Junior personal chef -- would people pay for this?

[Anonymous]

My teen is a really good cook for his age.

We're doing the college hunt, and he is having real reservations about living on campus without a kitchen.

Do you think that people would pay for a college kid to come make a meal for them? Or to stock their fridge with a few things? He'd probably do it for free if someone paid for the ingredients, and let him take a serving home for himself, but I am wondering if it could be a part time job. Like a personal chef but with no credentials.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. He's not bonded or insured to do this. What if he burns himself cooking? Drops a hot heavy skillet on their family dog or worse, child? What if he slices the tip of his finger off?

[Anonymous]

I'm sure someone would but I wouldn't. Walmart plus in home delivers and puts food away for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. He's not bonded or insured to do this. What if he burns himself cooking? Drops a hot heavy skillet on their family dog or worse, child? What if he slices the tip of his finger off?

+1. This is really not a thing, unless he wants to do dogsitting or childcare in addition.

[Anonymous]

I’d market to old people. They have the money, flexibility, resources, need the interaction, etc. Yes I think they’d pay for a grocery shopping and meal prep service.

[Anonymous]

He just needs to make friends with someone who lives off campus.

I attended a small campus church that did Sunday dinners and we'd cook sometimes. I also lived in a former sorority house one year that had a full kitchen in the basement and we could use that.

[Anonymous]

Drops a heavy pot on the family dog? You people are nuts!

[Anonymous]

Why doesn’t he attend culinary school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why doesn’t he attend culinary school?

He doesn't want to be a chef. He'll be fine as an adult, because he will presumably have a kitchen and he can cook for himself, or have friends over, or one day have a family to cook for.

It's just a hobby, but one that's practical.

[Anonymous]

I would love something like this!

[Anonymous]

Can’t he get a job working in the cafeteria on campus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t he get a job working in the cafeteria on campus?

Food service is very, very different and much less fun than home cooking.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who runs a home care business, which helps senior citizens stay in their homes and they help out with tasks such as cooking, driving them to the grocery store, etc.

Maybe this could be a job for him one day a week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who runs a home care business, which helps senior citizens stay in their homes and they help out with tasks such as cooking, driving them to the grocery store, etc.

Maybe this could be a job for him one day a week?

Oooh he would love that. That is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drops a heavy pot on the family dog? You people are nuts!

In my lifetime I've known two people who dropped a pot of boiling water on a toddler and a dog. Accidents happen.