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boutique pasta manufacturer since 1994 of fun shapes, healthy grains, and organic pasta. The Pasta Shoppe distributes its packaged goods in every state through specialty retailers and grocers and exports to Asia and South America. It also has a fundraising division, which helps groups across the country raise money and fill budget gaps. Carey’s primary roles include product development and marketing, and she has recently launched Pastabilities Organic Mac and Cheese for Kids. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/kelsi-armijo monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1681509359070-YF0G0EVZ8B347SJ8D8XD/1613618335514.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Kelsi Armijo Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/olivia-bane monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722887077775-NBWW4DOYA28I4K2BPKFB/Screenshot+2023-10-06+at+10.47.21+AM+-+Olivia+Bane.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Olivia Bane A Nashville native, fast casual expert, and lifelong hospitality professional, Olivia leads the Waldo’s Chicken and Beer brand with a passion. Olivia brings extensive experience in curating best in class customer experiences, strategic growth initiatives, and keen attention to detail by supporting profitable operations. She leads with her untouched energy, nack for local marketing, innate gift of project management, and commitment to excellence. Her role as Partner at Waldo’s Chicken and Beer has afforded her the opportunity to continue serving her community as she has always done. Olivia has held board seats in a variety of organizations supporting the Down syndrome community and economic development in her community. Outside of work, she enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her son, Beckett. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/diana-barton monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/87a8fc98-025e-4541-a5fc-62f53542e5f1/Diana-Barton-Headshot_Approved.jpg.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Diana Barton Diana Barton is a freelance public relations expert based in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in media relations, strategic partnerships, and brand consulting in the hospitality industry. After earning a Communications degree in Journalism & Electronic Media from the University of Tennessee in 2014, Diana Barton began her career at Charleston magazine as the publication’s editorial assistant and blog manager, where she dove into food writing and all things hospitality. Drawn to the public relations side of the industry, she began working with a Charleston-based agency before heading home to Music City to join its newly bustling culinary scene. Her proven track record includes securing impactful and targeted media placements, establishing beneficial strategic partnerships, and organizing and executing successful media campaigns. Passionate about the food and beverage community and its people, Diana is the founder of Slow Food Middle Tennessee, as well as a member of the founding team of Tennessee Action for Hospitality. Diana’s experience stems from working with various boutique agencies in the hospitality realm, managing celebrity and James Beard Award-winning chefs, launching new restaurants, hotels, and products across the country, and fostering meaningful connections with top-tier national media. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/maliyah-bass monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722887234112-ARPPVZ4M492M0397ES40/Rolled4Ever-6989+-+Maliyah+Bass.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Maliyah Bass Maliyah Bass is the Chief Experience Officer and Co-Founder of Rolled 4 Ever Ice Cream, a Rolled Ice Cream Food Truck and Store. Maliyah is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor 's of Science Degree in Biology and a minor in Health. Recently, Maliyah was awarded by The Nashville Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville the Nashville Emerging Leader Award. Maliyah is also an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She is passionate about creating unique experiences for her community and mentorship. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/wendy-french-barrett monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/ed5a753d-f650-4ba0-84bc-d709c0d84471/c-PersonalWendyFrenchBarrett__IMG1105_1663607030020.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Wendy French Barrett Wendy French Barrett grew up on her mama’s kitchen stool begging to get her hands dirty in the tiny West TN town of Parsons. Though her first infamous dish at 7 included raw hamburger meat "slightly poached," she has gone on to more well-executed endeavors like towering cakes and homemade pasta dishes. Her love of food remained eminent, and it was clear that 9 hours a day in a windowless corporate office wouldn't do for her, no matter how much she loved her colleagues or the ability to spend $100 at Target on a whim. She was happiest when she was reading cookbooks like novels and embarking on hours-long cooking projects. She talked about Christopher Kimball like he was family and writing menus became as enjoyable as composing morose poetry was in her youth. Thus, in 2010, Wise Butter was born. Wise Butter is small-batch, blended butter made lovingly by hand in Nashville, TN. Our butter allows you to have a spiritual experience with toast. Or, it can make that sad little recipe you're working with sing. Our flavors change with the seasons (and our whims). We work to highlight local produce and other regional specialties. Spanning from familiar to unexpected, our one-of-a-kind butters are sure to please both gourmands and picky 5-year-olds alike. Don't deny what you know to be true: everything's better with butter. