Keto works by keeping carbohydrates very low. That rules out bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, most fruit and almost everything packaged.
What’s left is good food. But it all has to be cooked, and the math has to be right. After a few weeks, most people are eating the same handful of meals and getting tired of them.
Keto that tastes like dinner
The Travelling Cafe is a collective of personal chefs in Chapel Hill and the Triangle. We cook every week in our clients’ own kitchens. Keto is one of the diets we cook routinely.
Our chefs cook keto from scratch. Proteins seared properly. Vegetables that are naturally low in carbs, cooked so they taste like something. Sauces made with butter, cream, olive oil and herbs instead of sugar and starch. Dishes from around the world reworked for the plan, not just steak and salad.
Some people follow keto for a medical reason, under a doctor’s care. If that’s you, we cook the plan your clinician or dietitian set. We don’t set your macros or give medical advice.
Your plan, your food
Keto looks different from person to person. Some keep carbs very tight. Some are more relaxed. Some need a dairy-free version. Your chef cooks to your plan and your preferences.
How it works
- Tell us how you eat. Fill out our food questionnaire: your version of keto, other 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.
Groceries are included. Nothing is billed separately.
Every dietary need, same price.
What changes
Without help, keto becomes a rut, and a rut is how people quit.
With a chef in your kitchen, there’s a week of varied keto meals ready to heat, and no counting at six o’clock.
We cook in homes across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Pittsboro, Hillsborough and Chatham County.
Start with our food questionnaire. Tell us your version of keto.
With you at the table.
Frequently asked questions
Can a personal chef cook keto?
Yes. Keto is one of the diets The Travelling Cafe cooks routinely, in clients’ own kitchens.
Do you set my macros?
No. You or your clinician set the numbers. Our chefs cook to them.
Can you cook dairy-free keto?
Yes.
Can the rest of my family eat the same meals?
Yes. We can build one menu with keto as the default and add sides for anyone who isn’t on it.
Is keto cooking extra?
No. Every dietary need, same price.
