Private chef Yuda Galis declined to give details on his clients, but reportedly revealed that one of his clients once demanded only green food. "It required me to be quite inventive!"
Sources: (Vogue) (news.com.au) (The Telegraph) (Food & Wine) (HuffPost) ('The Lonely Hour') (Bon Appétit) (Best Health) (Cosmopolitan) (Delish)
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While most personal chefs offer menus for the week, Rihanna's personal chef Debbie Solomon told Bon Appétit that Rihanna is a "moody eater," and her appetite fluctuates, so she finds out what she's making when Rihanna decides that day.
While following the Atkins diet after giving birth, Kim worked with nutritionist Colette Heimowitz to create a 1,800-calorie-a-day diet, which reportedly consisted of omelettes, grilled chicken, and peanut butter cups.
Solomon said her "job really depends on" Scotch Bonnet pepper sauce from Barbados. Rihanna apparently puts it on everything. She likes it hot!
"They love Mariah so much, some guys asked for my autograph," Einav said.
While rude clients are said to be rare, the anonymous chef warned that sometimes the celeb's entourage is the real danger. He said he would sometimes arrive in the morning to a kitchen littered with cigarette and joint butts—and sometimes ashes on the food he'd prepared.
Lauren Gerrie, personal chef to Marc Jacobs, told Cosmopolitan in 2016 that it took several years to build trust with the designer. Eventually, he would be excited when she tried something new.
A personal chef actually plays an enormous role in a celebrity's life. They're with them from breakfast to dinner, cooking in their homes and on their vacations, and they wield a lot of power. These experts in the kitchen also get to see the stars when all the cameras are off, and while they have to deal with their clients' every wish—presuming they're getting paid enough—they also have some secrets of their own.
Usually, personal chefs are required in their contracts not to share details of their clients' diets (how else will celebrities sell those lifestyle books?), but there are few occasions on which they've generously spilled the beans. And what spicy beans they've been! Click through to see some wild confessions and hard truths about what it takes to feed the famous.
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A personal chef actually plays an enormous role in a celebrity's life. They're with them from breakfast to dinner, cooking in their homes and on their vacations, and they wield a lot of power. These experts in the kitchen also get to see the stars when all the cameras are off, and while they have to deal with their clients' every wish—presuming they're getting paid enough—they also have some secrets of their own.
Usually, personal chefs are required in their contracts not to share details of their clients' diets (how else will celebrities sell those lifestyle books?), but there are few occasions on which they've generously spilled the beans. And what spicy beans they've been! Click through to see some wild confessions and hard truths about what it takes to feed the famous.