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/liz-beck monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722887502003-AQHI5THXQA5WVOLJMMB8/Liz+Beck_Headshot+-+Liz+Brittain.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Liz Beck Liz is a director at Parthenon Public Relations with over a decade of public relations firm experience and a specialty in developing and leading local, regional and national communications campaigns to help her clients grow and flourish. She’s enjoyed the opportunity to work with a range of people and businesses in the hospitality and tourism industries in Nashville and throughout the South, as well as serve on the local PR and marketing teams for the Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. A Nashville native, Liz lives in the Green Hills/Lipscomb University neighborhood with her husband Warren, their son Settle and terrier-mix Winnie. A creative at heart and grandmother in spirit, Liz’s hobbies are gardening, baking and crafting. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/emma-biard monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722887776961-X9A37I91H36AL485XHMT/Emma-Solo---Emma-Biard.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Emma Biard A Nashville native, Emma Biard has always been passionate about building relationships through event planning and the restaurant industry. As co-owner of SS Gai, Emma enjoys working alongside her husband and business partner Chris Biard to curate an approachable yet high quality and well-executed dining experience that is like no other in the city. Based on her love for the restaurant industry, Emma chose to study hospitality at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville—while in school, she worked at a number of hotels and restaurants in concierge and server roles. After graduation, she moved back home to Nashville to work for The Neighborhood Dining Group’s Husk Nashville. She was quickly promoted to an events manager and moved to Savannah, GA, to help open Husk Savannah and build out the events program from the ground up. In January 2021, the pair decided to relocate closer to family and establish roots again in Nashville. Emma went back to the events world, taking on the role as the events director for The Continental. After some time in that position, she moved on to run the Front of House at East Side Banh Mi, allowing more time to focus on her restaurant venture with Chris. Together, they built SS Gai on the notion that flavorful, street food-style Thai chicken can thrive in Nashville’s bustling dining scene. Currently, I am in the Manager of Meetings and Travel at HCA Healthcare. We have 10,000 meetings a year from 10 people to 500 people. HCA has five corporate buildings downtown with 80,000 square feet of meeting space. We work with many local vendors for catering, décor and production. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/diane-bies monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/5f3235a7-d19a-487b-bc3b-d4c65d0b921d/Diane+Bies+HCA+Healthcare Les Dames Nashville Members - Diane Bies I spent 18 years working for Marriott and in my last role I was the Director of Events at Gaylord Opryland. I oversaw a team of 70 employees including the catering team. The events team had an annual revenue stream of a $100 million dollars. Currently, I am in the Manager of Meetings and Travel at HCA Healthcare. We have 10,000 meetings a year from 10 people to 500 people. HCA has five corporate buildings downtown with 80,000 square feet of meeting space. We work with many local vendors for catering, décor and production. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/courtney-blaise monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/449b9b8e-8967-444e-9d97-e81e4a2f8f08/_MG_5171.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Courtney Blaise Courtney Blaise is Director of Community Engagement for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee where she oversees Volunteer Engagement, Community Relations, and Events. Courtney is passionate about connecting with people, building relationships and guiding people to contribute to their community in meaningful ways. In her free time, she likes to play guitar, craft, and hike with her husband and their three kids. So far, they’ve hiked at 30 of Tennessee’s 56 State Parks. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/trisha-boyer monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1616452150003-NGVMYNW8A2MSS5X8ZSNL/TrishaBoyer-134-2.