About Cassis Culinary

Cassis Culinary is shaped by a lifelong love of food, place, and the stories that connect them. A native New Yorker, I was trained at the Culinary Institute of America. I’ve spent my career cooking and learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico; San Francisco, Napa Valley, and Sonoma California; and five years in Tuscany, Italy.

Wherever I’ve been, I’ve been drawn to local food. The ingredients people grow, prepare, and share every day. Those foods always tell you something about a place and the people who live there.

For me, cooking has always been about more than recipes. It’s about understanding how flavor is shaped by history, geography, and tradition.

As Brillat-Savarin wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.”

Through hands-on classes and shared cooking experiences, Cassis Culinary brings people together in the kitchen to build confidence, learn real skills, and connect food with the places it comes from.