Private Chef

Bestica Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestica Inc. in San Antonio seeks a seasoned Private Chef to lead culinary operations across three properties in Texas and Colorado. This traveling role demands independence, discretion, and a passion for exceptional hospitality.

You will design menus, source ingredients, and oversee greenhouse-to-table initiatives, delivering wellness-forward, seasonal meals while coordinating with ranch and household staff.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a private chef or equivalent in high-end hospitality
• Willingness to travel frequently and stay away from home base
• Organized, discreet, and service-minded
• Experience with wellness/clean-eating cuisine and garden-to-table concepts a plus
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass a background check

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily family meals and entertaining for guests across three properties
• Plan menus, source ingredients, and manage kitchen operations at each location
• Lead greenhouse-to-table program, including harvest and menu development
• Provide wellness-focused, seasonal cuisine and accommodate dietary needs
• Oversee budgeting, inventory, vendor relationships, and coordination with staff

Skills

Private chef experience

Travel readiness

Discretion

Wellness cuisine

Garden-to-table

Game/ranch cooking

Driver's license

Background check

Job description

A San Antonio-based family is hiring a full-time Private Chef to lead all culinary operations across three homes: our primary residence in San Antonio, our mountain lodge near Creede, Colorado, and our ranch in South Texas. We take hospitality seriously — our goal is that every guest, whether a close friend or a business partner, leaves having had the best meal and the best experience of their year — and the chef is central to making that happen. This is a traveling role: the chef moves with the family and guests between properties, with peak season at the Colorado lodge each summer.

What you'll own

• Daily meals for the family, plus entertaining for guests ranging from intimate dinners to multi-day hosting at the ranches
• Menu planning, sourcing, and kitchen management at each property — including remote-location provisioning in the Colorado mountains
• Leading the greenhouse-to-table program at the Colorado and Texas properties — planning what gets grown, harvesting, and building menus around a steady supply of homegrown vegetables and herbs, with on-site staff handling day-to-day greenhouse care when you're at another property
• Wellness-minded cooking: clean, seasonal, nutrition-forward menus, with flexibility for dietary needs and special occasions
• Running a tight kitchen: budgeting, inventory, vendor relationships, and coordination with ranch and household staff

Who we're looking for

• 5+ years as a private chef, estate chef, or in a comparable high-end hospitality or fine-dining role
• Comfortable with frequent travel and extended stays away from a home base; able to work independently in remote settings
• Organized, discreet, and genuinely service-minded — you take pride in anticipating what the family and guests need
• Experience with wellness/clean-eating cuisine, kitchen-garden or greenhouse growing, and game or ranch-to-table cooking is a strong plus
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass a background check