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Chalet chef / chalet host

Cooks breakfasts, cakes and evening meals for guests in ski chalets over the winter season, often also cleaning and hosting. A classic first job abroad for many young cooks.

A real shift

Early breakfast, afternoon cake, evening three-course dinner, with cleaning between. Afternoons often free to ski.

Skills that matter

  • Menu planning on a budget
  • Batch cooking
  • Hosting
  • Self-reliance
  • Adaptability at altitude

Qualifications

  • Level 2 Food Safety
  • Chalet cookery courses
  • Post-Brexit: check work permits for EU resorts

Where it leads

  1. Chalet chef / chalet host
  2. Private chef
  3. Yacht chef
  4. Head chef in a resort

What we'd ask on the show

  • Brexit and the end of the British chalet season?
  • Cooking at altitude
  • Season work as a career launchpad

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