How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business haseverything readers need to know to launch a profitablebusiness as a personal chef. The number of people interestedin this profession is growing by leaps and bounds, givenincreasing number of students graduating from cookingschool, the popularity of food television, and peoplelooking to supplement their income with work they enjoy.What's the difference between a personal chef and a caterer?Personal chefs don't need special training (no culinaryschool necessary!) - they just need to be good home cooks.And given that today even middle-class families are hiringpersonal chefs as a healthy and convenient way to feed theirfamilies, and the number of individuals who need to hire apersonal chef to follow a special diet, the call forpersonal chefs is growing as well.