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The New Year always brings the same conversations: eating better, saving time, reducing stress, and finally building routines that stick. Most people start strong—then life happens. Schedules fill up, motivation dips, and cooking becomes another decision that feels heavier than it should. That’s where a personal chef changes everything. A true New Year reset isn’t about perfection or restriction. It’s about removing friction from daily life—and food is one of the biggest fric

JUMP TO RECIPES If you’re reading this on December 23rd, I already know what kind of day you’re having. The grocery store was chaos. The menu you had planned last week doesn’t quite work anymore. Guests are still texting “What can I bring?” and Christmas dinner feels closer than comfortable. I know this feeling well — because December 23rd is one of the busiest days of the year for me at Buckeye Chef. This is the day when plans shift, stress spikes, and people realize they

Coming off a long Thanksgiving weekend, there are two things Ohioans never get tired of talking about: good food and beating that team up north. And honestly, the more I look at what I do in the kitchen and the way Ohio State shows up in The Game every year, the more I realize we’re running the same playbook—just in different arenas. The image above says it all. A little comedy, a little rivalry, and a whole lot of cooking. (Sorry, Michigan fans… but not really.) When I step

The first sound of Thanksgiving morning wasn’t the soft hum of a simmering stock pot or the gentle crackle of an oven preheating—it was my alarm. And then… my snooze button. Once. Twice. Maybe three times. Eventually, though, responsibility—and the promise of a perfectly roasted turkey—pulled me upright. The house was still quiet, the kind of quiet that makes you feel like you're the only person awake in the world. I walked through the dim hallway, down the stairs, and into t