Elevated Eats performance chef in Edina, MN

Performance Chef in Edina, MN: A Private Chef Alternative for Executives, Athletes and Families

September 30, 2026

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The short answer

Edina is a first-ring suburb immediately southwest of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Downtown is a few minutes' drive away, and a local performance chef keeps weeknight meals on plan without a grocery run. Elevated Eats delivers to ZIP codes 55424, 55435 and 55436 (Minneapolis).

A performance chef for Edina, MN

Braemar Arena has three sheets of indoor ice and is home to the Edina Hornets. It sits in 500-acre Braemar Park, alongside a golf course, a golf dome and playing fields. Elevated Eats menus are designed by a nutritionist, so young athletes eat to plan between practices and games.

The Minnesota Vikings keep their world headquarters and training facility at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan. For executives and founders, downtown Minneapolis is a few minutes' drive from Edina. A weekly chef delivery means dinner is ready when the workday runs late.

Southdale Center opened in Edina in 1956 as the nation's first fully enclosed, climate-controlled mall. M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital is on France Avenue South. Families can add optional lab testing with a naturopathic doctor through Elevated Eats.

Where Elevated Eats delivers in Edina

Elevated Eats delivers to ZIP codes 55424, 55435 and 55436 (Minneapolis). Every one of these is within about 10 miles, in a straight line, of an Elevated Eats performance chef.

Edina is part of the Elevated Eats Minneapolis area. Elevated Eats confirms coverage by zip code.

Limited places in Edina, MN

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 Edina, MN is held the day you commit.

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How Elevated Eats works in Edina

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 Edina 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 Edina vs. Elevated Eats

Most people who look at Elevated Eats in Edina 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 Edina, 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 Edina

Does Elevated Eats deliver to Edina?

Yes. Elevated Eats delivers to Edina ZIP codes 55424, 55435 and 55436. A local chef cooks each week and delivers everything fully cooked in glass.

Can meals fit a youth hockey schedule at Braemar?

Yes. Braemar Arena hosts Edina Hornets games plus section playoff and state tournament games. Meals arrive cooked and ready to heat, so a late skate does not mean a drive-through dinner.

Is Elevated Eats a private chef service in Edina?

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 Edina?

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 Edina?

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.

About, City of Edina. Link
2013 - Southdale Center, City of Edina. Link
Facilities: Braemar Park, City of Edina. Link
About Braemar Arena & Field, City of Edina. Link
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, M Health Fairview. Link
TCO Performance Center, Minnesota Vikings (vikings.com). Link
Edina, Minnesota, 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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