Frequently Asked Questions

We will make you a custom menu for each appointment.

When the chef arrives for the appointment, they’ll take stock of what groceries you already have and make a quick trip for additional ingredients, if needed. Then, they’ll get cooking!

Once cooking is finished, they will plate or package the food (with reheating instructions if needed), wash the dishes, and clean the kitchen.

Generally, $200-300 per visit, plus groceries. Most clients have household sizes of 2-4 and are on the lower end of that range.

The day rate is calculated based on the type of service requested, number of portions needed, and estimated time investment for your household. The price includes tax, menu planning, shopping, cooking, and cleanup. You won’t need to do anything!

We pride ourselves on being accessible to many different budgets and lifestyles. You can see a more detailed pricing guide here. If you’d like to get a personalized quote, please fill out our Personal Chef Form.

Frequency is up to you!

You can hire a personal chef for one evening, if you just need food for a particularly busy week, or while hosting folks from out of town.

We also offer recurring and long term service if you’d like something more consistent. We can come several times a week, once a month, or anything in between. For less frequent visits, we can prep freezer meals so that you have food on hand throughout the month.

Ask about our discounts for long term customers!

Yes! Restricted diets are our bread and butter. Or should we say our jam? Chef Jamie has a personal passion for accommodating folks with dietary needs.

Past and current clients include persons with Celiac disease, low potassium diets, lactose intolerance, vegetarians, low carb and keto diets. Everyone gets a plate.

We would love to use food already in your kitchen! However, keep in mind that we ultimately might need to pick up any odds and ends required for each service date. We’ll shop at your preferred store, too. Our chefs are experts on portion size, recipe scaling, possible substitutions, and sourcing quality ingredients!

Because we offer such a tailored experience, we prepare the food at each client’s address. This allows us to shop where you like, use your pantry items economically, and avoid charging for food storage and transportation costs.

If you absolutely need food delivered to you, let’s chat. Please contact us at info@kitchenjam.food.

Fill out the Personal Chef Inquiry Form on our website. After that we’ll have a conversation to get to know you better and offer a personalized quote. Your first appointment is booked on our calendar once we receive your deposit.

The inside joke amongst chefs is, “whatever people wanna eat!”

Though we heartily agree, we realize that answer isn’t super helpful. The food that we love to make is the food that makes you feel good. Feel-good-food is different for everyone. It might mean sampling world cuisines, stirring up nostalgia, or meeting health goals while still enjoying food. We will make the food for you.

Some of our chefs’ current favorite flavor profiles are Cajun, Southern, Mexican, Mediterranean, and Indian.

We create custom menus for everyone, so we don’t have a set, prescribed menu.

Classes are fun and approachable. Our chefs will share their insider know-how with you and invite you to create with us.

We will get everything ready for you, and do all of the cleanup when we’re done. Typical run-time is 2-3 hours.

Technical classes will cover all about a specific dish or technique. (Ex: Macarons, Braising and Roasting, Knife Skills)

Cooking Parties involve making a multi-course meal together. (Ex: Chipotle Peach Chicken, Parisian Faves, Perfect Steak Dinner)

Demonstrations are the most akin to a typical classroom setting, with the chef demonstrating techniques for guests. Demonstrations are still upbeat and interactive with the guests.

Our classes are for:

- People who are new to cooking

- People who already enjoy cooking

- Intimate parties

- Team building events

- Children’s parties and after-school groups

A Course Catalogue is in the works!

For the time being, our Chefs will put together a class (or curriculum) specifically for you. Do you have one dish that stumps you every time? Are you throwing a themed party and want the perfect activity to go with it?

Here are a few examples of what we can do: Knife Skills, Breaking Down Chicken, Steak Dinners, Italian Dinners, Intro to Tex Mex, Intro to Indian Cuisine, All About Macarons, Soul Food Faves, Frying At Home, and so, so much more!

Classes can be held at your home or event space, or we can book a private kitchen to host your event.

We can always modify classes to work with the space, if needed.

Pricing for our cooking classes follows the same pricing structure as our Dinner Parties. Check out our pricing guide here.

Yes! We love kids here at Kitchen Jam, and Chef Jamie has several years of experience working with and teaching children from elementary to high school age.

We will structure the interactive parts of class to suit the ability level and safety needs of the students.