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About Chef Chuck Hayworth PhD

About Chef Chuck Hayworth

Chef Chuck Hayworth is a Raleigh-based private chef and culinary wellness professional specializing in private chef service, CL5 Longevity Cuisine™, Clean Local Living™, and Medical Meals.

With decades of professional cooking experience, Chef Chuck brings together hospitality, seasonal ingredients, private household service, and wellness-minded menu planning for clients who want more from their food. This passion began with a diagnosis of rare stomach cancer. He flipped this healing experience into a lifestyle of working in his fellow cancer patients and caregivers homes and nearly three decades later has developed programs that are fully customized for families and individuals for optimal wellness. Most recently, Chef Chuck has completed his PhD in Natural Medicine to further explore the powers of nutrition and food to assist in living a healthy lifestyle. Chef Chhck has been featured in some of this cohntry's top publications and podcasts as an expert not only in the private chef business but also in common wellness topics such as cancer survivorship and gut health to name a few. 

 A Private Chef Approach Built on Hospitality:

At the heart of Thankfully Local is hospitality!

Food should support the household. It should bring calm, rhythm, nourishment, and enjoyment back to the table.

Chef Chuck works with clients who want personalized food, cleaner ingredients, better weekly structure, and meals prepared with care.

 Culinary Wellness Experience:

Chef Chuck’s work includes private chef service, specialized dietary cooking, longevity cuisine, seasonal wellness menus, and customized meal planning for clients with specific preferences or restrictions.

His approach is practical, chef-driven, and personal.

The goal is not to make food complicated.

The goal is to make food work better for the client.

Specialties

Private Chef Services:

Weekly household meals  
CL5 Longevity Cuisine™  
Clean Local Living™  
Medical Meals  
Anti-inflammatory-inspired cooking  
Gut-supportive menus  
Seasonal private dining  
Specialized dietary support  
Private dinners and chef’s table experiences  

Serving Raleigh & the Triangle

Thankfully Local serves Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding Triangle communities.

Service availability depends on schedule, household needs, and service scope.

 Work With Chef Chuck

If your household is ready for private chef support, the first step is a consultation.

We will discuss your goals, schedule, preferences, dietary needs, and whether Thankfully Local is the right fit.