Chef in West Hills, California

Prepared meal delivery as per client's customized menu 4 -5 times per week lunch &/or dinner. Chef for private and holiday parties, will provide my own sous and other service staff if needed. (bartender, servers, cocktail servers, etc.) Bartender for private parties. I specialize in paleo/healthy/organic/grass-fed/pastured/sustainable/line-caught, etc. all the adjectives. Healthier alternatives to unhealthy favorites. I have worked in restaurants for 20 years. Back of house, front of house, GM of a restaurant in Hollywood. I LOVE food and beverage! I once dated a French chef who taught me that food is art AND science. Once I understood the basics, I was hooked. We didn't work out, but he taught me invaluable food knowledge. He also told me "never cook for a chef." Of course, I took that as a personal challenge. So I read cookbooks, and learned techniques, I made myself fancy gourmet dinners every night, began to understand balance and flavor. When I adopted a paleo lifestyle, it made cooking even more challenging but so much fun to figure out how to make delicious nutritiously dense food instead of delicious empty carbs. I do not cook strictly paleo, I mean, who doesn't drool over pasta or potatoes? I just prefer to cook with health in mind. I try to make every ingredient serve a purpose other than flavor. I’m a wife, a mother of 2, and have 2 dog companions. I also cook for dogs. I look forward to nourishing other individuals and families, please send me a message. (I hold a current California Food Handler's Certificate)