PERSONAL CHEF SERVICES

What is a Personal Chef?

A Personal Chef plans, shops and cooks homemade meals, just for you! Any health concerns, ingredient restrictions, allergies or other dietary needs are focused on when planning your menus.

This highly personalized service is extremely valuable because it saves time, is convenient and offers the opportunity to provide tailored nutritional benefits. It is very suitable for the elderly or home recovery patients whose shopping and cooking can be difficult... or new moms who need help with ready-made, nutritious meals that are suitable while breastfeeding. In fact, any busy professional or family who wants "easy" but still healthy meal solutions will benefit from hiring a Personal Chef!

How does it Work?

A free consultation meeting to talk about your specific needs is the first step. Next, we help you through a detailed food questionnaire and select a cook day that is convenient. A customized menu will then be developed and presented for your approval.

Meals are prepared fresh in your home with an average of 20 servings cooked at one time, for your convenience and savings. All food is properly cooled and packaged to ensure freshness and then labeled for your added convenience. Your Chef will bring all fresh ingredients plus the cooking equipment, utensils and packaging materials needed. The cook day will last between 4-6 hours and when all is complete, your kitchen is left spotless with only aromas to linger.

Other than providing room in your fridge and freezer, you will only need to heat and enjoy!

Save your time and enjoy your meals.
Call 416 473 9762 to set up an appointment.

Who is the Chef?

Monique Taylor is the Personal Chef behind LemonTree. She is a Certified Food Handler, recognized by City of Toronto Public Health, and is a member of the Canadian Personal Chef Association.

"I love food and all the colours, textures, and amazing combinations of tastes you can create and enjoy! But I also respect food as it plays a very large role in our health. Unfortunately we don't always have that in mind when we are pressed for time. If you wish to eat something that is not packed with saturated fats, sodium, cholesterol or preservatives, and is convenient with great taste, your choices are very limited. If you have restrictions or allergies it is harder still. I would like to change that and offer an exciting and reasonable alternative."

The need to prepare low fat, low sodium meals for her family provided the catalyst. Time was invested researching the kinds of fats found in foods, the effect each has on your body, and other important nutritional facts essential in understanding food in a whole new way. Through plenty of testing and tasting, gourmet style meals were created that fit her family's criteria AND tasted great! Realizing many other people have to change their eating habits, whether due to specific health concerns or general well being, Monique thought perhaps not everyone would have the time, energy or ability to do so. The idea for LemonTree was born.

"The name itself comes from the experience of traveling along the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Lemon trees are grown on every hillside and with such care and passion some joke the locals look after their lemons better then their children! Their freshness, bright colour and intensity of flavour are showcased in many Italian dishes. It was very inspiring to me and the idea to use the lemon as an icon for fresh food seemed perfect!"

OTHER SERVICES

Design Services: FRESH FLOWERS AND PRINTED GRAPHICS

To accompany a dinner party, or just to brighten up your house with each Personal Chef Service, LemonTree can provide fresh flowers purchased and arranged just for you.

Different tastes, different occasions, different budgets. Big and bold or simple and elegant. Flowers are both a welcoming addition, and a strong design element, in any room. Create a warm home ~ include flowers. Prices start at $45.

Aside from a Personal Chef, Monique is also an experienced Graphic Designer, operating her own independent firm since 1993. Unique Invitations, Place Settings and Thank You Cards can be custom designed and produced specifically for you.

Private Dinner Parties: FROM 2-12 PEOPLE

Fresh meals are planned and prepared for your own private dinner party or special occasion. A meal can be prepared the day of the dinner and left in your fridge with instructions on how to cook, or it can be fully cooked and left for you to only heat and serve. Pricing varies depending on menu chosen, number of guests, and scope of service requested.