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Trisha Boyer When she wasn’t in journalism classes at The University of Mississippi, Trisha Boyer worked as a pastry chef and server at City Grocery and baker at Bottletree Bakery. After graduation she lived in cities from Boulder to Barcelona before heading to Nashville, where she held media positions with The Tennessean, Nashville Public Radio, and The New York Times. She’s spent the last six years working as a chocolate broker and freelance writer. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/shelby-briggs monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722887906825-0ZZYJPEGAASE7TU81QLW/Shelby+Briggs+Headshot+-+Shelby+Briggs.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Shelby Briggs Briggs is the executive chef and food and beverage director of Sinema Restaurant and Bar. She brings over 13 years of experience in a multitude of dining venues around the country. Briggs is an organized, energetic, and creative chef that focuses on international cuisine learned from her travels. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/robin-dennis-burns monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1617209852457-Z2X3F3M90TDV9Y7OH0N5/Robin+Dennis+Burns Les Dames Nashville Members - Robin Dennis Burns Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/ali-buchanan monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1681400940281-DBNP09Z45IZ8KAP2JFJI/photounavailable.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Ali Buchanan Born and raised in Nashville, Ali Buchanan is a hospitality marketing professional with more than 20 years of food and beverage experience. During her 16 tenure with 4Top Hospitality, a multi-concept restaurant group with 13 locations throughout the southeast, Ali has served multiple roles, beginning her career managing sales at Amerigo Italian Restaurant, then at Etch, the globally inspired restaurant by award-winning chef Deb Paquette in downtown Nashville. Today, she oversees the company’s sales and marketing department, ensuring each restaurant has ample online and community presence through digital campaigns, earned media coverage, social media management, special events, advertising, strategic partnerships, and email marketing. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/anne-byrn monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/bdfc8cf3-1dd0-4101-8310-499b4d02b216/image.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Anne Byrn Bio Coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/emily-carlson monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/ffda660e-2be4-4440-b1b2-e2e91b424b1b/emilycarlson.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Emily Carlson With over a decade of food and beverage experience, Emily is the Vice President of Fridge, a food and beverage advertising agency based in New Orleans with a location in Nashville. She has worked with clients such as Abita Brewing Company, Mellow Mushroom, TABASCO® Brands, several franchise concepts, and a top-five Fortune 500 company. It goes without saying – Emily loves food. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/maneet-chauhan monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1617209934731-OAJ8UFEFFMH2VEUB8U55/Maneet+Chauhan+Nashville Les Dames Nashville Members - Maneet Chauhan Bio coing soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/leeann-cherry monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930467209-SI5LFMJRTBE339NQRTZH/Dames-Leann-Cherry-e1566858584645.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Leeann Cherry Co-owner, Bear Creek Farm. Many of the finest restaurants in Nashville serve beef and pork from Bear Creek Farm. Bill and LeeAnn Cherry’s vision has always been to run a sustainable grass-fed cattle and hog farm in a responsible, humane and natural way. LeeAnn is grateful to be a part of the locally grown movement and able to make a living as a small farm. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jennifer-cheung-cline monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/2942ccbf-9729-4d79-b821-d1e134d73ac8/jennifer-cheung-cline.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jennifer Cheung Cline Bio coming soong https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jessica-collins-pastry-chef monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930336558-A8ZAJBWC6XKPFPLTKA0C/jessicacollins_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jessica Collins As the newly appointed Executive Pastry Chef for the Amaranth Hospitality group, Chef Collins oversees all pastry, for both the Texas Hill Country inspired Butchertown Hall, she has defined the exceptional pastry program at the newly opened French brasserie, Liberty Common where she combines classic dishes with a modern flare. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/tana-comer monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930259372-G68JCZ2K1GSW5968364Q/Tana+Comer+Nashville Les Dames Nashville Members - Tana Comer Tana Comer is an advocate of environmental issues, female farmers, and organic food production. She's been an organic farmer for almost 20 years in the Nashville area. Tana supports the promotion of natural health conscious education of sustainable farming, medicinal herbs, and responsible sourcing of foods. