I majored in biological engineering at Penn State focused in natural resources and established a unique education about the intelligent design of our environment. Then I worked as an engineer for a year protecting our land, water, and wildlife. I discovered a retreat center down the street from my childhood home with a backyard farm, where I learned to cook under a chef who was also a biologist. Translating science to art, I went from designing meadows at the office to menus in the kitchen.

 

I knocked on doors of neighbors offering to cook their dinner using whatever ingredients were provided on hand. I began this website as a portfolio of my work and established an LLC. My personal chef services evolved into culinary experiences for dinner parties, open houses, and weddings.

 

My business attracted attention of an investment banker native to Panama with estate across the Azuero Peninsula. We share passion for ecological restoration and farm-to-table food, as he has restored degraded land with native fruit trees. He now invites me to host retreats on his sacred land.

 

Now I am cooking across Charleston, SC as an artist teaching others how to channel their own creativity while I host retreats in Panama. My work connects guests to rhythms of nature with nourishment and seasonal beauty.