For as long as I can remember food has been on my mind. My passion is to create nourishing and nutrient rich meals with big flavor and contrast in texture using organic and locally sourced ingredients.

I am a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and hold a Bachelor’s degree in food & nutrition management and communications from ASU.  After gaining experience in the restaurant industry through working at San Francisco’s Michelin-rated Campton Place and Chicago’s Girl and the Goat, I decided to enter the world of being a private chef.

Besides cooking, my other main passion in life is travel.  It’s safe to say I have an insatiable appetite for adventure which was the driving force behind my formerly nomadic lifestyle.  I have been all over the globe to countries including Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, France, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, England, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Greece, and Albania.  My exposure to different cultures and cuisines has had a large influence on my culinary creations.

These days, I am rooted in the North Bay Area of California with my husband and daughter, and am so grateful to call this culinary playground my home.