A personal chef for recovery and health conditions
Nourishing food, cooked in your kitchen, while you focus on getting well.
Recovering from surgery, going through treatment, or managing a condition like an autoimmune disease takes energy that cooking shouldn’t. Your Eats by Nicole chef plans and cooks a week of fresh meals in your home, following the guidance from your doctor or dietitian. Many clients book it for a parent, partner or friend.
Built around your care team’s plan
Your care team’s plan comes first
If your doctor or dietitian has given you guidance, we build the menu from it. We work directly with dietitians when a client has one.
A menu you approve
You or the person you’re booking for approve every week’s menu before cook day.
Cooked in the home
The chef shops, cooks, packages and labels every meal, then cleans up. Nothing to carry, nothing to reheat from a delivery box.
Easy to adjust
Needs change during recovery. Tell us and next week’s menu changes with them.
What a week looks like
Dishes from real menus our chefs have cooked, shared without names.
- Lemon-oregano chicken with garlic rice, roasted broccoli, green beans and avocado
- Korean-inspired ginger steak bowls with gluten-free tamari, charred broccoli and white rice
- Smoky paprika salmon with lime rice and roasted broccoli
- Turkey kofta with lemon-parsley sauce
- Herb-braised chicken with sweet potato mash and braised cabbage
- Lomo saltado with beef, onions and sweet potatoes
- Chicken curry with brown rice, roasted cauliflower and squash
Who it’s for: after surgery · during or after chemotherapy · autoimmune conditions · gut-health plans (for example low FODMAP or low histamine) · a parent or loved one who needs help at home.
Booking for someone else: You can book and manage the service for a family member. We’ll coordinate the menu with you, them, or their dietitian, whichever works best.
Matched with the right chef
We match each household with the chef whose strengths fit. Lucy Arnell, a Certified Nutrition Coach, cooks for Los Angeles households working toward a health goal.
Once you’re onboarded, we introduce you to your chef by name. If they’re ever unavailable, another chef on the team steps in with your full menu history.
- Interviewed and evaluatedEvery chef is interviewed, evaluated, and held to the same standard before they take on a household.
- Background-checkedBefore any chef enters your home. No exceptions.
- Certified & insuredFood-safety certification and food liability insurance are required for service.
- Your trial week is a checkpointWe review your first week together before anything becomes ongoing.
What it costs
Health-related diets never cost extra. Weekly meal prep starts at $450 a week in LA and OC, $400 in New Jersey and $525 in New York City, plus groceries at exact cost.
We cook in Los Angeles, Orange County, New Jersey and New York City. See every plan
Recovery and health questions
Can you cook for someone recovering from surgery or going through treatment?
Yes. Your chef follows the guidance from the doctor or dietitian, whether that’s gentle, low-fat meals after surgery or a plan for chemotherapy or an autoimmune condition. You approve every menu. We don’t give medical advice.
Do you work with dietitians?
Yes. If you have a dietitian, we can build your menu from their plan and keep them in the loop.
Can I book for my mom or dad?
Yes. Many clients book for a parent or loved one and manage the menu for them.
Can you cook for an autoimmune protocol or low FODMAP?
Yes. Tell us the plan on your call and your chef builds each week around it.
Can I pause during a hospital stay?
Yes. Skip or reschedule with a week’s notice.
Your kitchen. Your menu. Your chef.
Tell us how you eat (two minutes) and we’ll show you the right plan before you ever book a call.
Luxury In-Home Chef Services
Serving: Los Angeles, Orange County, New Jersey, New York City
(424) 247‑5809
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