Personal Chef

Tiny Spoon Chef, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

W-2 with benefits

Paid time off

Steady paycheck

Billing & scheduling handled

Job summary

Tiny Spoon's Maryland market offers a full-time private chef career centered around Bethesda, with a Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule and evenings and weekends free. You cook, build client relationships, and leave the business side to the team.

As a W-2 employee, you receive a steady paycheck, paid prep time, and benefits. Tiny Spoon handles scheduling, billing, and client care, while finding clients matched to your style.

Qualifications

• Full-time private chef role based in the Maryland market.
• Monday–Friday schedule, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; evenings/weekends off.
• Support with business side: scheduling, billing, and client care handled by the team.

Responsibilities

• Cook in client homes and build relationships with clients.
• Maintain client relations and provide quality private chef service.
• Collaborate with Tiny Spoon team on scheduling, billing and client care.

Job description

Maryland market · Bethesda and nearby communities Personal Chef · Full-time · W-2

Maryland private chef jobs

For chefs interested in a full-time personal chef career in Maryland, the work is designed around a Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule, with evenings and weekends free. You keep the craft and the client relationships. We handle the business side, from matching and scheduling to billing and support.

Tiny Spoon's Maryland market is close to D.C., with client homes across the Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Capitol Heights, and Silver Spring areas. Every kitchen has its own routines, but the job stays personal: you cook, build relationships, and leave the business side to the team. With evenings and weekends free, that can mean a ride on the Capital Crescent Trail or dinner where you are seated at the table for once.

Where you'll cook

Bethesda Chevy Chase Capitol Heights Silver Spring Now hiring

why chefs choose Tiny Spoon over going it alone

Independent vs. Tiny Spoon for Maryland chefs

Working independently gives you control, but it also gives you a second job: finding households, answering inquiries, planning routes, sending invoices, chasing payments, and finding coverage when you need a day off. Tiny Spoon keeps the personal work personal and puts a team behind the business side.

On your own

• No vacation coverage. Miss too much time and the income goes first, the client isn't far behind.
• One bad season and there's no floor underneath you
• Late payments you have to chase yourself
• You're the marketer, biller, and bookkeeper before you're the chef
• Health insurance out of pocket, at individual-market rates

With Tiny Spoon

• A market team that covers you when you're out, plus paid time off so it doesn't cost you income.
• Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm, evenings and weekends free
• A steady paycheck and paid prep time, every week
• Billing, scheduling, and client care handled for you
• Clients found, vetted, and matched to your style
• W-2 status with benefits for full-time chefs

Benefits without the burnout. Consistent schedules without the craziness. Relationships without the restaurant drama.

Maryland market · Bethesda and nearby communities

Maryland private chef jobs available right now

Tiny Spoon's Maryland market includes Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Capitol Heights, and Silver Spring. Check the live job board for current Maryland roles, and we'll stay in touch as opportunities change.

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