🍽️ Full cooking demo of the Mexican Chocolate Flan by chef Santiago Carranza (@santycookingvideos) coming your way 🍮 ❗ Order this NOW if you're in NY!

Austin, listen up! 👏 👋 Say hello to Chef Pimnapat Chancharoen. As some say, cooking is loving, which is definitely true for Chef Pim. She was born in Thailand, a paradise for food lovers, and went to school for mechanical engineering. She had dreams of becoming a pilot, but she ended up being a chef because her cooking made so many people happy 🙌 🍽️ Chef Chancharoen was inspired by Korean, Japanese, Cuban and Taiwanese chefs, and her unique style reflects this vibrant mix of flavors in dishes like Panang Curry with Chicken and Beef in Spicay Thai Basil Sauce. ❗ She joins us after starting her own food truck in 2018 and opening a ghost kitchen for takeout and delivery in 2021. Give a Texas-sized welcome to Chef Teresa Wilson! 😌 Born in Denver, Colorado, Teresa spent much of her early life traveling throughout the United States—as well as Spain and Japan—until her family settled in Austin 🎓 She received a full scholarship to attend The University of Texas at Austin where she earned her degree in chemical engineering—which, when you think about it, isn’t all that dissimilar from building layers of flavor in a kitchen 🍳 She got her start in the restaurant business in Bill Miller Bar-B-Q’s management program before heading to the other side of the pass, where she established herself as head chef at some of Austin’s most renowned restaurants, including Basil’s, Aquarelle, and Sala & Betty, her most recent venture! 🔥 Introducing Chef David Adan! Chef Adan has cooked French-inspired cuisine for a third of his life, with a deep respect for Japanese cuisine as well. Growing up in a Hispanic household, he learned first-hand how to balance food with all the learnings from his father’s cooking. The traditional recipes from Mexico, which his parents shared with him, bred his love for food ❤️ 😌 Chef David’s promise is to use nutritious ingredients to create meals that surprise and delight his clients. You can see this in his Southwest, French-inspired dishes like Grilled Flank Steak with Broccolini and Four Cheese Ravioli with Lamb Ragu. 💪 His mission: To cook food with key sources of vitamins and minerals to fuel and help you throughout the day.

Atlanta, let's meet two more stars! 💫 👋 Say hello to Chef Hugh Acheson! @hughacheson was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada and at age 15 he began working in restaurants after school and learning as much as possible. Today, Acheson's experience includes working under Chef Rob MacDonald where he learned stylized French cuisine, wine and etiquette at the renowned Henri Burger restaurant in Ottawa, and in San Francisco as the chef de cuisine with Chef Mike Fennelly at Mecca, and later as opening sous chef with famed Chef Gary Danko at his namesake restaurant, where he found a love of the simple, pure and disciplined. 🎖️ Taking these experiences, Hugh developed a style of his own, forging together the beauty of the South with the flavors of Europe and opening the critically acclaimed Athens, GA restaurant 5&10, followed by The National with Chef Peter Dale, and Empire State South ❤️ With his fresh approach to Southern food, Chef Acheson brings dishes like Kimchi-Braised Chicken and Gnocchi in Brown Butter Sauce to the menu. Discover all of Chef Acheson’s meals on our Atlanta menu! ❗ Introducing Chef Kevin McGee! @chefkevatl is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, and started his career in banking and finance, but his love of food and people put him on a different path. 📝 Chef Kev is self-taught and has received numerous awards and accolades over the years including becoming a Certified Executive Chef within the American Culinary Federation. He brings inventive vegetarian cuisine to the menu with dishes like Basil Risotto and Grilled Cauliflower Steak and Asian Tofu Lettuce Wraps 🌱 ⭐ Chef Kevin has owned a number of restaurants in addition to operations in catering, contract food service management, and hospitality consulting. Discover all of Chef Kev’s meals on our Atlanta menu!

