Chef Shoubham Garg’s passion for food and entrepreneurial spirit drove him to join the culinary industry at an early age. At just 15, he began his culinary journey with a small catering operation in Mumbai. Within 10 months, his venture expanded to three central kitchens serving over 6,000 meals daily across 23 institutional cafeterias.

Pursuing his passion further, Shoubham attended the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa, Canada. After graduating, he opened a restaurant, which quickly scaled to two locations and was ranked 2nd among the Top 6 new entrants in the city’s dining scene.

Now back in India, Shoubham works as a Chef Consultant for some of the biggest Food and Beverage brands in the country. As a chef, he is known for his orderliness, efficiency, and relentless pursuit of new ideas, always seeking to ground them in Indian culinary traditions. Passionate about Indian cuisine, he explores the country’s vast and diverse regions to document plant-based ingredients and their histories.

Chef Andres comes from a long line of culinary experts, being the third generation of caterers in his family. His exposure to the food world began at an early age, and after working his way up from washing dishes to the kitchen, he discovered his passion for cooking. At 17, he pursued his studies in France at Lycée Hotelier Jean Baptiste Simeón-Chardin. After completing his studies, he returned to Mexico and graduated from the Culinary Institute of Mexico (ICUM).

Throughout his career, Chef Andres has worked alongside some of the top chefs in Mexico, honing his skills under their mentorship. In 2015, he joined the prestigious Gary Danko restaurant team in San Francisco, where he managed various roles in the kitchen. Upon returning to Mexico, he founded Cocina Colmillo, offering pop-up dinners and restaurant consulting services.

Chef Andres is excited to bring his culinary expertise into your home through his classes with The Chef & The Dish.

Chef Bendur (Ben, for short) is based in the beautiful region of San Sebastian, Spain. 

Ben has worked in the culinary arts in New York, London, Madrid and San Sebastian over the past 25 years and honed his skills working a variety of different restaurants.

After attending culinary school at El Txoko del Gourmet, in San Sebastian, he went on to have apprenticeships and training at different restaurants in the region-- Spainas Casa Nicolasa and Casa Urbano. After finishing cooking school, his innate curiosity led him to start traveling around the world to learn about different cultures and food traditions.

His first stop was London, England. London opened his mind to many diverse cooking influences from European to Asian cuisines.  He spent five years working in highly regarded restaurants and hotels, including Lauceston Place, Konditor&Cook and the Harrington Hall Hotel. His second stop was New York where he joined Ibuco NYC as a sous chef. 

After traveling and working abroad for seven years, he returned to San Sebastian, where he continued working in different restaurants until he became a partner and co-owner of Don Vito Cafe/Restaurant, an 80-seat popular spot in the heart of San Sebastian´s old town. 

Ben soon began teaching at San Sebastian Food Company a cooking school for tourists in San Sebastian. He quickly became head chef/head teacher and discovered a new passion for meeting new people from all over the world and teaching them about Spanish food.

He now owns his own cooking experience, CHEFBENSANSEBASTIAN, which he runs with his wife, Maria.

Cooking with Ben is an introduction to the Basque/Spanish food culture. His motivation is to share, enjoy, and cook together, which will have you wanting to return for more. You will enjoy a wide variety of wholesome, ethically-raised food. He sources the freshest ingredients of the season.  Now, he can't wait to go into your home to teach you about his beautiful Spanish traditions. Book a class with Ben, and learn all about San Sebastian and its beautiful food traditions.

Lucia loves nothing more than her family, scuba diving, Peru, traveling, and, of course, cooking. Lucia's culinary journey started at the age of 12 (when she helped at the family restaurant), and since she has worked as a restaurant consultant, menu developer, customer service advisor, and caterer, and managed events for corporate clients and celebrities. Most recently, she acted as a consultant for a restaurant that landed on the prestigious “50 Best Restaurants of Latin America” list.

