FAQ   Isn't a Personal Chef Expensive?   When you consider the time and money spent on things like restaurants, take-out, packaged meals loaded with sodium and the food you throw out each week that you 'meant to cook', not to mention the shopping, planning, cleaning up involved in meal preparation, hiring a personal chef is a cost effective means to healthy food tailored to your needs.   Also, Your Personal Chef has introduced offerings for people looking for quick and affordable solutions. Be sure to check out our Express offerings!   Can I change a meal on the Express Plans?   In order to keep the Express services affordable, Your Personal Chef is not able to make substitutions on these meal plans. If your family wants a menu that is not compatible with an Express Plan, Your Personal Chef will be happy to design a package from the regular Personal Chef Service plans.   How will my food arrive?   Your Personal Chef packages all of your food in high quality oven-safe/microwave-safe/freezable containers. Your food will arrive at your home between noon and 4p.m. on your predetermined delivery date. Your Personal Chef does not require you to be at home for delivery, but we do need access to your home. Therefore, a key and/or access code will be required should you not be home to personally receive your meals. If you prefer to have delivery made to your place of business, we can arrange that!   Please note, that should Your Personal Chef not have access to your home on delivery day, a "lock out" fee will be incurred.    How do I heat my food?   Your meals will arrive ready to be heated and eaten. Instructions for oven and microwave are provided and the preferred method will always be stated where one method is better. Your Personal Chef puts your dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes!    I love spicy foods, my husband's allergic to garlic, and the kids prefer simple dishes.  What do you do in a case like that?   During the initial interview, Chef Keitha will go over your family's food preferences.  She'll prepare dishes to suit your taste, even if there are restrictions on ingredients.  The longer she cooks for you, the better she'll be able to fine-tune her recipes so that they're exactly what you want to eat, every day. Your Personal Chef offers a personal service. Our goal is to get your family eating the foods they want.   Will I get new menu options to choose from or will the selection be the same all the time?   Your Personal Chef has literally hundreds (if not more) of recipes that we use to come up with meal plans for your family. On the website, we have a list of many of the choices we've offered to clients. In addition, Chef Keitha puts together a new menu each season for clients and potential clients to see what sort of foods we offer. However, these menus are simply a starting point for you as each client receives a custom prepared menu. If you're counting calories or if you don't like garlic, we work within those parameters. No two clients get the same meals (unless they ask to!).   My doctor has me on a special diet. Can you help me with that?   Your Personal Chef will work within the guidelines you, the client sets out. As always, before starting any diet or food plan, you should check with your physician. Should that physician recommend a particular plan, we can certainly work with your health care provider to ensure you're receiving the meals he/she suggests. Please note, Chef Keitha is not a nutritionist and cannot recommend any particular meal plan for clients.   I'm a vegetarian (vegan). Do you prepare meals for me?   Your Personal Chef prepares many different types of meals, including vegetarian and vegan selections.