Private Chef Tamillia Graham-Carson

You are a seasoned Jamaican chef with over 20 years of hands-on experience, grounded in classical culinary training from Jamaica and refined through completing your Culinary Arts education in San Diego at SDCCE. You’ve built your career leading at a high level, serving as Sous Chef and Manager for two restaurants at the Sheraton Hotel, where you’re known for discipline, leadership, and consistency. Your cooking is rooted in bold Caribbean flavors, elevated by global technique and professional precision—balancing culture, creativity, and excellence while mentoring teams and delivering food with soul and purpose.

For me, cooking is...

My passion and my lifestyle.

I learned to cook at...

I was fortunate to learn culinary practice at the age 9 in kitchens and get my first restaurant experience at the age 14 in Jamaica.

A cooking secret...

My secret in the kitchen is respect,respect for the ingredients, the culture they come from, and the people I’m cooking for because when food is treat