As a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Lima, Lucia pursued her love of food, travel, and cooking. She opened her own cooking class and experience company working in both Lima and Cusco City.  In addition to her long list of accolades, she has spent much of her life traveling - with more than 50 countries under her belt, she’s visited five continents and has traveled more than 70% of her home country of Peru. During her travels, she seeks out the local traditions and food to understand the country’s culture and history.

Now, she gives specialty gastronomic tours and experiences, consults restaurants, and runs a business that offers private chef services. She can’t wait to bring a little Peru into your kitchen in her cooking classes with The Chef & The Dish.

Chef Carlotta Martinelli lives in the south of Italy in the town of Bari. She began cooking at a young age with her nonna and fell in love with the rich traditions of pasta-making on the streets of her historic town. Since then, she graduated top of her class from what's consider the world's most prestigious Italian culinary university - ALMA, the International School of Italian Cuisine located in Parma, Italy. 

This whiz-kid, went on to work for several Michelin Star chefs in Rimini, Padua, Milan, Rome, London - and her native region, Puglia. She was most recently responsible for all seafood at the famed Due Camini. After 4 years of working towards the prized Michelin Star, they won it in 2018. 

Carlotta believes food is a passport of which, you can travel the world. She's excited to bring you to her hometown of Bari, Italy in her cooking classes with The Chef & The Dish.

Ted Fondulas started his restaurant career at age five--frying baloney and cooking minute rice on the radiator! After these early years hanging out in the kitchens of his grandmother and restaurateur grandfather, Ted pursued a literature career. After trips to Europe wandering through some grand kitchens in France and Italy, his interest in food is reignited.  He then works in New York and California hotels and restaurants, eventually settling in New England as part of the back-to-the-land movement in the early seventies.

In 1982, Ted and his wife, Linda, opened Hemingway’s Restaurant in Killington, Vermont, eventually receiving critical acclaim. Chef Ted’s trailblazing dedication to using local ingredients paves the road for Vermont’s eventual farm-to-table movement. In addition to receiving Four-Star and Four-Diamond travel guide honors for many consecutive (a boatload of?) years, the Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence is presented to Chef Ted, who is among other culinary luminaries, including Charlie Trotter, Thomas Keller, Todd English, and Daniel Boulud.

Chef Ted Fondulas now has a new culinary experience in Vermont, and we are excited to allow everyone to learn how to cook with him in our private cooking classes at The Chef & The Dish.

Asli, founder of Bodrum Cooking Class, is a former travel executive. She comes from a family of tutors her great grandfather was a physics teacher and her grandfather was a Professor in Economics, her father still teaches at the naval accademy and she herself was a part time teacher at a University in Istanbul, she says “teaching is in my genes.” As a child, she spent time in U.S. and Belgium due to her father's job. After returning to Turkey and a long career in Istanbul running a travel company and a hotel she changed her life to become a chef in Bodrum. An avid recipe and story collector from all parts of Turkey and abroad she has made a life for her and her husband in the gorgeous countryside of Bodrum, Turkey sharing her love of  Turkish Cuisine to the world as much as she can. She is the co-founder of SlowFood Bodrum convivium and is trying to save ancient recipes in the area with her fellow members.

Asli also does a cookery and life style program on a local TV channel every week. Her program focuses on local recipes, fresh ingredients and is trying to support local farmers by creating awareness. She has been on many TV shows all over the world including Shane Delia's Spice Journey in Australia, "WDR Wunderschön" in Germany,  Luxury List for CNBC World all feauturing Turkish Cuisine.  Skype Chef Asli into your home, and learn a whole new world of Mediterranean cuisine.

Chef Joy started her professional cooking career after high school to help finance her journalism degree. She began helping her family business, preparing traditional Thai breakfast and lunch for commuters at the nearby bus station. After only three years, she started her own food business - a noodle soup street food stall. 

