Chef Lia is a Certified Personal Chef and owner of Home Cooking Consultant. She received her certification through the United States Personal Chef Association and trained as a Professional Personal Chef through the Culinary Business Academy. Her love of cooking for others began at 8 years old. She has been in the kitchen creating culinary delights ever since. Being raised by an Italian grandfather who was the head salesperson for Progresso Foods, Lia has had much practice with fine Italian ingredients and spent many Sundays and holidays preparing family dinners. Lia’s passion for good food, healthy family meals, and sharing her knowledge of cooking techniques with others who love to cook was the main reason for the launch and continued growth of Home Cooking Consultant.

Lia is a founding member of the Personal Chefs Cooperative. She has also received the 2009 Recipe of the Year Award from the United States Personal Chef Association. She has been featured in Newsday, Chef Educator Magazine and has been published in Personal Chef and Cook’s Country Magazines. She has developed recipes for GildedFork.com and has also taught cooking classes at the Viking Cooking School in Garden City, NY.

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