Event Chef
About the role
MileHighCook is hiring private chefs for events across the Mountain West. You will prepare multi-course menus in private homes, chalets, and villas for intimate dinners, corporate retreats, and multi-night ski-week bookings. The client approves the menu and pays in advance. You receive a detailed written brief days ahead, covering the menu, headcount, allergies, venue, and timing. Your responsibilities include executing the menu to plating standards, ensuring allergy and dietary compliance, and leaving the kitchen in pristine condition.
Responsibilities
- Execute the approved menu to plating standard, adhering to the brief's timeline
- Source and prep ingredients as specified in the brief
- Ensure full allergy and dietary compliance, verified against the brief
- Complete full breakdown and cleanup of the kitchen
- Provide a short photo wrap-up at the close of the event
Requirements
- Professional kitchen experience; CIA or equivalent training preferred
- Current food-handler certification
- Your own knife roll and personal tools
- Reliable transportation
- Plating portfolio (2–5 photos) to include with your application
Pay
Up to $650 per event in top markets, plus 100% of tips. Multi-night ski-season packages are booked as consecutive events.
Schedule
Independent contractor (1099) — you choose the events you accept and may work elsewhere. Every contractor is briefed in advance, insured, and background-checked.