Private Chef
Cook with Lucy.
Private dinners, intimate events, and personal chef service — everything Lucy offers lives on her chef site.
Visit cheflucymello.comEasy dinners and meal prep that actually hold up.
Menu, grocery list, timeline — handed to you.
Pick up where you left off
Most people start with tonight or the week. Dinner parties are here when you need them.
Tonight’s craving, or how you want the week to feel. Keep it short.
A real dinner — or a week of plates — plus recipes and a grocery list that matches.
Take the list to the store (or Instacart), follow the steps, eat well without the spiral.
Easy dinners and meal prep are what most people come for. Hosting is ready when the guest list shows up.
Not so basic, is it?
Private dinners, intimate events, and personal chef service — everything Lucy offers lives on her chef site.
Visit cheflucymello.comLucy didn't learn to cook from recipes. She learned by understanding why. The Basic Host is her methodology — the way she thinks about a menu, plans a table, and makes a meal feel effortless — made accessible to anyone who wants to host well.
You don't need to be a chef. You just need to show up.
"There's a feeling chefs get when they cook for people they truly care about. Everything clicks, the table comes alive, and the food feels like it means something. That's what The Basic Host was built to give you."
For full private chef service, visit cheflucymello.com.
Your table. Your way. Every single night.
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