Dinner By Josef - A Personal Chef Service

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Introduction: Dinner By Josef - A Personal Chef Service specializes in preparing highly nutritious and delicious dinners. A Certified Chef and Nutritionist, he only uses locally sourced, organic produce, pasture-raised meats and dairy, and everything is made from scratch. The finest ingredients make the best dishes. He offers both an in-home service and a drop-off service for weekly customers. One time services for an assortment of occasions; both in-home or drop-off is also available. He has worked with personal trainers, medical Doctors, and individuals for guidance and instruction for nutrition with a focus on dietary restrictions and/or requirements. The drop-off service is very popular with family customers. Dinners are well planned out, highly nutritious, super easy to heat and plate, and delicious. His fee is very reasonable as well. Why pay more when you can simply go to a fine restaurant for take-out nightly? That doesn't make sense. This way you will enjoy fine, home-cooked entrees and sides for less and, almost always, better than a restaurant. All his dishes are made from scratch. Also, as a nutritionist, he works with specific needs to create a healthy, delicious dinner that will keep you on track of your personal goals. His service also offers cooking on-premise for families, events, and special occasions; both bachelor and bachelorette parties, visiting families vacationing here in Rhode Island, cooking for regatta teams when they're here for sailing competitions, and celebrations with family and friends like New Year's Eve., Thanksgiving, Easter, and Thanksgiving. Obviously, Anniversary's, Birthday's, Baby Shower's, and most any small to medium events too. For drop-off customers; He sends out a visual weekly menu that includes 5 entrées with all of there sides and/or salads. Weekly customers choose 3 or more meals. Each meal is individually packaged. He has linked his Facebook page and another site to post weekly visual menu's. PLEASE NOTE THAT HE DOES NOT FOLLOW ANY PARTICULAR RECIPE THAT IS DEPICTED. It is for visual representation only. But certainly, take a peek and click on any week to see that weeks dinner menu. What many long-term customers enjoy is Josef's ability to take requests and share with everyone in the following weeks' menu. When you call you can discuss your personal request and talk about how the service works and find which service best suits your request. Established in 2010. Dinner By Josef - A Personal Chef Service was started to support my passion for wholesome, nutritious cooking and creating a business doing what I love to do. Certified as a Personal Chef from the Culinary Business Academy and a Nutritionist from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition I began my business in 2010. I currently have 10 long-term families I provide my service for weekly, I also am hired for dinner parties, cooking lessons, romantic dinner's for two, and other small events. Currently working on a new Food Blog, YouTube station, and a possible book. Certified Personal Chef -CBA Certified Nutritionist -IIN Awarded #1 Nutrition Professional 2015 in Rhode Island Awarded Top Personal Chef in Rhode Island 2014 Awarded Top Personal Chef in Southern New England 2014 Awarded Thumbtacks Best Of 2015 for Personal Chef Services Awarded Thumbtacks Best Of 2016 for Personal Chef Services

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Hired 21 times

1 employee

14 years in business

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Credit card, and PayPal.

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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and value.

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Susan G.

Mar 25, 2015

Hired on Thumbtack

Josef Antinucci is a personal chef. Although I love to cook and am a good cook, I have back problems that can make it hard for me to stand for long periods of time. A personal chef seemed the answer. He does the shopping, prep and cooking and delivers finished meals once a week. His portions are quite large and two portions of three different meals carries my husband and me five or six days. Chef Joseph is really dependable. No matter what the weather conditions, he delivered, even if he had to tromp through fifteen inches of snow, which happened several times. There were a couple of days in Feb. when we didn't get mail, but we always got our dinners. We are still learning the chef's cooking style. In general my husband and I are pleased with his service, although we have learned that he tends to use sugar in his cooking. Since I am diabetic, I tend not to order dishes that seem like they will be sweet, rather than savory. There is usually enough variety that we are able to match our taste preferences quite well. Chef Josef is a very thoughtful, kind man. When a blizzard was in the offing, he offered to go out and buy batteries and anything else we might need. All in all, a great find.

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Meli M.

Jul 18, 2014

We have been enjoying the personal chef services of Josef weekly for over several months now. Each week has been a great experience. We are able to enjoy dishes that are creative, delicious and generoulsy portioned. Josef's chef skills are top notch and his friendly personality togehter make a great combination. We definitely recommmend the services of Dinner by Josef!

Betty W.

Jan 8, 2016

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I was one of ten diners at a lovely New Year's Eve party catered and served by Chef Josef. We all enjoyed the delicious meal -- from the delicate hot and cold canapes, outstanding stuffed mushrooms, simple but elegant salad, and perfectly cooked beef tenderloins. Actually, the entree was a surf and turf that included stuffed shrimp ! Later, we all enjoyed a lovely NY cheesecake with a choice of fruit sauces. Everyone raved about the evening's food presentation and hoped we could enjoy another such event in the near future. I heartily recommend Chef Josef for his excellent skills and his dedication to making a fine dinner visually attractive and perfectly presented. Josef arrived on time and cleaned the kitchen before he left. I will certainly use his services again. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Logan F.

Aug 19, 2016

Hired on Thumbtack

Joe was great! Initially, I had wanted to hire a private chef to cook for myself and 11 other girls while we were staying in Newport. Because of money restraints, I wasn't sure this would be feasible. Josef suggested that we use his other option, which is to have the meal prepared earlier in the day and dropped off to us. We went with this option and it was amazing! We got exactly the food we wanted (chicken francaise) and I was able to customize everything. All we had to do was heat it up! Josef was prompt, attentive, and personable. I would use his chef service again!

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Frank C.

Nov 6, 2013

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I got in touch with Chef Josef to provide some dinners for my elderly parents. My Mom has always been an excellent cook and enjoys good food. I was looking for a way to reduce my Mom's work load in the kitchen at an affordable price. I spoke with Joe about his approach to cooking and liked what he told me about his use of local and organic foods. He made a real effort to tune in on what my parents would enjoy. His first delivery to my parents was last night. My Mom was thrilled at the meal and compared it to dinner at a very high quality restaurant. I definitely recommend his services.

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FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I do have a standard fee based on several factors like how many people for a dinner serving? How many dinner servings per week? Am I providing a drop-off service or am I cooking in their home? This will be discussed during consultation.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
It's very simple. The client calls me to talk about their interest and learns more about the many options I provide. I will learn about their culinary tastes, if there is any type of diet restrictions such as allergies or any medical requirements. Are there any health goals that they are working on to achieve? Weight management? Diabetes management? Areas like these.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
That is a weekly activity in my business! However, I have been schooled by several famous chef's. Most recently James Peterson, the famous James Beard award recipient many times over, My certifications come from The Culinary Business Academy for Personal Chef and The Institute of Integrative Nutrition for Nutritionist.