Most nutrition coaching and advice comes from one source - either a physician or dietition - who understands the science but has never worked in a professional kitchen. Or a chef who can cook amazing meals but isn't trained in evidence-based nutrition. Chef Christina Bailey offers both.
As a Culinary Institute of America graduate, long-time private chef, and Certified Culinary Medicine Professional, she works at the intersection of professional cooking and nutrition science. Chef Christina works with clients to translate dietary recommendations for chronic diseases into recipes and meal plans that are doable and delicious. And fit for a home kitchen and real life.
Services are available locally in the Boise, Meridian, and Nampa, Idaho areas, and virtually nationwide.
Nutrition Counseling & Culinary Medicine
So what is culinary medicine? It is the practice of combining evidence-based nutrition with cooking to support health, prevent disease, and manage or reverse diet-related conditions. Used by physicians and chefs, it connects what you eat with measurable health outcomes in a practical, real-world way.
Unlike restrictive or fad diets, the food-as-medicine approach focuses on ingredients, cooking techniques, and consistency. The goal is to create a way of eating that supports long-term health and improves conditions such as hypertension and Type II diabetes. All without sacrificing the pleasure of the plate.
The field is growing across both healthcare and the food industry, especially in patient-facing settings like hospitals and senior living communities. Christina was among the first chefs nationwide to earn certification in this evidence-based discipline.
At Edible Times, culinary medicine means nutrition guidance grounded in professional training and real kitchen application. Her recipes, meal planning, and advice are designed to make healthy eating practical, sustainable, and repeatable.
Nutrition science explained. Delicious food included.
Mediterranean Diet & Anti-Inflammatory Diet Coaching
The Mediterranean diet is among the most evidence-supported dietary approaches, and is one of the most misunderstood in practice. Anti-inflammatory eating follows similar principles but with specific attention to reducing certain inflammatory ingredients, such as red meat and dairy, and applying cooking methods that reduce chronic inflammation at the cellular level.
Christina helps clients understand not just what to eat, but how to cook it: the cooking techniques, ingredient choices, and meal structures that make these diets craveable and sustainable rather than aspirational. Coaching is tailored to your household, your budget, and your kitchen skill level.
Meal Planning
Personalized meal plans built around your dietary goals, health needs, and real-life schedule. Plans are developed using culinary medicine principles and are nutrient-dense and designed for the home kitchen rather than a test kitchen.
Christina works with clients following doctor-prescribed changes, those recovering from surgery, managing diet-related conditions, or simply trying to eat better without spending every evening figuring out what's for dinner.
Hands-On Cooking Classes
Private and small-group cooking classes taught by a CIA-trained chef with Michelin-star kitchen experience. Classes are built around technique and the professional methods, ratios, and principles that make cooking reliable rather than guesswork. All personalized for your home kitchen.
Class topics include Mediterranean-style and anti-inflammatory recipes, culinary medicine fundamentals, knife skills, reducing sodium, meal planning, and gluten-free eating. Chef Christina can coordinate with your physician's office on any prescribed dietary recommendations. Classes are tailored to your skill level and range from 2.5 to 3 hours.
Serving the Boise, Meridian, and Nampa areas. The starting price for private cooking classes is $125 per person for basic cooking skills classes, with a required minimum of two students.
Medically-Tailored Meals
Short-term meal preparation for surgery recovery, cancer treatment support, and other medical circumstances where diet plays a direct therapeutic role. Meals are developed in consultation with your care team's dietary guidelines and prepared using culinary medicine principles.
Contact
To inquire about any of the above services, email Chef Christina at eat@edibletimes.com.
Meet Christina Bailey, CCMP
Christina Bailey created Edible Times Culinary Services in 2013 out of her passion for fresh, nourishing, and most importantly, delicious food. Using her experience from cooking in award-winning and Michelin-star restaurants, Christina developed a style of service that's Martha Stewart meets Thomas Keller.
That premise hasn't changed. What did change is her experience and scope. After earning certification through the American College of Culinary Medicine in 2025, Christina transitioned her services to focus on nutrition coaching, meal planning, and hands-on cooking classes. But still brings the same professional standards that defined her private chef work to helping clients cook more, eat better, and reverse diet-related disease.
Think of it as Martha Stewart meets Thomas Keller, now with a nutrition credential. From-scratch food, planned or prepared, explained, and taught at the highest professional level, designed for real kitchens and real life. All with a smile.
Stay Informed
The best way to get a feel for and follow Christina's work, including recipes and culinary medicine insight, is The Edible Times newsletter on Substack. A new recipe lands in your inbox on the first Friday of every month. Free to subscribe. No brand influence. No sponsored content.