Episode 55: Delighting Europe's Wealthiest Families: Chef Michele Mirabile's Culinary Journey

The Private Chef Podcast - Serving the 1%

In this episode of The Private Chef Podcast, we are joined by Chef Michele Mirabile, a seasoned private chef who has catered to the culinary needs of Europe's most affluent families. Chef Michele shares his journey, discussing the dynamics of serving high-profile clients, the challenges he faces and his creative culinary solutions to exceed his clients' expectations. He also highlights the demands for private chefs in the UK and other international locations. Tune in to learn more about why Chef Michele decided to stay in the UK and how it has provided him with great opportunities as a private chef.
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Time Stamps
[00:01:27] Serving high-profile clients
[00:07:31] Transitioning into private work
[00:14:06] Menu planning and organization
00:17:59] Collaboration between front and back house
[00:25:02] Special occasions and guest expectations
[00:26:45] Different cuisines as a private chef
[00:34:45] Dealing with unreasonable requests
[00:40:06] Developing better vegetarian cuisine
[00:43:20] Trend towards healthier nutrition
[00:49:56] Being a private household chef
Sound Bites
"The attitude is extremely important."
"Doing something different every day helps to develop yourself and create a better personality, create yourself as a better chef."
"And the collaboration, obviously, during the service time with the butler or the waiters or whatever, a good collaboration, a good chat and explain how the plates must be plated, must be served, all these kind of things, the collaboration between the front house, and the back house is determinant to give as well, a spot on service is what they wanted."
"It's they pay us because they want us to do the job in the way they want it."
"You have to be extremely professional, extremely chef, good, talented chef to, you know, to make them happy."

"Great minds discuss ideas."
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