
Performance Chef in Chandler, AZ: Meal Prep for Athletes, Executives and Founders
The short answer
Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, 22 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix. Elevated Eats brings fully cooked, nutritionist-designed meals to engineers, executives and families here. Elevated Eats delivers to Chandler, Gilbert and Tempe.
A performance chef for Chandler, AZ
Intel is the largest employer, with 12,000 employees as of January 2024. Its Ocotillo campus in Chandler will house a total of six fabs. Microchip Technology is also headquartered in the city.
Wells Fargo, Chandler Unified School District and Bank of America follow Intel on the employer list. Chandler Regional Medical Center, run by Dignity Health, adds about 2,500 more. Founders, engineers and clinicians with full calendars can have Elevated Eats cook and deliver each week.
Chandler Fashion Center opened in 2001 and covers 1.3 million square feet. Tumbleweed Park hosts the annual Ostrich Festival. Families get a weekly menu designed around their goals.
Where Elevated Eats delivers in Chandler
Elevated Eats delivers across Chandler and nearby Gilbert and Tempe. An Elevated Eats performance chef is based in the area.
Chandler is part of the Elevated Eats Phoenix area. Elevated Eats confirms coverage by zip code.
Limited places in Chandler, AZ
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 Chandler, AZ is held the day you commit.
How Elevated Eats works in Chandler
- 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 Chandler 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 Chandler vs. Elevated Eats
Most people who look at Elevated Eats in Chandler 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 Chandler, 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 Chandler
Does Elevated Eats deliver in Chandler, Arizona?
Yes. Elevated Eats delivers fully cooked meals in glass to Chandler and nearby Gilbert and Tempe. A local chef cooks and delivers each week.
Can Elevated Eats work for tech and finance professionals with long days?
Yes. Every household completes a 30 question intake, and a nutritionist designs the monthly menu around your goals and schedule. Your client success team adjusts the plan by text.
Is Elevated Eats a private chef service in Chandler?
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 Chandler?
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 Chandler?
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.
- Chandler, Arizona, Wikipedia (cites City of Chandler Economic Development Division, Jan 2024). Link
- Intel breaks ground on two new semiconductor factories, City of Chandler. 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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