Inside The Life Of A Billionaire Chef

[Music] do you want a six-figure salary a luxurious home on a massive estate and a month-long all-inclusive vacation every year then maybe it's time to become a billionaire's private chef being a private chef to the world's wealthiest definitely comes with a lot of responsibilities cooking cleaning menu prep and sometimes getting up at 1am to bake your boss some cookies but there are also tons of perks like traveling on a yacht using private jets and receiving gifts and bonuses worth thousands of dollars so what's it really like to professionally prepare food for the world's elite let's explore the life and career of a personal chef and find out working at a busy michelin star restaurant isn't all it's cracked up to be chefs make roughly 65 000 to 100 000 working in these types of environments and that means long hours and constant stress some love it but others would rather do less work for one very important client and end up making even more money chefs who formerly worked at high class restaurants can dive into the world of private cooking and receive a salary of 120 000 to hundred thousand dollars a year compensation varies according to frequency of meals the size of the family they're cooking for and special occasions but these chefs also get to work surrounded by extravagance they get to experience things like yachts private jets and lavish vacations private chefs can also expect to receive some pretty generous tips from guests an average of 100 per person life as a private chef could award you some free vacations most chefs earn a minimum of one month of paid vacation per year and they get a round-trip ticket to a destination of their choice so the perks are definitely good but how much hard work and training does it take to be trusted with the meals of the world's wealthiest let's hit up a culinary institute and find out this is the culinary institute of america in hyde park new york it's america's most famous culinary school but it doesn't come cheap a degree in the culinary arts starts at around thirty thousand dollars all the way up to seventy five thousand dollars and as you can guess the hyde park institute's prices are near the higher end the school focuses on different cooking techniques picking and finding the best ingredients and even dealing with rude customers with grace and charisma but you'll need more than a degree to be welcomed into a billionaire's home having industry and private service experience is a must if you want to secure one of those jobs most clients will also ask you to have a few extra things in your resume like a first aid certificate if you plan to work on a yacht you'll have to sign up for a one thousand dollar stcw 95 class which is a five-day safety course covering a firefighting first aid sea survival and social responsibility at sea you'll also have to become pretty good at traveling when you follow your employer around the world you'll be expected to change languages and currencies when trying to gather all your ingredients and most of all to secure the job you've got to have charisma can't be combative or confrontational because you'll have to deal with some rude guests and you've got to respect your boss's privacy you've also got to be able to handle all of your responsibilities and there are a lot of them expectations for a private chef are huge private chefs can sometimes choose the daily menus themselves if their employer trusts them enough some are completely in charge of their boss's diet while others have to deal with picky employers who want their food cut or plated in specific ways we all know the job involves cooking but here are a private chef's other responsibilities taking inventory cleaning making an order list receiving orders or grocery shopping checking the quality of the ingredients prepping a menu each day preparing each meal in a timely fashion and also creating buffet-style meals for the other employees these chefs also got to be sure to prepare the next day's meal while taking into account what was already cooked that week what the weather might be like and if meals will be taken inside or outside and whether or not any guests might stop by some chefs also have to be okay with not seeing their families very often having to travel with your employer could mean months away at a time some chefs have to live on their employer's property but get to do it in style a personal chef interviewed by vice said his employers have three homes in florida one for themselves one for guests and one just for him yacht gigs are also pretty complicated some chefs travel on yachts with their employers while others get hired specifically for yacht trips this usually means hopping on a plane within 2 to 48 hours of being notified to meet your boss and board the boat as for what the meals usually consist of the general structure is like this dinner is three courses served by the butler and his staff including a starter an entree and a sauce on the side oh and of course there's dessert but what do private chefs have to make most well caviar and rarities like wagyu beef and truffles are favorite among the rich so are cured meats like prosciutto and often employees will even send their chef to private courses to teach them how to make their favorite kind of bread or other meals that take a little specialization other favorites include creme brulee the freshest seafood and sushi and tons of fresh fruit chefs also have to get used to cooking with expensive ingredients that only the rich can't afford these include kobe beef which costs 1 475 dollars for five pounds black ivory coffee at a cost of one thousand dollars per pound densuke black watermelons which are six thousand one hundred dollars each or even the more expensive yubari king melon that costs twelve thousand dollars other favorites are white truffles which cost 4 320 or more per pound and finally almost caviar at an incredible price of 25 000 for a small 2.2 pound tin seeing the amount of money the wealth you spend on these unique ingredients is just a taste of the kind of crazy requests these billionaires can make of their private chefs in a gq interview chef michael harwood who has cooked for a-list actors and international billionaires said he once had to get off his employer's super yacht in tahiti to go on to land with a machete to find them fresh pineapple clients can also ask for food late at night so some chefs are expected to be on call chef dean harper who's worked for high net worth individuals and premier league football players told gq that he once had his employer wake him up at 1am to prepare champagne truffles and caviar canapes for a guest who had just arrived but he was paid well for being on call his salary while working for a russian oligarch was 8 450. per month other chefs say they sometimes have to scrap an entire meal and completely start over because their employer changed their mind others have to also make gourmet meals for their clients pets these chefs could also be stuck working long hours even though most of them agree it's not as bad as the restaurant grind sometimes grueling 18-hour days are required from a chef when there is no house manager or a lack of other service workers the price for full-time help ranges from 1.03 million dollars to 2.4 million dollars per year but some of the world's wealthiest still operate with a smaller staff this puts a lot more pressure on the chef who is often stuck shopping prepping cooking and cleaning hey somebody's got to do it but most billionaires chefs are lucky enough to receive bonuses and gifts for all their hard work dean harper used to receive twelve hundred dollars as a christmas bonus while michael harward was given a twenty six thousand dollar cardio watch as for whether or not all the hard work is worth it we'll let you be the judge did you know that on average most of these rich clients spend about two thousand dollars a month on groceries in comparison the average american spends just 233 dollars per month pair this with a private chef's massive salary and these billionaires are definitely splurging on their food compared to everyone else thanks for watching and we'll see you next time

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Keywords: billionaire chef, billionaire lifestyle, celebrity chef, chef for the rich, culinary institute, luxury food, luxury lifestyle, personal chef, private chef, private chef perks, private chef salary, the richest, therichest, yacht catering

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Length: 8min 9sec (489 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 15 2021