Your Personal Chef in Irvine
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.
What we cook for Irvine households
Every menu is built from scratch around your household, and you approve it before every cook day.
Busy professionals and dual-career homes
Lunches and dinners for long workweeks, so the week runs on real food instead of delivery.
Breakfasts too
One Irvine household we cook for gets a week of entrées plus breakfasts like veggie quiche and overnight oats. Breakfast is a $50 a week add-on.
Families with young kids
Dinners the whole family eats, with simpler versions for the kids. Who it’s for
Health goals
Portioned to your protein or macro targets, or built around your doctor’s or dietitian’s guidance. High-protein and macro meal prep
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 Irvine, from Turtle Rock, Shady Canyon and Quail Hill to Woodbridge, Northwood, Orchard Hills, Portola Springs and the Great Park neighborhoods, and in nearby Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Gate codes and HOA parking rules are a normal week, and we’ll set up access before the first visit. Most clients aren’t home during service.
- 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 Irvine
Irvine is priced the same as the rest of Orange County and Los Angeles: weekly chef service from $450 a week, plus groceries at exact cost.
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
From an Irvine client
“Nicole’s team (shoutout to Chef Jessica) made thoughtful adjustments based on our preferences, which made a huge difference.”
Irvine meal prep, answered
How much does a personal chef cost in Irvine?
Weekly chef service starts at $450 a week, plus groceries at exact cost. See our Orange County pricing guide.
Can you add breakfasts or snacks?
Yes. Breakfast or snacks are a $50 a week add-on.
Do you cook in Tustin and Costa Mesa?
Yes. We cook across central and coastal Orange County.
Do I need to be home?
No. Most clients aren’t home during service. We’ll set up 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.
Luxury In-Home Chef Services
Serving: Los Angeles, Orange County, New Jersey, New York City
(424) 247‑5809
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