Consulting & Education
Experience shared. Standards elevated.
More than twenty-five years in professional kitchens and luxury private households have given me a perspective that extends well beyond cooking.
I offer private culinary consulting and education for households, chefs, and hospitality professionals seeking to strengthen their culinary programs, refine their skills, and create exceptional dining experiences.
My approach is practical, highly personalized, and grounded in the standards of real-world private service.
PRIVATE CHEF MENTORING & EDUCATION
Success as a private chef requires much more than culinary ability.
I work with chefs seeking to enter or advance within private service, helping them understand the standards, judgment, organization, adaptability, and discretion required to succeed at the highest levels of private service.
Mentoring can be tailored to the individual chef and may include menu development, household integration, kitchen organization, sourcing, entertaining, travel, professional presentation, and the transition from restaurant kitchens into private service.
PRIVATE CULINARY INSTRUCTION
Private instruction offers an opportunity to explore professional techniques in a highly personalized setting.
Sessions can be designed around specific cuisines, techniques, menu development, entertaining, ingredient selection, or the interests and experience level of the individual.
Instruction may be offered privately or to small groups and can range from focused culinary workshops to more comprehensive, ongoing education.
ESTATE CULINARY CONSULTING
Exceptional household dining depends on thoughtful systems behind the scenes.
I consult with private households, family offices, estate managers, and culinary teams on the development and refinement of private culinary programs.
Consulting may include kitchen organization and workflow, menu systems, provisioning and sourcing, culinary standards, staff integration, chef onboarding, entertaining protocols, and multi-residence culinary operations.
The objective is a culinary program that operates efficiently, consistently, and at a standard appropriate to the household.
CULINARY WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Select workshops, demonstrations, and customized culinary projects are available for private clients, chefs, hospitality teams, and organizations.
Programs can be developed around a particular cuisine, technique, culinary concept, or professional objective and tailored to the experience and interests of the participants.
AVAILABILITY
Based in Los Angeles and available for select consulting, mentoring, private instruction, workshops, and culinary projects in the United States and internationally.