BIO
Felipe is a private vegan chef, an expert in wellness nutrition and medicinal plants. He has spent the last 7 years working for high end clients in Los Angeles, CA. Santa Barbara, CA. Portland, OR. and Munich, Germany. Drawing from his training with degrees in nutrition from Cornell University and specialized training in medicinal plants, he carefully selects plant-based ingredients known for their health benefits, considering their medicinal properties and nutritional value to create flavorful dishes that are delicious and also support overall well-being.
CONTACT
Felipe Dupouy - Private Chef plant based
felipe@privateveganchef.com +1 (323) 810 1147
@privateveganchef
NUTRITIONAL TRAINING
Cornell University - Plant Based Nutrition Certificate with emphasis on healthy living
T Colin Campbell Center For Nutritional Studies.- Plant Based Nutrition Certificate
California Culinary Institute. Pasadena, California. Gluten free vegan baking.
ARTISTIC TRAINING
Bachelor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design. Pasadena, California.
SPECIAL DIETS EXPERIENCE
Plant Based, gluten free, no oil, no salt, no nuts, rotational diets, elimination diets, low glycemic diets, anti inflammatory diets, weight maintaining/gaining, oil and grain specific diets.
WORKING WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
I have experience working directly with physicians as a member of a team that is working towards the recovery of an ill individual. I work closely with doctors to monitor different levels like blood sugar, cholesterol, atherosclerosis and find plant based solutions to help lower or raise levels depending on the health requirement
MEDICINAL PLANTS TRAINING
I have trained with several medicinal plant experts, including:
Professor Jay Adams - Professor of Pharmacology University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Native American Medicinal Plants Course and California Medicinal Plants Class
Pascal Baudar - WildCraft Food Artist, Los Angeles, California. I took several classes from Pascal. Including: Wild Plant Fermentation, Plant Based Cheese Making and Vinegar Making Classes and Wild Food Gourmet Cooking.
Angel Rose - Healer, Pacific Northwest medicinal plant expert, Portland Oregon. Foraging for Medicinal Plants Course
WORK EXPERIENCE
Over the last seven years I have worked as a private chef for 3 high end clients. This includes menu and nutritional planning for short and long terms. Meeting with doctors to discuss nutritional requirements, creating vendor supply chains of 100% organic ingredients in the US and in different countries, creating special menus for different family and staff members, maintaining a journal of preferences and allergens, introducing medicinal plants as alternatives to prescription medicine, researching for specific ingredients, creating and maintaining extensive vacuum sealed frozen meals libraries, maintaining fridge and pantry inventories.