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Looking for a personal chef in Los Angeles? At La Vida Culinary, we bring our love for serving and cooking to a wide array of clients, creating personalized dining experiences that elevate any occasion.
Whether you reside in the Los Angeles or Ventura County areas year-round, or simply in Cali town for a short visit, finding fresh, quality meals that truly fit your tastes, lifestyle, and dietary requirements can be challenging. Let us bring our passion for cooking into every dish we prepare for you and your guests. We customize each chef service for you, making every meal a delectable and memorable experience.
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How Our Personal Chef Service Works
Everything about our weekly personal chef service is customized for each client, including the number of meals we prepare each week, which meals we prepare, and whether each family member needs a unique menu or not.
Provided below is our process and sample pricing. Since your weekly menu is completely customized down to the grocery selections and food restrictions, we can’t provide your final quote without learning more about your needs and preferences (via our food questionnaire), then discussing your specific needs.
Your meals are 100% personalized, prepared and prepped each week in your kitchen, using fresh ingredients, healthy cooking methods and love.
How to Get Started
STEP 1: CONSULT
To get started, fill out our food questionnaire so we can learn more about your unique preferences, likes and dislikes, food allergies, sensitivities, dietary requirements, medical diagnoses, and goals. On our consultation call, we’ll review your questionnaire, answer any questions, provide pricing options, and get your service scheduled.
We cannot provide a detailed proposal until we have all the relevant information, including which meals you would like (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks), how many servings we’ll be preparing, etc. Our pricing includes personalized menu planning, grocery shopping and chef-prepared meals. Groceries and travel costs are not included in our chef fee.
STEP 2: PLAN
Based on your food questionnaire and consultation, we will design your personalized menu plan and present it to you for review. We’ll answer any questions, make any edits, then get final approval before ordering your fresh ingredients and preparing your customized dishes.
STEP 3: COOK
Based on your preferences, our team of dedicated chefs will lovingly prepare meals for you once a week right in the comfort of your home kitchen. On your chosen days, we’ll craft your fresh, delicious meals and serve them. If you’d like the meals consumed at a later date, we'll package them in your containers for future consumption. Each meal will be clearly labeled with easy heating instructions, ensuring convenience and ease. We cherish your feedback and special requests, and will use them to create a personalized menu for the following scheduled session, ensuring every meal is made just right for you.
By focusing on locally sourced, organic ingredients and providing highly customized meal plans, La Vida Culinary ensures that you enjoy healthy, delicious meals tailored to your specific needs without sacrificing convenience or privacy.
Service Guidelines
For the safety and hygiene of your culinary experience, we kindly request that no pets and no kids be near the kitchen during the time of service. This ensures that our chefs can work in a clean and controlled environment, allowing them to focus on preparing your meal with the utmost care and precision. By keeping pets away from the kitchen, we can maintain the highest standards of food safety and quality, ensuring that every dish is crafted to perfection. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us deliver an exceptional dining experience sprinkled with love.
"I absolutely love Brenda's food."
Typical Weekly Chef Service Pricing
How much do your weekly personal chef services cost is one of the first questions most clients ask. Provided below is our baseline pricing for in-home weekly meal prep chef services. After you fill out our food questionnaire and then consult with our chef, we can provide your actual price.
Please note that the chef fee does NOT include groceries, and we charge a travel fee for anything 16 miles outside of Calabasas, CA.
$400/Week - 5 Dinners for 2-4 People
Weekly chef fee includes your chef consultation, weekly custom menu design, grocery shopping, cooking your dinners one day per week in your home, cleanup and finishing instructions. Does NOT include grocery costs, containers or travel costs (no travel charge within 16 miles of Calabasas, CA).
$650/Week – 5 Lunches and 5 Dinners for 2-4
Weekly chef fee includes your chef consultation, weekly custom menu design, grocery shopping, cooking your meals (lunches and dinners) one day per week in your home, cleanup and finishing instructions. Does NOT include grocery costs, containers or travel costs (no travel charge within 16 miles of Calabasas, CA).
$1000/Week – 5 Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners for 2-4
Weekly chef fee includes your chef consultation, weekly custom menu design, grocery shopping, cooking your breakfasts, lunches and dinners 1 day per week in your home, cleanup and finishing instructions. Does NOT include grocery costs, containers or travel costs (no travel charge within 16 miles of Calabasas, CA).
Ready to experience the finest personal chef in Los Angeles?
"Chef Brenda is a very special person."
“Chef Brenda is a very special person. The menu that she created was thoughtful, creative and DELICIOUS. Not to mention, the full service clean up at the end of the meal. She created an environment for me and my partner to celebrate a special occasion, and we’re so grateful for her service. I would highly recommend her for your future meals, events, birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.”
~ Matthew B.
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Contact La Vida Culinary today to schedule your consultation and discover how our personal chef services can elevate your dining experience.
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Santa Barbara, Ojai, Oxnard, Ventura County, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura, Las Virgenes, Malibu, Carpinteria, Montecito, Calabasas, West Hills, Woodland Hills, Beverly Hills, West LA, Hidden Hills and Bell Canyon.
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“Spectacular!! I absolutely love Brenda’s food. She makes everything with so much love and dedication. My daughter has a lot of food allergies (gluten and dairy mainly). Brenda is able to apply these restrictions on her cooking and make something extremely delicious.”
~ Alejandra E.