Therapeutic and special diets
For digestive and heart conditions, for diabetes, and anywhere a doctor has prescribed a diet.
Household staffing · Yerevan
A private chef, and
a kitchen worth coming home to
Good food at home is not a luxury. It is what holds the week together. Renta Staffing Agency places private chefs in Yerevan who take the kitchen off you entirely, from the menu to the washing-up.
- A trial meal cooked in your own kitchen, before you decide anything
- A culinary qualification, a health certificate and experience we have checked
- A trial period, with nothing committed
3–5 daysfirst profiles after signing
3–5candidates to choose from
3free replacements
6 monthsstandard term of the agreement
Specialities
Chefs for different kitchens
We match the chef to the way your family eats. Health and age come into it, and so do the habits of the house.
Cooking for children
Menus from six months up, by age and around allergies.
Vegetarian and vegan
A balanced diet without meat or any other animal product.
Cuisines and banquets
Armenian, Italian, French and Japanese. A table for 50 guests and more.
Duties
What a private chef does
This is more than somebody who cooks. The chef takes charge of how the household eats: what everyone likes, when they eat, and what their health allows.
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner, to a menu you have agreed
- Planning the week’s food around what the family likes
- Buying the food, fresh and in season
- Checking use-by dates and keeping the store cupboard stocked
- Leaving the kitchen clean
- Laying the table and presenting the food well
- A prescribed or therapeutic diet
- A children’s menu by age, and around whatever the child cannot eat
- Cooking for a party, and putting together a banquet menu
How we check a candidate
Four stages before you meet anyone
1
Documents
Culinary qualification, health certificate, criminal record certificate.
2
Experience
Restaurants, cafés or other families, with references we can call.
3
References
We ring previous employers ourselves.
4
Interview in person
Standard of cooking, cleanliness, timekeeping, and how they work inside a family home.
Hours
How the work is set up
The schedule, the menu and the shopping budget go into the agreement. So does the length of the day. Anything beyond it is paid at an hourly rate.
Working arrangements for a private chef
| Arrangement | How it works | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Live-out chef | Daily or a few times a week, full or part of the day | on a schedule |
| Live-in chef | The whole day’s food, from an early breakfast to a late dinner | Live-in · by arrangement |
| Chef for an event | One occasion: a party, a banquet, a family gathering | one-off |
The schedule and the list of duties go into the agreement, in plain English.
Yerevan and the rest of Armenia
Why this matters in Yerevan
Armenian life happens at the table. Real home cooking, a generous spread and knowing how to receive guests are all taken seriously here. But Yerevan moves faster than it did, and there are no longer the hours to cook. A private chef keeps that table going without taking your evening.
- Our own register of candidates, with references we have taken up ourselves
- First profiles within 3–5 days of signing
- A replacement if the person is not right for you
- Confidentiality at every stage of the search
- Yerevan and the regions of Armenia
Our fee
One payment, made when the agreement is signed
Our fee is 50 % of the employee’s monthly salary, split equally between the client and the employee.
50 %of one month’s salary – the whole cost of the search
The client pays25 %
The employee pays25 %
Term of the agreementsix months
Free replacementsup to three
How the payment works
- At signing the client pays their 25 %, and the employee’s 25 % in one go.
- The employee then receives their first month’s salary minus that 25 %.
- On a replacement the new employee pays us 25 %. For you the replacement is free.
- A shorter agreement is possible; we discuss the terms case by case.
How it works
From enquiry to the first dinner
01
Enquiry
You describe the job and what matters to you. We ask about the requirements and terms.
02
Agreement
We take the brief, sign the agreement and settle the fee. Your replacement guarantee starts here.
03
Search
Within 3–5 days you receive profiles of three to five suitable candidates.
04
Interviews
By phone, online or in person, whichever suits you.
05
Trial days
If you wish, they work a few trial days before anything is settled.
Questions
What people ask most often
Can we taste the chef’s cooking before we hire?
Yes, and we insist on it. The chef cooks several dishes in your own kitchen, and you judge the food, the way it is served and the way they work. A trial period of a few days follows, and you are not committed to anything.
What does a private chef cost in Yerevan?
It depends on the arrangement and the speciality. A live-out chef three days a week costs a good deal less than a live-in one, or a chef who cooks therapeutic diets. Our fee is 50 % of one month’s salary, of which the client pays 25 %.
Does the chef do the shopping?
Usually, yes. It is part of the job: choosing what is fresh and in season, checking use-by dates, keeping the store cupboard well stocked. The budget and how you settle it are agreed beforehand and written into the agreement.
Can we have a chef only for a party?
Yes. A single evening – a banquet, a family gathering – is a separate arrangement, from a small dinner to a table for 50 guests and more. The menu is agreed in advance.
Will the chef work around diets and allergies?
Yes. We look for a chef whose speciality fits: therapeutic diets set by a doctor, children’s menus around allergies, vegetarian cooking. We go through the restrictions at the first consultation.
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Enquiry
Tell us how you eat and we will find the chef
Say who is in the family, what they like, any diets, and the schedule you want. We will call you back with names.
- +374 41 303 395
- office@renta.am
- 4/12 Marshal Babajanyan Street, Yerevan