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What is a personal chef?
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A personal
chef is someone that comes into your home to prepare a variety of meals
based on your specific preferences or dietary needs. The personal chef
does the planning, the shopping, the cooking, and the clean up. The
food is then packaged into containers that are labeled with heating
instructions, and stored in your refrigerator or freezer to be heated
and eaten when you desire. You enjoy the convenience of having
delicious meals prepared in the safety and comfort of your home. |
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Do you have to cook in my home?
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Due to
health department regulations we have to prepare food in an approved
commercial kitchen, or in your home. By cooking in your home, we are
able to offer a much more customized menu based on your specific food
preferences and dietary needs as opposed to eating what is being
prepared that day in a commercial kitchen for everyone. You also get
the added benefit of knowing your food was prepared right in the safety
and comfort of your own kitchen. |
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What areas do you cover?
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We serve
the Greater Toronto Area area from Ajax to Burlington. Services
outside this area will be considered on a case-by-case basis. |
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Do I have to leave you my key in order for you to get in?
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This is
something we always leave up to the client for them to decide how they
feel most comfortable. We may choose a date when someone will be home,
or we arrive before they go to work. It’s up to the client. |
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What kind of food do you specialize in?
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This is a
very individualized service. Each menu is planned around your
preferences and dietary needs. We have many recipes to choose from and
growing every day. If you tell us you like Italian food then we will
include Italian dishes in your menu. If you like Mediterranean cuisine
then we will include Mediterranean dishes in your menu. The
possibilities are endless. |
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Do I have to sign a contract?
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With Chef
Cristian Personal Chef Service you are not forced into any contracts.
We go on a need as we go along basis. Once you become a regular client
and you prefer a specific day for your service, then that will be noted
and that will be reserved as your day. |
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Do all the meals have to be frozen?
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Some of your meals may be stored in
the freezer. We do leave meals in the refrigerator to be eaten within
3-5 days from the day of service. We always try to provide you a fresh
serve seafood or fish entrée to be eaten within the first 2 days
of service. The recipes used in your menus have an identification of
whether they need to be stored in the refrigerator or freezer. If you
follow the proper heating instructions one will never know an item has
been frozen.
If one is really against freezing their meals we can go more often and
cook lees food so it can all be stored in the refrigerator. However, if
the average meal package is consumed within 5 days, no freezing is
required. |
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Can I Afford it?
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Absolutely! Most of our clients are
surprised to find out just how affordable this service is. A personal
chef is no longer just for the rich and famous. Simply add how
much
money you spend on eating out during the week, not to mention the
unhealthy
choices made when eating out. The average Canadian family spends
$668.00 (statistics Canada) per month on groceries and restaurant
meals. They also spend an average of 1.9 hours per day on cooking,
washing up, and preparing meals. Add to that the grocery shopping,
line-ups and parking. Times 20 days, that's 38 hours plus, per month.
It all depends on what an extra 38 hours is worth to you. A personal
chef can not only save you money but it
can save you time as well.
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