“This was my first ever cooking class at Cook Culture. OMG it was awesome! I loved EVERYTHING about it: Mara’s professionalism, her insane knowledge of all things cooking, her travel ‘best bets’, her humor, and her being such a lovely, kind, and genuine human!”
“Mara is a natural leader who can inspire people to go above and beyond in creating outstanding results. I can highly recommend Mara to anyone looking for an experienced professional and creative mind not afraid of hard work or long hours to get the job done
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““Mara’s expertise in terroir makes her an invaluable contributor to developing a taste of place programming” ”
ABOUT
Mara Jernigan is a Canadian food and hospitality specialist with over 30 years of hands on, international experience specializing in sustainability, local food and cultures. A multilingual certified chef, culinary instructor and manager, Mara believes in working side by side with staff to provide solid training and systems focused on quality and efficiency to create outstanding guest experiences and foster accountability, pride and sense of place.
Speak English, French, Italian & German
Red Seal Certified Chef
B.C. Provincial Instructors Diploma
Cooking and speaking engagement, Budapest 2017
“Mara Jernigan is an eloquent, articulate, informed speaker, who is passionate and committed to change our food systems. She brings to life ideas and concepts through her storytelling, that inspire and motivate people to rethink their ideas about food and the possibility for change. ”
““Mara was instrumental in developing the Slow Food Canadian network.” ”