{"id":232765,"date":"2026-06-01T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=232765"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:38:57","slug":"sungold-kitchen-arlington-northern-virginia-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/sungold-kitchen-arlington-northern-virginia-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington\u2019s Sungold Kitchen Is Bringing Fresh, Feel-Good Meals to Busy Northern Virginia Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"sungold kitchen chef victoria\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria-.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">sponsored<\/div><p>For busy families, professionals, and anyone trying to eat healthier without spending hours in the kitchen, Sungold Kitchen makes chef-prepared meals that are nourishing, convenient, and actually enjoyable to eat. The Arlington-based meal service and catering business specializes in small-batch, anti-inflammatory meals made with high-quality ingredients and plenty of flexibility for different dietary needs. While Chef Victoria Cortes is classically trained in the traditional, butter-forward methods of cooking, what she whips up at Sungold is a draw for NFL athletes and local families alike. <strong>Read on for more about Chef Victoria Cortes of Sungold Kitchen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-232774\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria-.png\" alt=\"sungold kitchen chef victoria\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria-.png 1000w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-chef-victoria--263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><em>Image credit: Marisa Glaser Creative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>About Chef Victoria&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>A study-abroad trip to France lit the spark in what would become a calling for Falls Church-based chef Victoria Cortes. Victoria, who lives in Falls Church, is the chef behind <a href=\"https:\/\/sungoldkitchen.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sungold Kitchen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a meal service + catering business that specializes in better-for-you meals. Victoria majored in International Studies + French at Allegheny College. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I studied abroad in France, it&#8217;s what brought me to being surrounded by all the markets, and the beautiful food, and the vegetables, and the produce,\u201d she said. \u201cI took my first cooking class there. And all that French language became useful in culinary school as well.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She came to the DC area after college to work at the National Geographic Channel as a documentary film researcher, and has been in Northern Virginia since 2004. \u201cThe whole time I was really drawn to food,\u201d she said. One of the perks of the job was international travel, which exposed her to more cuisines and cultures. Eventually, she left NatGeo to pursue cooking school.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-232770\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen.png\" alt=\"chef victoria sungold kitchen\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen.png 1080w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/chef-victoria-sungold-kitchen-585x585.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> &nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Image credit: Marisa Glaser Creative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Victoria studied at the now-closed L\u2019Academie de Cuisine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. \u201cIt was a lot of classic French cooking,\u201d she said. \u201cRich, buttery, very gourmet.\u201d&nbsp; After graduating in 2006, she started working with clients as a private chef, catering events and working with individual clients. \u201cI thought I was going to be cooking gourmet meals for people every day,\u201d Victoria said. Instead, clients began asking for meals that were gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, Paleo, AIP, or otherwise tailored to very specific dietary needs.<\/p>\n<p>As Victoria looked for resources on cooking like this, she was inspired by<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cooking Light<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> magazine. \u201cIt was a lot of taking familiar flavors and dishes and just making them healthier and lighter,\u201d she said. \u201cFor example, making lasagna with butternut squash slices in place of traditional noodles.\u201d \u201cAfter losing both of her parents relatively young, Victoria began thinking more seriously about the role food and lifestyle could play in her own health. \u201cMy dad died at 66, and my mom died when she was in her early 70s, so I really started thinking about environmental factors,\u201d she said. \u201cFor a lot of people, healthy eating is overwhelming, so we can start small with just a few meals a week.\u201d In 2014, Victoria completed the Whole30 program, which further deepened her commitment to healthy cooking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>As time passed, the healthy meal offerings became more of a focus for Victoria and her business. There were still private events, weddings, and elegant dinners, but clients took notice of the delicious everyday meals. Victoria started working with professional athletes, TV anchors, and others with busy schedules and high-profile jobs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-232771\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1.png\" alt=\"sungold kitchen 1\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-1-585x585.