What You’ll Learn
In essence, you will learn exactly what you need in order to build a business or build onto your business to achieve success. All one-on-one sessions with Chef Monica Thomas are customized to pinpoint your precise needs and to find effective, immediate solutions and strategies. Here are but a few of the topics that pop up frequently.
- Personal Chef lingo for the new chef (5 x 4? 6 x 2? In-home food preparation for parties? Fee plus?)
- Creative and efficient menu planning with practical tips
- Overall cook day game plan
- Sourcing your ingredients
- Managing your client’s pantry
- Minimizing chef-carried essentials
- Effective set up in the client’s home
- Timing for food prep, cooling and packaging
- The nitty-gritty of costing for parties and cooking classes
- The container conundrum with links to resources
- Ins and outs of marketing from low tech to social media
- Business-generating activities
- Agreements and contracts
- Additional income-generating work – pantry make-overs; cooking classes; dietary coaching; cooking demonstrations; shopping for healthy eating; and more