What is a Personal Chef? Who Hires a Personal Chef? Anyone who wants to eat better food! If you are tired of fast food or would rather have a delicious meal in your own home instead of heading out to the restaurant, a personal chef is for you! You want to spend quality time with your family and friends? Too tired to cook after a stressful day at the office? You don't want to plan, shop, cook and clean-up? Maybe it's time for a Personal Chef! A Personal Chef offers the professional service of meal preparation. Your individual tastes drive the creation of a customized menu. I will come to your home with my own utensils, shop for the freshest meats and vegetables, prepare your meals, then package and store them for you to enjoy at your leisure and leave your kitchen spotless and full of flavors! Leaving you time for what is really important. I also offer a special occasion service for small dinner parties where I do all the work. I can arrange to personally serve your guests. Of, if you prefer, I can let you take all the credit! About the Chef: The daughter of a senior Department of Defense employee, Chef Leila spent her first twenty-five years in Europe.  Educated in Paris, Munich and Brussels and traveling extensively throughout Europe, the Near East and Asia, she has had the opportunity to learn about different cuisines of the world.  Trained in the classical technique, her specialty is French and Belgian desserts.  Creating elegant desserts is an extension of her artistic ability – from canvas to plate - where she believes she can be more creative.  In addition to giving private cooking lessons, she was selected to teach continuing education culinary courses at Memphis State University. After 9/11 Chef Leila decided to leave her job in New York City and return home to Pensacola and pursue her passion for cooking by starting her Personal Chef Service – A Whisk in Thyme. A member of the American Personal Chef Association, she was featured in a lengthy article in the Pensacola News Journal in Nov. 2002.  In addition she was selected to do a cooking demo for Get Healthy Pensacola, a program of Baptist Health Care.  Chef Leila also gives cooking lessons at Distinctive Kitchens as well as private lessons. Chef Leila recently appeared in the local television cooking show Coastal Cooking on Channel 39.  She is Licensed/Insured and Food Safety Certified.