Toque is not currently accepting applications for our Private Chef positions. Due to an overwhelming number of applicants we are suspending our application process. If you have already submitted your application you need not worry. However, if you have been asked to submit an application by one of Toque’s Administrators then please do so.
Toque wants to represent the best private chefs available. To accomplish this goal we are taking steps to improve our application process. We due apologize for any inconvenience. Please stay tuned!
Chances are you have been working in restaurants for a long time and are ready for a change. I know I was after 10 years at various fine dining establishments. I have enjoyed the higher pay, saner hours, travel and the ever changing and self-created menus that cooking in a home has afforded me. With Toque, I can now provide a pathway for other chefs in the position I was.
Toque is always accepting applications from qualified professional chefs who are interested in working with our exclusive Clientele. We offer nationwide job opportunities to self-motivated, experienced, and talented individuals who possess both the professional and personal maturity required for higher standards of culinary arts and service.
Should you find this challenge interesting please review the Preferred Applicant Qualifications below then please complete and submit our online Private Chef Questionnaire & Application; the Questionnaire & Application is required of all applicants. By submitting the Questionnaire & Application you agree to the Terms of Toque’s Non-Compete Placement Agreement (NCA) found here (pdf file requiring adobe acrobat).
For those of you who may be new to the Private Chef Industry I am excited to begin offering our Online Private Chef Training Program beginning Winter 2011. This Program promises to be the most informative and affordable Private Chef Training available. Program Participants will learn at their own pace about every aspect of being a Successful Private Chef or Personal Chef. The Online Interactive Classroom provides an excellent environment to present information using video instruction, audio segments, online tests and more. Participants receive a bound copy of all the information covered in the Program.
Patrick E. Kearney
Proprietor & Private Chef
Preferred Applicant Qualifications
• Prove United States citizenship OR your legal right to work within the United States (work visa)
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Have a minimum of five (5) years professional culinary experience either in fine dining restaurants, fine hotels, fine food catering, or as a Private Chef.
• Have held a management position (Chef or Sous-Chef) for a minimum of one (1) year.
• Be a competent cook who can consistently create and serve in strict accordance with household preferences.
• Participate in Toque training and any Client-specific training.
• Be able and willing to provide table, beverage and wine service, including wine pairings.
• Have stable personalities, moderate egos, and happy demeanors. Working in private homes requires the service of willing and upstanding individuals with strong ethics.
• Understand and agree to uphold the standards, policies, and procedures of Toque and our Clients.
