Athlete & performance
Food built around a season, not a single night. The reason athletes across professional play keep Chef Rudy on retainer instead of booking him once.
The season is the client, not the dinner
An athlete does not need one great meal. They need the same standard on a Tuesday in February when they got in at two in the morning and have a shootaround at ten.
That is a systems problem before it is a cooking problem. Chef Rudy builds the week around your training load, your targets and your travel, works with your nutritionist or performance staff where you have them, and handles the sourcing, prep and storage so the right food is in the house when you get there.
Households come with their own rhythm. Partners, children and family eat too, and the program is built to feed the house rather than just the athlete.
What a weekly program covers
A first session on goals, restrictions and what you will actually eat.
Written in advance and adjusted as the season load changes.
Shopping, cooking and portioning, labelled and stored for the week.
Coordinates with nutritionists, trainers and performance teams where they exist.
Family meals planned alongside the athlete's program.
Planning for away stretches so the standard does not drop on the road.
How a program starts
- A conversation, not a proposal
This is a relationship, so it starts with a call rather than a quote.
- Intake
Targets, restrictions, schedule, household, and the foods you will genuinely eat every week.
- A trial week
One week cooked to the plan before either side commits to anything longer.
- Retainer agreed
Frequency, scope and rate set to the season. Monthly terms.
- Weekly rhythm
Plan, shop, cook, portion, deliver. Adjusted as the calendar moves.
- Season review
Program revisited between in-season, off-season and pre-season.
An example day. Yours is built to your targets.
- Steel-cut oats, berries, almond butter
- Or an egg-white scramble with greens
- Grilled salmon, roasted beetroot, asparagus
- Portioned and labelled for the fridge
- Glazed fish over coconut rice, charred corn
- Timed to the session
- Chef's rotation
- Cooked for the household
Questions he gets asked
Do you work with our nutritionist?
Yes, and it works better that way. Send the macros and restrictions and he builds the menu to them rather than around them.
What happens during road trips?
Away stretches are planned in advance so food is prepped, stored or arranged at the other end. The detail depends on the league and the schedule.
Can he cook for the whole household?
Yes. Most programs feed the family alongside the athlete, and that is usually the point.
Is there a minimum commitment?
Programs run on a monthly retainer. A trial week comes first so nobody signs up blind.
How private is this?
Completely. Non-disclosure agreements are signed on request, by Chef Rudy and every member of the team.
Start with a conversation
No proposal, no pressure. A call about your season and what the week actually needs to look like.
Start a conversation