
Performance Chef in Burbank, CA: Meal Prep for Athletes, Executives and Founders
The short answer
Burbank is a Los Angeles County city about 7 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, known as the Media Capital of the World. Elevated Eats gives busy people here fully cooked, nutritionist-designed meals each week. Elevated Eats delivers to Burbank, Glendale, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Fernando, Los Angeles and South Pasadena.
A performance chef for Burbank, CA
Burbank had 107,337 residents at the 2020 census. The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. are both headquartered here. For people working long production or studio days, Elevated Eats removes meal planning from the week.
Hollywood Burbank Airport is about three miles northwest of downtown Burbank and handled about 6.5 million passengers in 2024. Two rail stations serve it, one on Metrolink's Ventura County Line and Amtrak, one on the Antelope Valley Line. Frequent flyers can have meals waiting when they land.
Athletes and executives in Burbank live close to the rest of the Los Angeles area. Elevated Eats builds each menu from a 30 question intake and a nutritionist. Families can share one weekly delivery.
Where Elevated Eats delivers in Burbank
Elevated Eats delivers across Burbank and nearby Glendale, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Fernando, Los Angeles and South Pasadena. An Elevated Eats performance chef is based within about 5 miles, in a straight line.
Burbank is part of the Elevated Eats Los Angeles area. Elevated Eats confirms coverage by zip code.
Limited places in Burbank, CA
Elevated Eats holds capacity per city, and every menu is designed from scratch, so plan on a 2 to 3 week lead time.
Your place in Burbank, CA is held the day you commit.
How Elevated Eats works in Burbank
- You complete a 30 question intake. Favorite meals and cuisines, allergies, goals, training and travel, and the details most services never ask about.
- A nutritionist designs your menu. Menus are built a month at a time from a library of 800+ recipes, and sent to you to review before anything is cooked.
- A performance chef near Burbank cooks it fresh. Your meals and snacks are delivered each week, fully cooked, in glass, with reheating instructions. Your chef swaps the empty containers at the next delivery.
- A client success team stays on it. You text them to change a menu, adjust portions or plan around travel, and they handle it with your chef.
- Lab testing is available. Blood, micronutrient and gut testing with a consult from a naturopathic doctor, after which your menu is customized to your results.
A private chef in Burbank vs. Elevated Eats
Most people who look at Elevated Eats in Burbank are weighing it against hiring a private chef. The food can be excellent either way. The difference is what stands behind the chef.
| A private chef | Elevated Eats | |
|---|---|---|
| Who cooks | One chef you find, hire and manage yourself. | A vetted, trained performance chef in Burbank, managed by Elevated Eats. |
| Who designs the menu | The chef, or you. | A nutritionist, around your goals, schedule and preferences, from a library of 800+ recipes. |
| Who else is involved | No one. A private chef is one person. | A chef manager, a naturopathic doctor for optional lab testing, a client success team and an ingredient sourcing team. |
| Ingredients | Depends on the chef and on what you ask for. | 100% organic, grass-fed and pasture-raised proteins, wild-caught seafood, no seed oils, delivered in glass. |
| Feedback and changes | You give it to the chef directly. | You text the client success team, and they handle it with the chef. |
| What you pay for | The chef's time, with groceries often billed on top. | One all-in price: the chef, every ingredient, the nutrition team and the glassware. |
For the full comparison, including delivery apps and standard meal prep services, read the real cost of your food.
The Elevated Eats standard
- 100% organic. Gluten-free, soy-free and free of refined sugar, by default.
- No seed oils. Elevated Eats cooks with avocado oil, coconut oil, grass-fed ghee and butter, and tallow.
- Grass-fed, grass-finished, pasture-raised protein. Seafood is wild-caught. An ingredient sourcing team vets every supplier.
- No plastic. No plastic containers or cutting boards, and no Teflon or aluminum cookware. Every meal arrives in glass.
- Built for performance. Meals and snacks include functional ingredients, including NSF Certified for Sport supplements, chosen for your goals.
400+ professional athletes cooked for | 50+ cities with Elevated Eats performance chefs | 800+ recipes in the Elevated Eats library |
Elevated Eats has been featured on ESPN, NHL Network and The Hollywood Reporter.
Questions about Elevated Eats in Burbank
Does Elevated Eats deliver in Burbank?
Yes. Elevated Eats delivers in Burbank and in nearby Glendale, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Fernando, Los Angeles and South Pasadena. A local chef cooks and delivers each week.
Can Elevated Eats plan meals around travel through Hollywood Burbank Airport?
Yes. The airport is about three miles northwest of downtown Burbank. Elevated Eats plans around your travel days and the client success team adjusts by text when plans change.
Is Elevated Eats a private chef service in Burbank?
Elevated Eats is a performance chef service. A trained local chef cooks your meals fresh each week and delivers them fully cooked in glass. Behind that chef is a nutritionist who designs your menu, a chef manager, a naturopathic doctor for optional lab testing, a client success team and an ingredient sourcing team. With a private chef you hire and manage one person. With Elevated Eats the team is managed for you.
How much does a performance chef cost in Burbank?
Elevated Eats charges one all-in monthly price that covers the chef, every ingredient, the nutrition team and the glassware. The price depends on how much food you want each week and how many people you are feeding.
How soon can I start with Elevated Eats in Burbank?
Plan on 2 to 3 weeks from the day you commit to your first delivery. Every menu is designed from scratch, and Elevated Eats holds a limited number of client places in each city. Coverage is confirmed by zip code.
What food standards does Elevated Eats cook to?
100% organic ingredients. Gluten-free, soy-free and free of refined sugar. Grass-fed, grass-finished and pasture-raised proteins, and wild-caught seafood. No seed oils: Elevated Eats cooks with avocado oil, coconut oil, grass-fed ghee and butter, and tallow. No plastic containers: every meal is delivered in glass.
Can Elevated Eats cook for my whole household?
Yes. Plans are sized by how much food your household needs each week, from one person to a family.
What happens when I travel?
Menus are planned a month at a time around your schedule, with more food when you are home and less when you are away. Elevated Eats has performance chefs in 50+ cities across the United States and Canada.
Sources
Every local fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Claims about Elevated Eats come from Elevated Eats.
- Burbank, California, Wikipedia. Link
- Hollywood Burbank Airport, Wikipedia. Link
- How Much Does a Personal Chef Cost: Is it Worth the Investment?, Care.com. Link
- How Much Does It Cost To Hire a Private Chef?, GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance. Link
- Custom Performance Nutrition and Meal Prep, Elevated Eats. Link
- Performance Nutrition for Executives, Elevated Eats. Link
- Media, Elevated Eats. Link
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