When we serve our clients, we want them to feel like royalty. It’s our mission to help people Rediscover the Joy of Feasting Together. We believe that joy is for everyone. There is a seat at the table for you. Come get full.
For over four decades, we’ve been preparing food with love and curating experiences that create memories that last a lifetime. That’s what food has done for us.
Charlottean of the Year 2022 – Chef Lisa Brooks, a Charlotte native, is an example of what it means to step out on faith and bet on yourself. Brooks decided to leave corporate life at the age of 40 and get back to doing what she ultimately loved. Now she is building a successful empire with personal chef services, a cookbook, mentorship, cooking classes and more.
Growing up in the kitchen with her great grandmother played an instrumental part in Brook’s culinary career. It was her classroom. When she was 3 years old, Brooks recalls learning everything there was to know about making delicious meals. Looking back, she realizes this was her foundation.
She’s been a guest on The Tamron Hall Show, and in February 2022, Brooks was a finalist on the first-ever Black History Month Edition of the Food Network’s Chopped.
Follow Brooks on social media @ChefLisaBrooks on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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Keisha Brynn’s culinary roots run deep through North Carolina soil. In her small border town of Milton, after-school snacks consisted of fresh garden veggies and family reunions were more like town carnivals.
Her family’s annual “Down South Family Reunion” would be filled with tents, laughter, joy, and excitement. Family members, from near and far, gathered to feast.
For young Keisha, gathering around food was the epitome of love, family, and fellowship; but like many chefs, her culinary journey included twists and turns.
Devoted to others, Keisha graduated from North Carolina A&T State University, as a Registered Nurse. Working as a traveling nurse for 16 years, she explored the country; nurturing patients and also nourishing her affinity for food culture. City after city, Keisha’s passion for food grew. From Florida to Texas, the hunger for cooking ripened like a tomato on the vine. Until finally, she returned to her childhood passion – culinary arts.
A reflection of her upbringing, Chef Keisha cultivates fellowship around every table. Her innovation of Southern ingredients coupled with the global techniques of her classic culinary training provide an exciting canvas, on which she paints a unique and creative culinary experience.
Devoted to the transformative power of feasting together, Chef Keisha invites you to share in her love for food and her warm, Southern hospitality.
Adjoa Courtney, known professionally as “Chef Joya,” has a passion for turning basic recipes into exquisite delicacies— a talent that has changed her life.
Growing up in Milwaukee, WI in the heart of the Midwest and raised vegan since she was seven years old, Joya spent a lot of time in her grandmother’s kitchen absorbing the aroma of the food she cooked, along with the wisdom that her grandmother preached. It was during these early years that Joya became fascinated by other elders in her community and oftentimes befriended them in food havens, like international supermarkets, to obtain their authentic recipes.
After years of honing her culinary skills, began to host dinner parties for her family and friends. She created mind-blowing and awe-inspiring dining experiences that left them amazed and wanting more. From there, she began to do vlogs and offer cooking lessons via her Instagram account, which subsequently became very popular with her social media fans and followers. With the love and support of those closest to her, Joya (who was at the time working primarily as a makeup artist and beauty professional), decided to pursue her childhood dream and became a personal chef.
Following the plant-based foundation of the food she grew up on, Joya began to “veganize” traditional recipes that typically contained animal products, which has since turned into her specialty. She wants her food to remind others who are transitioning to veganism, of the meals they enjoyed before they became vegan. As Chef Joya experimented with different cultural flavors such as Soul Food, African, Afro-Caribbean, and French, her recipes expanded to include cuisines from across the globe.
Joya, who loves of all things bright, colorful and unique, enjoys providing amazingly delicious—and magical— meals for everyone she encounters.
Chantal has a passion for cooking and serving. A mother of 3 young men, feeding her sons has kept her on her toes! It has always been a joy to expand their palates and nourish their souls, one spoonful at a time. Her mother was her first culinary instructor. Teaching her everything from time and temperature to plating and presentation. As one of eight children, Chantal has dubbed herself as “Big Momma” of the family, taking pride in hosting family gatherings and spreading love through her food. She believes that food should make you feel good! Her goal every time she places food on a plate is to have your toes tapping, head nodding, and doing a happy dance, all while humming your favorite tune! From plant-based to surf and turf, Chef Chantal cooks it all!
