05/11/2026
🤔If you’ve been wondering about some of the chefs who inspire me, well, look no further, m’dear goose. 🪿
🙏Oodles of respect and hats off to:
🥕 (go grab her new supremely dope cookbook and thank me later)
🥬 the mastermind behind and other amazing spots
🧆 Rawia and her wonderful daughter Jumana- the heart and soul behind in Bay Ridge. A beautiful family who makes the best food anywhere in nyc. No cap.
👑And my dear mentor (in who’s kitchen I first went vegetarian a year or two before I had a kid and went vegan) Chef Tom Valenti. He taught be to be creative without being gimmicky and to be deliberate and efficient in the kitchen. He taught me to cake about hospitality and I’m forever grateful for his guidance and for giving me a chance when I was just a little mess of a kid.