Built on Experience.
Driven by Real Food.
Over a decade of professional culinary work, applied to your kitchen.
16+ years feeding families professionally
Book a Free Consultation16 Years in Professional Kitchens
Built on over 16 years of professional food service experience, from high-volume kitchen operations to artisan deli preparation. That background built the foundation of efficiency under pressure, consistency across every dish, and an understanding of what it takes to feed people well at scale.
That professional training combines with deep personal experience in allergy-safe, nutrient-dense cooking. Our team understands dietary restrictions firsthand and knows what it means to read every label, question every ingredient, and never cut corners on food quality.
That combination of professional volume and personal dietary experience is what we bring to your kitchen every week.
Why We Do This
Because we lived the transformation ourselves. When we committed to cooking with real ingredients, the difference was immediate. More energy, clearer thinking, and a baseline that made the old way of eating feel unacceptable. There was no going back.
The system was the breakthrough. We took the same operations efficiency from over a decade in professional kitchens and built a weekly batch-prep system that gave us our evenings back without sacrificing our health or our budget.
We started Okanagan Chef to bring that same system to other families. We already operated Lakecity Cleaners, an established home cleaning company in Penticton. Combining both services into one visit was the obvious next step, because the real goal was never just food or just cleaning. It was giving families their time back.
"The biggest gift has been the lack of dishes and dinner stress. It's completely opened up my evenings so I can actually be present with the kids after school."
Carmen
What We Believe
Real ingredients only
No seed oils, no hidden preservatives, no shortcuts. Every meal is built from whole foods, prepared with the same standards we hold in our own kitchen.
Health without complexity
Nutrient-dense food shouldn't require a degree in nutrition or hours in the kitchen. Our menus are designed around real ingredients that deliver energy, focus, and sustained wellbeing.
Your time matters
You've worked hard to build a good life. Spending your evenings stressing about dinner and your weekends catching up on cleaning isn't living it. We handle both so you don't have to choose.
Take your evenings back.
We work with a limited number of families each week so every household gets our full attention.