Personal Chef for Athletes in Chapel Hill and the Triangle
Training asks a lot of the kitchen. More food than most people eat. Protein at every meal. The right fuel before practice and the right recovery after.
And the schedule leaves almost no time to cook it. So the plan from the sports dietitian sits on the counter while dinner is takeout again.
Chefs who know this way of eating
The Travelling Cafe is a collective of personal and private chefs in Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and the Triangle. We cook in our clients’ own kitchens, for households where the way someone eats is not optional. Our chefs cook for college and professional athletes every week, to the plan their sports dietitian or performance staff set.
We cook the plan your sports dietitian or performance staff set. We don’t diagnose, set targets or give medical advice. You bring the plan. We make it taste like dinner.
What that looks like
- More food when the training volume is high
- Protein at every meal, to the plan
- Meals that travel to practice or the facility
- Menus that change for in-season, off-season and game week
Three ways to work with us
Weekly meal prep. A chef from the collective comes to your kitchen once a week, shops, cooks a week of meals to your plan, labels everything and cleans up. One all-in price. Groceries are included.
Dinner parties. One menu the whole table eats, built so the person following your performance plan can eat every course alongside their guests.
Private cooking classes. Learn to cook for your performance plan yourself, hands on, with one of our chefs.
Every dietary need, same price.
How it works
- Tell us how you eat. Fill out our food questionnaire: your plan, other restrictions, and what you love.
- Meet your chef. We match you with a chef from the collective who cooks your plan.
- Open the fridge. Your chef shops, cooks in your kitchen, labels everything and cleans up.
Start with the food questionnaire
What changes
Without help, the plan doesn’t get followed, because nobody has the hours to cook that much food that well.
With a chef in your kitchen, the week’s fuel is made and ready, and your hours go into training.
We cook in homes across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Pittsboro, Hillsborough and Chatham County.
Read more on our blog: Eating Like an Athlete When You Don’t Have Time to Cook Like One
See all the special diets we cook.
Frequently asked questions
Can a personal chef cook for a college or professional athlete?
Yes. The Travelling Cafe cooks weekly meals in athletes’ own kitchens, following the plan from their sports dietitian or performance staff.
Do you write my nutrition plan?
No. Your dietitian or team sets it. Our chefs cook to it.
Can you cook larger volumes for high training loads?
Yes. Meal volume is set to your plan.
Can you cook for an athlete with allergies or celiac?
Yes. Every dietary need, same price.
Do you cook in my home?
Yes. Our chefs shop, cook, label and clean up in your own kitchen.
How much does it cost?
Weekly meal prep is one all-in price with groceries included, and every dietary need is the same price. Fill out our food questionnaire and we will send the plan that fits your household.
Where do you cook?
Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Pittsboro, Hillsborough and Chatham County, North Carolina.
Questions we haven’t answered? Get in touch.
With you at the table.