The Food Circle, LLC

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Introduction

My umbrella might be Food & Wholistic Health Expert, but in reality, I’m a "Soup-to-Nuts” food, nutrition & health professional in one. I’m ALL about good food and nourishment, with a long track record of cooking, catering, being a private chef. I'm seasoned, and enjoy counseling and teaching about how to eat healthier and find your ideal eating style. And then help you learn how to create healthy food that's delicious and satisfying without spending all day in the kitchen. Need gluten-free, vegetarian, paleo, weight loss, another special diet, international cooking styles or just plain delicious food that's healthier? Tell me what you're looking for and I’ll make it happen for you, whether you could use a personalized nutrition or wholistic health consultant, coach, cooking teacher, chef, caterer, healthy food demonstrator, recipe creator, food editor or kitchen makeover artist. My hourly base rate is $75. For cooking classes, a 3-hour session is ideal for getting the most value out of our time together. With food/nutrition consults I normally start out with a 'whole person' assessment (normally about 1.5 hours) that helps us get to the root of issues and saves time in the long run. Feel free to message me, so we can set up a time to connect and customize what you need. I love being able to help people with their food, nutrition and health and enjoy eating again! I help clients get to the root of issues and improve their eating and nutrition so they can see results quickly, easily, naturally, economically. And we have fun doing it. I relish every opportunity to share my culinary skills, food, nutrition, and holistic health expertise with my clients. Whether they could use some of my handy, time/energy/money-saving shortcuts or help solving a stubborn, long standing health or kitchen problem. Sometimes, it's less about the food and more about how you're digesting it. Or preparing it. Or how you're 'nourishing' yourself. It's all connected. Let me help you connect the dots.

Overview

Hired 33 times

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39 years in business

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, PayPal, Square cash app, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and professionalism.

Exceptional 5.0

17 reviews

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Christina m.

Jan 6, 2016

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Nutritionist

Wendy P.

Sep 6, 2015

I wanted to say hello and let you know that both my brother-in-law and I have read your book now. I loved it all: the writing style and the recipes and the information. He was impressed with the information (which says a lot since he's a chef who has been working in the health food field for some time now, and experimenting himself with cultured foods). And I wanted to tell you again how much I enjoyed the food you prepared for us at Mark's B&B this summer. What a feast, at every meal. Truly inspirational. I've been doing more cooking myself as a result, but I'm not approaching the complexity and deep flavors of your meals quite yet. It was great getting to know you and sampling your cooking! Regards, Wendy

Ruth K.

Jun 8, 2015

I invited Nancy to my home to teach a class on fermenting, after having read her excellent, comprehensive book, TRULY CULTURED. She was so generous in her hands on demonstration and thorough in her explanations and answers to questions! She has a wealth of knowledge about health and foods! Her humor is especially charming. Ruth Kamen RN Chicago, Illinois

Andrea F.

Jun 16, 2015

Nancy offers a wealth of wonderfully useful information about improving our relationship with food. She guided our "circle of three" in preparing fermented cole slaw, and in this humble context brought us both practical and spiritual wisdom that we can apply to food selection and preparation. Her enthusiasm is inspiring and her knowledge base is exceptional.

Kitty R.

Aug 11, 2015

I am an event planner, cater, and have a small food business, I have worked with Nancy Lee in a professional capacity in various events. Her knowledge of food and nutrition extends from advanced culinary concepts, to the simple side dish and they are never mundane. She is very easy to work with and for. She can cook, she can teach, work side by side and she can create a savory dish from food scraps if she had to. I find her delightful and her food inspiring. I also own a her books and have bought them for all the good cooks in my life.

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Nancy L Bentley

FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My base rate is $75 per hour for cooking classes, nutrition and wholistic health services. Yet, because I offer a comprehensive selection of specialized food and services most chefs don't want or aren't able to offer, I generally do customize my food and menus. So, an initial conversation will enable me to really hone in on what you're looking for and allow me to better customize a menu and pricing that will work for all of us. I am generally open to working out a more economical project-based quote on group classes, especially with a series.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I find it helpful for both of us to have a brief phone call or meeting first, so we can communicate effectively to determine your needs and preferences. Then I am better able to customize something that works best for you, which is my preference. A brief chat about what you're looking for will save us tons of time and energy in the long run. To initiate the process, after our initial message, please text me with your name and email and a best time to talk. With personalized nutrition or holistic health counseling, we will save time, energy and money in the end with an initial assessment, often handled within 1-1.25 hours. This allows me to craft and deliver the best program that's geared to what you really need. Whatever I'm doing professionally, clients always get the 'full value' of my extensive food, nutrition, culinary, health and wellness training and experience. I'm honest, open, authentic, light-hearted and insightful.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
My undergraduate work was done at Cornell University, with a Foods, Nutrition and Communications Bachelor degree. In addition to graduate Master's work in Adult and Community Education from the State University of New York, I've completed additional certification and training in healthy cooking, personalized nutrition, metabolic typing, Gut health, holistic psychotherapy and I'm also an ordained Minister of Healing.