Meet Chef Teresa
Text Box: Chef Teresa started cooking at the tender age of 7 and is fortunate to have learned from one of the best cooks she knows - her mom! Teresa’s mom operated her own catering business and frequently entertained friends and colleagues at their home, often enlisting Teresa as an extra pair of hands. Growing up around great food and frequent entertaining fostered a love of cooking and the desire to light up people’s faces with the taste of delicious food. After many years in corporate America, Teresa took her other passion, health and fitness, to a new level and opened up the first yoga studio in her home town of Park Ridge. For seven wonderful years, Teresa taught yoga and brought wellness to people’s minds, bodies and spirits. Several thousand yoga classes later, Teresa knew that there must be a way to bring wellness to people’s lives that would include her long-time interest in healthy eating and good nutrition. And so a career as a personal chef was born. (She still teaches yoga privately, so if you’re interested in yoga, just ask!) A lifetime of hands-on experience in the kitchen, a multitude of cooking and skills classes, and after receiving training through the American Personal & Professional Chef Association, Teresa is ready to bring her passion and love of healthy food to your kitchen. Why “The Thought Full Chef?” Because Teresa wants everyone to know how committed she is to providing only the most nutritious and healthy foods possible. She puts a lot of thought into the food she prepares and “thoughtful” just didn’t capture her dedication to sourcing the finest ingredients and creating the most thought full meals she knows how. Teresa is ServSafe Certified and carries general liability insurance.

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