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Image credit: Abby Grace Photography&nbsp;<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like nearly every business owner, Victoria had to make several significant changes to her business in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a funny way, several of those changes set the stage for what is now Sungold Kitchen. \u201cI went from cooking in people\u2019s kitchens to doing meal drop-offs,\u201d Victoria said. \u201cA light-bulb went off for me; I knew I could do this for more people.\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, Victoria moved into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenofpurpose.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitchen of Purpose<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in South Arlington. It\u2019s a non-profit organization with a bilingual culinary program that also rents out its space to other chefs and small businesses. Being in the commercial kitchen has other advantages, in particular for the catering side of the business. \u201cWe can do so much more, since we can make it all here and then just drop it off,\u201d she said. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sungold Kitchen<\/h3>\n<p>Even though Victoria has been a private chef since 2010, the winter 2026 rebrand into Sungold Kitchen feels like where things have been headed all along.&nbsp; \u201cI\u2019m able to provide these healthy meals to people effortlessly,\u201d she said. Victoria and her team make the meals in small batches at Kitchen of Purpose and then deliver the meals throughout Northern Virginia and DC. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The menu changes weekly, with dishes like grain-free enchiladas, butternut squash lasagna, seasonal vegetable-forward meals, and customizable family-friendly options. Clients make their selections online.&nbsp; Chef Victoria prioritizes high-quality ingredients, including organic chicken, wild seafood, organic pork, and grass-fed beef when available. Clients have the option to customize dishes in different ways to accommodate allergies, she said. \u201cFor example, we\u2019re making enchiladas. Clients can choose to have cheese or not, and they can pick whether to use a grain-free tortilla,\u201d Victoria said. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria says that the meals are a great solution for families where there are different dietary needs. \u201cSometimes I have a client who is a mom, and she\u2019s getting these meals for herself,\u201d she said. \u201cShe can enjoy these meals but still feed the kids what they want.\u201d Clients can order the meals week-to-week, which Victoria says is a popular option. \u201cThere are some seasons when you\u2019re just so, so busy and you still want to eat healthfully,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can see your calendar filling up and order the meals, and know that it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-232772\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2.png\" alt=\"sungold kitchen 2\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/sungold-kitchen-2-585x585.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <em>Image credit: Marisa Glaser Creative<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meals are delivered in a cooler bag to the client\u2019s location, and each of the meals is packaged with preparation instructions printed on the labels. \u201cWe re-use all of our containers, and I\u2019m really proud of that,\u201d Victoria said. \u201cClients wash and return them, and then we sanitize them at our kitchen and get them ready for the next use.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>A service particularly close to Victoria\u2019s heart is the care packages. \u201cWhen my parents were aging, this is something I wish I had for them,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s really special to me.\u201d The care packages are tailored for the recipient and\/or the circumstances. \u201cIt\u2019s so much easier than coordinating a meal train,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd the recipient gets these really healthy and nourishing meals. I will work with them to put together the right package; for example, if someone is having chemo and their mouth feels tender, we\u2019ll come up with something that will still be appealing but mindful of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef Victoria said she is most excited about sharing information about Sungold Kitchen with more people. \u201cPeople think having prepared meals like this is really complicated, but it\u2019s not,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to make it easy to order, and of course for the food to be delicious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the core offerings of the business will remain the same, including the weekly meal prep service, Chef Victoria shared that Sungold Kitchen is launching a <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer Anti-Inflammatory Meal Program. \u201cIt\u2019s seven non-consecutive weeks, and clients get breakfast, lunch and dinner to last from Thursday dinner to Sunday dinner,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to try out this style of eating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To get in touch with Chef Victoria or to place an order for Sungold Kitchen meals, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/sungoldkitchen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sungold Kitchen website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sungoldkitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow @thefairfaxgirl on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefairfaxgirl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram <\/span><\/a>+&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thefairfaxgirl\"><span class=\"s2\">TikTok<\/span><\/a> for the latest Northern Virginia updates, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/events\/\"><span class=\"s2\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 100+ events weekly to peruse. 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