Chef Tim & Shelley Mulderink at this year's Best of the Best awards ceremony. (Contributed photo)More Info
Special Holiday MealsThrough Dec. 18, The Chef and his Wife is taking holiday orders. Whole spreads or a la carte items are available. To learn more, visit thechefandwife.com.
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THE CHEF AND HIS WIFEAddress: 6849 Prestige Lane in Hixson and 7315 Lee Highway in East BrainerdHours: Hixson store is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed Sunday. East Brainerd store is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 pm., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is closed Sunday and Monday.Phone: 423-508-5823
The Chef and his Wife is welcoming a new addition to its family: A second location!
In 2016, The Chef and his Wife opened its Hixson location, which continues to serve as its production center — aka where the culinary magic happens. There, each week, owner and executive chef Timothy Mulderink and his crew prepare a variety of more than a dozen rotating dishes, from spinach pot stickers and taco chili to vegetable potpie and chicken cordon bleu.
The week’s menu is posted online at thechefandwife.com, listing recipes available fresh or frozen for home delivery or in-store pickup. Meals can be picked up at either the Hixson store or the restaurant’s spanking-new East Brainerd store, located in Brook Stone Business Park at the intersection of Standifer Gap and Lee Highway.
“And when you come in to visit, you can congratulate Pam on being appointed manager of the new store,” said Chef Tim, referring to employee Pam Kelly, who has been with The Chef and his Wife since the beginning.
At both stores, patrons will find coolers and glass-front freezers stocked with fresh and frozen foods. Frozen meals come in microwavable dishes with heating instructions. While fresh meals must still be heated, they are never frozen and therefore available only in limited quantities.
“We are now offering a limited number of fresh (never frozen) meals from our daily production,” Chef Tim said. “This is a change from before and hopefully will help those who want a fresh-made meal for that day.”
Between the two locations, the restaurant’s most popular recipes are its lasagna and chicken potpie. However, Chef Tim added, he has noticed a few differences between the stores. For instance, Hixson, he said, prefers country cuisine like meatloaf or country-fried steak; East Brainerd, however, prefers what he calls “cosmopolitan cuisines,” such as blackened chicken tenders, or baked lemon and dill cod.
At both locations there are a number of gluten-free, family four-pack dinner and dessert options. If you can’t find your favorite this week, check back soon. The Chef and his Wife is ever-expanding.