YOUR PERSONAL CHEF IN Kansas City.
Smart meals for busy lives, one prep day at a time. Weekly meal prep, private dinners, and custom menus, cooked fresh in your own kitchen by Chef Carlos.
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Kansas City ◆ Overland Park ◆ Leawood ◆ Prairie Village ◆ Waldo ◆ Brookside
From consultation to Clean Kitchen
A simple, four-step process so you get fresh, home-cooked meals without lifting a finger.
Free Consultation
A no-pressure 15-minute call to learn about your lifestyle, food preferences, and goals.
Custom Menu
Chef Carlos builds a personalized weekly menu and grocery list based on your needs.
Shop & Cook
We handle the grocery shopping and cook everything fresh right in your kitchen.
Stocked & Clean
Your fridge is filled with ready-to-eat meals. Your kitchen is left spotless.
A Taste of what we cook
High-protein, veggie-forward meals with global flavor. Think Mexican, Mediterranean, and everything in between.
Plans that fit your week
Every plan is fully custom. Free 15 minute consultation included. Grocery costs billed separately.
- ✓ 4 to 5 meals per week
- ✓ Custom weekly menu
- ✓ Fresh, in home cooking
- ✓ Labeled containers with reheating notes
- ✓ Kitchen left spotless
- ✓ 7 to 10 meals per week
- ✓ Family style or portioned
- ✓ Kid friendly options included
- ✓ Dietary needs covered
- ✓ Grocery shopping handled for you
- ✓ 10+ meals per week
- ✓ Lunches, dinners, snacks
- ✓ High protein or goal based menus
- ✓ Priority scheduling
- ✓ Ongoing menu adjustments
Real food. Real care. Right in your kitchen.
Hey, I'm Carlos. A Southern California native now proudly based in Kansas City. I'm a self-taught chef and the heart behind The Makeshift Chef, a family-run personal chef service built on one simple idea: good food shouldn't be stressful.
I didn't grow up with culinary school credentials, but I did grow up around soulful meals. Whether you're gluten-free, dairy-light, low-carb, or just want to eat better without thinking about it, I've got you covered. My clients call me part chef, part coach, part food therapist.
What Kansas City families are saying
Carlos is an incredible chef. His flavors are always on point and he saves us an extraordinary amount of time with meal planning, all while catering to our dietary restrictions.
Would highly recommend Chef Carlos! His meals were healthy, delicious, on time, and made our life easier! He is open to feedback and gave me options to choose from. Portion sizes were large too!
We absolutely loved the meals he prepared for us and he introduced us to so many new dishes.
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COMMON questions
Ready to ditch the dinner stress?
Book a free 15-minute call and I'll walk you through how this could work for your family. No pressure, no commitment.
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