Chef Marie

Chef Marie Traveling personal chef curating experiences just for you. Chicago based, but I travel around and outside the U.S.
11+ years of professional experience.

Culinary Mentor + Funding Specialist. Need 50k in funding? Let’s chat. 💬
Marie🩷 Event space

07/29/2026

1️⃣ Hated waking up at 5 AM every single day. I am NOT a morning person 😮‍💨 💤
2️⃣ I Locked the door and hid behind the counter during a massive rush on Juneteenth for about 25 minutes because my anxiety was though the roof then I opened back up 🥲
3️⃣ I rarely ate my own restaurant’s food. I was tired of seeing and cooking that menu. To the point where I STOPPED liking chicken 🍗
4️⃣ I cried in my car multiple times right before it was time to open up the restaurant and that’s why I was sometimes late unlocking the doors 🥲
5️⃣ Let customers make up “secret menu” items on the fly. That was YALLS restaurant clearly, not mines. I loved yall down 🫶🏾
6️⃣ Loved hosting events there way more than running the restaurant. The event space aspect was dope. We hosted some of the most beautiful events 🎉
7️⃣ One time I told my staff to tell someone I knew, when they asked was I there, that I wasn’t in the back 🤣🤣🤣
The restaurant industry ain’t NO joke. Comment if you can relate or are looking to get into this business ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

07/29/2026

You can’t do it without a team

07/27/2026

5. Have a booking form to element friction from them booking. If they have to go through to many steps to just book with you, it becomes a task. Make it as easy as possible for client.

BONUS: Have FAQs on your site/landing page + answers to any possible questions on your social pages that a client may think to ask during the booking process to avoid friction.

Whether you’re hosting a special event, celebrating a milestone, or just need to get your time back by having a chef tak...
07/26/2026

Whether you’re hosting a special event, celebrating a milestone, or just need to get your time back by having a chef take care of the grocery shopping, meal planning, and cooking, we’re here to assist you‼️

Accepting new clients for the month of August. Secure your slot today. DM or book on the site.

07/26/2026

If you’re a chef that needs credit repair, you might wanna take advantage of this deal. Sunday 11:59pm is the cut off

07/24/2026

Need something chill to do this weekend? Go ahead and check out this date night cookbook with new and unique recipes that I know you haven’t tried before lol.
It’s only $5 for today only! Glad it while it’s on sale.

07/24/2026

1. Choose a niche: Focus on a specific style like corporate box lunches, local weddings, personal chef services, vegan cuisine, etc…

2. Curate a small menu: Keep your first menu simple with items that travel well and hold their heat or chill safely.
Don’t make a huge menu that’s doesn’t feed off of each other, because food costs will slip through the cracks..

3. Price for profit: Add up the cost of your ingredients, packaging, all overhead costs, delivery, plus your time before setting your prices

BONUS: Go obtain your Food Handler’s Certification

07/23/2026

Not knowing your overhead cost or even HOW to break down your overhead cost will cost you A L O T of money 💰

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

07/22/2026

Will this help you in your culinary career??? Lemme know if you’d like to attend‼️

07/20/2026

Yes, there’s a faster way.

You don’t have to burn yourself out trying to save money to sell plates every weekend.

Let’s get your credit fixed asap so we can get you closer to business funding 💰

07/17/2026

If you know, you know 🤣🤣🤣🤣

And yall know whoooo this be too 🤣🤣🤣

07/10/2026

Chefs… bakers… bartenders.. all my culinary professionals…

If you know you know‼️‼️‼️ and let’s not talk about them LINESSSSS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️
And when they out of wings…and our sauces.

Lemme know in the comments why Restaurant Depot tests you 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It’s like a love hate relationship lol 🥴🩷

(I do not own rights to this audio in my video)

07/08/2026

Chef 👩🏾‍🍳 ‼️‼️‼️

Your food is amazing, but we gotta transition out of the $20 Plate hustle. You not gon make it 😂😂🤣🤣

Lemme show you how to create digital marketing, content that converts to sales, how to reach premium clientele, and setup your brand to run on autopilot in my FREE masterclass i’ll be teaching soon.

Comment “CLASS” to be added to the group waitlist and be added to my free chef community now ✅

07/06/2026

As a chef, do you prefer a deposit up front, then get the rest before the service, or do you prefer for your client to drop it all on you at once?

07/04/2026

If you’re not following up, or don’t know how to follow up with potential clients, then you need to be inside of my FREE workshop that I will be hosting soon. Come the word COMMUNITY to join the waitlist.

07/04/2026

Delegating your meals is the ultimate productivity hack. 💼✨
To my fellow entrepreneurs and busy families: you are outsourcing your marketing, your admin, and your cleaning… so why are you still stressing over dinner?

When you hire a personal chef, you aren’t just paying for premium food. You’re buying back your energy, your health, and your evenings.

I handle the menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and cleanup so you can stay in your zone of genius and be present with your family.
🚨 Drop the spatula. I’m accepting new personal chef clients for the month of July.

07/02/2026
07/02/2026

4 Reasons you aren’t seeing those gains!
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ check the comments for the top reason!

Let’s put together a meal plan for you today based on your goals. Comment the word “GAINS”

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