I have recently moved to Evanston, IL from Northern California. I have been a personal chef since 2004. My passion for cooking and my love of preparing luscious meals using the freshest ingredients shows in my attention to every detail. I work carefully with my clients to keep them happy and well fed, meeting their needs and desires for wonderful meals cooked in their homes, whether it’s their family favorites or their special requests.

My various personal chef clients have included families of all sizes, working couples too busy to cook, a couple in med school, a pregnant mom on bed rest, and elderly seniors. Special-needs clients have ranged from the Lactose Intolerant, a weight conscious couple,  to working directly with a nutritionist to create a specific specialized meal plan for a client who was hypoglycemic and pre-diabetic.

Parties have ranged from a surprise engagement supper, to elegant anniversary dinners, to dinner parties from 2 to 18. I have served down-home chili and cornbread for 50 on the river and prepared made-to-order omelets for an office of 30 in the office!  Everything from helping clients bring their own party ideas to life, to suggesting menus themes and tablescapes, from preparing everything ahead and leaving it for the client to simply heat up themselves, to doing the entire party from start to finish making sure it all works perfectly – down to washing the last crystal wine glass and giving the countertop a final wipe.

Before becoming a personal chef, I worked in business communications. Over the years I took as many cooking courses as I could in my spare time, and expanded my already generous library of cookbooks. I entertained as often as I could convince the family to clean house. Rarely did the same meal appear twice and I broke all the rules by cooking and serving meals to guests I had never tried before. No one seemed to complain, and soon dinner invitations were received with anticipation, pleasure and a little drooling. Food and cooking developed into a passion that soon had to be met full time, no longer as a hobby. I quit my life in the 9-5 world and became a personal chef. I started in my hometown of St. Louis and then due to my husband’s job moved to the San Francisco area and now, due to another job change, I am excited to cook in Chicago, Chicago Near north and the North Suburbs including Deerfield, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wheeling, Wilmette, and Winnetka.

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