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Your Personal Chef in Palos Verdes

A week of fresh, custom meals, cooked in your own kitchen.

Your chef shops the morning of service, cooks everything from scratch in your home, then portions, labels and cleans up, so the week’s meals are waiting in your fridge.

From $450 / week · Free 30-minute consultation · Serving Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills · See sample menus
One-time trial to start · You approve every menu · Skip or reschedule with a week’s notice

Eats by Nicole founder Nicole Lee at the kitchen counter with a fresh salad

What we cook for Palos Verdes households

Every menu is built from scratch around your household, and you approve it before every cook day.

Families with full schedules

Dinners the whole family eats, with simpler versions for the kids and lunches for school.

High-protein weeks

Portioned to your protein or macro targets, for anyone training or busy parents who want real protein at every meal. High-protein and macro meal prep

Food allergies and gluten-free

Every item checked for your allergens and cooked with care for cross-contact. Allergies and gluten-free

Dinner parties at home

Birthdays, holidays and dinners on the patio, family-style or plated, from $135 a guest. See dinner parties

Sliced steak salad with charred peppers
Roasted vegetables and herb sauce, packed for the week

Your Orange County chef

Jessica Maidlow has cooked professionally for over a decade, in restaurants from 2015 and in private kitchens since 2023. Her cooking is wholesome and homemade: fresh food for households that want the week handled properly.

We cook across the Palos Verdes Peninsula, from Lunada Bay and Malaga Cove in Palos Verdes Estates to Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates, and in nearby Manhattan Beach and the South Bay. Gated roads, gate codes and long driveways are a normal week, and we’ll set up access before the first visit. Most clients aren’t home during service.

Meet our chefs →

  • Background-checked and certifiedEvery chef clears a background check and holds a food-safety certification before cooking in your home.
  • Every menu reviewedEach weekly menu is reviewed before it goes to your household.
  • The same chef each weekYour chef gets to know your kitchen, your labels and your preferences.
  • A small, limited rosterChefs take on only a few homes each week, so your service day stays yours.

What it costs in Palos Verdes

Palos Verdes is priced the same as the rest of Los Angeles and Orange County: weekly chef service from $450 a week, plus groceries at exact cost.

Example week, all in

Essential plan: 12 meals for the week

Chef service$550
Groceries at exact cost (typical)$165–$225
Total for the week$715–$775

That’s about $60 to $65 a meal, cooked fresh in your kitchen. Groceries depend on your menu and are billed the day after service with an itemized receipt. Paying by bank transfer adds 0.8% (never more than $5); by card, 3%. Your first week is a one-time trial at $600 plus groceries. See every plan

From one of Jessica’s clients

“Nicole’s team (shoutout to Chef Jessica) made thoughtful adjustments based on our preferences, which made a huge difference.”

Khash M., Irvine★★★★★ Google review · 2026

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Palos Verdes meal prep, answered

How much does a personal chef cost in Palos Verdes?

Weekly chef service starts at $450 a week, plus groceries at exact cost. See our Los Angeles pricing guide.

Do you cook in Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates?

Yes, and across the whole peninsula.

Do I need to be home?

No. Most clients aren’t home during service. We’ll set up gate and house access before the first visit.

Do you also cook dinner parties?

Yes. Private dinners start at $135 per guest family-style or $160 plated, plus groceries at cost and a 20% gratuity on the chef service. See dinner parties

Your kitchen. Your menu. Your chef.

Two minutes of questions, and we’ll show you the plan that fits your household before you ever book a call.

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