about

I first set foot in the kitchen at 18 when I became vegan due to health issues. Before that, I had never stepped foot in the kitchen. Transitioning to a vegan lifestyle was tough — especially back then, when social media wasn’t what it is today. I was really figuring things out on my own. It was fun, but also challenging because I didn’t always know what to eat or how to prepare it.

Eventually, I started learning more — first by exploring grocery stores, then graduating to farmers markets. That’s when I really began to understand nutrition and how to work with food in a way that nourished me. After high school, I didn’t go to college — not because I didn’t want to, but because I didn’t get into the schools that felt like the right fit. At the time, I was interested in design or photography, so I decided to take a year off to work and intern. That gap year turned into a bigger shift: I ended up starting a dog-walking business in Manhattan Beach, which unexpectedly took off and became my full-time job for 8 years.

When the pandemic hit, everything changed — as it did for so many of us. I used that time to reflect and decided to enroll in an online nutrition course. Around that same time, I also started a small-scale meal delivery service, and it brought me right back to my love of cooking. No matter how far I wandered from the kitchen, something always pulled me back.

I’m a completely home- and self-taught chef — learning everything through passion, curiosity, and plenty of trial and error.

Now, I’m finally launching this space — a place to share my recipes and along with all the things I love.