Unlike cheffing where you're able to totally do your own thing traditional personal cheffing requires a lot more consideration to your clients flavor preferences, food sensitivies and health concerns. Here are some suggestions that will help get and keep you in business.

Becoming a personal chef? Here are the things you must do to set yourself up right for a successful new business venture or to strengthen an existing one. Don´t take this process for granted! Discover the timeless principles and fundamentals of designing your best personal chef structure.

Who says you have to know it all or that you've had to produce it all to become a major player in your field? Here are some techniques that will help you overcome your perceived deficits and capitalize on the expert information out there to boost your personal cheffing business.

Pasta can be a welcome guest to a meal to feed the masses. One of my favorites is orzo. It's fun, versatile and can easily be eaten hot or cold, savory or sweet. Here's a recipe I prepared to tantalize the taste buds of a few friends in town for a wedding.

Have you ever run into a client who has such a specialized diet that it takes you to the end of your limits? Sometimes as personal chefs we have to make special considerations for our special needs clientele. Here are some ways to insure you always have an answer to their concerns.

You can never get too familiar with your specialty food stores. When you keep your finger on the pulse of what your marketplace is carrying, you keep your finger on the pulse of what your adoring fans may be looking for. Keep abreast of this when perusing your specialty foods markets.

As a personal chef, farmer's markets are great resources to have in your repetoire. They provide a never-ending list of possibilities for you and your clientele. When I'm going on a food foraging mission and sourcing items to prepare, here's what I do.

Every personal chef has to have a good list of ingredients and their uses in their knowledge base. I always look at new things to try out to keep my menus new, fun, cutting edge and still practical. This week's review is on a 'tiny' rice called Kalijira. Here's what I have to say...

Being prepared for whatever comes your way is highly underrated. It keeps you from being caught on the wrong side of opportunity. Here are a few simple tips that will keep your pantry full, your creativity flowing and your clients calling you back for more.

There's nothing better than to have on hand ready made items of culinary convenience. It'll shrink a major project down to minor size in no time. Here's a recipe I like for a convenient spread that's great on crackers, bread, mixed in with pasta or as a tasty addition to a rich, creamy soup.