Private Chefs of Beverly Hills|比佛利山庄的私人大厨

Private Chefs of Beverly Hills

by Marcus Maurice

It's always nice to have a private chef.

Wouldn't it be nice to wake up in the morning, yell "I'd like some bacon and eggs" out the bedroom door, and have the dish served to you in bed within a few minutes? It would be fantastic if you could just walk into the kitchen and tell your personal chef to prepare your favorite sandwich and soup for lunch. Or for dinner, you decide you want your chef to prepare a juicy steak just the way you love it, and within a short amount of time, it appears on your plate.

While we can all dream of having our own private chefs, what do they really do? Usually, private chefs have attended culinary schools and are very knowledgeable about food preparation. Occasionally, chefs live with their employers so that they can be ready to make anything the family wants at any time of the day. Private chefs will also learn the tastes of a family and prepare foods that everyone enjoys. This means that chefs will go grocery shopping for the family and keep the shelves stocked. Another duty of these chefs is to cater to the needs of a number of guests when there is a party.

This month, The Biography Channel presents Private Chefs of Beverly Hills. The series focuses on the over-the-top wants and whims of the rich and famous in southern California. Six chefs working for a placement agency must be on call 24 hours a day. These chefs will be cooking for former Hollywood heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas' motorcycle unveiling, a sweet 17 party with a circus theme for teens, and a health nut that wants a low-fat, soul food dinner for his obese family members.

比佛利山庄的私人大厨

有位私人厨师永远都是件好事。

　　你早上起床，对着卧室门外大喊『我想要吃培根加蛋』，然后几分钟后你的餐点就送到床上，这是不是件很棒的事呢？如果你只要走到厨房，告诉你的私人厨师准备你最喜欢的三明治和汤当午餐，这也是件很享受的事。或是晚餐时，决定要你的厨师照你喜欢的方式弄一道多汁的牛排，然后过没多久，牛排就出现在你眼前的盘子上。

　　我们可以梦想拥有 1 位私人厨师，但他们到底在做些什么呢？通常私人厨师都上过厨艺学院，并精通食物的料理方式。有时他们会和雇主同住在一个屋檐下，好随时满足雇主家庭的需求。私人厨师也需要了解家庭成员的口味，替每个人准备爱吃的食物。这表示这些厨师要替他们采买食材，确保橱柜里食粮充足。这些厨师的另一项责任就是当有派对时，他们要迎合不同宾客的需求。

　　这个月人物传记频道为您呈现《比佛利山庄的私人大厨》。这个系列节目着重在南加州名人富豪一些夸张的要求和一时兴起的想法。在人力派遣公司工作的 6 名厨师每天都必须 24 小时待命。这些厨师要替前好莱坞银幕情人罗伦佐‧拉玛斯的摩特车开幕派对准备菜肴，为 1 场以马戏团为主题的甜蜜 17 岁派对准备餐点供青少年享用，以及应 1 位极度注重健康的雇主要求，替他的肥胖家族准备一道道低脂的传统南方佳肴作为晚餐。

位于加州洛杉矶的比佛利山庄（Beverly Hills）和贝莱尔（Bel-Air）以及荷尔贝山（Holmby Hills）3 个地区组成『白金三角』（Platinum Triangle）的高级住宅区。由于好莱坞明星多住在此地，因此不少游客来这里不只购物，还期望能见上大明星一面。

比佛利山庄的购物方便和奢华简直可媲美纽约的第五大道（Fifth Avenue）。从知名的罗迪欧名品街（Rodeo Drive）到旧衣收购者聚集的梅尔罗斯大街（Melrose Avenue），还有庞大的购物中心和百货店都是逛街的最好去处。（数据源：维基百科、Yahoo 奇摩旅游）