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Marcie McCutchen's life changed in the winter of 1994, when she viewed a segment about personal chefs on a popular TV morning show. A college student pursuing a court reporting degree, she realized her true calling was in the culinary arts; so, she quickly changed course and stirred up a hot new career. Since childhood Marcie has been passionate about cooking and collecting recipes. She treasures memories of cooking up family favorites with both of her Grandmothers and parents. She now has recipes from both Grandmothers personal collections and truly believes they passed on their love of cooking to her.

Less than three years later, business was booming for this enthusiastic self-taught chef. During the first five years, Marcie cooked in each client's home, bringing everything from her collection of pots and pans to a briefcase full of spices. As her client list steadily increased, she decided to make the jump to a commercial kitchen. In January of 2001, Marcie moved into her former location in Stafford. In January of 2003, Marcie launched her spa menu and was invited to introduce the service on ABC Channel 13 in Houston. "The spa meals started out as an experiment and have been so well received that I often wonder why I waited so long to offer them," says Marcie who consults with a personal trainer. She says, "We have found that the low-fat meals and personalized workouts go hand in hand, and we have a lot of the same clients. We are helping people reach their fitness and nutrition goals."As business grew steadily, it became necessary to find a larger location as they added catering services to the line up. In April of 2005 Chef for You moved to their current location in Sugar Land.

Marcie served as President of the local chapter of the U.S. Personal Chef Association for five years and has been a mentor and trainer to many others in the field. She has been featured in numerous publications such as the Houston Chronicle, Fort Bend Lifestyle and Homes, Personal Chef Magazine, Upclose Magazine, Sugar Land Sun, and her recipes have been published in the USPCA'S recipe books and "Treasures of the Bend" Ft. Bend Jr. Service League Cookbook. Chef for You has been a member of the U.S. Personal Chef Association since 1994 and has been a member of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce since 2002. In Novembr 2009 Marcie was featured on Fox News sharing creative ideas for utilizing Thanksgiving leftovers. For the past five years, Chef for You has been named as best caterer in Fort Bend County. Marcie has donated time and resources to the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Society, and supports other community events by donating gift certificates. Marcie is currently serving as a board member of Shape Up Sugar Land.

Marcie resides in Sugar Land, about 1 mile from "the kitchen" with her husband, Glenn, and black and tan cocker spaniel, Tanner. She enjoys spending time working in her herb and flower gardens and considers working out at the gym and at home her part-time job! To hone her skills, she frequently provided assistance to some of her favorite chefs who taught classes at Le Panier Cooking School in Houston, which has since closed. She considers the owner of the school, LaVerl Daily, her mentor. Marcie was asked to assist LaVerl in her cooking classes soon after launching her business. There she became aquatinted with and also assisted two of her favorite chefs, Hugh Carpenter of Napa Valley and Terry Conlan, of Lake Austin Spa Resort when they came to teach at Le Panier. "I will be always be grateful to LaVerl for allowing me the opportunity to work with her andher instructors," said Marcie.