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Hire chefs directly. Skip the recruiter tax.

Verified employer accounts get access to the full chef directory — availability at a glance, cuisine and kitchen-style filters, and a direct line to every chef. No third-party recruiters between you and the person you want to hire.

What employer accounts get

Rolling out after the chef directory opens
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Full chef directory access

Every profile, filterable by cuisine, kitchen style, years of experience, and distance from your address. Availability visible on every card.

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Post open roles

Line cook, sous, exec, catering. Verified employer badge on every listing. Chefs apply through their FindLocalChefs profile — no external ATS.

03

Direct outreach

Message any chef about a stage, a tasting, or a full-time offer. No recruiter fee, no gatekeeper.

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Verified peer network

See who other verified chefs and employers have endorsed. Cuts your reference-check time from days to a scroll.

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Off-platform terms

Every conversation, contract, and payment happens between you and the chef. FindLocalChefs is the introduction — not a middleman.

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Puget Sound at launch

Dense-not-wide. We open in the Puget Sound region first, then expand city by city with the same standard.

Verification required

One-time · protects chefs from spam and bad actors

Every employer account is verified before it goes live.

Business license, W-9, and one active restaurant reference. Individual hiring managers are tied to the verified business. If you can't verify, you can't message chefs.

Third-party recruiters are banned.

Signup requires two separate confirmations, both recorded with timestamp:

Join the employer waitlist

Employer accounts open after the chef directory is live. Get on the list and we'll reach out when verification opens in your city.

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