Your Personal Chef in Santa Monica
Fresh, custom meals for the week, cooked in your own kitchen.
One of our vetted Westside chefs 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.
What Santa Monica clients ask us for
These come straight from our consultations with Santa Monica households. Your menu is built from scratch around your own needs, and you approve it before every cook day.
Recovery and health conditions
Nourishing meals after surgery, during treatment, or for conditions like autoimmune disease, following your doctor’s or dietitian’s guidance. Some clients book it for a family member or friend who’s recovering.
Gut health and anti-inflammatory eating
Meals that follow a gut-healing or anti-inflammatory protocol, like a SIBO plan, and still taste like something you’d choose to eat.
Busy families
Dinners for the week plus grab-and-go lunches, with kid-friendly options and breakfast add-ons. Your chef can work around your nanny or au pair’s schedule.
Here for the season
Winter residents and families new to Los Angeles book in 4-week sessions for as long as they’re in town.
One chef who learns your kitchen
Santa Monica is served by our Westside chefs, including Sahar Allibhoy and Lucy Arnell, so your chef knows the area and isn’t crossing town to reach you. We match you on cooking style, diet and schedule, and you keep the same chef every week, with a briefed backup if they’re ever away.
We cook across Santa Monica, from North of Montana to Ocean Park and Sunset Park, and in nearby Brentwood, West LA and Malibu. Tell us how your chef gets in and where to park, and they’ll follow it every week. Most clients aren’t home during service.
- 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 a week costs in Santa Monica
Santa Monica is priced the same as the rest of Los Angeles: a flat weekly chef fee, plus groceries at exact cost with an itemized receipt.
Essential plan: 12 meals for the week
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
What our Los Angeles clients say
“They have been able to adjust to our changing, and sometimes very strict, health needs while still making everything taste delicious. This service gives us so much time back in our day and our busy household really appreciates it.”
“I tried meal prep delivery companies, I tried purchasing prepared meals from grocery stores, and tried ordering healthy options on Uber Eats. Eats by Nicole is by far the best option!”
Santa Monica meal prep, answered
How much does a personal chef cost in Santa Monica?
Weekly chef service starts at $450 a week, plus groceries at exact cost. A typical 12-meal week comes to about $715 to $775 with groceries. Santa Monica is priced the same as the rest of Los Angeles. See every plan or our Los Angeles pricing guide.
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.
Can you follow a SIBO or anti-inflammatory plan?
Yes. Share your protocol or the list from your practitioner, and your chef builds a varied weekly menu around it, with no off-plan ingredients.
Can I book for just a few months?
Yes. Plans run in 4-week sessions, so you can book for as long as you’re in town, whether that’s one session or the whole winter.
Do you also cook dinner parties in Santa Monica?
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. Most dinners start at 8 guests. See dinner parties.
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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