How Our Ready-Meal Service Works

Chef-crafted. Delivered frozen and dry. Finished fresh in your own kitchen.

The Private Chef brings the experience of a private chef directly to your table — wherever you are in Zermatt.
Each recipe is designed by Chef Marian Podola to combine the precision of fine-dining cooking with the flexibility of home preparation.
Meals arrive deep-frozen or dry-packed, so they keep their quality and nutrition — and you decide how much cooking you want to do.

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Choose Your Meals

Every Thursday, a new weekly menu appears online.
It features chef-made ready meals, sauces, and bases — from Alpine classics to modern favourites.

Add dishes to your cart

Choose portion sizes (2 – 30 people)

Mix frozen meals with dry pantry items

Minimum order for local delivery: CHF 200

💡 Tip: quantities are limited — ordering early ensures your preferred delivery date.

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Select Your Delivery Date

When you checkout, simply select your delivery or pickup day.

Orders close 48 hours before delivery and can be scheduled up to 6 weeks ahead — perfect for planning your week or chalet stay.

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We Cook, You Finish

Each dish is prepared in our licensed kitchen, vacuum-sealed and flash-frozen immediately after cooking to preserve taste and safety.
You’ll receive:

Frozen meal bases (sauces, proteins, grains)

Optional frozen vegetable packs

Clear heating & finishing instructions

QR code linking to plating tips and pairing ideas

Two ways to enjoy:

Be a Chef — add your own fresh vegetables or herbs for a few minutes of easy cooking.

Fully Ready — include our frozen vegetable packs and skip cooking entirely.

All dishes heat up in 10–15 minutes and are table-ready.

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Add Pantry & Dry Goods

Complement your meals with our selection of dry ingredients:

Handmade pasta, risotto rice, spice blends, sauces

House-roasted Zermatt Kaffee

Artisan sweets and breakfast items

Dry goods are shipped in the same order.

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Delivery & Packaging

We maintain a continuous cold-chain until your hand-off.
Frozen meals are packed with ice packs or dry ice in recyclable insulation.
Dry goods travel in paper-based eco boxes.

Please return reusable boxes on your next delivery — we’ll clean and reuse them.

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Storage & Safety

Keep frozen meals at –18 °C until use

Store dry items in a cool place

Once defrosted, consume within 3 days

Never refreeze thawed meals

All production follows Swiss FSVO and HACCP standards under Chef Marian Podola’s Betriebsbewilligung at Aroleid Restaurant Zermatt.

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Enjoy a Private-Chef Meal at Home

Heat or re-cook according to the included guide.

Add your finishing touches — grilled vegetables, herbs, olive oil drizzle.

Serve on warm plates and enjoy the same quality you’d expect in a fine-dining restaurant.

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Why Private Chef

Frozen & dry format for flexible storage and zero waste

Quick finishing at home with simple, fresh ingredients

Optional complete frozen solution for effortless dining

Designed by a Michelin-trained chef in Zermatt

Local ingredients, sustainable packaging, personal service

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Get Started

Reserve your delivery slot and experience fine-dining simplicity at home starting 25th November. 

For assistance or custom early orders, contact Marian Podola