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The Chef's Cut

Private Chef Life (Part 2): Chef Olivia Tiedemann on Going Private, Breaking Pasta in an Emergency, and Her Worst Restaurant Job Ever

Sep 29, 2025 · 50 min
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We’re back for part two of our three-part series on private chef work, this time with guest Olivia Tiedemann. She tells us how she went from the fine dining world of New York City, to working as a private chef, to Instagram stardom. Plus, we discuss:

  • The “kitchen habits” from restaurants that we just can’t kick

  • Fork It or Forget It: Breaking pasta in half

  • How Olivia transitioned out of fine dining and her best advice for success in private work

  • Working big events, including F1, South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and the Cayman Cookout 

  • Walk In Confession: Olivia tells us about the most incompetent chef she ever worked with

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