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Purchase ‘How to start a home-based Personal Chef Business’

by Denise Vivaldo: http://www.foodfanatics.net/

We recommend Denise Vivaldo’s Personal Chef training manual. It gives practical information and the how tos of how to go about starting up a Personal Chef business. The key to success in any business is to acquire knowledge in the field you are interested in and learn from those who are currently in the business.

At Personal Chefs Cooperative, we are unlike any other professional trade association group in the industry. We are a non- profit association so our goal is not to make money off of members, but to network with a group of likeminded professionals and to support our members. Some of our most successful members are offering training for those new to the industry that feel they need more hands on approach. We recommend Denise’s books as well as joining PCC and being active in our members forums for additional support.

Denise Vivaldo

A seasoned food professional with over 20 years of experience, Denise Vivaldo has catered more than 10,000 parties and has cooked for such guests as George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Prince Charles, Bette Midler, Suzanne Somers, Merv Griffin, Cher, Aaron Spelling, Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Maria Shriver.

She began her culinary training at the Ritz Escoffier and La Varenne in Paris, and then graduated Chef de Cuisine from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Denise spent numerous years as a professor at UCLA’s Culinary Program and at her alma mater, The California Culinary Academy.

In 1988, Denise founded Food Fanatics, a catering, recipe-development, and food-styling firm based in Los Angeles, California. Since that time, she has catered for such events as the Academy Awards Governor’s Ball, Sunset Magazine’s Taste of Sunset, and Hollywood wrap parties. She has also styled food for countless local and nationally syndicated television shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NapaStyle with Michael Chiarello, and Inside Dish with Rachel Ray.

Denise is the author of How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, which has sold more than 150,000 copies and is in its 5th printing, and How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business. She is also the author of Do It For Less! Parties, Do It For Less! Weddings, and the soon to be published The Entertaining Encyclopedia. She is currently working on The Food Styling Handbook, a book based on her decades of wide-ranging food styling experience. Denise teaches catering and food styling seminars and workshops across the country and internationally.

Denise has been a featured guest on a variety of television networks and shows including Good Day L.A., ABC Morning News, the Japanese Drama Channel, The Food Network, Home & Garden Network, TV Guide Channel, SoapNet, Lifetime TV, and TV Land.

As a consultant, Denise assists companies to better their products. Clients include Hamilton Beach, QVC, Hunt-Wesson/ConAgra, Euro Direct, Hy-vee- Homeland Housewares, and Future Kitchen Technologies.

Denise has helped many people with their cookbooks, including: Mariel’s Healthy Kitchen by Mariel Hemmingway; The Date Night Cookbook by Meredith Phillips; Somersize Fast and Easy Cookbook, Somersize Desserts, Somersize Chocolate, and Eat, Cheat and Melt the Fat Away, by Suzanne Somers; The Food Mover Cookbook and Steam Away the Pounds! by Richard Simmons; The Calorie Countdown Cookbook by Juan-Carlos Cruz; Eat, Taste, Heal by Dr. Tom Yarema; The 3-Hour Diet Cookbook by Jorge Cruise; and Hey, Mom! I’m Hungry! by Susan Powter.

How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business by Denise Vivaldo has everything readers need to know to launch a profitable business as a personal chef. The number of people interested in this profession is growing by leaps and bounds, given increasing number of students graduating from cooking school, the popularity of food television, and people looking to supplement their income with work they enjoy.

What’s the difference between a personal chef and a caterer? Personal chefs don’t need special training (no culinary school necessary!)–they just need to be good home cooks. And given that today even middle-class families are hiring personal chefs as a healthy and convenient way to feed their families, and the number of individuals who need to hire a personal chef to follow a special diet, the call for personal chefs is growing as well.

Are you passionate about cooking? Have you ever thought about working from home at something you enjoy? Now you can make your dreams a reality.

Through plain language and easy-to-follow worksheets, Denise Vivaldo takes you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based personal chef business. She shares her vast experience and expert advice on everything from estimating your start-up costs and finding clients to cooking for special needs and staying profitable. Whether you’re just starting to learn the trade or are an experienced chef looking to be your own boss, this guide can help you build your own successful personal chef business.
 
 

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