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/claire-crowell monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932532290-HFNCP96NVCCRQUKY8F01/clairecrowell_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Claire Crowell Claire Crowell started in the restaurant business stocking drink coolers, making biscuits, and ringing up customers at age 12 with her father at their first country store in Leiper's Fork, Tenn. After serving guests and climbing through the ranks of the business as the Puckett's brand expanded, Crowell was named Chief Operating Officer in 2015. During that time she oversaw the opening of seven new restaurants and managed the operations of six Puckett's locations, Americana Taphouse, Scout's Pub, and Deacon's New South under the A. Marshall Hospitality brand. She served in that role until May 2020, when she was named the company's first Chief People Officer which oversees the company’s recruiting, hiring, and training, as well as development of the company’s culture. Crowell opened her ice cream concept Hattie Jane’s Creamery in Columbia, Tenn. in 2016, named after her first daughter. In 2017, she opened a second location in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She currently serves as the Hattie Jane’s CEO and operates the company along with partners Rhonda Schmitz and Autumn Friese. She lives in Columbia, Tenn. with her husband Tyler of Corsair Artisan Distillery with their two daughters Hattie Jane and Eliza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1606927069417-9VK2S90LP7642XRGM1AE/HJC+Fall+Flavors+2020-all+flavors+overhead+mint+bg-14.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Claire Crowell Image of five individual cups of Hattie Janes Creamery ice cream on a blue background. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/melissa-corbin monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930173911-OEAGTOG2FJR29M162MIJ/melissa_corbin.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Melissa Corbin Melissa Corbin is a Clarksville-based freelance culinary and travel journalist writing stories from around the globe. Also a television personality, she tells stories of her travels while cooking quintessential dishes from each destination. Follow her on Instagram @melcorbin and corbininthedell.com. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/cindy-delvin monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605929959316-RBU2FNV34W9VQ5M2CVMN/Dames-Delvin.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Cindy Delvin Together with her family, Cindy owns and operates a 260-acre all certified organic farm in Williamson county, growing over 72 varieties of fruits and vegetables. They sell to their over-700 member CSA, farmers markets, local restaurants, and organic stores. Cindy was instrumental in forming the Tennessee Organic Growers Association and is currently Vice President. She is a Master Gardener and serves as chair of the Horticultural Division of the Williamson County Fair. She's on the board of Pick Tennessee Conference. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jona-michelle-dickerson-jones monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722888142730-ONX7KIBXHFMG4N1EDJKB/67929EF3-3CF5-4BE1-9206-22A270FB0D03+-+Jona+Michelle.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jona Michelle Dickerson-Jones I am Nashville born and raised. I am married. My professional background is in healthcare administration. My passion is my farm-to-fork dinner series on our 22-acre family farm in Goodlettsville. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/susan-erabino monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/e1dff0ed-0206-4b09-94e8-b159da98eaa0/image-southall-2-Susan.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Susan Erabino Susan is Director of Catering & Events at Southall, a luxury resort, spa, event venue and working farm situated on 325 acres in beautiful Franklin, Tennessee. A New England native and seasoned hospitality leader with more than 25 years of experience, Susan creates extraordinary, one-of-a-kind events and celebrations that celebrate the land, food and culture of the area. Her culinary, operations, planning, design, and sales experience ensure the logistics are handled, the food and beverage are sublime, the execution is flawless, and the memories are lasting for each Southall guest. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jordan-farrell monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/220292e1-d2a2-40a0-aee8-5d6ede5ff928/jordan+copy.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jordan Farrell After earning a Communications degree in Journalism and Visual Communications from Middle Tennessee State University in 2013, Jordan Farrell has spent the better part of a decade working behind the scenes within Strategic Hospitality’s Communications Department. In her role as Director of Communications, Jordan works to amplify Strategic Hospitality’s presence as an industry-leading hospitality group, shaping Nashville’s dining landscape by continuously introducing innovative, one-of-a-kind concepts in partnership with world-class talent. Strategic Hospitality owns and operates several award-winning restaurants in Nashville, including Merchants, The Patterson House, The Catbird Seat, Pinewood Social, The Band Box and The Country Club located in First Tennessee Park, Bastion, Henrietta Red, Locust, Tacos by Alebrije in GEODIS Park, and newly opened Kisser. With a passion for the hospitality industry and its people, Jordan is a founding member of Tennessee Action for Hospitality, a member of the Nashville Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, and a member of Giving Kitchen’s Nashville Community Engagement Council. