Sous City Guides
Sous connects Brooklyn families and busy professionals with vetted personal chefs for weekly meal prep and special occasions. Your chef comes to your home, learns your tastes, shops for ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, and cleans up after the session.
Available across Brooklyn — from Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights to Williamsburg, Cobble Hill, and Prospect Heights.
Sous keeps the process simple: choose a chef, share your preferences, and let them take care of the shopping, cooking, and cleanup.
Browse vetted personal chefs, compare specialties, and choose someone who fits your routine and tastes.
Tell us about your household, dietary preferences, and schedule so your chef can plan the right meals.
Your chef shops, cooks in your home, packages meals, and cleans up before they go.
Meet a few of the personal chefs currently featured in this market. Browse their profiles, specialties, and experience before you book.
Brooklyn, NY
Chef Sitara is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef with experience at Michelin-starred and acclaimed restaurants. She was raised in Ohio and Bangalore, blending Indian and global culinary traditions.
New York, NY
Chef Bailey Johnson brings over two decades of culinary experience spanning Michelin-starred kitchens and bespoke private events. He began cooking at the age of 13 and has honed his craft in some of the most prestigious restaurants in the country.
Brooklyn, NY
Chef Michael Keogh is a Brooklyn-based chef with extensive Michelin-level experience and a deep commitment to produce-driven cooking. Most recently serving as Chef de Cuisine at Hearth in the East Village, he previously worked closely with Tom Colicchio at Craft and Vallata, honing a refined yet approachable style rooted in strong fundamentals.
New York, NY
Chef Sommer Sellers brings over six years of diverse culinary experience, having worked in fine dining establishments and private events, including a memorable stint on Season 21 of "Hell's Kitchen," where she showcased her talent and placed 4th in the competition. Throughout her career, Sommer has honed her skills in prestigious kitchens, including working under Chefs Bill Telepan and Tom Colicchio.
Brooklyn, NY
Chasen Trowbridge is a Brooklyn-based chef whose refined yet approachable cooking is shaped by experience in Michelin-starred and high-performance kitchens. He has held key roles at Francie (✻) and Bar Contra (✻), where he helped execute precise, technique-driven menus while managing the demands of fast-paced, detail-oriented service.
Brooklyn chef rates on Sous are $40-50/hr. A standard weekly meal prep session — one visit to your home, 4 dinners for a family of 4 — takes about 6 hours and costs $240-300 in chef fees.
Groceries are billed separately at cost. Many Brooklyn families find the total is comparable to what they were spending on regular delivery nights.
"Sous is such a cool, convenient and easy experience — eating home-cooked meals prepared by a professional is a much better alternative to ordering expensive delivery food when my schedule gets too busy for me to cook for myself."
Rotimi, NYC (Google Review)Chef rates on Sous are $40-50/hr. A weekly meal prep session for a family of 4 (4 dinners, about 6 hours) costs $240-300 in chef fees. Groceries are billed separately at cost.
Yes. Sous chefs work in Brooklyn kitchens of all sizes and layouts. They bring the tools they need, work efficiently, and leave the kitchen cleaner than they found it.
Browse vetted Brooklyn personal chefs at sous.so. All chefs are background-checked and ServSafe-certified. Browse profiles, watch intro videos, and book directly online.
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