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Pastichio
$21.95
Greek-inspired low-calorie pasta bake.
- kcal
- 562
- Protein
- 41g
- Carbs
- 75g
- Fat
- 9g
Chef-made meal prep · Boronia, Melbourne's east
Restaurant-quality meals. Macros hit. Zero cooking.
Small-batch performance meals cooked by Louie, a Melbourne chef of around ten years who is in prep for a bodybuilding competition himself. Every macro is calculated from weighed raw ingredients.
Order by Friday 3 pm for Monday dispatch
Orders close in
Meals from$21.95
Three ways to work with Louie
Pick your level
01 · Start here
Performance Set Menu
This week's chef-made menu with the macros on every tile. Choose your meals, order by Friday 3 pm and they're dispatched Monday.
$21.95–24.95 a meal
See the menu02 · Personalised
Performance Plus
Your own targets, or your coach's meal plan, cooked to your numbers. Starts with a free consult.
$24.95 service fee a meal, plus ingredients
Book a free consult03 · At your place
In-home Private Chef
Louie cooks in your kitchen, for families and busy professionals who want a chef without the restaurant.
Quoted for your household
Request a quote
How it works
Choose. Order. Eat.
Choose your meals
Pick from the Performance Set Menu. Every meal sits between 450 and 650 calories. Minimum order is 5 of one meal, or 3 each of two or more.
Order by Friday 3 pm
Orders close Friday at 3 pm. That's the cutoff for the coming week's cook.
Monday dispatch
Your meals go out on Monday, by delivery or pickup from Boronia.
This week's drop
On the menu
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Red Ember Rump Pasta
$24.95
Rump with rigatoni, broccolini, lemon and protein cheese.
- kcal
- 575
- Protein
- 45g
- Carbs
- 47g
- Fat
- 21g
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Hot Honey Sesame Chicken
$22.95
Roasted pumpkin, edamame, pepitas, chilli and carrots.
- kcal
- 485
- Protein
- 48g
- Carbs
- 38g
- Fat
- 15g
For the whole household
One order. Everyone fed.
Gym meals for you, family dinners for the table and kids' meals too, all in one weekly order.
Word from the regulars
Don't take our word for it
“It was delicious mate, probably one of the best fresh meals I’ve ever had. The flavours were amazing and the chicken very tender. You’ve got a gift bro.”
Adam V “I’ve never seen the kids eat something and ask for seconds and thirds. They absolutely love that soup!”
Cam T “Meals are so good again, this is the hack to getting shredded I think haha. Make the healthy food taste so good you don’t crave unhealthy!”
Justin E
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Abs +
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Meet the chef
Who said chefs can't have abs?
Louie has spent around ten years cooking in Melbourne kitchens. Now he's prepping for a bodybuilding competition and cooking the food he trains on.
The Prep Chef & Co is small-batch and couple-run, out of a kitchen in Boronia. When you order, a real person cooks it.
Coach + chef
Meal plans from Ascend Performance. Cooked by The Prep Chef & Co.
Delivery and pickup
Getting your meals
- Order cutoff
- Friday 3 pm
- Dispatch
- Monday
- Delivery
- Available, fees apply [[TBC: delivery area and fee]]
- Pickup
- Boronia [[TBC: pickup address]]
Delivery, storage and reheating questions answered in the FAQ
On Instagram
Fresh out of the kitchen
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This week's cook closes Friday 3 pm
Order by Friday 3 pm for Monday dispatch
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