Orange County · Private Chef Service

Your Private Chef for Weekly Meal Prep in Orange County

Not a meal kit. Not delivery. A private chef, in your kitchen.

Once or twice a week, a professionally vetted chef shops, cooks, packages, and cleans — leaving your fridge stocked with fresh, fully custom meals built around your tastes, your goals, and your schedule.

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From $450 / week · Free 30-minute consultation · Serving Orange County

Grilled steak, guacamole and rice bowls portioned for the week by an Eats by Nicole private chef

Founded by a Food Network Champion

Food Network champion founder Chefs background-checked & insured Groceries at cost — never marked up Every menu reviewed before it goes out

What’s Included

One or two visits a week. Everything handled.

Personalized weekly menus

Built around your dietary needs, preferences, and goals — gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, keto, AIP, low-FODMAP, macro-focused and more. Menus refresh weekly and you approve them before cook day.

Once or twice weekly

Most households book one cook day a week. If you eat at home more often, or you’re feeding a larger family, a second day keeps everything fresh through the week.

Grocery shopping

Your chef shops the morning of service. Groceries are billed at exact cost with an itemized receipt — we never mark up ingredients.

Cooking, in your kitchen

Everything is cooked on-site in your home, not portioned in a commissary and driven over. Nothing arrives frozen or reheated.

Packaged, labeled, cleaned up

Meals are portioned, labeled, and stacked in your fridge with reheating notes — and your chef leaves the kitchen cleaner than they found it.

A dedicated chef, matched to you

You get the same chef each week — someone who learns how your household actually eats, not a rotating roster of strangers.

On your table

What a week actually looks like

A taste of the range. Your menu is built around your household, your dietary needs, and what’s in season.

One cook day from an Eats by Nicole chef — branzino with tomato and basil, roasted eggplant, fennel and beets, pearl couscous and blistered tomatoes — One cook day, plated out: branzino with tomato and basil, roasted eggplant, fennel and beets, pearl couscous, blistered tomatoes.

Pistachio-crusted salmon prepared by an Eats by Nicole chef — Pistachio-crusted salmon

Summer rolls, roasted chicken and fish portioned into weekly containers by an Eats by Nicole chef — Summer rolls, chicken, whole fish

Herb-roasted chicken with sweet potato mash prepared by an Eats by Nicole chef — Herb-roasted chicken, sweet potato mash

White bean hummus with a crudité tray prepared from scratch by an Eats by Nicole chef — White bean hummus & crudité

The chefs

A vetted chef team, held to a champion’s standard

Every chef on the Eats by Nicole team cooks to the same philosophy: clean, seasonal, whole-ingredient food built around real nutrition rather than novelty. Menus follow what’s actually in season, lean on quality ingredients, and are designed to taste like something you’d choose — not like health food you’re enduring.

The standard doesn’t change with the chef — menus, technique, and packaging follow the same playbook in every kitchen.

Orange County is served by a small, deliberately limited chef team, so each household gets a consistent chef rather than whoever is free that week.

Background-checked & certifiedEvery chef is background-checked and food-safety certified before they cook for you.
Every menu reviewedMenus are reviewed before they go to your household.
The same chef each weekYou’re matched with one chef who learns your kitchen, your labels, and your preferences.
A limited number of householdsEach chef takes on a limited number of homes each week, so your service day stays yours.

Where we cook

Serving Orange County, neighborhood by neighborhood

Corona del MarNewport CoastNewport BeachLaguna BeachCosta MesaIrvineBalboa IslandCrystal CoveLaguna NiguelDana PointHuntington BeachSan Clemente

Don’t see your area? Ask us — availability varies by neighborhood and schedule. We also serve Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City.

Questions, Answered

Orange County meal prep, without the guesswork

What does it cost?

Weekly service in Orange County starts at $450 per week, depending on how many entrees and portions your household needs, and whether you book one or two cook days. Groceries are billed separately at exact cost with an itemized receipt. Take the two-minute Find My Plan quiz to see your recommended package and its price, then get an exact quote on your free 30-minute consultation.

Do I need to be home during service?

No. Many clients work from home, and many leave access instructions. Our chefs are discreet, efficient, and fully self-sufficient once they’re in the kitchen.

Do you work in gated communities?

Yes. Many of our Orange County households are in gated neighborhoods and HOA-managed properties, including Newport Coast. We coordinate access ahead of time and follow whatever community protocols are required.

Can I change my preferences later?

Yes. We check in regularly and adjust your menus as your tastes, goals, or schedule change. Nothing is locked in.

Do you cook for families and athletes?

Yes. Our chefs regularly build menus for performance-based nutrition and for kid-friendly households — often in the same fridge.

How far ahead should I book?

Each chef takes a limited number of households, and popular service days go first. We recommend booking your consultation one to two weeks ahead to secure your preferred day.

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