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  1. 506 SW WASHINGTON ST Portland, OR
    503 222 0001

  2. 19855 NE DOPP RD Newberg, OR
    503 502 9680

  3. 732 SE POWELL BLVD Portland, OR
    503 772 8880

  4. 5767 Baleine St Lake Oswego, OR
    503 230 9521
    Service Area: Entire Area

  5. 720 NW DIVISION ST Gresham, OR
    503 970 8515

  6. 441 N KILLINGSWORTH ST Portland, OR
    503 286 4847

  7. 9901 NE 7TH AVE Vancouver, WA
    360 574 7124

  8. 19130 LOT WHITCOMB DR Oregon City, OR
    503 656 1894

  9. 5223 SW BUDDINGTON ST Portland, OR
    503 256 0184
    Service Area: Portland Metro Area

  10. 7503 NW ANDERSON AVE Vancouver, WA
    360 606 1204

  1. 9500 NW 26TH CT Vancouver, WA
    360 574 6155

  2. 344 W HISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER Troutdale, OR
    503 465 0400

  3. 1235 NW 10TH AVE Camas, WA
    360 910 5213

  4. 212 NE 164TH AVE Vancouver, WA
    360 882 3725

  5. 1408 SE 12TH AVE Portland, OR
    503 230 9212

  6. 6214 NW El Rey Dr Camas, WA
    360 834 0171

  7. 5642 SE 115TH AVE Portland, OR
    503 335 5831
    Service Area: Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Columbia & Yamhill Counties

  8. 1019 NW EVERETT ST Portland, OR
    503 231 8185

  9. 1235 SE DIVISION ST Portland, OR
    503 233 8539

  10. 1728 SE 7th Ave Portland, OR
    503 516 4439

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Portland personal chefs discuss their services

What services do you offer?

Heather Mader: "The main service is the personal chef service. I also do in-home catering, romantic dinners, cocktail parties, dinner parties, cooking lessons and cooking demos."

Shana Larsen: "Our main service is the personal chef service. We offer cooking class, demonstrations, and smaller catering - usually for less than 30 people - on the side."

Brittany Baldwin: "In-home meal preparation, small-event catering and cooking classes. I also grow many of the vegetables and in the next few months will be selling farm-fresh eggs."

How do you charge for your services, and what's the cost?

Mader: "I listen to the client to determine how much food they need and come up with a chef's fee. The client pays for their own groceries. My fees start at about $225 and go up from there."

Larsen: "We charge by package, which includes the chef's time, planning, containers and groceries. We charge separately for anything else. Our standard service is $350 and will typically feed a family of four for five days."

Baldwin: "I charge $35 an hour, plus the cost of groceries. That includes shopping time and cleanup. It usually costs a family of three or four $150 a week for four or five dinners, with some leftovers."

Do you have a set menu?

Mader: "I have hundreds of menu items. The menu is very tailored to each client. I'm extremely versatile."

Larsen: "It's not set at all. It's based on people's preferences. I usually just make suggestions based on what the clients tell us and then let them choose."

Baldwin: "I send out a brand-new menu every Friday. It emphasizes fruits and vegetables that are in season."

What dish is your specialty?

Mader: "Any type of dessert comes naturally to me. I make a special buttermilk cake that people tend to order over and over again. I can also make any kind of tarts."

Larsen: "My real interest is taking things people are really familiar with and doing different variations of them."

Baldwin: "I worked in New Mexico for [a while] in a kitchen on a ranch. I learned about really good authentic Southwestern food. It's hard to find in Portland, so my clients order those items the most."

Will you cater to people's dietary needs?

Mader: "Yes. I'd say at least 50 percent of my clientele are people who have special dietary needs and either can't or don't enjoy cooking."

Larsen: "Yes, definitely. Allergy-specific cooking is getting easier as there are more products in the market."

Baldwin: "Yes, of course."

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