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restaurants
ZUNI CAFE SAN FRANCISCO, California, 1996–2004 Organized and ordered produce, fish, and meats for a 90 seat restaurant with a daily changing menu. Wrote daily lunch and brunch menus. Trained staff on all stations in kitchen.
CHEZ PANISSE BERKELEY, California, 2004–2005 Cooked daily changing menu in café and participated in off- site special events.
Various Bay Area Restaurants, 1996–2009 I’ve cooked a ton! Some of the other places where I’ve cooked include: Café Museo at the MOMA, Liberty Café, Hog Island Oyster Bar and Bar Jules.
teaching
TASTE EDUCATION AND HANDS ON COOKING CLASSES FOR KIDS:
Berkeley Public School District
Campbell Unified School District
ADULT COOKING CLASSES:
Berkeley Public School East Bay Restaurant Teaching Kitchen
Cavallo Point Cooking School
Urbanpeasant SF
In-home cooking Classes
food media work
FOOD STYLIST
Managed and styled sets for shoots and public appearances for cookbook authors, Jamie Oliver, Judy Rodgers, Diana Kennedy, Niloufer King, Terry Walters and Michael Symon.
CONTRIBUTOR/AUTHOR
“Revelations at the Compost Bin”-civil eats Blog 2008
“Taco Trucks”- Slow Food Guide to San Francisco 2005
RECIPE DEVELOPMENT
Recipe tester for Wall Street Journal’s Off Duty section.
EAT REAL FESTIVAL FOOD JUDGE
GOOD FOOD AWARDS FOOD JUDGE
community work
SLOW FOOD BERKELEY BOARD
Founding board member. Increased youth membership and implemented new low cost and educational workshops to the programming. Led first taco truck tour of the East Bay.
OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER
Weekly garden volunteer and cook for permaculture and organic farm center.
WWOOF GERMANY
Learned introductory skills for animal husbandry on certified biodynamic farm in Bavaria.
michelle@homemadecook.com
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