Personal Chef Services: How it works

A personal chef is your answer to providing you with great tasting, healthy, affordable meals in the comfort of your home without the daily grind of shopping and cooking. Offering the convenience of meal preparation in your home typically consists of the following.

1) Initial Consultation

• The Chef will meet with you in your home and will conduct a questionnaire with all family members to learn about preferences and eating habits.
• The Chef will also tour your kitchen and test the temperature of the oven, refrigerator, and freezer.
• The chef will notate any special instructions for appliance use and cleanup.

2) Customized menu planning

• After the initial consultation, the chef will review your feedback and will begin menu planning.
• Once the menu is planned, it will be submitted to you be email, fax, or mail (your choice) for review.
• You will make any changes that are needed.
• The chef will update the menu appropriately.
• Once you approve the final menu, the cook date will be scheduled.

3) Grocery Shopping

• The chef will shop for all ingredients needed to prepare your menu on the scheduled cook day.
• Only the freshest and finest ingredients will be purchased.

4) In-home meal preparation

• The chef will arrive at your home at the designated time.
• The chef will have all cooking equipment needed to prepare the menu.
• The chef will also have all grocery and pantry items needed for the recipes.
• The chef will prepare all menu items using your stovetop and oven.

5) Storage and cleanup

• Your meals will be packaged according to your specifications – individual, 2-servings, family style and for refrigerator and/or freezer.
• All meals will be labeled and will include heating instructions.
• Meals will be left in your refrigerator and/or freezer.
• The chef will clean your kitchen and leave it sparkling!
• Your home will be filled with the aromas of freshly prepared food!

6) Enjoyment

• You simply heat one of your meals according to the instructions provided and enjoy at your leisure!

7) Follow-up

• Within a week the chef will contact you for feedback on the meals and will make sure you are having no problems with the heating instructions.
• The chef will recommend a cooking schedule for future cook dates.