Personal Chef and Events Caterer - Greater Los Angeles
September 2013 - Current

highly specialized diets for high profile, celebrity clients, and their guests

  • customized drop-off service and in-home chef services

  • personalized experiences for parties from 2 to 350 guests

  • versatile in many different cuisines, flavors, and plating styles

  • flexible and capable of handling fluid, challenging situations

  • affable, discrete, astute

references available upon request

Private and Personal Chef Highlights

2023 - current 

Relief Chef for High Profile High Net Worth Client - Beverly Hills

Luxurious culinary experience for discerning adults and their esteemed guests. I prepare delectable meals and maintain a fully stocked pantry for clients and staff meals. Assist with elevated meals for private parties.

2022 - current

Weekly meal delivery service to Palos Verdes

Highly specialized diet for an individual with sensitive dietary needs. Focus is preparing new and exciting meals within specific parameters and delivering straight to the door on a weekly basis.

2023 March through May

Celebrity Client - Playa Del Rey

Focused diet in coordination with a functional nutritionist to improve health. Breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared and served in home.

2022 October through January 2023

High Net Worth Family - Venice

Bi-weekly meals for busy, professional new parents and children

2021 August

A-list Celebrity Client

Breakfast lunch and dinner services for a celebrity client temporarily staying in the greater Los Angeles area. Specialized diet for couple and guests.

2016 - 2021

High level executives and their family

highly specialized prescribed calories/macros diet for two adults and their children, family, friends and business associates. In home private events. Catering for corporate office. Meal drop-off service

Restaurant Experience

May 2013 - September 2013
Connie and Ted’s - Sauté Line Cook
opening restaurant team - fish, seafood, and shellfish intensive
 
March 2013 - May 2013
M.A.K.E., Santa Monica, Chef Raw Vegan
techniques in blending and balancing flavors using only raw, seasonal ingredients

Sept 2012 - March 2013
Bite Catering Couture, Santa Monica, Event Chef, Contractor
complete large scale event planning and execution, corporate and private

Feb 2011 – Oct 2012
Gordon Ramsay at the London West, West Hollywood, Cook
full rotation hotel and fine dining
sushi, pastry, room service, haute cuisine, banquets

Jan 2011 – May 2011
Wolfgang Puck Catering One Time Events – Los Angeles, Cook
high profile large events

Volunteer

PATH - People Assisting the Homeless

Provide monthly culinary classes at the Adult Del Rey Center

http://www.epath.org/site/main.html

Education

Columbia College Chicago, B.A. – Television Production
University of North Texas, Mass Communications: Radio, TV & Film

Culinary School:  Le Cordon Bleu, Hollywood, CA - 2011

Culinary Externship:  Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood

December 1, 2013

Food Network: Guy's Grocery Games 2013 Season 1, Episode 9 "It's Egg-cellent"

What a crazy and fun experience to race through the aisles of a mock grocery store while preparing a dish under the pressure of time and cameras that sometimes get too close for comfort.  I lost in the first round, sigh, but I'm still friends with my competitors and they are absolutely incredible people, so it was an honor, privilege, and great learning experience.