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THERE IS MORE HELP AVAILABLE FOR SINGLE PARENTS
One of today's problems is that mom or dad is working longer hours and the kids may not be eating as well as they could. Often mom or dad is spending half of the evening in the kitchen. With homework to do, meetings to go to, and extra-curricular activities to attend there is just not enough time together, much less the quality time that raising a family requires.
Enter the Personal Chef: A new “home service” professional that puts nutritional meals on the table and eliminates the time and hassle from of the family's schedule.
After a hard day at work, the family can come home to food waiting in the refrigerator and prepared by your Personal Chef. It's not LIKE home cooking, it IS home cooking.
A Personal Chef is a glamorous title for someone who goes to the client's house and prepares one or two weeks worth of meals at a cost equal to take-out or eating in a restaurant.
The Personal Chef is going to prepare wholesome foods that the entire family will enjoy, taking into account the tastes and dislikes of each family member.
One such service professional in San Antonio/Bexar County is Bill Waring of Thyme 'n Wine, A Personal Chef Service. Waring has managed restaurants in the past and is now pursuing a passion to cook for individuals instead of companies. Waring has been professionally trained by the American Personal Chef Institute and is a member of the American Personal Chef Association.
Waring explains the relationship between the chef and the client begins with a detailed assessment of what the client eats now and how they want to eat. Special dietary requirements are taken into account as well as any requests from their physician or even their personal trainer. A detailed form is filled out to determine what ingredients are preferred and which may be on a “do not eat” list. The goal is to customize the service and menu to the client's specific requests.
When the client has approved the menu, the Personal Chef will do the shopping, go to the client's home and prepare, package and label all of the meals with heating instructions. The Chef will clean the kitchen, remove all of the trash and leave the aromas of freshly prepared meals.
The fee for the Personal Chef is quite reasonable. Many clients report that they may be spending less money since they are no longer having food delivered, stopping on the way home, or eating out as often. Many report that since they are not buying extra food that they don't use and end up throwing it away, a Personal Chef can be a money saver. The service can be provided on a weekly basis or every two weeks.
The menu selections can be simple meatloaf or chops and vegetables to more exotic meals of grilled salmon and baked game hens. All meals are accompanied by appropriate side dishes for a complete meal. The Chef can package the meals in various containers depending on the preference of the client. Some want the convenience of the microwave oven, some prefer the pouch that can be heated in boiling water and some prefer to heat the meal in the conventional oven.
Chef Waring knows the pleasure that dinner at home can bring. His wife has a stress filled career in commercial real estate that requires travel all over the city and long hours. It is with delight that he has prepared dinner for his wife for years.
It is not uncommon for the Chef to invite 10 or more friends to their house for dinner. Waring says that when you invite friends to your home you are giving of yourself.
Personal Chefs often prepare dinner parties for their clients. When someone wants to host a party and wants to be a part of the party and not in the kitchen, the Personal Chef takes over. Depending on the menu, there could be two chefs to do the work when it is on a grand scale. When you factor in the drinks and wine, it may be no more expensive to bring the chef to prepare the meal in the clients' home.
Thyme 'n Wine is a member of the American Personal Association. APCA is a source for Personal Chefs to maintain the high level of training required to stay abreast of the latest equipment and techniques available for the industry.
“We supply our clients with healthy, delicious meals to be enjoyed in the comfort of their own home”, says Candy Wallace, President of the 3,000 Members of the APCA which is headquartered in San Diego, CA.
Waring has developed a web sight that explains in more detail the total service structure at www.thyme-n-wine.com or you can contact him at (210) 545-7570
Industry information is available through the American Personal Chef Association at www.personalchef.com.
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For Further Information Contact:
Bill Waringbill@thyme-n-wine.com
(210) 545-7570 Cell (210) 872-4653
www.thyme-n-wine.com