🏳️‍🌈 We believe in celebrating diversity within our #cookunity team and this June we want to give our Chefs a space to share their personal experiences being LGBTQ+ members within the culinary industry. 🙌 From @cacauintown: “Pride means freedom, free will, a Be Yourself attitude. It's time to spread joy, love and appreciation for the strondous, great impact that Stonewall caused in June 1969 and represents to the wonderful LBGTQIA+ community more than ever, nowadays. Thanks to Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Stormé DeLarverie and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy among other amazing human beings, for their courage and loud voices.” 🌱 Chef Cacau Da Rosa creates some of CookUnity’s most exciting vegan meals. With a flare for reinventing classic dishes into our new vegan favorites, she cooks up Vegan Mac and Cheese, Green Spaghetti and Impossible Meatballs, Jack Fruit tacos and a whole lot more!

🍰 Celebrate Juneteenth with Chef Miriam Milord's (@bcakeny) Red Velvet Cake!  ❤️ In honor this day, Miriam is launching the Red Velvet Cake — considered to be soul food in the South. The color red is often used in Juneteenth celebrations to remember the lives of Black ancestors before emancipation, as it honors those who did not have the opportunity to taste the freedoms of today. 🍽️ This rich red velvet cake — made with deep, dark cocoa and a super moist batter — pairs perfectly with tangy cream cheese-buttercream frosting. Anyone who loves this Southern sweet will appreciate BCake's version and savor every last bite. ✨ Have a #happyjuneteenth, enjoy this cooking demo and learn more about the history of this cake and its meaning!

❤️ #happyfathersday to all the incredible dads out there! Dads can be the source of endless inspiration and if you don’t believe us, ask our very own @marcforgione His father Larry Forgione, the Godfather of American Cuisine and recipient of the title of ‘America’s Best Chef’ by the James Beard Fundation, has been both an influence and a partner, working side by side throughout the years in the kitchen 🍽️ Here in this picture along his son Sonny, Marc has his own set of accolades as well! He won season 3 of Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef at just 31 years old, making him the youngest winner in the show’s history. His restaurant, ‘Marc Forgione’ was also recognized with a glowing two-star review in the New York Times and received a Michelin star ⭐️ Don’t miss the chance to show your appreciation in celebrating Marc, Larry and all our dads on the CookUnity platform! 🫶

Atlanta, get ready to meet more Chefs! 😌 👋 Say hello to Chef LaMara Davidson (@cheflamara)! The daughter of an African American serviceman and a Korean émigré mother, Chef LaMara Davidson’s melding of soul and Korean food comes honestly — it’s what she grew up eating. One of LaMara’s earliest food memories is sitting on the kitchen floor in her family’s Quad Cities home peeling garlic as she watched her mother salt and wash Napa cabbage for kimchi 🧄 Growing up, she’d help her mother make mandu — Korean dumplings — and fondly remembers the sound and smell of kalbi sizzling on the grill 🥟 She learned traditional southern techniques simply by observing her paternal grandmother, a native Alabamian, who showed her how to make turnips and mustard greens. With her incredible Korean-Southern cooking, Chef LaMara brings dishes like Korean Braised Short RIbs and Guava BBQ Chicken with Kimchi Collard Greens. In 2020 she launched her product line Cornbread and Kimchi, creating special blends of flours, bread crumbs and seasonings showcasing her signature “Seoul food” style. Discover all of her meals on our Atlanta menu! ❤️ 🍽️ Chef Andres Mendez (@chef_andresmendez) is one of CookUnity’s original chefs! He creates global cuisines like the Cavatappi Alla Norma, and Thai Quinoa and Veggie Salad —to name a couple of favorites 😌 His are available across the country on all seven of CookUnity’s menus, what are you waiting for? Last but not least we have Chef Ruben Garcia! @chefruben_kitchen has worked in restaurants all around NY for the past 10 years, including Palm Too and Extra Virgin 🙌 In addition to now cooking for private clients in New York, Chef Ruben brings his mouthwatering mixed global cuisine to CookUnity with dishes like Roasted Butternut Squash Tacos and Sesame Salmon (two of our favorites!) 🤤 Don’t miss his meals, also available across the country on Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, LA and NY.

