Paleo Personal Chef in Chapel Hill and the Triangle

Paleo sounds simple. Meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, nuts and good fats. No grains, beans, dairy, refined sugar or anything from a box.

Then it’s six o’clock and nothing is ready. Everything has to be made from scratch, so the week ends up as the same three dinners and a lot of eggs.

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. Paleo is one of the diets our chefs cook routinely. It fits the way they already like to cook: whole ingredients, real stock, and flavor from technique instead of a packet.

We cook the plan your clinician or dietitian 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

• Your version of paleo, strict or with a little dairy or white rice
• Sauces and stocks built from scratch
• Dishes from around the world, not the same three dinners
• A menu that changes when you do, including a move toward or out of AIP

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 paleo can eat every course alongside their guests.

Private cooking classes. Learn to cook paleo yourself, hands on, with one of our chefs.

Every dietary need, same price.

How it works

1. Tell us how you eat. Fill out our food questionnaire: your plan, other restrictions, and what you love.
2. Meet your chef. We match you with a chef from the collective who cooks your plan.
3. Open the fridge. Your chef shops, cooks in your kitchen, labels everything and cleans up.

Start with the food questionnaire

What changes

Without help, paleo slides into boredom, then into takeout.

With a chef in your kitchen, the week is varied and already made, and you never have to wonder what’s in it.

We cook in homes across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Pittsboro, Hillsborough and Chatham County.

Read more on our blog: Paleo Is Simple on Paper and Hard on a Tuesday Night

See all the special diets we cook.

Frequently asked questions

Can a personal chef cook paleo?

Yes. Paleo is one of the diets The Travelling Cafe cooks routinely, from scratch, in clients’ own kitchens.

Do you cook strict paleo or a modified version?

Either. Your chef cooks your version.

What is the difference between paleo and AIP?

AIP is a stricter version that also removes eggs, nuts, seeds and nightshades. We cook both.

Can my family eat the same meals?

Yes. We usually build one menu the whole household eats, with paleo as the default.

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.