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Heisman Winner [87303]
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Private chef gig price?
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:07 PM
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I made some food for my FIL’s 70s bday the other day. About 50 people pop in type thing. I only made a few dishes of the many but the rest were catered. Anyway, my dishes were a hit and someone asked me if I would do a private chef type thing around valentines for 8 people.
It would be an app and some salads, then the entree, and desserts (but they would buy their own desserts and have them ready). What would I charge for such a thing? $200 plus cost? $300 plus cost?
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Are you Tiggigty's bil?***
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:08 PM
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Heisman Winner [87303]
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Re: Are you Tiggigty's bil?***
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:12 PM
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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$400-500 min.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:12 PM
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Don’t do plus cost. That’s cheesy.
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Heisman Winner [87303]
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Well yea. I was just meaning that much plus my cost factored in.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:19 PM
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I wouldn’t tell them what cost was. So then I would round up after cost.
I get its serving and being the chef so double factor here. Then I would imagine they would tip. Last time I had a private chef we tipped him $80
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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Right. But I assume you arent quoting them after you run to the grocery store.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:21 PM
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You have to give them a price to approve.
I know a guy with some year old Kobe beef in his freezer that will give you a heckuva deal.
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Sorry...done been cooked and eaten...was gooooood too!***
Jan 21, 2025, 9:45 AM
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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This ain't enough imo.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:20 PM
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8 people at $150 a head.
If they went to a nice restaurant, what would they pay?
Price it high and worst case is they say no.
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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Thats high anywhere.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:32 PM
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I’m talking about making the courses he described, dropping them off, and saying have a nice night.
$150 would have you making meals on site, providing dishes and utensils, table service, and breakdown/cleanup, and would still be high by $25-50 a head.
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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I agree
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:34 PM
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I just know it turns into work quick and get ready to do it again at the same price whatever you do. I just know I would not use up my time without a high upside.
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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He was talking about making 200 bucks
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:36 PM
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I’m thinking you two don’t value your time similarly.
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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LOL. I agree with that.***
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:39 PM
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Heisman Winner [87303]
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Thats what they want. Meal made on site
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:37 PM
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I bring the ingredients and the pans I need and make it for them like a private chef.
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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Then you have an investment required to do it right.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:42 PM
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Chafing dishes and sterno ain’t cheap. You can’t show up with a frying pan and paper plates and solo cups and ask real money.
If it were me, and I wasn’t sure I’d be doing it again, I’d be making it for them to heat and serve as a first step. Orherwise, you could drop $500 on catering supplies and make about $25 an hour or less after all is said and done.
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Heisman Winner [87303]
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I already have all the professional cookware to make this meal.
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Jan 20, 2025, 9:03 PM
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I really wouldn’t have to bring but a few pans and knives. They want chicken picatta w roasted broccoli. A few apps that I can make easily. I’m thinking spinach and artichoke dip, plus a charcuterie board. Salad.
They can handle the wine and desert . Cocktails
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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Im not talking about making it for the investment.
Jan 20, 2025, 9:09 PM
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I’m talking about serving it.
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TigerNet Grandmaster [198479]
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That sounds like work.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:13 PM
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Which means I would charge enough to make it worth your time and where they will not do it unless they really want to.
Remember what ever you charge, get ready to do it again at the same price.
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Heisman Winner [87303]
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Good point. I would like referrals.
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:23 PM
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Bc these are a lot of old money type people but I need the same pricing.
Prob should make an LLC. I need to think of a good name
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Lacey Cakes LLC***
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:28 PM
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(food cost x 3) + (20 people x $25)***
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:17 PM
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Tiger Titan [51072]
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This. Scalable and consistent pricing.***
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Jan 20, 2025, 8:30 PM
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Heisman Winner [87303]
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Sounds like I should charge much more.
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Jan 20, 2025, 10:05 PM
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Food cost won’t be much for this meal, $135 for 8.
Then add the chef and server fees which should be $500. Per Will’s equation id be at 135x3 =405 then 25 x8 =200. Thus $600 would seem fair if I made it, served it, and cleared it.
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TigerNet Immortal [176673]
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You just made me look it up.
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Jan 20, 2025, 10:52 PM
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This was the best deal I ever had on a private chef. In Costa Rica. I would not advise doing it for this price.
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Jan 21, 2025, 7:58 AM
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I doubt most private catering peoples would even want to pop for an eight person
Jan 21, 2025, 8:12 AM
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gathering. Too much effort for not a lot of return. We have a caterer reserved every year for our church Christmas supper, and he charges $15 a head, with the expectation that it will be 20 people minimum. So far, the minimum has not come into effect, but we are an old crowd that is dropping like flies lately.
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Re: Private chef gig price?
Jan 21, 2025, 9:47 AM
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$750-900***
Jan 21, 2025, 10:29 AM
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Orange Beast [6306]
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I just pulled up recent catering invoices
Jan 21, 2025, 10:40 AM
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ranges from a burger party @ $43 each plus hourly charge for serving staff to four course meal @ $185 each
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sounds like
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Jan 21, 2025, 10:51 AM
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you need to be sellin more insurance bruh
haha - calc cost, calc labor, add 50% margin.
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