ABOUT
Founded in 2018 from a passion for nutritious food and a desire to make life easier, Meal Prep Chef is a weekly, in-home personal chef service that specializes in providing customized healthy meals using natural, nutritious ingredients.
Our dedicated team of talented chefs take great care in adhering to our clients' preferences and goals while creating delicious, balanced meals.
Our core values are centered around customer satisfaction, quality, and convenience. We strive to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional service and preparing meals that are both enjoyable and nourishing.
Meal Prep Chef is currently available in New York City, with occasional availability in parts of New Jersey and Long Island. Please complete this form to inquire about your location.
OUR
MISSION
We are dedicated to improving our clients’ health and daily lives by preparing personalized, home-cooked food using real, unprocessed ingredients in a way that addresses their unique, individual needs.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Alyssa Gagarin is the founder and owner of Meal Prep Chef. She's a personal chef and food host having appeared with the Food Network, NBC New York Live, ABC's The Chew, Shape Magazine, and Refinery29.
Alyssa’s passion for nutrition and food is what ignited her entrepreneurial spirit to create Meal Prep Chef. She believes that eating home-cooked meals made from real, whole, unprocessed foods is the simplest way to improve one’s health and overall well-being. Equipped with her experience of being Nutritious Life Certified and as a former fitness professional, her mission is to help others make healthy home cooking an easy part of their lives.
Since Meal Prep Chef’s inception, the women-owned business has grown to employ 20 talented chefs and has completed over 15,000 meal preps for busy New Yorkers.
Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, Alyssa now resides in New Jersey with her husband, daughter, and long-haired dachshund.
OUR VALUES
Quality.
Personalization.
Excellent Service.
Transparency.
Honesty.
Authenticity.
MEET THE TEAM
MEET THE TEAM
ALYSSA GAGARIN
REBEKAH FACTEAU
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Rebekah is Meal Prep Chef’s Director of Operations. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a Culinary Diploma in Health Supportive Cooking. Rebekah has worked at the intersections of Health, Wellness, Food, and Hospitality for over a decade. When she isn’t at the MPC mission control board, you will likely find her standing over a cutting board, with her nose in a book, or exploring the endless wonders of New York City which continues to delight and surprise her even after 15 years.
GABY DIAMOND
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Gaby is the Director of Finance for Meal Prep Chef. She is a certified public accountant in the state of NY and an experienced financial partner for health and wellness start-ups, including multiple better-for-you food companies. She splits her time between New York and Utah, where her husband and daughter, Zoey, spend their weekends hiking or snow-shoeing in the mountains.
