OFFDUTY

Off Duty Chef is a website aimed at cooks and chefs who have clocked out and are figuring out what to do with their time off. It covers things to do, eating and drinking, travel, wellness, rest, and community — all framed around the reality of what culinary workers actually do when they're away from the kitchen.

Off Duty Chef publishes articles across several categories, including things to do, food, wellness, sleep, travel, and community. Example topics include eating at a restaurant without critiquing the pass, cheap flights chefs actually take, and hobbies that don't involve sharpening anything.

Yes, Off Duty Chef has a Community section. The site surveyed 40 chefs about what they did on their last day off — answers were mostly 'slept' and 'laundry' — and visitors can add their own experiences to a Community wall.

Off Duty Chef offers a single email newsletter described as one email with no set schedule and no sponsor copy — just what the team found that week that a cook might actually care about on a day off. There are no daily emails and no exclusive partner offers.

Off Duty Chef can be found on TikTok at the handle offdutychef and on the platform listed as ODC under the username @offdutychef. The website is offdutychef.com.