A private chef in Vancouver, cooking in your kitchen
Your chef plans the menu, does the shopping and cooks in your kitchen, to your tastes and to your goals. You get the food without the planning, the market run or the cleanup.
A short call to see if it is a fit. No commitment.
What your chef handles
Menus planned around you
Your chef builds each week's menu around what you like, what you avoid and how your household eats.
The shopping
Your chef buys the groceries and bills them to you at cost. We make nothing on them.
The cooking and the cleanup
Hot meals on the day, meals portioned for the days ahead, or both. Your kitchen is left clean.
Part time or full time
Part time
Your chef comes one or a few days a week. On each visit they cook a fresh meal for that day and prepare meals for the days until the next one.
Full time
Your chef works in your home through the week and cooks fresh each day.
A part-time week with two visits
Monday
Your chef cooks
A fresh meal today, plus meals for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday
Ready to eat
Meals your chef made on Monday.
Wednesday
Ready to eat
Meals your chef made on Monday.
Thursday
Your chef cooks
A fresh meal today, plus meals for Friday and the weekend.
Friday
Ready to eat
Meals your chef made on Thursday.
How it works
Book an intro callBook an intro call
Tell us who you are cooking for, how often, and any goals or restrictions.
Set up your profile
Your goals, tastes and restrictions go into the Palmerston app once. Your chef and nutritionist work from them.
Meet your chef
We match you with a chef and set the schedule, every week or for a single dinner.
Your chef cooks
Your chef plans, shops, cooks and cleans. Tell us what to change and the next menu reflects it.
One bill for all your staff
Your chef and anyone else you hire through Palmerston PA, like a personal assistant or house manager, are billed together.
Your chef works to our standards
A chef from an agency
You choose from a few CVs. Once the chef starts, keeping the menus and the shopping on track is up to you.
A chef from Palmerston PA
Your chef follows our standards and guidelines and cooks from your profile in the Palmerston app. We are here in Vancouver, and we stay your point of contact after the first cook.
One team for your household
Your chef is part of Palmerston PA. If you have a personal assistant or house manager with us, they coordinate the chef's schedule, the groceries and the guests, so you have one point of contact for all of it.
A food plan made for you
Your chef plans every menu around how you like to eat: the dishes you love, what you avoid and any diet you follow, cooked from good ingredients. Bring a plan from your dietitian, doctor or coach and your chef cooks to it. Want help with one? Our nutritionist builds it with you.
- The dishes you love
- Planned in
- Allergies and foods you avoid
- Planned around
- A plan from your dietitian, doctor or coach
- Cooked to
- No plan yet
- Built with our nutritionist
What it costs
Private chef
- Groceries billed at cost, with nothing added
- Two cooks a week, four hours each, comes to about $2,600 a month before groceries
Nutritionist
- Builds your food plan with you
- Works with your chef on every menu
Rates and service area as of November 1, 2026. Prices in Canadian dollars.
Questions
How much does a private chef cost in Vancouver?
Our private chef is $75 an hour, plus GST, with groceries billed at cost. Two cooks a week, four hours each, comes to about $2,600 a month before groceries.
Do you just find me a chef?
No. Every chef we send follows our standards and guidelines and cooks from your profile in the Palmerston app. We set the schedule and stay your point of contact. Tell us what to change and the next menu reflects it.
Are groceries included?
No. Your chef shops for you and the groceries are billed at cost. We make nothing on them.
Can my chef cook to a diet plan?
Yes. Bring a plan from your dietitian, doctor or coach, or tell us how you eat, and your chef cooks to it. If you would like help building a plan, our nutritionist can work it out with you.
Do you have a nutritionist?
Yes. Our nutritionist is $75 an hour, plus GST. They build a food plan with you, and your chef cooks from it.
Can I book a chef for a dinner party?
Yes. A chef can be booked for one evening as well as every week.
Where do you cover?
Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Do I need a personal assistant plan?
No. You can book a chef on its own. If you have a personal assistant with us, they handle the chef's schedule for you.
Talk to us about a chef
Send us a note and we will set up a short intro call.
If you also want the admin, the errands and the planning off your plate, look at our personal assistant plans.
