About

Meet Chef Cassandra

Executive Chef, Certified Health Coach & Owner of Empowered Foodie

Cassandra has worked in the food industry for over 25 years, and has a variety of experience working in restaurants, as a full-time private chef and now as a certified personal chef to several long-standing clients.

She was classically trained at the The Culinary Institute of America in New York.

To bring even more expertise to her culinary services, Cassandra earned her health coach certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

She is excited to serve you in a more holistic way!

Our Mission

is to nourish people so they can live happy, full lives and offer the best versions of themselves to the world.

 

Custom, Small-Batch Catering & Meals for Special Dietary Needs

We love getting to know each client on such a personal level! It’s what gives our food that special touch.

Our nutritional knowledge and culinary background allows us to make satisfying meals no matter your dietary needs or restrictions! Gluten intolerance? No problem. Wanting to eat more plant based? We can help you do that.

Empowered Foodie About Personal Chef Services
 

Where Eating is Intentional

Here at Empowered Foodie, we believe that if you want to live your fullest, happiest life it starts with being more intentional with your eating. Making time for family dinner. Eating food that your body thanks you for. Blocking off time on your calendar to celebrate the small things.

Sharing a meal together is grounding - it helps you connect to yourself and others around you and recharge, so you can offer the best version of yourself to the world!

That’s why we’re all about nourishing your body and relationships in the best way we know how… with wholesome food!

Always Perfecting Our Craft

We are proud to be associated with these organizations that help us continue to perfect our craft and be active members in the Ponte Vedra Beach community.

  • The Women’s Food Alliance cultivates and advances networking, education and collaboration for women in the culinary and hospitality industry through southeast US.

  • The USPCA provides a one-stop shop for everything you need to effectively and efficiently manage your Personal Chef business with day to day support from the association as well as the network with other Personal Chefs to help you grow your Personal Chef business.

  • The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is widely recognized as the world’s premier culinary college.

  • We are a proud member of the St. John’s County Chamber of Commerce.

  • The Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) is the longest standing nutrition and health coaching school in the world, and they have been leading the health coaching industry for 30 years. .

    We are delighted to have this IIN health coach certification and share our nutritional knowledge with our clients.