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"It's love on a plate. Pati takes her craft very seriously. She is efficient, highly skilled and has a natural gift with food that shows with every bite. After a few simple questions regarding my taste, Pati was able to put together a meal that was truly unforgettable. Pati's dishes are thoughtfully prepared and remarkably tasty . . . she uses local, fresh ingredients which help to make her meals both healthy and delicious. It is exciting to welcome a business in Newport where busy people can turn for great meals . . . especially those with special dietary needs. The fact that I don't need to worry about the shopping, or preparation, or clean-up and I get a fabulous meal . . . makes this service truly unique."

– Kelly, Newport

Personal Chef Services Overview

A Posto Personal Chef Services LLC offers chef services for the Oregon Coast. Our In-Home Personal Chef Service includes a client assessment interview to learn about your eating preferences, and to review any weight management, or special diets in support of a medical condition. The information obtained is used to create a custom menu including fresh food items and/or entrees to be frozen for later use. You have the fun of selecting the menu items you want to eat from our extensive recipe library with the assistance of our personal chefs.

We offer a vacation chef for hire program for those people staying in a coastal home enjoying a family vacation or time off here on the Oregon Coast. Our Vacation Chef Services provide you with prepared meals in your temporary home allowing you to focus your energies on your vacation instead of cooking. Additionally, you can hire us to create fabulous meals using sustainable ingredients found on the Oregon Coast like our fresh seafood and shellfish, our specialty beers and regional wines, our locally grown produce, and our artisanal food products. You can design a dining experience that is truly reflective of the best offerings of the Oregon Coast.

After the menu planning is done, our personal chefs handle all the tasks of grocery shopping, preparing the meals, packaging and storing the food in either the refrigerator or freezer, and cleaning up the kitchen. You come home to easy instructions for finishing the meals and the smells of delicious foods.

Benefits and Pricing

Personal Chef Services: Customized menu and meal planning, shopping, preparing, cooking, packaging, and storing, healthy foods in your home. You are perfect fit for our chef service if you:

  • are too busy to cook
  • are looking to spend more time with family
  • are looking for a little extra help in the kitchen
  • are about to get married and don't have time to cook for out of town guests
  • dislike grocery shopping and/or cooking
  • do not have the ability to cook
  • are a senior or retiree looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle
  • want to improve the quality and/or quantity of your food consumption
  • are following a special diet or a weight management program
  • are looking to expand your culinary knowledge
  • are looking to reduce the amount of take-out or fast food consumption
  • want to help someone recovering from a surgery or a medical condition
  • want to assist someone going through bereavement
  • are on vacation and want to eat well but do not want to cook or clean-up
  • want to give a unique gift

Fresh food preparation is designed to be eaten in the week it is made. This is great for clients who wish to maximize the nutritional value of their meals by eating primarily fresh foods. Frozen food preparation is designed for the clients who want to use a personal chef service once or twice a month and wishes to keep a freezer stocked with meals to enjoy when needed.

In-Home Personal Chef/Vacation Chef Benefits:

With In-Home Personal Chef Services Without In-Home Personal Chef Services
Saves the average household 13-15 hours per week in shopping, cooking, and cleaning up Spend 13-15 hours per week shopping, cooking, and cleaning up
Eliminates impulse buying and saves money at the grocery store Add unhealthy snacks and drinks to the grocery cart while cruising the grocery aisles
Remove the risk of consuming prepared foods containing excess salt, sugar, chemicals and preservatives Purchasing and consuming prepared frozen or packaged meals full of salt, sugar, chemicals and preservatives
Reduce food waste (the average household throws away 15% of food purchased) Reduce packaging waste Throw away foods past expiration date, rotten, or old Throw away or recycle multiple paper, cardboard, or plastic containers
Customized menus that focus on balanced nutrition and portion control Meals are typically not balanced and portions are most likely too large

Summary Pricing of In-Home Personal Chef/Vacation Chef Services:

Package Pricing Including all Food and Pantry Items (containers not included and some ingredient restrictions apply):

  • 4 portion/1 meal trial (choose 1 menu item): $109.00
  • 8 portion/2 meal sampler (choose 2 menu items): $179.00
  • 12 portion/3 meal package (choose 3 menu items): $229.00
  • 20 portion/5 meal package (choose 5 menu items): $359.00
  • 28 portion/7 meal package (choose 7 menu items): $449.00

 

Customized Pricing:

  • $35.00 per hour
  • 15% Additional Pantry Fee based on the total grocery expense purchased to cover the use of food items utilized from our company pantry inventory (i.e. oils, flours, salt, pepper, spices, pasta, beans, etc.)
  • The expense of the groceries purchased on behalf of the client will be charged on the final client invoice upon completion of the cook date. Actual Receipts will be attached to the final client invoice.
  • Optional Container Fee: As Quoted

 

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To order this service or request additional information, please contact Pati D’Eliseo at 971-506-6695 or Bruce Birt at 541-270-5387 or email us at chef@apostochefs.com.