Chef Instructor — Cooking Classes & Private Dinners

Farmchefconnect; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Seasonal schedule Oct 2026–Jan 2027

No client hunting

Chef co-op network behind menus

Job summary

VK Capital Ventures Inc. is seeking Chef Instructors in Houston to lead hands-on cooking classes, workforce-readiness sessions, and farm-to-table dinners during the Fall 2026 season. Instructors will work as working chefs, guiding guests through menus throughout service.

Responsibilities include teaching scheduled classes, leading dinners, and coordinating with event contacts. Houston-based applicants with food-handling certification or willingness to obtain one are preferred; evenings and

Qualifications

• Professional cooking experience; teaching, training, or demo experience a strong plus.
• Comfortable leading a room of adult learners while you cook.
• Houston-based; reliable transportation to class and event locations across Houston.
• Food handler certification (or willingness to obtain before your first class).

Responsibilities

• Teach scheduled cooking classes and workforce-readiness sessions.
• Lead Friday farm-to-table dinners, teaching the menu to guests.
• Cook for and instruct at private chef dinners and group experiences.
• Set up/breakdown your station and maintain food-safety standards for yourself and students.
• Coordinate with the event contact on timing, headcounts, and menu needs for each shift.

Skills

Cooking expertise

Teaching / demonstration

Food safety

Classroom management

Logistics coordination

Education

Food handler certification

Job description

About VK Capital Ventures Inc.

Runs Travel Villa Kitchen — a Houston chef co‑op, cooking‑class and private‑dinner company (plus Six Rows Coffee and Farm2Chef, our farmer‑chef marketplace). We are hiring Chef Instructors to teach our fall season: hands‑on cooking classes, workforce‑readiness sessions, and farm‑to‑table dinners where the instructor teaches the menu through the night. Our instructors are working chefs who love showing people how to cook — not lecturing at them.

Responsibilities

• Teach scheduled cooking classes and workforce‑readiness sessions from the season program (class assignments follow our Fall 2026 Master schedule).
• Lead Friday farm‑to‑table dinners, teaching the menu to guests through the service.
• Cook for and instruct at private chef dinners and group experiences as assigned.
• Run your station's setup and breakdown, and keep food‑safety standards (gloves, hair restraints, clean stations) for yourself and any students.
• Coordinate with the event contact (Community Coordinator) on timing, headcounts, and menu needs for each shift.

Qualifications

• Professional cooking experience; teaching, training, or demo experience a strong plus.
• Comfortable leading a room of adult learners while you cook.
• Reliable transportation to class and event locations across Houston.
• Food handler certification (or willingness to obtain before your first class).
• Houston‑based.

Schedule

Per published class/event schedule, Fall 2026 season (Oct 2026–Jan 2027) — evenings and weekends included.

Benefits

• $25/hr for all teaching work.
• A season of booked classes and dinners — no client hunting.
• Work inside a chef co‑op with a farm‑to‑chef supply network behind your menus.