🏳️‍🌈 We believe in celebrating diversity within our #cookunity team and this June we want to give our Chefs a space to share their personal experiences being LGBTQ+ members within the culinary industry. ❤️ From @chefnora: “Being one of the representatives of the LGBTQ makes me proud of who I am and what I have become. An industry should not discriminate a person for his or her preference of sexual orientation, nor color. This is the reason why I’m very grateful for Cook Unity for giving me (being a part of LGBTQ) a chance to be one of the chefs on their platform and execute/showcase my dishes in the best way I can, so I can cater to everyone. This is me, Chef Nora Nolasco, a happy and proud lesbian!" 🙌 🍽️ Chef Nora Nolasco hails from a Filipino-Chinese family and takes inspiration for her recipes from the food in the community festivities of her childhood. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, Chef Nora wants to share her passion for food and celebrate diversity by offering her Chinese dishes to the palates of different people and cultures of L.A. communities. She loves to showcase our cross-culture similarities and celebrate our uniqueness through her recipes and meals. Find her meals on the LA Kitchen!

❗ Atlanta, Meet the Chefs! 👋 Say hello to Chef Angelia Cole! @chef_angeliamcole has been working in the food industry for over 17 years, holding a number of roles including as an executive chef, private chef, baker, and business owner 🎓 A graduate of Art Institute of Seattle, she plans to earn a degree in Holistic Nutrition. Chef Cole’s takes inspiration from multiple culinary traditions, focusing on American and European influenced cuisine with meals like Loaded Baked Potato with Cajun Crawfish and Shrimp and Seared Swordfish with Creamed Corn 🌱 Most recently, she has built and operates her own successful catering and food business, Crafted Homemade Goods based in Georgia. 🙌 Introducing Chef Dustin Taylor (@dustin.c.taylor)! With over 20 years of experience, Taylor spent time as the Chef in the Southern California kitchens of The Anchor in Venice, Michael’s Santa Monica, and Comme Ca in West Hollywood, and trained alongside Michelin-rated talent in restaurants such as Alain Ducasse and Daniel Boulud, and worked with star chefs like Antonia Lofaso, Curtis Stone, and Marcel Vigneron ⭐ Taylor designs clever menus curating locally sourced and inspired dishes with the freshest ingredients for his Mixed Global cuisine, with dishes like Blackened Shrimp with Orzo Salad and Beyond Meatballs Arrabiata. 💪 A proud dad who lives and breathes positivity, is motivated by everything from the season to his surroundings to old-school cookbook recipes. Discover all of his meals on our Austin, LA, Atlanta and Seattle menus. Last but not least, we have Chef Einat Admony (@chefeinat) — James Beard-nominated chef and pillar of the international Israeli cooking community with 15+ years of experience in the NY culinary scene 🧆 Chef Einat is known for her incredible falafel (the best in NY) at her Mediterranean kitchen Taim, and her fine dining restaurant, Balaboosta, serving dishes full of inspiration from Israel and her family’s Persian and Yemenite background. She never stops inspiring on the CookUnity menu, with meals like Impossible Kebabs with Canellini Bean Hummus, or the Marinated Chicken Shawarma over Pearled Couscous ✨

Austin, we're back for round 2 of Meet the Chefs! 🙌 👋 Say hello to Chef Maribel Rivero (@cocinamaribel)! Personal chef and cooking instructor in Austin, Texas, chef Rivero is motivated by the stories behind cooking and expressing those stories into the flavors of the food. 🌱 In 2017, she created restaurant Yuyo Peruano with her brother, as a celebration of her culinary immersion throughout South America, where she connected with the people and the culinary community from Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay. 🌶️ Chef Rivero brings incredible dishes of Peruvian and Tex Mex influence to the menu, like Cheese Enchiladas with Beef Ancho Chile Sauce and Chile en Nogada. 🎖️ She was recognized by the James Beard Foundation with a Best Chef nomination in 2019. Discover all of her meals on our Austin menu. 🍽️  Also introducing Chef Chase Evans (@chefchaseevans)! Chef Chase began cooking simply to finance his studies, but his passion for cooking continued to grow into a lifelong pursuit of knowledge. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Chase would work and stage in some of the top kitchens around the country as he learned to hone his craft 🍳 🤤 He brings his Pan-Asian, Mediterranean cuisine to CookUnity with mouthwatering dishes like Classic Kung Pao Shrimp and Classic Falafel Pita Wrap. ❗ Today he lives with his wife in Austin, Texas, where looks to expand his knowledge while creating delicious and nourishing food. Find all of Chef Evan’s meals on our Austin and Seattle menus. 🔥 Chef Andres Mendez (@chef_andresmendez) is one of CookUnity’s original chefs! He creates global cuisines like the Cavatappi Alla Norma, and Thai Quinoa and Veggie Salad —to name a couple of favorites 😌 His are available across the country on all seven of CookUnity’s menus, what are you waiting for?

