Two New York Metro Personal Chefs Team Up To Offer An Introductory Share A Personal Chef Service
Professional Personal Chefs Donna Mintz of Basil & Barbells and Lia Soscia of Home Cooking Consultant have been working diligently over the last several months to educate New Yorkers and Long Islanders on the many benefits a personal chef can bring to families and individuals looking for healthier meal options.
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 23, 2005 - Professional Personal Chefs Donna Mintz
of Basil & Barbells and Lia Soscia of Home Cooking Consultant have been
working diligently over the last several months to educate New Yorkers and Long
Islanders on the many benefits a personal chef can bring to families and
individuals looking for healthier meal options. After seeing the flood of recent
health studies on obesity and bad-eating habits as well as news stories which
talk about some of the time-saving benefits of hiring a Personal Chef, Chefs
Donna and Lia realized that an introductory service offering could give
consumers a way in which they could try their own Personal Chef Service with a
friend.
In the last 10 years there has been amazing awareness of the
personal chef industry among those who have a cooking interest, watch the Food
Network, or search for new career options on the web. However, the general
population in the NY Metro area are still unaware that personal chefs are even
an option when considering “What’s for Dinner?” ideas. “When we begin to explain
to people who have never heard of a personal chef, and just what a personal chef
does, such as menu planning, shopping, meal preparation and kitchen cleanup, the
light bulb finally goes off,” states Chef Lia. “They do the math and realize
that for a similar monthly expenditure which now includes noisy and fat-laden
restaurant and takeout meals, they can eat a customized variety of meals in the
comfort of their own home.” Chef Donna adds, “When one of my clients, who is a
single mom with a busy career, considered the amount of time it takes to plan
and prepare healthy meals on a daily basis for her family, she realized that
having her own Personal Chef as part of her household team was just as cost and
time-effective as having a housekeeper who cleans. The difference, though, is
that now they eat healthier too!”
As part of their ongoing campaign of
Personal Chef Service awareness in New York City and Long Island, Chef Donna and
Chef Lia have created a new introductory level service called the “Share A
Personal Chef” program. This new offering is a way in which people who might
consider hiring a personal chef can get a personalized introduction without all
the risk. All they need to do is get a friend to want to try the service with
them and they split the service cost.
Here’s an overview of the new Share
a Personal Chef Service:
A minimum of 2 families up to a maximum of 4
families will choose and agree on 3 different entrees and sides (where
applicable). This service will provide 3 nights worth of meals (a choice of 3
entrees and appropriate sides agreed upon by all families). All cooking will be
done in one day at one family’s home. The other families will then pick up their
meals from their friend’s house at the end of the day. There are also two
different levels of service to choose depending upon whether you are a couple or
family. Additional servings, if needed, are available for an additional cost. In
addition, the families would split the cost of the food. As an added bonus, if
any of the families decide to continue with a contracted service after the Share
a Personal Chef Introductory Service, they will receive a $50.00 discount
coupon, which will be applied to the first chef service. The Share a Personal
Chef Service starts around $18.75 per person. (Pricing depends on food
selections).
“This is a new-wave version of the cooking club whereby
local families group together and cook a week’s worth of meals for each family
involved. With the Share a Personal Chef program, they get the same time benefit
along with added expertise in healthy meal options without all the work. All
they have to do is find a friend and choose the menu!” states Chef Donna. “If
you can justify the expense of a housekeeper and gardener, you can justify
having a Personal Chef. All you do is add the expense of ordering takeout or
eating out, the time it takes to plan and prepare the meals, and the toll on
your health for not eating the right combination of foods, and you can certainly
realize a Personal Chef is affordable,” states Chef Lia. In fact, if you give up
that daily pack of cigarettes and Starbucks, which are pretty expensive here in
NY, you will be able to invest that money back into healthy eating.
For
more detailed information about the Share a Personal Chef program which is
available in NYC and Long Island, please visit these websites:
New York
City – Basil & Barbells, Chef Donna Mintz http://basilandbarbells.com/shareachef.htm
Long Island
– Home Cooking Consultant Personal Chef Service http://ChefLia.com/shareapersonalchef.html
About
Basil & Barbells – Chef Donna Mintz, C.P.T. has always been interested in
cooking and fitness. She became a Certified Personal Trainer and has additional
certifications as an Aerobics Instructor, Kickboxing Instructor and Sports
Nutrition. She is also a Certified Fitness Nutritionist. Donna started her
career as a Personal Trainer by going to client's homes and working with them
using resistance tubing and medicine balls, as well as free weights. To augment
her already successful fitness program, she became a Professional Personal Chef
through coursework at the United States Personal Chef Association. Since then
Chef Donna has created a unique business enterprise, Basil & Barbells, which
is a blend of her two passions, fitness and cooking. She is dedicated to
teaching people, in a short amount of time, what it took her years of schooling,
studying and experimentation to learn. Visit http://basilandbarbells.com
or call Chef Donna at 212-924-7887.
About Home Cooking Consultant
Personal Chef Service – Well-seasoned cooking services and advice for the Long
Island area. Chef Lia Soscia has been cooking for over 30 years. Her company
Home Cooking Consultant is dedicated to bringing families back to the dinner
table through services that include home meal planning and preparation, cooking
lessons, recipe research, modifications and testing, personal cookbook
publishing and kitchen organization and design consultation. Chef Lia is a
member of the United States Personal Chef Association, Women Chefs and
Restaurateurs, Cooking Club of America, and the Bellmore Chamber of Commerce.
She is Serv-Safe Food Safety Certified, Licensed and Insured. Visit http://ChefLia.com or call Chef Lia
at 516-826-3169.
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