A few years ago the idea that someone would shop for your groceries for you, then hand-deliver them to your door might have seemed like the most high-class form of luxury.
It might also have seemed like a high-class risk. We all know if you send your significant other with a grocery list, they will invariably forget the most important item on it.
But now this modern convenience is down to a science, and the options are numerous.
Even in Jackson, which is usually late to the metropolitan games, there are big players like Instacart and DoorDash, as well as a smattering of local startups looking to carve out a niche in this new world of grocery delivery.
For some people the best meal is one prepared in their own home by someone else. A professional someone else.
Thatâs been true more than ever this past year. The pandemic is keeping private chefs hopping as some people choose to hunker down rather than mingle with strangers at a restaurant.
âTheyâd rather stay in the safety of their home and have world-class cuisine prepared for them,â private chef Jason Mitchell said. âThe business is booming if youâre good at what you do.â
At times itâs gotten crazy.
âMadness, madness, madness,â private chef Eric Wilson said before the holidays. âSometimes I canât even get back to people because Iâm working 16 hours a day.â