Elevated Eats performance chef in Costa Mesa, CA

Performance Chef in Costa Mesa, CA: Meal Prep for Athletes, Executives and Founders

September 30, 2026

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The short answer

Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, 37 miles southeast of Los Angeles, next to John Wayne Airport. Elevated Eats brings fully cooked, nutritionist-designed meals to households here who train, work and travel. Elevated Eats delivers to Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Irvine and Westminster.

A performance chef for Costa Mesa, CA

Experian Information Solutions is the largest employer, with 3,700 employees in the city's fiscal 2025 report. Coast Community College District and Anduril Industries follow. Orange Coast College, in the city, employs about 1,900 people.

South Coast Plaza has over 270 stores and is the largest center of commercial activity in the city. Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory Theater are also based here. The OC Fair & Event Center sits in Costa Mesa too, and the Orange County Fair draws over one million visitors a year.

With the airport next door, executives and founders can fly out and return to meals already stocked at home. Elevated Eats cooks and delivers each week around the household's schedule.

Where Elevated Eats delivers in Costa Mesa

Elevated Eats delivers across Costa Mesa and nearby Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Irvine and Westminster. An Elevated Eats performance chef is based within about 15 miles, in a straight line.

Costa Mesa is part of the Elevated Eats Orange County area. Elevated Eats confirms coverage by zip code.

Limited places in Costa Mesa, 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 Costa Mesa, CA is held the day you commit.

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How Elevated Eats works in Costa Mesa

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 Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa vs. Elevated Eats

Most people who look at Elevated Eats in Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa, 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 Costa Mesa

Does Elevated Eats deliver in Costa Mesa?

Yes. Elevated Eats delivers fully cooked meals in glass to Costa Mesa and nearby Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Irvine and Westminster. A local chef cooks and delivers each week.

Can Elevated Eats work for someone who flies out of John Wayne Airport often?

Yes. Every household completes a 30 question intake, and a nutritionist designs the monthly menu around your goals and travel. Your client success team adjusts the plan by text.

Is Elevated Eats a private chef service in Costa Mesa?

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 Costa Mesa?

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 Costa Mesa?

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.

Costa Mesa, California, Wikipedia (cites city FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report). Link
OC Fair & Event Center, OC Fair & Event Center. Link
South Coast Plaza, South Coast Plaza. 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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