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Look inside your designer dream kitchen. What does it look like? Mine has all the bells and whistles of a designer kitchen AND it's ALWAYS clean! No, I'm not dreaming and yes, it's really possible! I just met Jen Foley, professional personal chef and she has a business called La Bonne Vie. She will come right into your kitchen for a day, bring everything she needs including the ingredients and leave the kitchen spotless when she's done. You won't even know Jen was there except for the aroma of freshly prepared gourmet dinners to last your family an entire week.

"No matter how hard you work or how much money you make, the one thing that you can't create more of is time" Jen Foley

What if you just finished your latest interior design project and want to show off with a party? I would love to host a dinner party where I could actually sit down and enjoy the food with my friends or family. Just think, you would even have time to design a decent centerpiece for the table instead of rushing around in the kitchen before the guests arrive. 

The value is what intrigues me. It costs about as much as eating out and the nutrition is much better. "Guilt free health is so valuable and time is even more valuable to most families," Jen described to me why she started her business. "I always loved the idea of working with food and had a dream of becoming an executive chef and owning a restaurant." But when Jen took a class called Personal Private Chef she fell in love with the idea of working on creative menus and also being able to plan around her own family.

She's graduating this Spring with a degree in Culinary Arts and Personal Private Chef from the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education. Now you can hire Jen to help you with your daily meal plans, your next big dinner party or even a cooking class in your own home. Let me know by commenting below: What's your dream design when it comes to cooking inside your kitchen?