Live Greens PDX

Live Greens PDX Portland's personal chef and catering team. We cook
for your dietary restrictions like they're our own,
because they are. Portland metro + Vancouver, WA.

Celiac, gluten-free, nut allergies,
dairy-free. 45+ years of experience, zero stress.

Super excited to be serving up our bbq at Fair this year!! Come say hi if you are attending!
05/30/2026

Super excited to be serving up our bbq at Fair this year!! Come say hi if you are attending!

The real cost of not having a personal chef is the one nobody puts on a spreadsheet. It's the 45 minutes reading labels ...
05/28/2026

The real cost of not having a personal chef is the one nobody puts on a spreadsheet. It's the 45 minutes reading labels at the grocery store because your kid has a dairy allergy. It's the three recipes you scrolled past because they all had gluten and you're too tired to adapt them. It's the takeout you ordered anyway, even though it never feels great afterward. When our team shows up, we bring 45 plus years of combined experience cooking for real dietary needs. Celiac. Allergies. Autoimmune protocols. The stuff that turns a simple dinner into a research project. We cook in your kitchen. We clean up. We leave you with meals that are safe, genuinely good, and ready when you are. Is it an investment? Yes. But so is every takeout order, every wasted grocery run, and every night you spent stressed about what to feed your family. The difference is this one actually gives you something back. Time, peace of mind, and food you actually want to eat. Serving Portland and Vancouver, WA. Message us to talk about what works for your household.

Someone recently described it perfectly It's not just the cooking. It's that my brain is always full of menus. Breakfast...
05/27/2026

Someone recently described it perfectly It's not just the cooking. It's that my brain is always full of menus. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. What everyone will eat, what they won't. What's in the fridge, what needs to be bought. Repeat forever. That constant loop has a name. It's called the food load. And for a lot of families, one person is carrying almost all of it. It's not about being a bad partner or having a lazy family. It's just that feeding people is relentless work that happens multiple times a day, every day, with no off switch. When our team comes in, we take the whole thing off your plate. Menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking, packaging meals for the week. We handle dietary restrictions and allergies with 45 years of combined experience, because that's personal to us. You don't need another meal planning app. You need someone to just handle it. That's what we do.

There's a reason professional chefs prep everything before they ever turn on the stove. It's called mise en place, and i...
05/26/2026

There's a reason professional chefs prep everything before they ever turn on the stove. It's called mise en place, and it turns chaotic weeknight cooking into something that actually feels manageable. The concept is simple. Chop everything first. Measure your spices. Build your bases, your sauces, your marinades, ahead of time. Then when it's time to cook, you just cook. No scrambling. No forgetting the garlic. It's a real skill, and it takes practice to get fast at it. Our team has been doing it for a combined 45 years. For clients with celiac disease, food allergies, or specific dietary needs, that kind of precision matters even more. Cross contamination isn't just an inconvenience. It's a health risk. We handle the prep, the cooking, the labeling, the storage. Your fridge stays organized and full of food that's safe for you and actually tastes great. That's the whole point of having a personal chef. Not fancy plating. Real, reliable meals you don't have to think about.

There's a version of your week where you don't spend Sunday afternoon prepping five days of meals. Where dinner just hap...
05/25/2026

There's a version of your week where you don't spend Sunday afternoon prepping five days of meals. Where dinner just happens, and it's good, and it's safe for everyone at the table. That's what having a personal chef actually looks like. It's not a TV show. It's not a dinner party stunt. It's someone with real training and real experience showing up and cooking food your family can trust. Our founder's mother was diagnosed with celiac disease 30 years ago. That's where this started. Not as a business idea, but as a family figuring out how to eat safely. Our team carries that same care into every kitchen we work in. 45 years combined experience across our crew. We cook for celiac, dairy free, nut allergies, autoimmune protocols, and more. Portland and Vancouver, we'd love to cook for you.

