Chef Peg Nelson

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Chef Peg Nelson, owner of Peg's Pantry Personal Chef Service in the Florida Keys, has a motto: "I do what I love, and I love what I do."

Chef Peg has long had a passion for cooking and has delighted in cooking for others since she was young, learning to cook at her mother's knee. Her route to becoming a personal chef, however, was rather circuitous. After leaving a 10 year career as a police officer in a Denver, Colorado suburb, Peg completed her law degree, passed the bar exam, and practiced law in Denver for three years. Realizing that life behind a desk or in a courtroom was not for her, Peg longed for a warm climate. An avid scuba diver and sailor, Peg searched for a place where she could indulge in her passion for cooking along with her love of warm water activities. She headed to Florida and became a chef for Blackbeard's Cruises. She later transferred to the company's upscale sailing catamaran in the Bahamas where she spent four years cheffing three meals a day for sixteen hungry divers! 

After returning to the U.S., Peg read about the Personal Chef industry and knew this profession was custom made for her. While researching the industry, she discovered the Personal Chefs Network. Peg immediately knew she had found a group of kindred souls, who mentored her every step of the way. She opened Peg's Pantry Personal Chef Service on September 30, 2001, and within a week had her first weekly client. Peg is very active in the Personal Chefs Network, mentoring new personal chefs in search of their dream. She will participate in the PCN Boston Convention 2003 helping Sharon, Co-Founder of Personal Chefs Network demonstrate pressure cooking and vacuum sealing in the personal chef service.

Due to the unique character of the Florida Keys, Peg's Pantry has grown into a successful mix of several types of personal chef services. Along with traditional personal chef clients, Peg is the private chef for a local estate while the owners are in residence. She also prepares meals for vacationing families enjoying the Keys for a week at a time. Peg is known for preparing healthy meals using organic ingredients. She is active in Organic-Weekly, a local organic produce buying club, and her recipes are featured weekly on their website.

In her spare time, Peg enjoys diving and sailing in the Keys' tropical paradise. She is a scuba instructor and holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license.