Folker Raynolds, Executive Chef
Jayne Raynolds, Director of Catering
Silver Platter Entrées, Inc., provides catering services, cooking classes, and cooking camps for the Treasure Coast. Whether you're hosting a gala or want to learn how to host a dinner party, Silver Platter Entrées is your Personal Chef solution.
Silver Platter Entrées
Silver Platter Entrées, Inc., provides catering services, cooking classes, and cooking camps to the entire Treasure Coast. Whether you're hosting a gala or you want to learn how to host a dinner party, Silver Platter Entrees is your all-in-one solution.
What is a ...
Personal Chef
A Personal Chef is a professional cooking service that provides meal planning and preparation for busy professionals and their families, as well as other customers, on a weekly or monthly basis. This service provides the person on the go with the opportunity to enjoy a nutritious home cooked meal in the comfort of his or her home. Today's hectic lifestyle doesn't mean you have to give up delicious cuisine on your own dinner table. As the Personal Chef industry grows, a diverse array of special menus are being offered. Menus include gourmet, ethnic, home style, bistro, inn favorites, BBQ ready, kosher, special diet, kids favorites, economy, and once-a-month cooking. Special diet menus include low fat, diabetic, vegetarian, heart-healthy, and many others.
Here is how it works...
In most cases your service begins with a personal appointment to meet the chef and discuss your food and dietary requirements. A personal chef tailors menus to your daily needs. Tell your chef what kinds of foods you like to eat and don't like or cannot eat. Personal chefs can often prepare most any style of food or cuisine to your specifications as well as preparing any favorite dishes you may have. Ingredients hand-selected by personal chefs are the finest products available.
After you tell your chef what you like, you can just sit back and relax. All of the menu planning, grocery shopping and product selection, cooking and meal preparation, meal packaging, and kitchen cleanup will be done for you.
Most services schedule a cooking day to prepare the meals in your home. Meals are personalized to your tastes and dietary requirements, then stored in your freezer with complete defrosting and heating instructions. Professional cooking equipment is provided by the chefs, who leave your kitchen clean (and smelling wonderful), and your first meal ready to serve. All you need to do is warm your customized entrée and enjoy.
The cost of a personal chef service is modest relative to the cost of equivalent meals in restaurants. Imagine coming home at the end of your busy day and having a gourmet meal ready to heat and eat, without the hassle of shopping, planning or preparing, or making a dinner reservation.
Many services also offer gourmet cooking instruction, gift certificates, many personal chefs will cater small parties as well.
F A Q
What areas do you serve?We serve the entire Treasure Coast of Florida, and occasionally the Palm Beaches.
Can frozen meals taste as good as when they are freshly prepared?
New cooling and freezing techniques allow most meals to taste as fresh and delicious as the day they were prepared. However, some foods do not hold up well to freezing so we carefully plan our menus to accommodate this. Foods that are not freezer friendly can still be prepared, but must be eaten within a day or two of service.
Can I afford this service?
Surprisingly, a Personal Chef Service often saves a family money. The cost is usually much less than eating out every night, and you will find you don't have as much food thrown away from spoilage. Many people throw out up to a third of purchased groceries, because they didn't get time to prepare them.
What do I need to provide to have a service in my house?
We only require that you have a working stove, refrigerator, freezer, clear counters, and one empty shelf in the refrigerator and freezer. We bring all the groceries and tools needed for preparation and cleanup.
How do you package the food after it's prepared?
We use a product called Pressware. It is oven, microwave, and freezer safe. You only have to pull it out, heat up, and enjoy. We can also work with reusable containers for the more eco-conscious clients.
Do I have to be home when you come to cook?
It is not necessary for you to be there on the cook date. On the initial interview we will discuss options for service including access to your home.
What if I don't like the food?
We perform a very detailed food questionnaire on the initial interview, so only foods you like will be on the menu. We take extra care to buy only top quality ingredients, and are trained to prepare them properly. If for some reason a meal still does not appeal to you, we will provide an extra entrée on the next service date.