About

Hi! I’m Maria! I’m a cooking connoisseur, a health maven, and I create healing mealtime moments. I gather people around the table for experiences where we cook, heal, eat, and repeat. I have created a community around food for the mind, body and soul.   

Cooking is an art that is done with all of the  senses. You smell it, taste it, feel it, hear it, and see it. I believe that If it takes all your senses to experience, then it can heal you all the way around.  

I started my career as high school teacher, as a food lover transitioned into a restauranteur and chef. Later,  restaurant advisor. I have participated in many experiences that combine cooking with the senses so as to  to heal, including my work at Pacific Clinic for foster children stepping into adulthood with no direction. Teaching them to experience cooking in this way fed them, healed them and offered them direction through the power of cooking.  This hands on therapy prepared their hearts to a better outlook of life.
I am not just a cook or just a foodie, I work in that small space where cooking and healing work together to heal wounds. I use cooking as a path to heal deep vulnerabilities, because when you cook and eat, you are not only feeding your body you are feeding your soul as well.

I am the lady of the kitchen who is a healer of hearts. I do this using my biggest gift, the art of cooking.  

xoxo, Maria

Interesting tidbits: Born on Christmas day, 2 kids – 1 boy, 1 girl (both married) 2 grandchildren No pets yet!  (but love dogs and cats).