Your Personal Chef - Amy Fanning
My Story: Years of travel and living abroad has inspired me to create The Delicious Dish. My family lived in Mumbai, India for a few years and then in Central America. During that time, I was fortunate not only to experience a variety of cuisines—but to experience the benefits of living as an expatriate.
My Inspiration: Living life as an expat has its perks. It was a dream come true for a busy mom with two active boys. It certainly was a big change from the way we lived in America. The rush of life, commitments, deadlines, juggling sports schedules, transporting kids; and trying to “balance” it all was stressful and relentless. On top of it all the requirement to make breakfast, lunch and dinner; not to mention grocery shopping, list making, menu development and attending to passing pickiness! When we moved overseas, I was able to hire staff—as is customary—in many countries around the globe. And I won’t lie—I LOVED it. One other thing I'll admit -- the name of my personal chef service was inspired by the Saturday Night Live skit!
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is a Personal Chef?
A Personal Chef provides clients with customized meal plans fitting specific nutritional and health goals. Clients are unique and each weekly menu is made just for them.
Who would use a Personal Chef?
Anyone who wants to ensure meals are healthy, delicious and interesting. This includes busy families; working professionals; senior citizens; cancer patients; new parents; and people with dietary restrictions or specific diets such as Paleo, Keto, gluten-free, diabetes; high blood pressure and food allergies.
Can I afford to hire a personal chef?
A personal chef isn’t just for the rich and famous. The meals are healthy, delicious, restaurant-quality and customized just for you and your preferences. In about 15 minutes of gently warming your meals, you can sit down and enjoy without going to the effort of cooking! The cost of the meals equates to around the cost of a medium-priced restaurant delivery service without all the salt, fat and sugar. No grocery shopping. No big kitchen clean-up. No hassle. Just Delicious Dishes made to support your life style.
What makes The Delicious Dish Unique?
We put the “personal” into Personal Chef by customizing menus for our clients. We provide a survey to each client and develop menus based on the specific taste preferences and dietary goals of the individual.
What kind of food do you specialize in?
We’ve been at this for nearly 10 years, so we are familiar with a wide variety of cuisines. We keep ourselves entertained by exploring new recipes and dishes on a regular basis. We’re also happy to make family favorites from your cookbooks and to introduce you to tasty flavorful international dishes.
My family prefers wild-caught, grass-fed and organic whenever possible. Can you accommodate us?
Absolutely! Clients’ preferences are what make our service truly personal. We source from a variety of providers offering the highest quality ingredients.
We have some dietary restrictions and allergies. Are you able to assist?
We are well-versed in a providing safe options complying with these special requirements.
I don’t need a special diet or “healthy” food: I just want food that tastes good. Will you cook that?
Of course! Our menus are custom-tailored to what YOU want to eat. Whether it’s grilled salmon with roasted vegetables or chicken pot pie and mashed potatoes.
We Can’t Wait to Get You Started!