When Culinary Entrepreneur Gena Berry isn't teaching class or keeping busy on set as a culinary producer, you can find her traveling coast to coast working on events with celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay, Marvin Woods, Gale Gand, Kevin Rathbun and others. Gena's company, Culinary Works, provides "creative consulting for all things culinary" a job description that includes everything from television production, media training, teaching and culinary event planning to cookbook editing, PR and pretty much anthing else that crosses even remotely into the realm of the culinary world. Gena's popular cooking classes were featured recently in Southern Living magazine. Gena is affiliated with a variety of prestigious culinary groups including Les Dames d' Escoffier International, International Association of Culinary Professionals, American Institute of Wine and Food, the James Beard Foundation, and has served as a judge for the prestigious James Beard Award.
Dallas Bono of The Pocket Chefs
Dallas started out in life as a chef before launching a professional career as an opera singer. Now he owns 'A Little Night Music Catering' and teaches private voice lessons, in addition to being an opera instructor at Emmanuel College.
Peter Dale
Peter is a native Athenian and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1999. An interest in politics lead him to Washington, DC where he worked as a congressioal legislative aid. The city's fine dining and multitude of ethnic restaurants eventually proved to be of greater interest than politics. The decision to pursue a career in cooking brought Peter back to Athens to work under acclaimed Chef Hugh Acheson of Five & Ten. Six years later, Peter and Acheson, along with partner Chris Luken, have opened The National in downtown Athens. Peter serves as the chef at The National and the menu reflects his interest in Mediterranean cuisine. In particular, Peter is interested in the food culture of Spain and has had the opportunity to spend time in the kitchens of LaBroche in Madrid and La Lobera de Martin in Zaragoza.
Amy Davis
Amy Davis lives in Monroe, Georgia. She received her license as a personal chef in 2007 from the United States Personal Chef Association. She is also a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the USPCA. Amy manages her own successful personal chef business called Creative Dinner Solutions, LLC. Amy's goal is to see her client's live happier, healthier lives by improving their diet and nutrition. In addition to her regular multi-meal service, Amy also caters small business lunches, casual dinner parties, and bridal and baby showers. Amy also earned a bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University. She loves to combine her passion for cooking with her love of educating children.
Tim Dondero
Tim Dondero, who has taught international cooking at Evening at Emory in Atlanta for over ten years, and at The Rolling Pin for over seven years, has been an international medical researcher with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is also an enthusiastic chef who, while working in research, lived as well as cooked for nearly eight years in Southeast Asia, for nearly three years in Africa, and still travels extensively in his work. In addition, he is executive chef and caterer at Dondero's Kitchen, a family-run international deli and market on North Milledge Avenue in Athens. He has also served as guest chef at the Istanbul Cafe and at Cafe 458 in Atlanta. His focus is exciting international food that is as authentic as is possible with available ingredients and cooking equipment. He writes an every-other-week food column in the Living Section of the Athens Banner-Herald and maintains a cuisine-related web log with recipes at www.t-jintan.blogspot.com.
Sue Gray
Sue Gray has taught elementary school for over thirty years. Sue is a passionate teacher and home cook. Hands on learning involving the growing, cooking, and eating of food have always been a part of her classroom curriculum, and her students have found that this makes learning fun. In 2001 she was awarded 'Teacher of the Year' by her peers.
