Let's Eat!
Welcome to Green Eyes Kitchen, a space to explore and taste the variety of vegetarian cuisine using spices and flavor profiles inspired by cuisine from around the world.
I'm Danielle, the creator of Green Eyes Kitchen.
Welcome to Green Eyes Kitchen, a space to explore and taste the variety of vegetarian cuisine using spices and flavor profiles inspired by cuisine from around the world.
I'm Danielle, the creator of Green Eyes Kitchen.
My culinary education started at two years old in my mother’s and grandmother's kitchens. There I am at 14 months old with a spatula in my left hand and a bunch of celery in the right hand, eyes wide, and tongue licking the vegetable stalk. So cute! This depicts my early affinity for vegetables and possibly a premonition of my future as a vegetarian chef.
My love for eating developed into a love for cooking as I used food to attain good health and overcome obesity and a family history of diabetes and heart problems. As I connect with what provides fulfillment and purpose to my life, I always come back to food. This interest has developed through a dedicated passion for food and strengthened by years of cooking with family and friends around the world who introduced me to their cultural roots through American, Indian, Persian, Brazilian, and Vietnamese cuisines.
In 2017, I earned a Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Studies in Food and Culture. This academic focus enabled me to see food beyond the kitchen and has inspired me to continue to cook while exploring the complexity of food, tradition, culture, and identity.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I currently reside and am based in Miami, Florida.
