Personal Chef in Pittsboro and Chatham County, NC
We know Pittsboro. The Travelling Cafe used to have its studio downtown, and we still cook all over Chatham County: Pittsboro, Fearrington Village, Briar Chapel and Chatham Park.
Our chefs come to your kitchen once a week, shop, cook a week of meals to your plan, label everything and clean up.
The Travelling Cafe is a collective of personal and private chefs based in Chapel Hill and cooking across the Triangle and beyond.
Life in Pittsboro
Pittsboro is growing fast. Chatham Park is bringing new neighborhoods, and its MOSAIC district has restaurants and lawn events from spring through December, while the historic courthouse downtown still holds the county history museum. Chatham County is farm country too, with farmers markets, farm tours and pit-cooked barbecue, and Fearrington Village and Jordan Lake are nearby.
With farms this close, a chef cooking in your kitchen can make the most of what is in season.
What we cook in Pittsboro
A lot of our Chatham County meals are for people who want to stay in their own homes as they get older. Often the meals are arranged by a grown son or daughter who lives out of state. You handle the arrangements. Our chef handles the kitchen, and cooks to the plan the doctor or dietitian set.
Weekly meal prep. A chef drives out to your Chatham County 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. Long tables and country evenings. We plan the menu with you, then cook, serve and clean up.
Private cooking classes. Pittsboro is where our cooking classes started, and we still teach here, now in your own kitchen.
Special diets. We cook to the plan your clinician or dietitian set, for GLP-1, AIP, low-FODMAP, diabetic, paleo, keto, athletes and more. Every dietary need, same price. See all the special diets we cook.
Meet some of our chefs
Chef Luis is based right here in Pittsboro, and Chef Ellen comes from Hillsborough. Chef Bruce and Chef Crene come from Raleigh, and Leslie, who founded the collective in Chapel Hill, cooks here too. Every chef in the collective cooks all over the Triangle and beyond, so the chefs on this page are a few of the many who can cook for you. We match you with the one who fits your household.
Chef Luis Feher
Based in Pittsboro
Luis originates from Venezuela and was the owner and chef of an Italian Panettone factory. His specialty is Hungarian and Latin-based cuisine.
Chef Ellen Clevenger-Firley
Based in Hillsborough
Ellen is a Registered Dietitian with an advanced degree in nutritional biochemistry and a Culinary Institute of America trained chef.
Chef Bruce Pressey
Based in Raleigh
Bruce attended Le Cordon Bleu in France and has spent decades in professional kitchens.
Leslie Chartier
Founder, based in Chapel Hill
Leslie founded The Travelling Cafe. Her gift is translating global cuisines into limiting diets, so anyone with food allergies or health conditions can still enjoy the food of the world.
Chef Crene Manishimwe
Based in Raleigh
Born in Tanzania to Burundian parents, Crene’s passion for food began in a small kitchen alongside both parents.
How it works
- Tell us how you eat. Fill out our food questionnaire: your plan, any restrictions, and what you love.
- Meet your chef. We match you with a chef from the collective.
- Open the fridge. Your chef shops, cooks in your kitchen, labels everything and cleans up.
Start with the food questionnaire
Frequently asked questions
Do you cook in Pittsboro and Fearrington?
Yes. We cook across Pittsboro, Fearrington Village, Briar Chapel, Chatham Park and the rest of Chatham County.
Can I arrange meals for a parent in Chatham County from out of state?
Yes. You can set it up with us directly, and our chef cooks in your parent’s kitchen.
Can you cook for diabetes or a heart-healthy plan?
Yes. We cook the plan their care team set. We don’t give medical advice.
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.
We also cook in Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Wake Forest, Morrisville, Fuquay-Varina, Durham, plus Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough.
Questions? Get in touch.
With you at the table.