What is a personal chef?
What
can a personal chef do for me?
Do I
have to be home for delivery?
What
areas do you cover?
What
menus do you offer?
Are all
the meals frozen?
What
are some of the benefits of your Personal Chef Service?
Who can
benefit from Personal Chef Service?
How does
that food taste after it's been frozen?
How long
will you be in my home?
This
sounds great, but can I afford it?
Do I
pay you ahead of each cooking date?
What
other services do you offer?
What is a personal chef?
A personal chef is a [chef] that goes to a client's home
and prepares meals for their client based on their needs
and personal preferences. Unlike a private chef that purchases
the ingredients, prepares the meal, and cleans up after
the dinner, a personal chef will leave meals prepared in
the client's home for them to enjoy later. The menu is
preplanned and discussed with the client, then prepared
in their home. The personal chef will go grocery shopping
on the set cooking day, then cook the entrees and clean
up. Your dinners are packaged into containers, labeled
with heating instructions, and stored in your refrigerator
and freezer. All you need to do is put your leisure clothes
on, open your refrigerator, turn on the oven, and then
relax and enjoy a delicious and nutritious meal in the
comfort of your own home!
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What can a personal chef do for me?
A personal chef will customize menus and recipes to
fit your needs – warm, hearty comfort foods, Italian,
French, Mexican, or any gourmet creation you desire. Meals
can also be tailored with special needs in mind, such as:
low-fat, high-protein, low-carb, low-sodium or vegetarian.
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Do I have to be home for delivery?
No and most people aren't. Arrangements for kitchen
access are made during the assessment. Remember: I
am fully
insured and licensed.
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What areas do you cover?
Just in Thyme Personal Chef Services currently serves
Charlotte, and all surrounding suburbs, from up to Mooresville down to Lake Wylie.
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What menus do you offer?
Menus are created based upon your food preferences
and dietary needs. Because I have hundreds of recipes,
you
will never get bored with your choices. I subscribe
to 20 or more cooking magazines and have a huge
library of cook-books, so new creations are available
every
week!
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Are all the meals frozen?
All meals are freshly prepared and either all will
be frozen immediately or if you would like I
can refrigerate a few
so you can use them the same day or next! Sometimes
you
will get what I call a fresh meal in the sense
it needs to be cooked that day for freshness… normally this
applies for fish or grill entrees. For the entrees I freeze,
you simply move your entrees from the freezer to refrigerator
the night before you plan to heat.
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What are some of the benefits of your Personal
Chef Service?
You will experience stress-free mealtimes,
relaxing and dining in your own home without
the hassle
of planning, shopping, preparation and cleanup.
Compare
with restaurant
dining: travel time, parking, waiting on a
table and waiting to be served. With Just in
Thyme
Personal Chef
Services,
you can enjoy marvelous food that you have
personally ordered while relaxing in the comforts
of your
own home.
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How
does the food taste after it’s been frozen?
Clients often ask that, and are pleasantly surprised to
find that their frozen meals taste as fresh as if they
had just been prepared. Using careful cooking and packaging
techniques ensures that the quality and freshness of
the food is maintained even after freezing. Easy thawing
and heating instructions are included to make things
simple, fast, and convenient for you.
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How long will you be in my home?
We will take anywhere from 3-5 hours, depending on
which of several different main meal and accompanying
side dishes
are being prepared. All entrees are prepared from scratch.
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This sounds great, but can I afford it?
Think about the cost of groceries. Then, consider what
you spend on take-out food, meals at restaurants and
convenience foods. When you add it all up, you will
not be surprised
to discover that hiring Just in Thyme Personal Chef
Services may be less expensive! Hiring a personal chef
is no longer
a luxury afforded only by corporate America or the
rich and famous – it’s ideal for you and your busy
lifestyle!
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Do I pay you ahead of each cooking date?
Yes, it is customary to pay for the service in advance
of your cooking date. If you like, you may leave
a check for the upcoming cooking date on the previous
cook day
or send a check via mail well in advance of the next
cook-date.
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What other services do you offer?
In addition to the traditional personal chef service,
I will do in-home dinner parties, corporate luncheons,
secret
chef service, Personal Grocery Shopper, Holiday
Prep, Date Nights. Gift certificates are also available.
What perfect
gift for new parents or new homeowners? Can also
give gift certificates for anniversary, Mothers
day,
Fathers
Day,
holiday presents, Corporate Clients gifts, Newlyweds,
Thank-you Gifts, Medical Recovery Patients.
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