A twelve-week, private mentorship for professional chefs
Transform Your Chef Career
in 90 Days
Coaching for chefs ready to work as a private chef
The Private Chef Coaching Programme is a one-to-one mentorship designed to guide professional chefs into a fully operational private chef career — with the structure, tools, and positioning required to secure high-level clients.
Places are limited. Entry by application only.
You already have the skill. Here’s what’s actually stopping you.
Most professional chefs believe their cooking will be enough. It isn’t — not because the cooking is insufficient, but because the private world operates by different rules entirely. Here is where they struggle:
Pricing
They undercharge, accept unclear terms, and burn out within 12 months.
Positioning
They present as a chef for hire, not a private chef. Agencies reject them — not because of skill, but presentation.
Client expectations
UHNW clients operate differently. The standards, communication, and discretion requirements are never explained.
Operational chaos
Without the right contracts and systems, even excellent chefs lose the clients they worked hard to find.
Agency access
Most chefs don’t know what agencies are looking for, or how to position themselves to be accepted.
This programme teaches you what to do instead — before you make these mistakes.
Private Chef Positioning
A clear professional identity as a private chef — not a chef working within someone else’s structure
Industry Insight
A deep understanding of how the private world operates across households, yachts, estates, and agencies
Professional Toolkit
A complete, client-ready professional toolkit
Client Acquisition Confidence
The confidence and structure to approach agencies and private clients correctly
30-Day Success Roadmap
A personalised 30-day action plan to secure your next role
Is this programme right
for you?
This programme is for you if:
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You have at least three years of professional experience (restaurant, hotel, catering, or equivalent)
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You are ready to transition into private chef work — full-time or alongside your current role
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You want to work with private families, estates, embassies, superyachts or UHNW households
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You are serious about building a sustainable, independent career
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You are prepared to apply what you learn between sessions
This programme is not for you if:
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You are at the beginning of your career
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You are looking for a cooking course or technical training
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You want information without accountability
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You are not ready to commit to the transition
Twelve weeks.
Three phases.
One direction.
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Positioning & Identity · Weeks 1–4
You define your professional identity, your market, and your direction as a private chef. Without this clarity, everything else is built on sand.
Understanding the Private World · Weeks 5–8
You gain a clear, realistic understanding of how private chef work operates — across private families, superyachts, large estates, agencies and UHNW households, including the unwritten rules that are never explained but always judged.
Launch & Professional Readiness · Weeks 9–12
You build your professional toolkit, finalise your positioning, and complete your 30-day action plan. By the end of this phase, you are not preparing. You are ready to act.
14-Day Money-Back Guarantee
If, within the first 14 days, you feel this programme is not the right fit, simply let us know and receive a full refund.
No conditions. No questions asked.
Everything included in the programme
6 Private One-to-One Sessions
Scheduled every two weeks with Chef Eric Duvin. Applied directly to your situation, background, and objectives.
Direct Access Between Sessions
Message and email support throughout the full twelve weeks for guidance, questions, and accountability.
Structured Phase Guides
Applied documentation for each of the three phases — designed for practical use, not passive reading.
Real-World Scenario Exercises
Mock client briefs, pricing simulations, agency application walkthroughs, and client situation exercises.
Your Professional Launch Kit
A complete set of client-ready tools delivered at the end of the programme. See full list below.
Full Access — Le Gourmet French Chef Library
Every video lesson and PDF resource from classical French technique through to pastry and advanced repertoire. Sold separately at €737. Included in full.
30-Day Post-Programme Check-In
A follow-up session after completion to review your progress and adjust your plan as you begin working in the market.
Your Professional Launch Kit
At the end of the programme, you receive a complete set of tools ready for immediate use with your first client.
Client Contract & Service Agreement
Professionally structured for private chef work — covering scope, discretion, payment terms, and cancellation.
Invoice & Quotation Templates
Ready to use with households, event clients, and placement enquiries.
Private Client Onboarding System
A complete first-48-hours framework: what to ask, how to document, how to establish your systems.
Weekly Menu Planning Framework
A structured approach to presenting menus for private clients — adaptable to dietary requirements, seasonality, and preferences.
Private Chef Pricing Calculator
Rate structure for household placement, daily rates, events, and yacht contracts.
Curated Agency List
Leading private chef agencies in the household and superyacht sectors — with guidance on how to approach each one effectively.
Personalised 30-Day Action Plan
Step-by-step, built around your specific situation. Designed to secure your first or next client within 30 days.
From the programme
I spent two years trying to break into private chef work on my own. Within three months of the programme, I had my first household placement. What changed was not my cooking — it was my understanding of how this world actually works.
Frankie B.
Chef Eric’s experience made this different from anything I had tried before. He has actually done this. The programme gave me the confidence and the tools to approach agencies properly and it worked.
Jesse N.
Chef Eric doesn't teach theory. He teaches what actually happens in private households, estates, and yachts. That real-world perspective changed everything.
Jamie L.
MEET
Chef Eric
Chef Eric Duvin brings over four decades of experience in classical French cuisine. Trained in the grand tradition of French kitchens, he has worked in catering brigades and served private clients around the world, including embassies, aristocratic estates, and diplomatic residences across Europe.
Now Chef Eric is the owner and Executive Chef of
The Walnut Grove Cookery School in France,
where he teaches students from around the globe, how to cook classic French dishes using local, seasonal ingredients.
Much of his career was spent in private service, where precision, elegance, and discretion were the standard.
Those years instilled in him a meticulous approach to technique, an eye for detail, and a commitment to excellence that defines everything he cooks.
In Le Gourmet French Chef, Eric shares the same authentic methods he relied on throughout his career, giving you not just recipes, but the professional techniques and insights to create French cuisine with confidence in your own kitchen.
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Investment
The Private Chef Coaching Programme
12 Weeks · 6 Private Sessions · Complete Launch Kit + Full LGFC Library Access
This is a premium, private mentorship. Investment and payment options are discussed on your discovery call. Apply below to check your eligibility.
The LGFC library alone is worth €737 sold separately. The full programme investment pays for itself within the first week of your first yacht contract — or the first month of a household placement.
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14-Day Money-Back Guarantee
If after the first two weeks you do not feel this is the right fit, you may withdraw and receive a full refund.
No conditions. No questions asked.
This exists because the programme only works when the right person and the right moment align. The application process is designed to ensure that — but this guarantee removes any remaining hesitation.
Frequently asked questions
Apply for the Programme
Entry is by application only. Places are limited each intake to ensure a high level of personal attention.
1. Submit your short application using the form below
2. Book your 30-minute discovery call instantly
3. Attend your call with Chef Eric
4. Receive confirmation of your place and programme start date
Not all applicants are accepted.
The programme is a working relationship, and the fit must be right on both sides.
You already have the skill.
What you need is the structure, the understanding, and the ability to position yourself correctly in a different world.
This programme is designed to provide that — clearly, directly, and professionally.
— Chef Eric Duvin