❗ Austin! Get ready to meet the chefs! 👋 Say hello to Chef Nahika Hillery! (@kreyolkorner) Chef Hillery comes from a family of avid cooks, learning to prepare traditional West Indian food while observing and practicing with several of her family members, especially her mother, from a young age. Chef Hillery brings Haitian and Creole cuisine to the menu with dishes like Creole Spaghetti with Smoked Sausage and Chicken Caribbean Stew 🍲 ❤️ With a combined passion for cooking, cultural pride, and entrepreneurial spirit, Chef Nahika opened the first Haitian food truck in Austin, Texas in 2017. Through Kreyòl Korner - Kreyòl is the native language spoken in Haiti - she has been able to share her beloved culture and food with people visiting from all over the world. Find all of her meals on our Austin, Atlanta, and Seattle menus. 🔥 Next up we have Chef Chris Ratel! Chef Ratel has been working with food since the age of 13. He attended the School for Food and Hotel Management in NYC and worked with Park Hyatt Hotels for years. He also worked at the iconic Sardis on Broadway, Lundi Brothers in Brooklyn and the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station. 🍽️ Chef Ratel brings American Comfort cuisine with Italian and Asian influences to the menu with fan favorites like Lasagna Bolognese and Salmon Ginger Cakes. Residing both in the Hudson Valley area and Brooklyn, he has developed a strong appreciation for food in its simplest, most organic form and hands-on knowledge from the local farmers and purveyors who are growing it 🌱 Find all of Chef Ratel’s meals on our NY, Austin and Chicago menus. ✨ Chef Fabiola (@faviolipr) attended the Jose Santana International School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts in Puerto Rico, and then started Farm to Baby, her own baby and kids meal company 💛 Chef Fabiola specializes in Latin American cuisine with Italian and Asian influences with meals like Grilled Mahi Mahi with Malanga Mash and the Hanger Steak with Chimichurri Rojo on the CookUnity menu. Her mission and vision is to serve excellent quality, nutritious food with deep flavor 🙌

💛 Celebrate your dad's unique taste on this Father's Day! 🍽️  We've chosen three dishes that cater to every dad's preference: the BBQ aficionado, the contemporary vegan, and the sophisticated foodie! 🔥 For the BBQ Dads, leave the grilling to Chef John DeLucie (@chefjohndelucie) and let his BBQ Heritage Pork Chop with Yukon Potato Salad and Sautéed String Beans grilled to seal in all its natural juices, then basted in sweet and smokey BBQ sauce make his tastebuds dance with joy! 🌱 For Vegan Dads, we've chosen Chef Emily Peck's (@chefempeck) Sesame-Ginger Tofu Poke Bowl with Pickled Cabbage and Yum Yum Sauce! It features tender marinated ginger miso tofu, pickled cabbage and cucumbers, protein rich forbidden rice, and al dente edamame, perfect for a summer day evening full of activities! 🍷 And for all the Classy Foodie Dads out there, we invite you to indulge your palate in the Chilled Ramen Noodle Salad with Shrimp and Crab with Creamy Gochujang Dressing by Chef Esther Choi (@choibites)! A rainbow bowl of curly ramen noodles, crunchy seasonable vegetables, savory shrimp and real jumbo lump crab. Served chilled, this dish screams summery culinary heaven! ❗ Order now for next week! Don't miss the chance to show your appreciation for the one-of-a-kind dad he is.