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Meet Jenny Colon of Chef Noon Culinary Services

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Jenny Colon.

Jenny, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
Chef Noon Culinary Services was born out of a Chef’s love for cooking and a Mom’s love of meal prepping! We had a shared interest in enjoying good, flavorful food that is also a great balance of healthy.

Chef Noon (whose real name is Rafael Colon), Noon is a family nickname, enjoyed cooking and after serving in the Army and a year long tour in Iraq, decided to enroll in culinary school. He attended the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu. As for me, I was beginning to learn about nutrition and food through my own personal interests. As I did not know how to cook and going through week after week of a busy schedule with me working full-time and Noon in school full-time, and raising our daughter, our diet was suffering. We were eating whatever was the easiest and quickest, and before long we started learning how to meal prep. I loved the process but quickly despised giving up my weekends to meal plan, find recipes, get groceries and then cook only 1 or 2 things because I would run out of time. At the time, Noon had a busy schedule and couldn’t meal prep for us as often. We got the idea of the service because we were doing it for ourselves and saw a growing need. Before long, we started offering meal prep services to Valley families once he graduated from Culinary School. From there, we added more professional Chefs so we can serve even more families. Our Chef team also enjoys flexibility in schedules and enjoys cooking for our families.

Being in the culinary business there are so many needs around food. So we also started offering dinner parties and boutique catering for more intimate events and occasions.

Has it been a smooth road?
About two years into our business we were growing, had a strong team and things were great. Unfortunately, Chef Noon started suffering from symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) common among many Veterans. This made it difficult for him to even drive or leave the house many days. He had to slow down a lot and take a back seat role in the next phase of our business. Over the course of the next year, this was one of our lives greatest challenges going through so much personally as well as keeping up with the demands of a busy, thriving and growing business. Going through those days made me realize how strong he is, how strong our family is and how strong I am. Your business is a living, growing part of you and I am thankful we have the team we have and how much we have learned and continue to learn in this situation. Any time someone starts a business it is scary and exciting. Will it work out? Will I fall flat on my face? We were still very new in this industry and learning so much. This journey is difficult all on its own. Having Noon’s life experience change and our roles and our lives uprooted as a result was challenging and it’s not easy. On a personal note, I do urge anyone suffering from or knows someone suffering from PTSD (no matter the cause), I offer encouragement to reach out to talk about your experience. It’s likely the last thing you would like to do but it’s the one thing you need to do. People are kind and having someone acknowledge your journey can make all the difference.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Chef Noon Culinary Services story. Tell us more about the business.
At Chef Noon Culinary Services, we believe that food is important to overall health. And, we know that not everyone has the time nor the desire to cook healthy food at home. But we know that there are lots of people who are living with food allergies, or on a specialized diet, or simply want to eat healthier while enjoying the convenience of making that happen. We know that good food, that is easy to obtain, can make all the difference.

Our team of professional chefs combine their expertise and heart in creating beautiful and delicious meals personalized to your dietary preferences and in delivering a unique Personal Chef experience in-home. Our service is designed to help you enjoy the food you would like to eat without having to spend a lot of time or effort to get it whether it’s a catering event or weekly prepared meals.

Chef Noon and I are so proud of the team we have built. We have partnered with the best Chefs who have a servant heart in helping people eat better and get time back in their lives.

What sets us apart in the culinary industry is our expertise in meal preparation and cooking in general. Our team has over 70 years of professional cooking experience and we are passionate about helping families, athletes and individuals eat better and save time! We are also members of the USPCA (United States Personal Chef Association). Their members are vetted before acceptance so you can be sure you are inviting a trained professional into your home with Chef Noon Culinary Services!

How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
The culinary world is changing so quickly. Food is growing as an interest in maintaining overall health. As a society, we have become more savvy about nutrition and are demanding it from food establishments. And we want that food as quickly as possible. Meal prepping is literally already made and ready in your refrigerator. You only need to heat it up. We like to share that our service is the quickest way to get dinner on the table guaranteed!

Pricing:

  • Our pricing is custom built based on the amount of meals needed, portions, etc. Clients can expect an average of $300 a week to use our services for weeknight dinners.

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