We’re kind of obsessing over this in-home Personal Chef service- The Culinistas catering in New York, Chicago , Hamptons, Aspen and Los Angeles. Definitely, locations and price points for those who have the luxury of enjoying the finer things in life.

The Home Service takes care of : Menu Planning & Grocery Shopping to Cooking the meal & Cleaning up the Leftovers (if there are any, ofcourse).

As a guest, all you have to do is select your day, time, and menu- they make delicious weekly menus you can choose from or customize your own based on diet preferences. Their menus rotate dishes from dairy-, gluten-, and sugar-free to vegan and for toddlers.

Examples of some of their dishes :

In Appetizers : Fava Goat Cheese Dip & Crudités- fava bean, goat cheese, pistachio, parsley, lemon, vegetables.

King Oyster Mushrooms & Spinach- mushroom, spinach, calabrian chile, walnut, lemon, onion powder

Main Course: Charred Yellow Squash Gemelli- yellow squash, gemelli pasta, haricot vert, basil, walnut, lemon, cayenne. 

Sweet Potato & Chickpea Patties- sweet potato, broccoli, garbanzo bean, cilantro, whole wheat flour, urfa, sumac, onion powder.

Dessert– Chocolate Pudding- avocado, cocoa powder, agave, pecan, urfa. 

Strawberry-Ginger Bran Bread- strawberry, ginger, oat bran, buttermilk, sumac, allspice, solstice blend, coconut sugar, egg, all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder.

A Broad Overview of their Pricing (subject to conditions/ add-ons etc) :

A weekly private-chef visit is $250 plus the cost of groceries.

Dinner parties and special occasions start at $1000 plus the cost of groceries.

All Photos courtesy of The Culinistas