FALL 2026 COHORT » NOW ENROLLING!
Compassionate Kitchen Coaching
Your personal cooking journey begins and ends with you. As your coach, I’ll meet you where you’re at and help you grow the confidence, capacity, and capability to cook the way you want and need.
Fall 2026 Cycle
August 12th
Commitment Deadline
August 13th
Introductory Group Work Session (Virtual)
August 16th
One-on-One Coaching
August–October
Final Group Work Session (Virtual)
November 8th
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one-on-one coaching: individualized sessions to address your unique challenges and goals
hands-on co-cooking: it’s not just talk
online group work sessions with other cohort participants
coach-on-call: access to texting support in between sessions
the group chat: participant and alumni lifetime access to exclusive recipes, kitchen tips, and real-chef connection
session summaries and kitchen coaching templates
one week meal & task planner to gift
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$500–Individualized Coaching Track
Session 1–Auditing Your System & Cooking Challenges (40 minutes)
Session 2–Post Cooking Assignment Analysis and Skill-Building (40 minutes)
Session 3–Co-cooking Session (80-120 minutes)
Session 4–Build Your Kitchen System (40 minutes)
Additional Coaching Add-on–$125 per hour
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Choose your package:
$750–Three Individualized Coaching Sessions (2-2.5 hours each)
$1000–Four Individualized Coaching Sessions (2-2.5 hours each)
$1250–Five Individualized Coaching Sessions (2-2.5 hours each)
“Jamie-Claire is an amazing chef and educator! My goals were to learn techniques that would work for my busy family and to cook more intuitively. They completely customized a program to my goals, and I have so much more confidence and skill in the kitchen! They’re also extremely organized and taught me techniques how to make cooking in my kitchen (including kitchen set up) work better. I am so grateful to get to work with them!”
Audrey G., 2025 cohort
Is kitchen coaching right for you?
it is if you want to…
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Let’s start with the basics! Get comfortable holding a knife, understand different cooking methods, and stay safe and efficient in the kitchen. These kitchen essentials skills will enable you to navigate any future recipes with ease.
Non-judgmental, holistic approach, and at-your-pace. -
Much of the work (and stress) of cooking takes place in our minds. Learn to manage the mental overwhelm of cooking by planning practices that align with your energy patterns, gaining awareness of your challenges and motivations, and making system changes that support helpful habits.
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Ever wish you could just ‘whip up a dish’, no recipe, no planning? Natural cooks are made, not born. Build your cooking intuition by learning and practicing the patterns of balancing flavors and serving well-rounded dishes.
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Your space matters! How your kitchen is arranged and stocked impacts not only your mental clarity and comfort but also your cooking efficiency. Let’s make your kitchen work for you, not be more work for you.
kitchen coaching versus cooking classes–what’s the difference?
Kitchen Coaching
Cooking Classes
« STRUCTURE »
follows a set curriculum with planned recipes or techniques
personalized and flexible session designed
specifically for your needs and goals
« PACING & SKILL LEVEL »
participants keep up with the instructor and class
sessions follow your pace and skill level
« LOCATION »
locations vary, often at a designated venue
in the familiarity of your own home kitchen
« ROLES »
coach and participant in partnership to affirm pre-existing capabilities and to develop new growth and
systems that STICK
instructor is the source of knowledge and expertise
« FOCUS »
holistic and emergent approach aimed at transforming kitchen and home systems to effectively and sustainably reach long term cooking or meal goals
leisure/entertainment activity aimed towards surface level experience of set of specific culinary techniques or recipes
Other Compassionate Kitchen Offerings
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Compassionate Kitchen coaching program
Build strategies and systems toward your mid to long-term cooking goals through 3-5 session series of in-your-home, one-on-one, hands-on coaching. Your program is tailored to meet you where you are and progress you towards where you hope to go.
IN-YOUR-HOME (DC metro area) option only
1-2 PARTICIPANTS
Starting at $750 for 3 session series -
Kitchen Intensive
Deep dive into a culinary focus with your experienced chef coach through a 2-2.5 hour context-rich practica. Explore the culinary history and scientific techniques while also refining your hands-on skills.
IN-YOUR-HOME and VIRTUAL options available.
2-6 PARTICIPANTS
Starting at $450 for 2 participants -
Kitchen Consult
Your space can expand your cooking abilities or hinder them. Gain practical insights and chef recommendations on organization, tools & equipment inventory, and strategies to optimize your current workflow for more delicious results.
IN-YOUR-HOME and VIRTUAL options available.
$225 for full consultation (1-2 hours) -
Personal Meal Prep Plan
You love cooking, but need support with THINKING about cooking. Your designated chef will create your customized meal AND prep plan that is tailored to your dietary needs and realistic weekly schedule.
VIRTUAL option only
$50 per weekly plan
“This review is coming far too long after the amazing experience that Jamie-Claire created for my partner and I. For our anniversary, we wanted to learn everything possible about how to make Chinese hand pulled noodles. Meal Mate DC did not disappoint. Every piece of the experience was crafted to fit our needs, from a hands on lesson to historical analysis to a wonderful meal itself! Furthermore, we couldn’t have been more comfortable than with Jamie-Claire. The kind, sociable, and caring demeanor brought to this special event, from inquiry to end, was irreplaceable. Please please PLEASE hire these professionals for any culinary dreams you have, and they are sure to bring them to life.”
— Jeronica T., 2026