Guest Chef — Paid Monthly Community Dinner ($300/dinner)

Description:

Hearty Meals for All serves a free, freshly prepared dinner every month in Davis Square for neighbors in need. We believe everyone deserves a dignified, delicious meal, and the chef who leads it is central to that.

We're looking for someone who wants to cook with purpose, not just skill.

Design and lead a dinner for 30 to 60 guests, one Friday a month. We source locally donated produce, meats, and dairy. You meet the delivery, select from what's available, build the menu around it, and run the kitchen.

What you'd do

• Meet the Food For Free delivery to select ingredients and plan your menu around them
  
• Run the kitchen on-site, with volunteer support for service and assembly
  
• Keep the kitchen compliant with health department standards
  
• Optional: build relationships with food vendors and suppliers to strengthen our ingredient sourcing
  

What you get

• $300 stipend per dinner
  
• Full menu control (we do have a few annual theme dinners such as March corned beef and July cookout)
  
• Volunteer support on-site for service and setup
  
• Executive Chef title and a real handoff: our longtime chef is stepping into a backup role and will mentor whoever comes next
  

Two ways to join

• Lead Chef: take most dinners throughout the year (second Fridays)
  
• Guest Chef rotation: commit to 3 to 4 dinners a year
  

Who we're looking for

• Experience cooking for groups (restaurant, catering, personal chef, instructor all welcome)
  
• ServSafe Manager certification (or willingness to get it, we can help)
  
• Comfortable directing volunteers and cooking for a diverse, community-centered guest list
  
• Available second Fridays, roughly midday through 5 PM and day before for prep
  
• Genuinely motivated by the mission
  

Happy to have you visit a dinner before committing!

Hearty Meals for All has served a free monthly community dinner in Davis Square since July 2008.