Butter &
Alchemy
ABOUT US
Taste the magic...
Fresh delicious meals, delivered to your door. Your family has a week of healthy, tasty food, and I do all the work.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US
Megan has been cooking 2-3 meals a week for our family for the last few months and has literally been a lifesaver. With a toddler and a challenging pregnancy, I haven’t had the ability to get in the kitchen much to make fresh food. Megan is so easy to communicate with and makes the most delicious, simple, yet creative meals for us. My 2 year old has tried so many new things as a result. We are so grateful for Megan’s support with feeding us during this phase of life. I HIGHLY recommend her as a local, personal chef.
Alex B.
As every family has different needs and my services are bespoke, please reach out to me for an individual quote.
Meet Megan
My professional career, which has spanned the Hudson Valley, the Hamptons, New York City, and New Jersey, began 27 years ago when I moved to NYC to attend The French Culinary Institute. After I graduated, I was fortunate enough to work with acclaimed Pastry Chef Martin Howard for five years at Brasserie 8 1/2. Fun, whimsical desserts based on solid technique made me as passionate about desserts as I already was about cooking. After my stint with Martin, I left to explore all the exciting restaurants opening around me, starting with Lever House, and moving to Daniel and Sapa, all high-volume fine dining restaurants. It wasn't until I became a pastry chef with Zak Pelaccio at 5 Ninth in the NYC meatpacking district that I realized how much I enjoyed smaller venues with more creativity, more spontaneity. I loved going to the farmer' s market and meeting all the people who grew such beautiful food. 5 Ninth was a very special place with a really interesting menu set-up; every day, the menu changed. For the first time, I was meeting the people I cooked for. I loved that connection. It's no wonder that I've made the switch to a private chef: to further that personal connection, I want to share my experience and all I've learned about creative, healthy, personally-tailored menus and food with more than one family at a time. After my hiatus to have and raise my two daughters, I saw that Maplewood and Essex County had a place for me. Moms, after COVID, need a meal service tailored to each family's needs.
Chef Megan Moore