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September 18, 2009

Looking for a personal chef

I couldn't help her, but if you have any suggestions, please post below:

EL, my  office is interested in finding a meal delivery/personal chef service for a coworker who is about to begin cancer treatment. I did a search on the Sun to try and find any articles or blog posts discussing the topic and couldn't find any matches. Do you, or your readers, have experience with any local companies who provide these services? 

We know about Let's Dish and have contacted them to try and determine if the meat and chicken that they use is hormone free and antibiotic free.  As that is a top concern of our coworker, due to the form of her cancer, Let's Dish may not be a solution for us.

My Google search identified one possible chef service but I can't imagine that there aren't more in the area.  I also found a thread on ChowHound with a similar inquiry from last year but there were few responses.

I know this isn't really a typical Dining@Large topic but any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Posted by Elizabeth Large at 2:35 PM | | Comments (13)
        

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They could try Cosmonaut Catering, which is owned by the folks who used to own Sputnik Cafe in Crownsville. I believe they had a commitment to fresh, local meat and produce. They can be contacted at cosmonaut1957 yahoo.com. They might be a little pricey, but the food is amazing!

Moveable Feast?

The Pantry uses a lot of local ingredients, and would probably be amenable to meeting the friend's needs:

http://www.thepantrycatering.com/

www.mealsonwheelsmd.org
410-558-0827
Serves homebound of any age.

www.uspca.com
you can find a personal chef by zip code or city.

Contact your local Department of Social Services website to obtain other useful information.

Baltimore County public library has great printed materials available for free. One pamphlet is called the Senior Resources guide which I am obtaining information from right now. www.takindcareofmomanddad.com

It doesn't matter that it states "senior resources" because much of the information is the same for the general population.

Hello Elizabeth! This is Holly Wildberger-- I create all the meals for Let's Dish! in Maryland and Virginia. I wanted to let you know that the chicken breast we use at Let's Dish! is all-natural, hormone free and antibiotic free. So if you choose meals that specify "chicken breast", you should be just fine. Note that our other meats (including chicken tenders, steak, etc) are not labeled hormone free. As chef for the region's leading meal assembly chain, I am always looking for the best ingredients out there. Unfortunately, it is still very difficult to find hormone free, antibiotic free meat in the volumes and sizes we require, at prices we can afford. You can learn more about our philosophy on healthy eating by checking out this blog post: http://thedishblog.com/2008/11/05/to-your-health/ Also, we donate lots of meals each October to folks undergoing cancer treatments. Check that out at www.letsdish.com/pinkdish. Any questions for me, feel free to email holly.wildberger@letsdish.net. Best wishes, HW

You can search by state and then county at www.personalchef.com. It's an association website.

I have used Beth Andresini and like her work. Visit her website at http://www.thymeforyou.com/

Eddie's of Roland Park will deliver in these situations, I believe, and friends and family can also donate in the friend's name to pay for some of the food.

The Red Devils of Maryland offer support to cancer patients and their families. It's worth checking out.

http://www.the-red-devils.org/

A lot of churches do this sort of thing (we call it ministry), even for folks who are not members of a particular congregation. If the person in question is in Harford County,give Emmanuel Church in Bel Air a call.

My name is Maureen Kramer and I am a Personal Chef in Baltimore. 

A little bit about me and my service. I have been working in the Baltimore area as a personal chef for the last seven years. I moved here from Northern California where I worked as a chef in Monterey. I focus primarily on fresh, healthy, great tasting food and nearly all of my clients have hired me because of health concerns (based on a need to eat a specific diet because of food allergies or health issues) or a want/need to help them with eating healthy, minimally processed food.

I currently cook for clients that have nut allergies, diabetes, celiacs disease, keep Kosher at home, are vegetarian and/or are lactose intolerant. 

I typically cook for my clients in their home either once a week or once every other week. I plan the menu (together with my clients), grocery shop the morning I will be cooking for them, prepare 3-5 entrees (each serving 4 people), package them and put them in their fridge. They may choose to freeze some, if needed. 

I have had write ups in both Style Magazine and Baltimore Magazine that I would be happy to share with you.

I would also be happy to give you any references you'd like.

I look forward to talking with you.

Cheers,
Maureen Kramer
maureen@baltimorebiscuit.com
maureenkramer@verizon.net

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Richard Gorelick was appointed The Baltimore Sun's restaurant critic in September 2010. Before joining the paper staff fulltime, he contributed freelance criticism and features articles about food to area and regional publications. Along the way, he dispatched for short-distance trucking companies, shilled for cultural non-profits, and assisted in cognitive neurology research – never the subject, always the control.

He takes restaurants seriously but not himself, and his favorite restaurant is the one you love, too.
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