About the Chef

Chef Shelley Nachum is a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy, where she received the most comprehensive and up-to-date training available for personal chefs. Additionally, she also holds a bachelor of science in business administration/marketing from Northeastern University. Chef Shelley is also a premiere member of the United States Personal Chef Association. Chef Shelley holds the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certification, which is nationally recognized and regarded as the highest standard in food safety training.

An entrepreneur since 1989, Chef Shelley has spearheaded and grown various businesses. “I love to identify needs and then use my creativity and passions to fulfill them and help others.” An avid reader of and very knowledgeable in health, nutrition and exercise, she realizes the importance of eating right to maintain health and longevity, as well as prevent disease. Her goal is to share her knowledge through educating others about the importance of healthy eating habits and helping them achieve this through her personal chef service.

Chef Shelley has lived in South Florida for 22 years and has attended several cooking classes at Jean-Pierre’s Cooking School in Ft. Lauderdale. While living in New Mexico on a two-year sabbatical, Chef Shelley became intrigued with the flavors of the Southwest, and attended cooking classes at Jane Butel Cooking School and Santa Fe School of Cooking.

In her free time, Chef Shelley frequents bookstores to keep up on the numerous monthly cooking magazines; enjoys trying new recipes; and spends quality time with dog Rusty. Additionally, Chef Shelley is an award-winning photographer who has sold her work at several art shows.

Chef Shelley strongly believes in giving back to the community and donates 10% of her sales to food pantries in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. She volunteers her time with Make-A-Wish Foundation, and serves as an elementary school volunteer chef as part of Michelle Obama’s “Chefs Move to Schools” program to fight childhood obesity.