Paleo, vegan, gluten free, vegetarian, raw, dairy free, and so many more lifestyle diets that seem to contradict each other, all claiming the healthiest way of life. The information is endless and overwhelming, even for us avid food learners. It seems science and biology never stop discovering new ways for us to make healthier decisions and although it may be confusing, eating well is still essential to feeling good. 

 Having started as a teenager climbing the ranks at the local eating house from dishwasher to bartender and eventually making my way to Captain under New York Chefs David Bouley, Nobu Matsuhisa and Gabriel Kreuther, cooking was not far off.  My work history, an intense nostalgia and fondness for my Nana's cooking and my need to be healthy leave me permanently jostled between nutrition, tradition and gastronome. 

Although everyone is different, my solution is moderation. I listen to my body. I make sure clean eating outweighs any indulgences. I balance a diet with minimal dairy and animal protein and I eat gluten free (unless of course, someone else is doing the cooking, then I'm too deliriously ecstatic to be concerned). I don't stock any damaging foods in the house and I always use clean, whole foods, minimally processed without preservatives, additives or chemicals. I read labels on everything (except salami - don't read that label, just eat... sparingly of course).    

As a single mom with a 10 year old daughter at home, my meals need to be quick, easy, healthy and most important, tasty.  The key to long term healthy eating no matter what lifestyle diet you choose, is taste. My experience has taught me how the balance of clean seasoning, the richness of healthy fats, acidic notes and intentional textures can turn healthy choices into a permanent way of life. 

I cook simple meals with few ingredients and my goal is to satisfy and fortify at the same time.

Previous : In 2011  THE GREEN LUNCH was a whole foods lunch delivery service for school age students. We would prepare and deliver lunches to the school via the purchase of the parents. Bypassing the school system budgets and regulations and privately supplying lunch service allowed us to make healthy lunches without cutting corners.

I now work as a private chef, shopping, preparing and teaching a permenently healthier, tastier way to eat. 

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