about me
I have two passions in my life: my family and cooking.
My world has changed since I found out that cooking is much more than simply mixing up a lot of ingredients and cooking them.
There are so many flavors, smells, textures and colors that bring us so many memories, feelings and sensations that my mouth starts to water only by thinking about them.
A magic moment happens when we sit around the table with our loved ones to chat, hunch, laugh and share great moments together; and the right culinary turns it into something even more special.
I believe that if a meal is cooked with love - as simple as it is - it will touch the heart of those who try it and that makes us feel amazingly well too.
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PROFESSIONAL SIDE
After years studying law and working as an intern at the Public Defenders Office and Department of Justice at her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil, she decided to follow her heart and graduated as Chef de Cuisine and Restaurateur in Centro Europeu, one of the best Culinary Schools in Brazil. In 2009 she graduated as Chef Patisserie in Le Cordon Bleu, London, where she worked as sous pastry Chef at Albert and Michael Roux's Brasserie, at Sofitel St. James.
She also has specialized at:
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science, Harvard.
Introduction to Global Hospitality Management, Cornell University.
The World of Wine, Adelaide University, Austrália.
Culinary and Child Nutrition, Stanford University.
After returning to Brazil she has opened a contemporary restaurant called Mandi Bistro which won the TripAvisors Exellence Certificate on 2014.
A short while ago she won a Pastry Reality Show similar to MasterChef, produced by the strongest brazilian TV station.
She also hosts workshops about Healthy Foods ( fit, gluten-free, lactose free, raw), Children Food and Nutrition, Cake Designing, Wine Pairings and International Cuisine.
