Simple, yet upscale cuisine
for two to fifty.
Creative cooking from
hors d'ouvres to desserts,
for everyday meals at home,
or to enhance a special event.

Is a personal chef right for you?

"Thanks to personal chefs, an in-home meal preparation service, you don´t have to make Oprah´s millions to afford your own cook.  Personal chefs are the affordable alternative to
traditional private chefs."  -  USA Today
"We're Eatin' Real Good...you don't have your own personal chef yet?  What's keeping you? There's life after takeout." - Forbes,
"Personal Chefs are not just for the rich anymore"  -  Newsweek
"Two Incomes and Too Busy to Cook?  Hiring a personal chef for your family costs less than you might think." 
- Kiplingers Personal  Finance Magazine
"For families where both parents work and the children have soccer and dance lessons; for busy single professionals; for retirees who can't or no longer want to cook for themselves; for those with dietary restrictions; or for those trying to lose weight free from the temptations found in cruising the supermarket aisles. Even those tired of waiting in line for a seat in a restaurant or worried about how much fat the meal contains are hiring culinary professionals to cook in their homes."   -  New York Times
"A personal chef can be a godsend and surprisingly easy to find. You could hire one to help you eat better or lose weight, to avoid grocery shopping or simply to save time. But the best part is that you don't have to clean the kitchen, and there's always some gourmet snack in the freezer just waiting to be reheated."  - eHow

Times are changing. It is no surprise that there is little time and sometimes no desire to cook, but at the same time, we are fussier about what we eat.  As a personal chef,  I provide a number of culinary services for my clients.  I may be contracted to go into their home and prepare and serve either a very special, elegant, and intimate Birthday dinner for 4, a sit down family dinner, an Anniversary party for 20, prepare and serve hors d'ouvres for a Christmas time cocktail party, or fill their freezer with home made meals designed especially for their tastes and dietary needs.  I provide a questionnaire for my clients to indicate their preferences, food allergies, etc., and design menus for them accordingly.   I have created a standard menu, and I update the menu frequently, always trying something new, and I have tailored the menu so that you may order a little, or a lot of what you select, which includes appetizers, soups, salads,
and desserts.  I will be happy to discuss my complete menu, and the options that are available to you.

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