Western PA USPCA Member Chefs Usher in Beginning of Personal Chef Season!

Celebrate the Season by Bringing the Family Back to the Dinner Table to Enjoy a Restaurant Quality, Home Cooked Meal Without Having to Shop, Cook or Clean Up! USPCA Chefs are Changing the way America Eats!
 
Sept. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- Members of the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of The United States Personal Chef Association LLC (USPCA) are excited to usher in the beginning of Personal Chef Season in Western PA and Eastern Ohio! Their intent is to bring notice to a special segment of the service industry and to help their clients find the time to bring healthy, nutritious and home cooked meals back to their dinner tables.

With spare time becoming more the exception rather than the rule and time that used to be spent around the dinner table is now time spent running from one obligation to another with fat and preservative laden foods being consumed on the run, the need for using the services of a Personal Chef is on the rise.

Personal chefs come to their client's homes to prepare custom meals for a wide range of clients and situations, including home meal replacement, dinner parties for up to 30 people, cooking classes, interactive cooking parties and menu consultations. Clients using this special service represent active households, seniors and individuals with restrictive or special dietary needs.

Each Western PA USPCA  Chapter Member Chef owns and operates his or her own independent business and will work personally with up to 20 unique clients per month, usually preparing a variety of meals at once in the client’s own kitchen. The chapter currently has 11 active members serving the Western PA and Eastern Ohio area, while there are over 20 combined USPCA and non affiliated personal chefs in the entire region.

The direct tangible benefit to hiring your own chef will be the time saved in the actual meal preparation and the associated shopping, while still enjoying palate specific meals at a surprisingly reasonable cost. Those who choose a chef to cook for a dinner party will no longer need to spend countless hours in the kitchen and will have more time to actually enjoy their party and the company of their guests. The time and money saved as well as the health benefits of having preservative free meals at your fingertips is incalculable.

Personal Chef Tim Hering, owner of Dinner Magician Personal Chef Service in Lawrence County, PA (http://www.dinnermagician.com) and President of the Western PA Chapter of the USPCA says, “As a personal chef, I plan customized menus, shop for groceries, and prepare nutritious dinners for busy people in their home. I can cook anything from a typical comfort foods menu, such as Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes, to more gourmet items such as Rotisserie Roasted Beef Tenderloin with an Orange Teriyaki Glaze.”

He continues, “I only use the freshest ingredients and try to buy as much local products as are available.” He offers a free consultation to determine food preferences and any dietary requirements. This information is the basis for customized menus that will be prepared in the client’s home.

According to Chef Tim, no two clients have the same menus and each client determines the frequency of service. He also provides in home chef services for small dinner parties of up to 30 guests as well as in home cooking classes and interactive dinner parties.

"Our chapter members cover a wide range of services and are spread out all over the region from as far north as Mercer County, over to Youngstown, Ohio, as far west as Akron/Canton, Ohio, east through Pittsburgh, PA and into Westmoreland County and down south to the PA /West Virgina Border," Chef Tim added. "Where ever you are located in the region, there is bound to be a personal chef near you!"

Help celebrate the coming of Personal Chef Season with one of the 5,000+ working personal chefs in all 50 states and throughout Canada, the overwhelming majority of those associated with the USPCA. “The coveted dinner hour which has eroded over the years as career and outside influences demand more and more time of individuals is being reinstated thanks to personal chefs who allow families to unite with minimal effort to enjoy healthful custom prepared meals,” USPCA National President Chef Gail Kenagy stated.

"Each USPCA member chef adheres to the Personal Chef Code of Ethics as set forth by the USPCA  which insures the highest quality of service, cleanliness and safety associated with the service," says Chef Tim. To find out more about the USPCA, please visit http://www.uspca.com.

Locating a personal chef in the Western Pennsylvania region is as easy as going to http://www.westpachefs.com and clicking the "Member Chefs" link in the top menu bar of the page. Finding a personal chef in other parts of the US and Canada can be accomplished through http://www.hireachef.com, the largest search site for personal chefs.

The Culinary Business Academy (http://www.culinarybusiness.com) is the educational division of the USPCA, providing world class culinary business education to individuals having the expertise and desire to create excellent meals.  “The Culinary Business Academy is the only provider of personal chef business education to be licensed by a Private Post-Secondary Commission on Higher Education” stated Phil Ellison, USPCA Executive Director.  “Routinely we help individuals reach their goal of independence through professional education and guidance, so that they may be successful and productive in a career field that is enjoyable and rewarding with a very high level of satisfaction” Ellison continued.

The USPCA also monitors and administers the only federally recognized certification program for personal chefs.  Through demonstrated abilities and the acquisition of industry related education and business development courses, the designation of Certified Personal Chef (CPC) is bestowed.  Continued efforts and ongoing educational advancement are requirements to maintain this highly sought after designation.  All USPCA personal chefs are required to possess a standard level of proficiency and complete a testing series.  Only the USPCA requires testing of each member, and each USPCA personal chef is provided with general liability insurance.

“For a service concept that is almost 20 years old, the industry has just begun to emerge.  Busy active households and the demand for quality nutritional meals will certainly help shape the landscape of this industry for years to come” Ellison stated.  The USPCA remains ever vigilant to stay ahead of demand by developing new educational opportunities, providing business leadership and recognizing trends in consumer needs.

Personal Chef Tim Hering has been cooking for 28 years in various restaurants and is now bringing his culinary experience into people’s home kitchens. In addition to being a Premier member of the USPCA and president of the local chapter, he has been published in Personal Chef Magazine, is a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy, a Certified Soap Maker through the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, and is the Marketing Director of Soap Alchemy, a natural, handcrafted soap company near New Castle, PA.  In his spare time, you may even find him teaching a cooking class or two at the Kitchen Shoppe in Volant, PA.

For more information about the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the USPCA or to inquire about finding a member personal chef serving the region, call the chapter president, Chef Tim at Dinner Magician Personal Chef Service at 724-498-0434 or visit the chapter website at http://www.westpachefs.com.

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The Western PA Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association LLC has members providing In Home Meal Services to clients from as far north as Mercer County, over to Youngstown Ohio, as far west as Akron/Canton, Ohio, east through Pittsburgh PA and into Westmoreland County and down south to the PA /West Virgina Border.
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