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Join the private-chef marketplace with 0% UpChef commission. Manage menus, availability, customer messages, and bookings for clients across the United States.
Free to join · 0% UpChef commission
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Run your private chef business in the United States with a platform designed for professionals.
UpChef commission for chefs is 0%.
Clients book and message you through the app. No phone tag, no scattered inboxes.
Collect verified reviews, grow your reputation, and attract better-fit clients.
UpChef operates in 15 countries, with one professional chef profile.
Stripe Connect handles your payouts automatically after each booking.
Set your own prices, availability, cuisine types, and guest minimums. You run your business.
Create your chef profile in minutes.
Complete Stripe Connect onboarding to receive payouts automatically.
Add menus, pricing, and availability for clients in your city.
Accept bookings and grow your private chef business.
UpChef takes 0% commission from chefs in the United States. You set your prices and manage your work; UpChef never takes a booking commission from chefs.
UpChef does not take a commission from chef bookings.
Full control over what you charge and cook.
Funds are handled through the platform and released after the event flow completes.
Become a private chef
UpChef is the marketplace where talented chefs in the United States build a private-chef business on their own terms. Whether you're a restaurant professional looking for a side income, a caterer ready to scale, or a home cook turning your passion into a career, UpChef gives you the platform, the clients, and the tools — without taking a cut of your work.
There are no application fees and UpChef charges chefs 0% commission. You set your menus, your prices, and your schedule. Clients across the United States find you, book you, and pay securely through the app. The only thing we ask is that you cook food people remember.
Your income is yours to shape. Private chefs on UpChef set their own per-guest or per-event pricing, so the value of each booking depends on the menu, market, guest count, and repeat demand — and UpChef charges chefs 0% commission. Build a roster of regular clients and repeat bookings, and private cheffing in the United States becomes a real, sustainable business rather than an occasional gig.
UpChef chefs in the United States come from every corner of the food world. What they share is craft, reliability, and a love of cooking for real people in real homes.
Searching for private chef jobs in the United States? UpChef isn't an employer and these aren't shift jobs — it's better. You work for yourself, choose which bookings to accept, and earn directly from clients with no commission taken out. It's the flexibility of freelance private-chef work with a steady stream of real bookings, in whichever cities in the United States you want to cook.
Most platforms take 15–30% of everything you make. UpChef charges chefs 0% commission — ever. We believe the person who planned the menu, sourced the ingredients, cooked the meal, and cleaned the kitchen should not lose an UpChef commission on that work. That choice isn't a promotion or a trial; it's how UpChef works in the United States and everywhere we operate.
Every completed booking earns you verified reviews and a public chef profile clients can share. Your page on UpChef becomes your portfolio — your menus, your signature dishes, your ratings — working for you around the clock to attract higher-value bookings across the United States.
Across the US — New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and the suburbs in between — hiring a personal chef has gone mainstream. Busy households want weekly meal prep, hosts want unforgettable dinner parties, and companies book chefs for executive lunches and offsites. It's one of the fastest-growing corners of the food economy, and the chefs winning in it are the ones who own their client relationships directly.
UpChef is built for exactly that. List your services, set your own pricing, and connect with clients near you who are ready to book. There's 0% UpChef commission for chefs, no required exclusivity, and no recruiter taking a slice.
US personal and private chefs price by event, by head, or by weekly meal-prep package, with premiums for fine dining, dietary specialisation, and high-demand cities. A full schedule of private dinners and recurring meal-prep clients can replace a full-time kitchen salary — and UpChef charges chefs 0% commission. The platform turns your cooking, your menus, and your reviews into a business you control.
Earnings vary by service, menu, market, and guest count. You set your own prices, and UpChef charges chefs 0% commission.
Zero. UpChef commission for chefs is 0% on every booking.
Complete verification so clients can book you with confidence. Applications are usually reviewed within 24 hours, and our team guides you through it.
Yes. You control your pricing, availability, cuisine types, and guest minimums completely.
Stripe Connect handles your payouts automatically after each booking.
Download the app, set up your profile, and complete verification. Free to join.
Free to join · 0% UpChef commission