How It Works

In-Home Personal Chef Services: Meal Prep Done for You

Imagine healthy meal prep without the shopping, chopping, or clean-up. With Prep & Palate, our personal chef services take care of everything in your kitchen—we shop, prep, and cook; you relax and enjoy. Choose one, or two visits per week based on your schedule and goals. It’s the premium, convenient alternative to meal delivery or takeout—freshly made, fully customized, and always in your home.

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Quick Overview

  • Customized menu planning: For your taste, macros, and dietary needs
  • Grocery shopping (Add On): For fresh, quality ingredients
  • In-home cooking: By a professional chef (1x to 2x per week)
  • Portioned, labeled meals: With clear reheating instructions
  • From prepped to polished: We leave your kitchen just as beautiful as we found it.
Serving Scottsdale, AZ and communities across the Greater Phoenix/Valley.

Step‑by‑Step

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1 — Schedule Your Consultation

Tell us about your lifestyle, goals, and any preferences (gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, keto, Mediterranean, vegetarian, low-FODMAP, family-friendly, high-protein, and more). We’ll align on your ideal cadence—one, or two chef visits per week—and discuss your kitchen, cookware, and storage.

Great for: Busy professionals, families, executives, athletes, and anyone who wants healthy meal prep without the hassle.

Step 2 — Personalized Menu & Meal Planning

Your chef builds a weekly plan with chef-prepared meals tailored to your tastes, nutritional targets, and portion sizes. Prefer rotating seasonal dishes or a repeatable weekly menu for consistency? We’ll do it your way.

Options include:

  • Macro-minded menus for strength or fat-loss goals
  • Family menus with kid-approved favorites
  • Anti-inflammatory or heart-healthy plans
  • Meal planning for lunches, dinners, and snacks

Step 3 — Grocery Shopping (We Handle It)

On your service day(s), you can choose to have your chef complete the grocery shopping for fresh, quality ingredients (local/organic when requested) as an Add-On, or you may do the shopping yourself using the grocery list provided with your final weekly menu. If we handle the shopping, we can visit your preferred store or shop according to your dietary preferences, and receipts are always provided for transparency.

Step 4 — In-Home Chef Meal Prep (1x / 2x Weekly)

Your in-home chef arrives with a plan and gets to work—marinating, roasting, sautéing, and finishing every dish right in your kitchen. This isn’t assembly-line food; it’s chef meal prep designed for flavor, freshness, and your exact needs.

Choose your cadence:

  • 1x per week: One efficient session for the full week of meals
  • 2x per week: Fresher dishes, more variety

Step 5 — Packaging, Labeling & Storage

Meals are portioned, labeled, and stored neatly in your fridge (or freezer upon request). Each container includes the dish name and date. General reheating instructions are provided in a PDF during onboarding, and chefs can share specific reheating notes for certain recipes upon request.

Step 6 — Kitchen Clean-Up

We finish with a thorough clean-up—surfaces wiped, dishes washed, and equipment put away—so your kitchen looks as good as your meals.

Step 7 — Enjoy (and Refine)

Heat, eat, and enjoy. After each visit, we collect feedback to refine seasoning, textures, sides, and variety. Over time, your menu becomes a curated rotation of greatest hits. That’s the benefit of a personal chef service built around you.

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Why Clients Choose Prep & Palate

  • True convenience: A chef handles shopping, cooking, and clean-up (only if the client opts for grocery shopping (Add On))
  • Freshness: Meals cooked in your kitchen—not shipped across town
  • Personalization: Dietary needs, macros, and preferences honored
  • Quality: Chef-crafted flavor, fresh or quality ingredients
  • Flexible scheduling: 1x, or 2x weekly to match your life
Looking to hire a personal chef for consistent, stress-free meal prep? This is the premium way to enjoy home-cooked meals in Scottsdale.

Packages & Visit Options

Herb & Cheese Quiche with Microgreens

Weekly Meal Prep Packages (Core Service)

Built around the number of recipes you want each week, then tailored to servings for your household. Every package includes menu planning, grocery shopping (Add-On Service), in-home cooking, packaging/labeling with reheating notes, and full kitchen clean-up.

  • Two-Recipe Package: Two chef-crafted entrees cooked in larger batches to cover multiple lunches and dinners. Ideal for individuals or couples who want simplicity without sacrificing variety.
  • Three-Recipe (or More) Package: Three or more distinct entrees for bigger variety or families—perfect if you want separate options for lunches and dinners or need kid-friendly and high-protein choices in the same week.
  • Flexible Add-Ons: Add breakfast dishes, sides, healthy snacks, or a fourth entrée any week. The service adapts to your schedule, goals, and seasonal cravings.
  • Nutrition-Aligned Menus: Designed by chefs with nutrition expertise for healthy meal prep — keto, gluten-free, diabetic-friendly, heart-healthy, family-style, etc.

What’s Included Every Visit:

Menu planning • Grocery shopping (Add-On) • In-home cooking • Portioning & labeling • Reheating instructions • Kitchen clean-up.

  • No contracts. Start or stop service anytime—our flexible structure makes it easy to adjust around travel, schedule changes, or lifestyle shifts.

Special Occasion Private Chef Dinners

Turn your home into a private dining room for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, or corporate evenings.

  • Custom Gourmet Menus: Plated multi-course or family-style; themes from Italian to surf-and-turf.
  • On-Site Experience: Everything cooked fresh in your kitchen; We offer either family-style (buffet) or plated meals.
  • Optional Add-Ons: Servers (by request) usually only for larger plated events. Full clean-up included.
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Personal Chef Prepared Meals At Home Scottsdale AZ

Which Package Fits Best?

Want maximum simplicity and convenience?

Want maximum simplicity and convenience?

Two-Recipe Package

Need more variety or have a larger household?

Need more variety or have a larger household?

Three-Recipe (or more)

Hosting or celebrating?

Hosting or celebrating?

Private Chef Dinner

Service Areas

Proudly serving:
  • Scottsdale
  • Paradise Valley
  • Tempe
  • Phoenix
  • Chandler
  • Gilbert
  • Peoria
  • Glendale
  • Goodyear
  • And surrounding communities
Our chefs travel throughout the Valley to bring elevated, in-home dining to every neighborhood.

FAQs

Do I need to be home during service?
No. Many clients provide entry access and return to a stocked fridge and a Clean Kitchen.
The client purchases groceries. If the chef shops, the grocery cost and receipt are added to the weekly invoice.
We can use your containers or recommend a set for best results. We’ll label everything with dates.
Yes. We cover preferences, restrictions, and allergies during the consultation.
It’s fresher, more flexible, and truly personalized. Your home chef prepares everything in your kitchen—no shipping, no reheating from two days ago.
No contracts or long-term obligations. You can start or stop the service at any time based on your needs.

Request Your Chef

Enjoy the ease of home chef meals with the flavor of a private chef—customized to you, cooked in your kitchen, and designed for your routine.

Call Us: (623) 826-5252
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