Personal Chef Services
Meal planning, preparation, and delivery.
Partner with Chef Rachel on a menu that works for you, then look forward to thoughtfully-prepared, restaurant-quality meals delivered directly to your kitchen.
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Consult call: 15-20 minutes
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Family Meal sends pricing & proposal plan
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Set up a meal delivery trial run
Chef Rachel specializes in recipes and preparation for vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut allergy-friendly, and low-FODMAP diets.
Pricing for Personal Chef Services starts at $60 per hour plus the cost of groceries. Connect with Chef Rachel for additional pricing information.
A taste from Family Meal
Client Testimonials
“Everything tasted delicious and our friends were raving over the food! Honestly, this is exactly the type of food I was hoping for—the veggies tasted so fresh and filling, and I loved the seasoning and spices.”
- Amelia, Catering & Weekly Delivery Client
"I do not know exactly what you do to the tofu, but I have had a lot of tofu in my life and I’ve never had tofu as delicious as when you prepare it."
- Anne, Client of Three Years
“This is the best carrot cake. I don’t think there can ever be a better carrot cake? It’s so moist. And the icing is so good. And the layers?! The layers!”
- Denise & Sean, Special Event Clients
What the kids are saying...
Cooking Classes
Cooking is an act of love and can be such a nourishing process. It can, however, also be very intimidating. One-on-one or small group classes with Chef Rachel afford a creative space to build on the fundamentals of plant-forward cooking, with expert guidance targeted to your skill set and culinary goals. Learn sharper knife skills, how to use spices to enhance the complexity of dishes and how to make cooking more fun!
Intimate Catering Events
Experience the luxury of fine dining in the comfort of your own home. Chef Rachel brings her experience both in professional kitchens and in leading service teams together when planning and executing private events. You can expect a full-service, intimate catered event for anywhere from two to 16 guests with personalized menu design, curated tablescapes and loving attention to detail. Wine consultation and pairing advice also available.
Speaking Engagements
Chef Rachel has had the honor of guest lecturing on two occasions at Georgetown University in Washington DC in undergraduate Food Narratives classes. She tackled subjects ranging from the challenges of running successful food-based businesses, to how to best craft one’s writing to build relationships with clients, to cultural appropriation in the culinary world. Chef Rachel is available for similar speaking engagements and educational opportunities.
Client Testimonial
"I wanted to share a recommendation for Rachel Aiken, a personal chef we worked with for much of the last two years. We stopped working with her a few weeks ago only because we moved to a new city, and we miss her and her cooking already.
Her food is delicious and healthy (if you want it to be), and she's able to cater to so many different needs. She does vegetarian and fish-based meals—no meat or chicken—which allowed us to shift our diet to being largely vegetarian. She cooks all different kinds of meals and cuisines, and will either propose meals for you or take suggestions for specific recipes. She is a fabulous cook and a truly wonderful person. She's lovely to work with, reliable, and able to work with any and all dietary restrictions. It made our lives immensely easier over the last two years—we love to cook but with three young kids weeknights were a nightmare, and having Rachel's help was a lifesaver."
- Lauren, Omnivorous Client of Two Years
Client Testimonial
"Rachel created a most memorable experience for our intimate, seven-person wedding dinner. From the moment we met with her to plan the menu, discuss the friends and family that would be present, and describe the event we had planned, she projected an atmosphere of professionalism, creativity, flexibility and cooperation, and a deep understanding about food, its preparation, and ways to enhance the dining experience. My reaction to our first meeting was ‘here is a person who has a most sophisticated palate and really knows what she is doing’. She presented us with some fantastic ideas for a menu, took in our feedback, adjusted accordingly and easily incorporated any new ideas. She projected an air of calm, openness and accommodation. The three-course meal, plus the unusual non-alcoholic drink she created for the meal, were phenomenal—something far beyond our expectations—to the point that all the guests were raving about both the food and Rachel for days afterward."
- Ron & Don, Special Event Clients
