Chef Fernanda C.

Private Chef in Redding

I was born and raised in Brazil where I learned to cook home made delicious traditional Brazilian meals from my mom - the best cook ever in my option :)

Fast forward 2019 while living in Washington state, I worked at a non profit called FARESTART as a Prep Cook and then as a Chef Instructor where I had the privilege to teach unhoused people and former inmates how to cook so they could get jobs and thrive in life!

When Covid happened, I moved to my beloved beautiful Redding CA.

In the summer of 2021 I got to work as a Line Cook at The Grand Hotel, a mile from the Grand Canyon! There I helped prepare dinner for the hotel guests and walk ins.

In the summer of 2022 I was hired to cook for the speakers in a week long conferance in the Bay Area where I also prepared a Brazilian meal for 120 people for their fundraiser.

I would love the opportunity to bring Brazilian food to my fellow Redding residents. But I can also cook keto recipes or follow your preferred recipes. It will be an honor to serve you, your family or friends! Thanks! Obrigada!

~Nanda

For me, cooking is...

one of my favorite things to do! I love cooking and sharing my cultural dishes.

I learned to cook at...

I learned to cook early in life. Growing up with a single mom, I quickly learned to cook for my brother and I to help mom. That's when it all started!

A cooking secret...

Love! It may sound cliché but it's just the truth. I Looove food, eating and cooking! I enjoy being creative, coming up with something out of nothing.