Live in 
Salary Expectation:$175,000 GPA or equivalent
Availability: June 2024
Candidate ID:124328

This candidate is a straightforward, motivated & diligent hard worker with credible Industry experience. He is a driver, self-motivated and self-assured but without ego and has an incredible CV as a Michelin-trained French/American Chef. He has many Industry contacts also and would be able to recruit temporary staff himself. This candidate would suit a travelling position due to his French and American passports and his knowledge of French and Anglo-American culture and food heritage. He can cook to any dietary requirement and has an excellent track record in the industry. He finds himself craving for a more stable work environment and hopes to find one family with whom he can remain long-term instead of working seasonally in different locations. He is immaculately presented and energetic able to lead a team and work to the client’s specifications. He has good longevity on his CV working as a private chef for one family who travelled frequently between St Tropez, Verbier & Geneva.

He is happy to work on a rotation for anything above $100,000 for a 6-month per 12-month commitment.

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Desired Location: UAE (happy to travel)
Live In or Live Out: Live out – Is already Dubai resident
Salary Expectation: AED 28,000 GPM
Availability: Immediately
Candidate ID:122103

This is an amazing chef who is professionally presented and professionally minded, youthful yet mature, confident yet demure. Classically trained yet confident with modern trends she has excellent cooking standards and was brought up with both Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine influences as her father is Greek, but her mother is Lebanese. This candidate has huge potential in the private household industry to remain with one family for a long period. She is married and is a resident of Dubai, she drives and is happy to undertake any cooking trial seeking Chef positions to work consistently for one family.

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Desired Location: South of France
Live In or Live Out: Live in 
Salary Expectation: €6,000 NET combined per month
Availability: May 2024
Candidate ID: 69686

This candidate has experience in family environments and although his CV is largely seasonal, he is now seeking a full-time position and is immediately available. He has salary expectations of €6,000 NET per month minimum for a live-out position. He is very well-versed in healthy Mediterranean cuisine and has excellent references. This candidate has no pets or dependents and is a driver. This candidate can work to find dining standards or cook those simple household dishes with an extra bit of flair and excitement. 

An eclectic chef and used to family environments is happy to undertake other roles around the house and is a good team player. He is well-presented, polite, and has a happy disposition. He is currently based in Central Italy. Being Italian he is also passionate about the provenance and quality of produce above all else. He shows wonderful adaptation and, in our opinion, has an excellent CV having cooked all over the world for Private clients. He also has House management experience and is used to working within a private household team. The candidate is of a “nothing is too much” mentality.

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Location: France preference
Live in or Live Out: Live-out
Salary Expectation: €6,500 NET per month  
Availability: Early 2024 
Candidate ID: 122975

A wonderful and determined candidate who is a true professional chef having worked in some of the world’s best Michelin* restaurants between 2011- and 2018 before becoming the private head chef in the kitchen of the residence of the Ambassador of the US in Paris. This candidate is married and rents a property in Paris. He speaks fluent French and drives and since 2021 has been working for a UHNW family with very exacting standards. In this role, he proposes a 9-course tasting menu each day for three Principals as well as cooking daily meals for 10-12 staff members. He is excellently trained, discreet, professional, polite, and well-mannered. He understands what it is like to work in a truly private environment and travels between St Tropez and Paris for his current principal. He hopes to find a position for a private family in France where he is a resident and applying for citizenship. This candidate states that his “focus is on delivering exceptional dining experiences, always striving for precision, innovation, and discretion in exclusive settings, wall to exceed diner expectations”. This candidate has excellent references and exemplary food imagery and Greycoat Lumleys Highly recommends him for a full-time position in a private household with exacting food demands.

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Location: Open to European roles
Live in or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation: €5,000 NET per month
Availability: Immediate
Candidate ID: 122615

A uniquely experienced candidate who is fluent in both spoken and written French, English, and Spanish. This candidate has a distinguished career in culinary service and has excellent wine knowledge. Originally French this candidate spent his formative years working in the London restaurant scene culminating as Head Chef for the Marks and Spencer Group and Private Chef to the CEO. He then moved to Chile where he developed his culinary repertoire in South American cuisine and opened successful restaurant ventures. He has good levels of working privately and cooking for private parties. He drives and travels on a French passport. He is open to working in the Ski Industry for the winter of 23/24 and hopes to secure work in Europe Once again. Happy, communicative and experienced this candidate is driven and would be an asset to a private household or catered chalet/villa.

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Location: Spain or the Middle East
Live in or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: €5,000 NET P/M
Availability: Immediate (as of September 2023)
Candidate ID: 95995

As a professional private chef since 2010 with experience in fine dining cuisine and being classically trained this Chef is an incredible option with many skills and immediate availability to trial. A naturally caring and organised individual with proficiency in four European languages. This candidate prefers roles in Spain or the Middle East and seeks a Net monthly salary of €5,000 as either a live-in or temporary chef. She travels on an Italian passport. She has a focus on Healthy European/Mediterranean classic cuisine and has a very strong work ethic. For permanent roles in the Middle East, she would eventually seek to move her daughter and husband to the country where she is working. This candidate has a good knowledge of dietary restrictions and has catered for world-famous private individuals with good longevity and excellent references.

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Location: Open to opportunities but preferably France, Italy or Spain
Live in or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation: €3,500 - €4,000 NET per month.
Availability: Flexibility as of August 2023
Candidate ID: 121831

An energetic and experienced chef who has worked his entire career in Michelin restaurants and most recently in a Private Members club. This candidate is a driver with both a Japanese and German passport allowing him to work in Europe. He wants to make the transition into private households and is not afraid of the heat in the kitchen having worked tirelessly and providing previous employers and restaurants with lots of flexibility. He is not too proud or driven by a big ego, he is quiet, polite, and helpful. He is also resourceful and prides himself in keeping a clean working environment. With strong training and a motivated personality, this candidate would be an asset to any Private Household.

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Location: South of France
Live in or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation: €5,000 NET P/M
Availability: 3 - 4 weeks’ notice
Candidate ID: 72610

A professional Chef with over 7 years experience as a Private Chef at the Fine Dining level having worked in Michelin * level Restaurants between 1991 / 1994. His competence in world cuisines varies from traditional French fine dining to Asian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Modern British and he has good knowledge of Kosher dietary requirements. He drives and resides in London where he has a small family. He is looking for short-term or permanent assignments in the South of France for Private families. He has experience cooking for Royal families, Presidential families, and VIP guests with incredible references for his tailored service. With over 25 years of excellent experience, Greycoat Lumleys are proud to represent this candidate.

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