Today we’d like to introduce you to Brooke Baevsky. They and their team shared their story with us below:
Brooke “Chef Bae” is a celebrity private chef in Los Angeles, CA. After receiving a dual degree in Product Development and Food Science from Syracuse University, she began exploring the world of food on the internet. She became the famous hands in BuzzFeed Tasty recipe videos, one of the first graduates of a holistic nutrition culinary school program in the world, and a healthy recipe developer for companies such as Starbucks, Freshly, Nestle and Panera. In 2019, while living in New York City developing meal prototypes for a national delivery service, she began taking private clients. Within a few years, she became a full-time entrepreneur with her Chef Bae team. She currently has 40 clients, including royals, athletes, models and actors between New York City and Los Angeles.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Definitely not a smooth road. Like any entrepreneur, running a company takes risk, hustle and long days. When moving to LA a little over a year ago, I barely had a brand out here! My team and I would host ticketed dinners at cost, begging people to tag me on their social media stories. I quickly became a “yes man” and took every opportunity from a growing LA network. I once took my friend’s borrowed car three hours away to create a grazing table for an event in exchange for a single photo opportunity in a magazine. There is no secret method to success, but hustle goes a long way! I learned to take failures and reposition them as wins for learning opportunities. Looking back, every event with way too much food inventory, poor budget planning and overall effort put in the wrong places, led the Chef Bae brand to where it is today. The best way to learn is by doing and I continuously challenge myself and try new things from social media content to live tv demos. With this motto, will come mistakes and learning opportunities.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am the private chef to over 40 celebrity clients between New York City and Los Angeles. I specialize in “food for all,” catering to dietary needs and restrictions with delicious, healthy and social-media worthy food. My background in Food Science and Holistic Nutrition is the “perfect” recipe to partner with world-famous trainers and nutritionists for a specific celebrity client’s health and wellness. If a nutritionist says, “I need a low-inflammatory, no nightshade, high-protein diet for my client in the NFL,” I know exactly how to structure a custom meal plan according to these guardrails.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My family had every allergy under the sun! My mom is celiac and dairy-free, my brother is allergic to peanuts, I’m allergic to soy, etc. My love for food and creative product development began in my childhood home kitchen. I would create recipes everyone in my family could eat and would use ingredients like nutritional yeast and almond milk before grocery stores carried these products. I believe I have the best gluten-free and dairy-free carrot cake ever.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.inthekitchenwithchefbae.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefbae/?hl=en
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5v2Vb4LOYr1mxVO50_Eew
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@chefbae
Image Credits
White jumpsuit pictures are Martin Ehleben
