I'm Alyssa, a private chef. I cook seasonal, organic food in your home, for busy weeks and for the nights you'll remember.
Most weeks that means a fridge full of real meals so the evenings belong to you. Some weeks it means a long table, a grazing spread and a cake made from scratch.
For busy weeks
Home-cooked meals for the week ahead, portioned and labeled and waiting in your fridge on the nights you have nothing left to give.
For the occasion
A plated dinner for two, a family-style feast or a spread for a crowd, cooked and served so you can be a guest at your own party.
I walk the stalls, talk with the growers and let whatever is ripest decide the menu. I cook with organic produce whenever I can, and I buy from local farms because the food tastes better and the money stays with the people who grow it.
Menus follow what's in season, picked days before it reaches your plate.
Clean, simple ingredients, with nothing you can't pronounce.
Local farms, ranchers, fishermen and makers, so your dinner supports the community around you.
Tap any dish to see it up close.
Cheeses, charcuterie, fresh bread, fruit and preserves laid out the full length of your counter, and a cake made from scratch to finish the night, dressed with fresh flowers and herbs.
Cooking has always been the way I take care of people. A pot of something good on the stove changes the whole feeling of a house, and I've never gotten tired of watching that happen.
Somewhere along the way, feeding the people around me stopped being a hobby and became the thing I most wanted to do with my days.
My cooking starts at the farmers market. I love walking the stalls, talking with the growers and letting whatever is ripest that week decide what ends up on the plate. From there I get to do the creative part: taking what's in season, what you love and what you can't eat, and building a menu that feels like it was made only for you.
What keeps me in it is being part of people's lives. Some weeks that means taking dinner off the list for a family that's stretched thin, so the evenings are for each other instead of the dishes. Other times it means cooking something beautiful for a birthday or an anniversary, and getting to be a small part of a memory someone will keep.
Either way my job is the same: make it delicious, make it easy, and leave your kitchen cleaner than I found it.
Alyssa
Tell me about your household or your event, what you love and what to avoid.
You get a custom menu to adjust until it's exactly right.
I shop the market, cook in your kitchen and clean up after myself.
Dinner on the table, or a fridge full of meals for the week.
Send me a note with weekly meals or a special occasion, the date, how many people, and any dietary needs. I'll come back with ideas and a custom quote.