Chef Monya Kilian Palmer
Chef At Home in Wokingham
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Performance chef: Healthy, vibrant, unfussy food
Monya Kilian Palmer is a highly experienced Performance Chef, bestselling cookbook author and culinary consultant with over 15 years of professional experience spanning private households, elite sport, publishing and recipe development.
Classically trained in Cape Town and formerly part of Heston Blumenthal's Development Team at The Fat Duck, Monya has built a career at the intersection of exceptional food and evidence-based nutrition. Her experience includes collaborations with renowned organisations and personalities including Tom Kerridge, Le Cordon Bleu and Joe Wicks.
For the past ten summers, Monya has served as the personal chef to world-class tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, working closely alongside coaches, nutritionists, physiotherapists and performance teams to support training, recovery and competition at the highest level of professional sport.
This unique background has given Monya extensive expertise in designing meals for a wide range of lifestyles, health goals and dietary requirements. Whether supporting athletic performance, weight management, healthy ageing, family nutrition, ketogenic and low-carbohydrate lifestyles, Mediterranean eating patterns, food intolerances or specific nutritional protocols, she creates food that is both purposeful and deeply satisfying.
Known for her calm professionalism, attention to detail and intuitive understanding of her clients' needs, Monya combines restaurant-level skill with the warmth and flexibility required in a private home. Her food is colourful, flavour-driven and never unnecessarily complicated - proving that nutritious food can be every bit as indulgent and memorable as fine dining.
From weekly family meal preparation to bespoke dinner parties and performance-focussed nutrition, Monya delivers food that helps people feel, perform and live at their best.
More about me
For me, cooking is...
Cooking, to me, is creating food that feels generous and joyful - bold flavours, approachable dishes, and moments people truly remember.
I learned to cook at...
Classically trained (in Cape Town, South Africa: City & Guilds); but I learnt most ON THE JOB working for many years with Heston Blumenthal's team.
A cooking secret...
Bold flavours, a sharp knife, and plenty of laughter and imagination - always with a glass of red wine nearby.
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