Chef at Home
Chef at Home
Personalized, fresh, and healthy meals prepared in your home for you or your family.
Available Services
At Chef at Home, we bring the joy and health found in freshly prepared, delicious meals into your home. We understand how cumbersome and busy life can get with the demands of your work or family schedules. With our services, you'll no longer need to worry about what's for dinner, how to keep your meals nutritious, or spend time waiting for take-out! Simply come home after a long day and enjoy a gourmet and comforting meal around your table. Personal chef services are used by every type of home: working parents juggling the children's after-school schedule, busy professionals preferring to focus on a relaxing evening once they have arrived home from work, individuals or families wanting to streamline their grocery bill and reduce food waste, and anyone who would like to take control of their diet with the guidance and skill of a professional chef.
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Weekly Meal Preparation
Chef at Home's weekly meal service is uniquely personalized for your food preferences, family's needs, allergies, and special diets. After a thorough consultation, you will receive a weekly menu that has been created just for you! This individual menu will meet and exceed all your needs with plenty of flexibility, taking away previous stress related to the question, "What's for dinner?" On the day of service, we shop for the freshest ingredients, prepare and cook the meals, package and store them in food-safe containers, and fully clean your kitchen. You arrive to a home filled with a medley of aromas and to a "ta-da" moment of dinner ready to be served!
Cooking Classes
One-on-one and small group cooking classes are a fantastic way to enrich your life or the lives of budding chefs in your house! Learn how to create your favorite, mouth-watering dish or send the college freshman off to school with quick and delicious recipes. Or grab some friends and to take an international trip from your kitchen as you learn to cook dishes from around the world!
In-Home Dinner Parties
At Chef at Home, we bring the same personalized care to dinner parties and special events. Let us help you celebrate the moments and milestones in life with scrumptious food and caring service! From anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, or dinner with friends, to the big game nights that keep us at the edge of our seats, Chef at Home will bring the best of fine dining as well as informal, crowd-pleasing meals!
Sample Menus
- Pan-Seared Halibut with Chorizo-Sherry Mignonette, Roasted Asparagus, and Whole-Grain Dijon Fingerling Potatoes
- Turkish Lamb Gozleme, Lemon Labneh, and Spanakorizo
- Miso-Maple Chicken Thighs, Braised Lacinato Kale with Roasted Garlic, and Sesame Soba Noodles
- Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Saffron, Olives, and Dates, and Herbed Cous Cous
- Home-Style Turkey Meatloaf, Blistered Garlicky Green Beans, and Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Flank Steak Corn Tacos with Charred Pineapple Salsa and Baja Slaw
- Quinoa and Kale Burgers, Red Pepper Mayonnaise, and Sweet Potato Wedges
- Mexican Posole Rojo with Shredded Cabbage and Radish
- Chicken Stuffed with Spinach and Goat Cheese and Mushroom-Leek Farro Sauté
- Salmon Burgers with Capers and Herbs, Lemon Aioli, and Red Quinoa Salad with Arugula, Delicata Squash, Seared Scallions, and Pistachios
- Korean Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Rice Cakes and Gingered Bok Choy
- Honey-Turmeric Pork Tenderloin, Roasted Cauliflower with Paprika and Tahini, and Herbed Wild Rice Pilaf
- Vegetarian Enchiladas with Sweet Potato, Charred Corn, Red Onion, Black Beans, and Bell Peppers
- Swordfish Vera Cruz with Basmati Rice
- New Orleans Jambalaya with Andouille and Chicken
- Mango-Ginger Pork and Vegetable Stir Fry over Brown Jasmine Rice
- Lamb Souvlaki, Tzatziki, Roasted Broccoli, and Garlic-Oregano Yukon Potatoes
- Vegetarian Persian Bake with Eggplant, Chickpeas, Mint, Feta, Pomegranate, and Barley with Sumac-Lemon Yogurt
Meet Chef Amanda
Amanda Roylance has had a passion for the arts, both culinary and musical, her whole life. Amanda's love for cooking began at an early age while standing at her Polish grandmother's side as a young girl. Her grandmother taught her the value of time-honored, traditional cooking and the joy that comes from serving those you love with the fruits of your labor. After receiving her degree in Music Education from Florida State University, Amanda enjoyed a successful career as a band director and freelance trumpet player in Florida and Massachusetts. When Amanda decided to focus on her other passion, cooking, she attended and graduated from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Amanda has worked in fine dining restaurants in Boston and in the Berkshires, including with Master Chef Erhard Wendt.
Making the switch from restaurant kitchens to working as a personal chef, Amanda has been able to bring the best of both worlds together; exquisite and finely prepared meals and the personal touch that is formed through the relationship of a client and personal chef.
Amanda lives in Boston with her husband and three children. When she is not in the kitchen, she can be found going to the symphony, scouting out the latest books at the local libraries, and enjoying the outdoor lifestyle of New England.
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Testimonials
Amanda has been feeding our family for over four years and, to be honest, I can't remember what life was like before we met her. As a working mom of three kids and five pets, walking in the door at night to face dinner time was incredibly stressful. By contrast, now I walk in and my fridge is full of healthy, fresh and yummy food tailored to my family and their demanding tastes - what could be better? The fact that Amanda is a good person and so easy to work with makes the process of menu planning that much easier. We are grateful to have found her!
Jana K.
I love to entertain in my home but had stopped hosting dinner parties because I couldn't find the time to prepare the sort of delicious food I enjoy sharing with friends and colleagues. Amanda has provided the perfect solution! She works with me in advance to develop exactly the style of menu I want for each gathering--sometimes formal, sometimes casual, but always delicious. Then, like magic, she appears at my home before the guests arrive and prepares the most beautiful food, which she leaves for me, ready to serve, perfectly organized, complete with garnishes and user friendly instructions. She is creative, professional, warm, flexible, and easy to work with. I highly recommend her!
Elizabeth D.
My mom and I took a cooking lesson from Amanda. Neither of us consider ourselves cooks and we asked Amanda to introduce us to some recipes that were simple enough that we could make at home together, while also teaching us some transferable skills we can use for other recipes. Before the lesson, Amanda asked about our dietary preferences and then provided us with a list of recipes for us to choose from. During the lesson, we not only cooked together, but Amanda taught us knife skills, and how to change the recipes by experimenting with different spices. It was a lot of fun to start to understand our taste preferences! After the lesson, we were sent home with the recipes and Amanda followed up to see if we had tried them on our own. And of course, we had! Working with Amanda was a wonderful experience and I highly recommend her for both experienced cooks and newcomers like myself!
Emily R.
I enjoy and celebrate Chef Amanda’s cooking for both dinner parties and family meals. In observing her during her work, I’m continually impressed by her creativity and craftsmanship, focusing on maintaining a sanitary environment, and the apparent joy that she receives in preparing food and sharing her knowledge with others. Her results are always AMAZING! Her food is exceptionally flavorful, well prepared and presented, with obvious pride in quality, sensitivity to her guests, and love.
James J.
Chef Amanda is an amazing chef who has prepared wonderful meals for my family many times over the past five years. Her delicious food and cheerful, intelligent demeanor make her a pleasure to work with. We have enjoyed her daily cooking, where her meals have included fantastic variations on American dishes and a wide range of international fare. Chef Amanda’s meals for us have also included Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, a bar-b-que party for a large family reunion, and the most perfect cake in the world for Grandma Kay’s 90th birthday. She has put her excellent culinary training to devising mouth-watering, creative dishes which have always been a great hit with my family. Anyone would be extremely lucky to have her in their kitchen—she is welcome in mine any time!
Marie K.