Thailand is synonymous with street food - choices are enormous, and competition is fierce. Only the stalls with the tastiest food survived, and hers thrived.  Soon, her income surpassed what she ever could expect to earn as a journalist in Thailand. The choice was made. After a few years of hard work, Joy sold her food stall and decided to follow another passion of hers: travel.

After her travels to Nepal, the UK, and more - she returned to her homeland and began cooking again, including at a posh resort in Koh Tao and on a tourist yacht. After the birth of her first child, she decided it was time to begin her own venture, a cooking school, Thai Cooking with Joy. With her hundreds of 5-star reviews, the rest is now history. Now, she can't wait to video conference into your kitchen and teach you all about the incredible food of her country in her private cooking classes with The Chef & The Dish.

Chef Aggie was born and raised in the Hungarian countryside. At 21, she moved to Budapest to pursue her studies, eventually earning a Bachelor’s degree in catering, restaurant management, and tourism. After graduation, she became a class instructor at a culinary school in Budapest, where she discovered her passion for sharing food and stories with travelers.

In 2011, she followed her dreams and founded Culinary Hungary Home Cooking in the heart of Budapest. Unlike traditional cooking schools, Chef Aggie offers a unique experience by hosting all events in her own home kitchen, creating an intimate and authentic atmosphere where guests feel right at home. Over the years, she has welcomed hundreds of travelers into her kitchen.

Aggie specializes in authentic Hungarian cooking and comfort food, with many recipes passed down through her family. She learned the secrets of Hungarian cuisine from her parents, and many of the dishes she teaches are treasured family recipes. Chef Aggie is passionate about sharing the rich culinary traditions of Hungary with people from around the world and looks forward to bringing Hungary into your home through her traditional Hungarian cooking classes with The Chef & The Dish.

Chef Renato was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, as well as an MBA and a Master’s in Biophysics, all from UFRJ. From 2001, he spent 12 years traveling across Brazil while working for the government, where he developed a deep love for regional Brazilian cuisines and the art of cooking.

Driven by his passion, Chef Renato pursued culinary training at the prestigious Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, where he graduated from the Culinary Arts program. He then gained experience working in restaurants in Rio de Janeiro and sought culinary inspiration both across Brazil and abroad, including a stint as a private chef in Spain. His travels, particularly his time in Spain, deepened his appreciation for tapas, which he brought back to Brazil.

Upon returning to Brazil, Chef Renato opened his own restaurants and culinary experiences. He now resides in Tiradentes, MG, one of Brazil’s most influential culinary centers, where he owns and operates Dona Xica, a restaurant serving traditional local Brazilian food. He also offers in-person cooking classes, sharing his approach: “Quality ingredients and simple techniques never go wrong.”

Chef Renato is passionate about meeting people, making new friends, and sharing tips and tricks of the trade. Let’s cook together!

Chef Gason, a New Orleans native and two-time James Beard Scholar, has traveled the world, showcasing his extraordinary culinary talents to some of the most discerning palates, including Francis Ford Coppola, the Kardashians, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Matthew McConaughey, Swizz Beatz, Sinbad, Jairus Byrd, Paul Walker, Reggie Bush, and New Orleans Saints' tight end Ben Watson.

Chef Gason has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Business Insider, Reader's Digest, New Orleans Magazine, morning shows, and on the Food Network's "Chopped," where he made it to the final round. In 2017 and 2020, the American Culinary Federation, Louisiana Chapter, named him one of the "Best Chefs in Louisiana."

His passion for food and his hometown shines through in every detail. As Chef Gason says, "The state of being fully immersed in an activity is called 'flow.' Flow is my culinary code." And it's this flow that you’ll learn from him, without a doubt.

Known as the NOLA Chef, Chef Gason’s private chef and catering company, Full of Flavor, caters to events both intimate and grand, earning rave reviews. During your cooking class, his energy and vibrant spirit will leap from your screen, and by the end, you’ll have a new friend—and some of the best Creole food you’ve ever tasted. He can’t wait to teach you how to cook New Orleans-style in his classes with The Chef & The Dish.