Personal Chef Life in Atlanta

The life of personal chef it’s not easy. We deal with traffic all day long going from client house to client house. We often work independently (meaning you are responsible to send menus, grocery shopping, and cooking what THE CLIENT wants). I emphasize the word client because a personal chef cooks what the client wants! A lot of chefs come into the personal chef industry thinking they will cook what they want and it does not work like that. If a chef wants to make chefy food, then this is not the industry for them. We make food for what the client wants and lot of times it’s as a simple spaghetti and meatballs meal.

 Also, this job you have to be focus. The people you cook for enjoy different dishes from each other and you have to remember that.  You also have to remember what spices each client has in their cabinet and what allergies they have. Also, you do a lot of cleaning! In the restaurant you have a dishwasher. In the personal chef industry, you are the dishwasher combined with personal chef.  You wear multiple hats every day.  A lot of the times you are nutritionist and other times you are the dishwasher.  This is not an easy job, which is why it pays better than the average industry.

There are perks on being a personal chef. Working independently can be a great thing! You have more autonomy on your everyday life.  It can be very peaceful.  You don’t have people cursing in the kitchen like in the restaurants. You get to know your families, which for me is the best perk of the job.  Some clients they go above and beyond to be such a great people. In turn, you do want to cook great food for them!  You make extra snacks or birthday cake.  The clients that I work for through Atlanta Personal Chef Service are the nicest people I’ve ever met. You do your job well and they will support you.

Atlanta personal chef service does catering events, dinner party services, and cooking lessons apart from their weekly services. So, they will keep you busy! The dinner party service is where you apply the chef skills and cook some fine dining food. This is not an easy job, but Atlanta Personal Chef Service will sure help you succeed!

Mark’s Meatballs and Three Cheese Stuffed Zucchini

Mark's Meatballs and Three Cheese Zucchini

Tonight’s dinner entrée is both beautiful, healthy, and can easily be made gluten-free! These home-made meatballs have been named after Mark, one of our clients, since he requests them so often. Served with the meatballs are three-cheese stuffed zucchini. Preparing these zucchini “wraps” (should you be looking for a special name for them) deliver great taste and vegetables in a unique way. While traditional ravioli would be stuffed with a similar cheese mixture, we’ve replaced the carb laden pasta part with a healthy veggie alternative. And to pull together the entrée, the entire dish is served on a bed of homemade tomato sauce and then drizzled with fresh parsley.

Atlanta Personal Chef Service will help your family return to the dinner table by making tasty, yet healthy, meals like this one pictured for dinners during the week. We take the hassle out of dinner, without having to sacrifice taste or health, by choosing unique, sophisticated menus for our clients, and preparing each meal fresh right in their homes. Want to find out more about our weekly meal service? Read about it on our website here.