Indulge in Our Personal & Private Chef Services in Fort Lauderdale
A New Standard for Gourmet Chef Services
At The Pickled Beet, our Fort Lauderdale personal and private chef clients have uncompromising standards and high expectations. So do we.
Our fresh, organic, hand-crafted meals are uniquely prepared to nourish the body and be thoroughly enjoyed, regardless of a client’s special dietary needs, specific eating styles, and unique taste preferences.
Everything our chefs prepare is 100% customized for each client – every menu and meal, every private chef experience, and every catering service.
Weekly Personalized Chef Services
We specialize in working with clients who value food’s role in fighting disease, maintaining wellness, and averting potential health issues.
Unlike most personal chefs in Fort Lauderdale, we create 100% personalized menus and dishes, prepared individually based on each household member’s preferences, food allergies, and special dietary needs. With more than 3,000 time-tested recipes, we don’t have a limited weekly selection of meals. Instead, we create, cook, and deliver a menu JUST FOR YOU each week. You can check out a few sample menus here.
How It Works: Our Personal Chef Services
Each dish our chefs prepare starts with whole, organic, premium ingredients. These include freshly harvested produce from organic farmers, fish that was caught last night by local South Florida fishermen, and grass-fed beef and lamb flown in from small American family ranches.
EVERYTHING about our menus and meals is customized for each client, including the number of meals we prepare each week, which meals we prepare, and whether each family member needs a unique menu (or not).
Our process starts with our Food Questionnaire and a consultation call. Based on these first steps, we’ll design your personalized menu that you will get to review and approve. Then we will cook and hand-deliver your meals fresh to you!
CONSULT
Our process starts with you filling out our food questionnaire and scheduling a consultation call.
PLAN
Based on your consult, we will design your personalized menu plan and present it to you for review.
COOK
Our chefs will cook for you 2-3 times per week in our kitchen and deliver fresh meals on scheduled days.
Special Dietary and Allergy-Friendly Cuisine in Fort Lauderdale
Our team strongly believes that no one should miss out on delectable meals because of allergies, food intolerances, or dietary restrictions.
Whether you (or a loved one) in Fort Lauderdale are facing an autoimmune condition, struggling to maintain a healthy weight, or need to eat gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, vegan, low FODMAP, postpartum, etc., The Pickled Beet can help!
“… a must for anyone struggling with dietary restrictions!”
“Chef Elizabeth and the Pickled Beet are a must for anyone struggling with dietary restrictions! Elizabeth is so kind and knowledgeable, and I feel such relief both physically and mentally since using her services. She really takes her time to learn about each client and how to create the best experience for them. Each meal is thoughtful, creative, healthy, and most importantly, customized to your specific needs. I am so grateful to the entire Pickled Beet team and could not recommend them more.”
– Kristi T. in Ft Lauderdale
Personalized Catering Services in Fort Lauderdale
We provide gourmet private catering services in Ft. Lauderdale for dinner parties, special occasions (birthdays, anniversaries, graduations), vacations, business meetings, and retreats.
We’ll design a fully customized catering menu, accommodating your guests’ food allergies, special dietary needs, and food preferences. We can prepare and serve on-site or provide drop-off catering in Fort Lauderdale.
Luxury In-Flight Catering for Fort Lauderdale Private Flights
Private jet flight attendants partner with The Pickled Beet because we understand the unique aspects of helping them deliver an unforgettable, VIP culinary experience at 40,000+ feet.
Unlike the larger, production line caterers, we are a scratch-cook kitchen and are happy to accommodate special requests and full customization for your guests and crew.
We provide in-flight catering services for the following Fort Lauderdale airports:
- (FLL) Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport — Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- (FXE) Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport — Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Pickled Beet Difference
100% Personalized Dishes and Menus
We customize every meal and every menu, for each family member.
Skilled, Experienced, Professional Chefs
Our chefs have decades of experience crafting fresh, high-quality, gourmet meals.
Fresh, Premium Ingredients
We use whole foods, organic produce and poultry, grass-fed beef and wild-caught seafood.
Allergy & Dietary Needs Specialists
Since 2006, we have served clients with complex dietary issues and food allergies.
3,000+ Delicious, Tested Recipes
We prepare a wide variety of cuisines, not repeating a dish in 3 months (unless you request it).
Real People, Real Chefs, Real Easy
You’ll talk or email directly with your lead chef. It’s easy to get started with no contract required.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a personal chef cost in Ft Lauderdale?
Personal chef costs can vary significantly based on a chef’s experience and talent level, the quality of the ingredients used, the freshness of the ingredients used, the understanding (or lack thereof) of special dietary needs, and the level of customization provided.
At The Pickled Beet, we cook your meals in our commercial kitchen (providing temperature and quality control); use premium, fresh, organic ingredients; and provide the highest level of personalization in Fort Lauderdale.
View our Personal Chef Services page to discover our base pricing for a variety of service options.
Since your weekly service is completely customized – down to the grocery selection, food restrictions, and delivery range – we can give you a much more accurate price quote after you take 5 minutes to fill out our food questionnaire and then schedule a short, free consultation call. We’ll start on your personalized quote right away during your free consultation.
What is a personal chef?
A personal chef is a professional cook who works directly with individual clients, rather than in a restaurant setting. Some prepare meals in the client’s home kitchen, working in a different kitchen each day of the week. Others prepare meals in a shared or rented commercial kitchen. More established personal chef services, like The Pickled Beet, prepare everything in a non-shared commercial kitchen they own, for maximum temperature and quality control.
What does a personal chef do?
A personal chef frees you from the hassle of planning, shopping, and cooking, while providing you with delicious and nutritious meals.
At The Pickled Beet, we have provided personalized culinary services since 2006, and we are the most experienced and accommodating personal chef service in the Fort Lauderdale area. Our professional chefs specialize in preparing fresh, flavorful, gourmet dishes – made with organic, premium, whole-food ingredients – that are 100% tailored to your specific needs and preferences.
How to hire a personal chef in Ft Lauderdale?
Every personal chef has their process. At the Pickled Beet, hiring our personal chef team requires no contracts – you can pause and resume your services at any time.
We start by asking each client to fill out an in-depth food questionnaire, followed by a free phone consultation. After that, we can prepare a custom quote and work on your first customized menu! After you review and approve your menu for the week, we order your ingredients and then prepare your meals. Typically, we deliver twice per week. We hand-deliver meals fresh, and we follow up for any input or feedback from you before planning your next weekly menu. Learn more.
What is the difference between a personal chef and a private chef?
Personal chefs prepare food for many clients. The term personal chef is often confused with a private chef, who is typically a full-time employee of one client.
At The Pickled Beet, we provide the best of both worlds: the customization of a private chef with the convenience of delivery. Learn more.
Does the private chef cook at my house?
At The Pickled Beet, our personal chefs prepare all meals in our own commercial kitchen in Miami.
However, we also provide private chef experiences, where our chefs prepare a special meal for a dinner party or other occasion in the client’s home. Click here to learn more about our private chef Fort Lauderdale services.
“If only I could give 10 stars! :)”
“What a great help for me during my pregnancy! Elizabeth made sure I got plenty of nutritious food, iron, proteins etc. She worked with me to gain the appropriate weight recommended by my doctors and was very keen and open to changing the menu according to my cravings 🙂 I really recommend The Pickled Beet’s services!”
– Eva K., Fort Lauderdale
