A Week’s Worth
of Tasty Meals
Made in Home

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Private Chef Meal Prep

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Life Simplified

🥗 Private Chef Meal Prep 🍲 Life Simplified

Our Process

Plan

We create a fully custom menu

Shop

Shop for fresh ingredients

Cook

Cook delicious food in your home

Pack

Pack tasty meals for your week

Clean

Make the kitchen sparkling clean

Our Food

  • Wild mushroom bolognese

    Wild mushroom bolognese, butternut squash noodles, roasted romanesco w. golden raisins and pine nuts

  • Steelhead trout grain bowl

    Short grain brown rice, julienned carrot, napa cabbage, pickled fresno chilies, peanuts and thai basil. Served w. miso honey dressing

  • Butternut squash enchiladas

    Butternut squash enchiladas w. house made tomatillo sauce. Topped w. goat cheddar, pepitas and cilantro

  • Miso chicken Bone Broth

    Miso chicken bone broth, rice ramen noodles, oyster mushrooms, baby bok choy, scallions, nori, jammy pasture raised soft boiled egg. 

  • Ginger lemongrass turkey meatballs

    Yellow coconut curry broth, bok choy, bell peppers, broccolini, and thai basil. Served w. forbidden black rice w. kombu. 

Our Values

Thoughtful

In every detail, shopping, sourcing & preparing

Trustworthy

In your home, reliable weekly, consistent meals

Nourishing

Flavorful, seasonal produce, quality meats & dairy

Personalized

Customizable cooking for dietary needs, goals & preferences

Effortless

For the lives we help simplify, we aim to please

Yes, Chef!

Tessa Snyder
— Chef & Owner

I grew up in Berkeley in a family where food and gathering around the table were simply part of everyday life. In my family, loving food and cooking was simply a way of life.

More About Us

Our Services

Crawlspace Kitchen is designed around a weekly cooking session in your home, with the amount of cooking tailored to your household and menu. A typical week’s worth of meals for a family of 4 takes 6-8 hours.

Groceries and pantry items are billed separately at cost. We're happy to use what you already have on hand when possible to minimize waste.

No complicated packages. No subscription required. Just thoughtful cooking that makes your week easier.

Pricing: $75 / HOUR + GROCERIES

Additional Services

  • Clean out and organize your pantry & fridge, so that the things you use are easy to find and ready for the week ahead!

  • We offer boutique catering for intimate gatherings, with seasonal menus customized to your event, guests, and vision.

    From family-style dinners to elevated celebrations, we’ll take care of the food so you can enjoy your gathering.


Our Clients

  • —Edith Morrow

    “Tessa’s meals are so flavorful and delicious! She uses interesting herbs and spices, and the quality of her ingredients is evident. I love that she uses organic ingredients and the freshest produce since they make the dishes so vibrant and tasty! The variety of recipes make it fun and interesting with flavor profiles from Asian, Middle Eastern, Southwestern and other cuisines.“

  • —Tanner Kulbashian

    “The dinners I’ve had exceed my usual benchmark for home cooked meals: "Would I be happy with this food if I was to order it at a fine restaurant?" An overwhelming yes! Every meal I’ve had from Crawlspace Kitchen ‘knocks it out of the park’ on freshness, unique flavors and textures!”

  • —Lea Muroga

    “The meals are packaged in reusable glass containers which is so important towards achieving my sustainability goals. The well-prepared dishes can be reheated right in the containers in the oven or microwave, and it’s so wonderful to have a meal ready in minutes! I appreciate her presentation as a nice professional touch. Coordinating is so simple, just once a week!”

Let’s Get Cooking!

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