FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Meal Prep Session:* $50/hour + groceries *Minimum of 4 hours. Sessions average 4-6 hours Dinner Parties: $75-120/plate
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
First we'll schedule an initial consultation call to better understand your needs. The week before our session, I will email you a customized menu proposal, where you'll then select the number of dishes you'd like me to prepare. Sessions take place in your own kitchen, or I can provide a drop-off service upon request. During each session, I will arrive to your home with groceries. For dinner parties, light prep work may have been done in advance. Cooking generally takes 2-4 hours, depending on the number of dishes. All meals (or leftovers) will be packaged and stored in the refrigerator or freezer for later, with detailed reheating instructions on each. Your kitchen will be left spotlessly clean.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I trained at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork Co. Ireland, developing a passion for forgotten skills like butchery, fermentation, sourdough baking, and cheesemaking. I have also studied nutrition and gastronomy within New York University's Food Studies department and have worked in editorial at Gourmet and Epicurious. I have cooked locally and abroad, first in Tuscany at Villa Lena Agriturismo, in London at Little Duck - The Picklery, and in Chicago at Local Foods Cafe and Marisol. Currently, I moonlight as a Chef Instructor at The Social Table in Chicago’s Lincoln Park.