What's the difference - personal chef, private chef, caterer?

A personal chef cooks for many clients while a private chef cooks for just one client. A personal chef is an independent contractor and acts as his or her own boss while a private chef is often a salaried worker with their client as the employer. A personal chef does all cooking in their client's kitchen. A caterer on the other hand, cooks food out of a commercial kitchen, then delivers it to the client's home. To have a meal delivery service like this, you must have your home kitchen or restaurant kitchen approved by the health department. Cooking in client homes is great because you don’t have the overhead of commercial kitchen rent, utilities, and stocking the kitchen with commercial equipment. You don’t have to do a kitchen inspection with the health department or pay sales tax or local meals tax. If you’re interested in becoming a personal chef, I welcome you to check out the link VirginiaStockwell.com that includes an actionable step-by-step guide to starting a personal chef business.