Servsafe Certified
A National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation Certified Food Handler.
Los Angeles County Dept of Public Health
Certified Food Handler
A National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation Certified Food Handler.
Los Angeles County Dept of Public Health
Certified Food Handler
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I'm Katherine Haynes and I want to be your Personal
Chef. I've enjoyed cooking and seeing people enjoy
the food I prepare for a long time. I started cooking in
college when I wanted to be able to eat the foods my
parents made. My Mom liked to try new things, but
had her stand-by's that we liked as kids. My Dad
loved to cook and did spaghetti sauce and beef stews
that my friends would want to come to dinner for.
My grandmother is an excellent cook, and both of my
grandmothers loved to have the entire family sitting
around the table for dinner. I think I gained my love
of cooking good food for others from them.
I moved to LA in 1991 after studying film and tv in
college. I worked steadily on tv shows for 15 years.
A big part of my job had been hiring caterers and
planning menus for staff and crew meals. Although I
liked doing it, I started to feel like I would rather be
the chef than just hiring them.
My sister moved in with me in 2001 when she was
attending graduate school. She always liked my
cooking and was more than happy to have me do it. I
found I really liked coming up with a meal plan and
cooking just about every night. I felt like I was
learning something new constantly and had a
challenge that I wasn't finding in my tv production
jobs. When my sister was done with school, I decided
I should go back to school. I went to culinary school.
I attended and graduated from The New School of
Cooking in Culver City, CA. This intense course
started with the French techniques that make up the
culinary backbone and progressed into other
techniques.
For all the years when I'd wake up in the morning
thinking about a great meal that I couldn't wait to
recreate or after traveling abroad and wanting to keep
food memories alive, I couldn't be happier to cook.
Cooking fulfills my desire to be creative, explore new
cultures and help people live healthier lives.
Chef. I've enjoyed cooking and seeing people enjoy
the food I prepare for a long time. I started cooking in
college when I wanted to be able to eat the foods my
parents made. My Mom liked to try new things, but
had her stand-by's that we liked as kids. My Dad
loved to cook and did spaghetti sauce and beef stews
that my friends would want to come to dinner for.
My grandmother is an excellent cook, and both of my
grandmothers loved to have the entire family sitting
around the table for dinner. I think I gained my love
of cooking good food for others from them.
I moved to LA in 1991 after studying film and tv in
college. I worked steadily on tv shows for 15 years.
A big part of my job had been hiring caterers and
planning menus for staff and crew meals. Although I
liked doing it, I started to feel like I would rather be
the chef than just hiring them.
My sister moved in with me in 2001 when she was
attending graduate school. She always liked my
cooking and was more than happy to have me do it. I
found I really liked coming up with a meal plan and
cooking just about every night. I felt like I was
learning something new constantly and had a
challenge that I wasn't finding in my tv production
jobs. When my sister was done with school, I decided
I should go back to school. I went to culinary school.
I attended and graduated from The New School of
Cooking in Culver City, CA. This intense course
started with the French techniques that make up the
culinary backbone and progressed into other
techniques.
For all the years when I'd wake up in the morning
thinking about a great meal that I couldn't wait to
recreate or after traveling abroad and wanting to keep
food memories alive, I couldn't be happier to cook.
Cooking fulfills my desire to be creative, explore new
cultures and help people live healthier lives.
Who is the Essential Chef?
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