Personal Chef in Wake Forest, NC

Wake Forest is at the north end of Wake County. The college that took its name started here, and the old downtown is still the heart of town. A lot of the newer neighborhoods are full of people commuting south every day.

Our chefs come to you. Weekly meal prep in your kitchen, or a dinner party at home so you can host without spending the day at the stove.

The Travelling Cafe is a collective of personal and private chefs based in Chapel Hill and cooking across the Triangle and beyond.

Life in Wake Forest

Wake Forest is where Wake Forest College began, before it moved to Winston-Salem in the 1950s. The old campus is now Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the historic downtown is full of galleries, shops and restaurants, including Shorty’s, which has served hot dogs there since 1916. Falls Lake is close by.

It is a town that likes to linger over a meal, and we cook so you can do that at home.

What we cook in Wake Forest

Hosting is a big part of life in Wake Forest: holidays, neighbors, family who come in from out of town. Our chef plans the menu with you, cooks and serves in your kitchen, and cleans up, so you get to sit at your own table.

Weekly meal prep. A chef comes to your Wake Forest 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. Gather your friends at home. We plan the menu with you, then cook, serve and clean up, so you get to sit down too.

Private cooking classes. A private class for you and a few friends, 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 Stefanie is based right here in Wake Forest, and Chefs Bruce and Crene are close by in Raleigh. 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 Stefanie Prokopiou Boisvert
Based in Wake Forest

Stefanie is a Registered Dietitian who believes sustainable healthy eating behaviors begin in the kitchen.

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

1. Tell us how you eat. Fill out our food questionnaire: your plan, any restrictions, and what you love.
2. Meet your chef. We match you with a chef from the collective.
3. 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 Wake Forest?

Yes. Wake Forest is in our service area.

Can you cook a holiday meal at my house?

Yes. Holiday dinners at home are one of the things we cook most. Book early in the season.

Can you cook for guests with different diets at the same dinner?

Yes. We build one menu the whole table can eat.

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, Morrisville, Fuquay-Varina, Pittsboro, Durham, plus Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough.

Questions? Get in touch.

With you at the table.