"Dimitri" > wrote in message >...
> "Scott Jensen" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm in tentative talks with a company to run an office for them in
> > Shanghai.
> > Due to severe food allergies and not being able to speak Chinese, I will
> > be
> > needing to hire two local residents to be the cooks at my apartment. They
> > would split the week between them (i.e., four days on, three days off, and
> > then alternate next week). They would buy groceries and cook up a fresh
> > hot
> > lunches and dinners. I really don't eat breakfast and if I did, it would
> > just be cereal, juice, and cold cuts. During the workweek, my office
> > staff
> > (four people) and I would drive over and have lunch at my apartment. Due
> > to
> > hosting two late-morning parties for clients each week, the cook will also
> > need to prepare and monitor brunch buffets for them. Applicants for the
> > cook job will be from a state employment agency. The agency will send all
> > qualified applicants to me for interviews. The question is...
> >
> > How do I select a good one? I'm assuming I would eventually need them to
> > cook something for me. How would I best whittle them down so I'm not
> > having
> > potentially hundreds cook stuff for me? And when I whittle them down to a
> > reasonable number, what should I have them cook for me?
> >
> > Scott Jensen
>
>
> There is a ton of information on the web.
>
> Go he http://www.sallmannsres.com/relocation/domestic.html
>
>
> and/or do a google search for "Hong Kong domestic help" (no quotes) and
> you'll get the lay of the land.
>
> Dimitri

Just let them cook something for you