Performance Chef in Chicago: Meal Prep for Athletes, Executives and Founders

September 30, 2026•7 min read

LOCAL PERFORMANCE CHEF100% ORGANICNO SEED OILSDELIVERED IN GLASS

The short answer

Elevated Eats is a performance chef and meal prep service in Chicago. A trained local chef cooks meals designed for you by a nutritionist, using 100% organic ingredients and no seed oils, and delivers them fully cooked in glass each week. Elevated Eats serves professional athletes, executives, founders, investors and their families across Chicago, the North Shore, the western suburbs, northwest Indiana and Milwaukee, including Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth and Winnetka.

Meal prep for professional athletes in Chicago

Chicago has a team in every major league and two in baseball. The Bulls and Blackhawks share the United Center, the Cubs and White Sox split the city north and south, and the Bears are based in Lake Forest, 30 miles up the lakeshore. Players tend to live either downtown or on the North Shore, between Wilmette and Lake Forest.

Elevated Eats covers both, along with Hinsdale, Oak Brook and Naperville to the west. The same market reaches Milwaukee, home of the Bucks and Brewers, and its northern suburbs.

For executives, founders and investors in Chicago

Chicago is also a city of trading firms, private equity, consulting and corporate headquarters. The work rewards people who can stay sharp for long hours, and the default food is a steakhouse dinner or whatever is delivered to the desk. Elevated Eats gives executives, founders and investors in the Loop, the Gold Coast, Winnetka or Hinsdale a plan designed by a nutritionist and cooked by a performance chef, without having to hire or manage anyone.

Where Elevated Eats delivers in Chicago

Elevated Eats delivers across Chicago, the North Shore, the western suburbs, northwest Indiana and Milwaukee. Towns covered include:

Illinois

Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Deerfield, Northbrook, Glenview, Barrington, Oak Park, Hinsdale, Oak Brook and Naperville.

Farther out, Elevated Eats also reaches Milwaukee, Mequon and Brookfield. Delivery to towns farther from a chef may carry a distance-based delivery fee.

These are not the only places covered. Elevated Eats confirms coverage by zip code.

Limited places in Chicago

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 Chicago is held the day you commit.

Apply to work with Elevated Eats →

How Elevated Eats works in Chicago

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 in Chicago 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 Chicago vs. Elevated Eats

Most people who find Elevated Eats in Chicago 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 Chicago, 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 usually 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 Chicago

Does Elevated Eats deliver to the North Shore and the western suburbs?

Yes. Elevated Eats covers Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff on the North Shore, and Oak Park, Hinsdale, Oak Brook and Naperville to the west. Coverage also reaches Milwaukee. Delivery to towns farther from a chef, such as Milwaukee, may carry a distance-based delivery fee.

Is Elevated Eats a private chef service in Chicago?

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 Chicago?

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 Chicago?

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.

Keep reading

Nearby locations

All Elevated Eats locations

Atlanta · Boston · Buffalo · Charlotte · Cleveland · Columbus · Dallas · Denver · Detroit · Indianapolis · Jacksonville · Kansas City · Las Vegas · Los Angeles · Miami · Minneapolis · Nashville · New York City · Orange County · Philadelphia · Phoenix · Pittsburgh · Salt Lake City · San Diego · San Francisco · Seattle · Silicon Valley · St. Louis · Tampa · Toronto · Washington, DC