ABOUT LESHAE

Growing up, I would always bake and decorate cupcakes on the weekends with my aunt. Things like that were fun to me, but as I got older, I started to develop more of an interest in cooking.

I would cook for my mom and brother and on Sundays, we would watch The Food Network. I was amazed by all the creative things the chefs created with food. I would always wonder, “What if I could do that?”

In middle school, I took a home economics class but wasn’t really interested. When I got to high school, I took a cooking class and really enjoyed it. I decided that cooking was what I wanted to do. I then started applying to culinary schools to attend after I graduated high school. I was accepted to a few. I decided on Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts because they had a wonderful externship program.

After I graduated from IUP, I did an externship in Boca Raton, FL at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. I was so excited because I would have never thought that me, a girl from Brooklyn, NY,  could make it this far. After I completed my externship, I was offered a full-time position to work at the Boca Beach Club and  worked there for 5 years. I really loved cooking and preparing special dishes for the guests.

I have since relocated back to the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area. I want to help make other people’s special events even more memorable by cooking amazing culinary dishes for them and their guests!

If you need catering services for your upcoming event, please contact me here.