Professional Bio

Keesha O’Galdez is a personal chef. She has completed the Chef's training program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Culinary Arts in New York City. Focusing on organic, vegetarian, vegan and other health supportive diets. Also a BS in Information Systems Engineering from Buffalo University—SUNY and a MBA from Simmons College in Boston, MA. Worked in the non-profit, academic, public and financial sectors as a project consultant and operations manager. She has graced the kitchens as a Pastry Chef in Smith Canteen in Carroll Gardens Brooklyn, Amy’s Bread, and Smile to Go in Soho and savory as a catering chef at Patina Events. You may have seen Chef Keesha on multiple episodes of Epicurious’s 50 Person Prep challenge web series that has reached over 10 million views and Food Network’s Chopped.