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Corrine DaCosta
Founder and Chef Consultant
A passion for food was present as early as she can remember. Corrine loves the ability that food has to connect people and make them happy.
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Khori Eubanks
COO and Culinary Coach
A kitchen prodigy and recent graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Khori double majored in culinary science and applied food studies. She is determined, generous, selfless, and hilarious. Khori knows the science behind all of the kitchen chemistry and articulates it in an approachable way. You will be learning and laughing with her by your side. Honest and caring her teaching style is direct with a smile. This humanitarian is a lover of cilantro, tea, agriculture, and is always looking for an opportunity to give back and change the world for the better.
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Arielle Lofton
Community Development Director
This DMV native has been fortunate enough to be a part of a rich gastronomic tapestry of our nation's capital. Her connection to Old Ebbitt Grill, a food institution that predates the civil war! Arielle is a life long learner who would be thrilled to learn alongside any client and share her wealth of knowledge for the right project. Some of her passions include urban planning, communications, and resource management, and advocacy for POCs within the communities where we are not held down in the ways we should be. Her brains are matched with her beauty; and an ability to rock any look or hairstyle!
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Mina Jackson
Creative Director and Producer
Ms. Jackson is a video visionary, whose creativity is a thing of beauty. A proud HBCU alum this lady was inspired by anime before Megan Thee Stallion made it cool. Her own imagination inspires her and her self determination should inspire you. Her goals include showcasing African Americans in diverse roles in an attempt to heal generational inequities. If you can see it you can be it, so Mina is going to have you seeing things differently. She would like you on a cinematic journey that is sculpted by her mind and experience. Sweet tea and sweet potato pie are the fuel that runs her fire.
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Sterling Taylor Reynolds
Chef and Culinary Researcher
A man of many talents, who takes being active and applies it well to all aspects of his life. Chef Sterling is Michelin trained and has received the illustrious rating of a star. He enjoying a culinary challenge and dietary restrictions are something he embraces as much spirited debate. A steward of black excellence no matter where in the world his career takes him, via land and sea. He is a master of front and back of house restaurant operations and is the textbook definition of soigné (french for smooth/swaggy). Sterling is in the pursuit of knowledge and a lifelong learner and loves studying just how dope people of color are.