There's a lot of food content out there right now. A lot of aesthetic plates and trending recipes and people telling you...
05/21/2026

There's a lot of food content out there right now. A lot of aesthetic plates and trending recipes and people telling you what to eat. Here's what we keep coming back to. The real work isn't in the presentation. It's in the conversation that happens before we ever turn on a burner. What can you eat? What makes you sick? What do you actually enjoy? What did you used to love before your diagnosis took it off the table? Our team has 45 years of combined experience answering those questions. Not with a Google search. With technique, training, and the kind of knowledge that only comes from cooking thousands of meals for people with real dietary restrictions. Trends fade. Skill doesn't. If you're in Portland or Vancouver and you've been thinking about what it would feel like to have someone cook for you who truly gets it, we'd love to talk.

There's a version of meal prep that actually works for your life. Not a subscription box from a warehouse. Not a recipe ...
05/20/2026

There's a version of meal prep that actually works for your life. Not a subscription box from a warehouse. Not a recipe kit that still takes 45 minutes and dirties every pan you own. Meals cooked by a real team of chefs with 45 years of combined experience, packed and ready for your week. We build menus around what's in season here in the Pacific Northwest. And we build every single meal around your dietary needs, whether that's celiac, dairy-free, multiple allergies, or just the way you prefer to eat. Our founder grew up watching her mom figure out celiac disease 30 years ago, before gluten-free was on any menu anywhere. That's where this started. It's still what drives the way we cook. Portland and Vancouver, WA. Personal chef services, catering, and weekly meal prep from a team that takes your food seriously. DM us or hit the link in bio to get started.

There's something that happens when people see their food being made by a real person with real skill and real intention...
05/19/2026

There's something that happens when people see their food being made by a real person with real skill and real intention. It builds trust in a way that a menu description never can. Our team has 45 years of combined experience. We've been cooking for people with celiac disease, dairy allergies, nut allergies, and complex dietary needs for decades. Not because it became trendy. Because our founder's mother was diagnosed with celiac 30 years ago. It's personal. So when we share what goes on in our kitchens, it's not content strategy. It's just us doing what we do. Adjusting a roux so it's safe for someone who hasn't been able to eat a proper sauce in years. Building a holiday menu that doesn't make anyone feel like an afterthought. The real work speaks for itself. We just have to let people see it.

You might see headlines about a new gluten reference dose of 4 mg floating around. We want to break this down plainly be...
05/18/2026

You might see headlines about a new gluten reference dose of 4 mg floating around. We want to break this down plainly because this stuff matters to our clients and to our team personally. The 4 mg reference dose is a scientific tool. It helps regulators decide when a may contain gluten warning belongs on a label. It is not a new threshold for gluten-free food. Foods labeled gluten-free still need to test below 20 ppm. That rule stands. Why should you care? Because better science behind the scenes could eventually mean better labeling on the shelf. For anyone managing celiac disease or serious gluten intolerance, that's real progress. Less guessing. More confidence. Our founder's mother was diagnosed with celiac 30 years ago. This isn't academic for us. We cook for people who need to trust every single plate. We read every label, understand cross-contact risk, and build menus around actual safety, not trends. If you or someone you love deals with this daily, we get it. That's why we do what we do.

Big food events like the Aspen Food Wine Classic are happening right now, and the culinary world is buzzing. World class...
05/14/2026

Big food events like the Aspen Food Wine Classic are happening right now, and the culinary world is buzzing. World class chefs showing off new techniques, creative pairings, all of it. We love seeing that energy in the industry. It pushes everyone to cook better. But we also know the reality for a lot of people. If you have celiac, serious food allergies, or specific dietary needs, those kinds of events can feel more stressful than fun. You spend half the time figuring out what you can actually eat instead of just enjoying the experience. That's what drives our team every day. We bring real culinary skill, 45 plus years of combined experience, directly to your kitchen. Every dish is built around you. Your restrictions. Your preferences. Your life. No anxiety. No guesswork. Just really good food that happens to be safe for you. Serving Portland and Vancouver, WA.

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