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/kitty-fawaz monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605929687928-L7RDY1CO70C81JR2293I/kitty+fawaz Les Dames Nashville Members - Kitty Fawaz Kitty Fawaz is a registered dietitian at St. Thomas West Hospital, currently specializing in cardiac nutrition therapy. She was the recipe and menu editor for two cookbooks published by the St. Thomas Heart Institute and a founding presenter of the St Thomas Heart Healthy Cooking School. She also consults as needed for her family’s restaurants, Kalamatas, Epice, and Santo featuring Mediterranean cuisine. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/irwin-fisher-cy5mw monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1901190a-b9fd-4a2b-930c-5a3b76545f4a/faye-kimberly-portrait_1500xx2031-2031-0-0.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Kimberly Faye Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/cindy-wall-ka6aj monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/f76466ac-f110-4843-8837-c5b1007905b7/naima-walker-fierce.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Naima Walker Fierce Naima is the majority owner of Germantown Pub, a popular neighborhood food-driven sports bar. Naima is also a partner at COGO Partners, a boutique legal recruiting firm focused on placing diverse attorneys at law firms and corporates. Naima spent ten years leading the legal recruiting efforts of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, one of the world’s most prestigious law firms, where shewas a member of the firm’s Executive Director Group, together with the heads of Finance, IT, Marketing and HR, and was involved in a broad range of high-level finance, business and law firmadministrative matters. Prior to Weil, Naima practiced corporate law at an international law firm and was previously Assistant General Counsel at Clear Channel Entertainment. In addition to sitting on the Les Dames d’Escoffier Nashville Board, she sits on the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Board, the University School of Nashville Board of Trustees, and New York based Iris House Board of Advisors. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/irwin-fisher monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932449736-Z6JC7L6N6VIPOOYM30P9/Irwin-Fisher-Head-Shot-2017.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Irwin Fisher Irwin’s 40 year hospitality career included sales and marketing positions with Holiday Inns, Hyatt Hotels and Loews Hotels. She retired as Loews Hotels’ Vice President of Sales Administration/ Training. She serves on the Music Center Authority, Convention and Visitors Corporation Event Marketing Fund and Family & Childrens’ Service Board of Directors. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jen-franzen monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/971db18d-45ae-4c36-b087-cccd9bd79027/jdf.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Jen Franzen I started my career food by helping open Flyte World Dining & Wine in Nashville, which provided me the opportunity to become part of the locally-owned Nashville restaurant community. From there I’ve continued my career in various sections of the food industry for almost two decades, and have had the opportunity to be part of contributing to the growth of several locally-owned businesses that have become staples in the community. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/emily-frith monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/caroline-galzin monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605929571598-GU7MGHSSE851OVC0EG2L/caroline+galzin+nickys+woodfired+pizza Les Dames Nashville Members - Caroline Galzin Originally from Alabama, Caroline has been in the hospitality industry since being a hostess during high school over 15 years ago. She met her husband Tony Galzin while working at MK in Chicago and they decided to pursue a culinary partnership in Nashville. She and Tony immersed themselves in the Nashville food community, hosting farm dinners and pop-ups, and supporting Hand On Nashville. They were the opening team of the 51st Kitchen and Bar, and left to open their much acclaimed restaurant, Nicky’s Coal Fired, also in The Nations. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sylvia-ganier monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605929520067-00LL21O293BBIS9E0E7L/sylvia+ganier+green+door+gourmet Les Dames Nashville Members - Sylvia Ganier Sylvia Ganier, a dairy farmer’s daughter, moved to Nashville after graduating from Appalachian State University. As chef/owner, she established Cibo, a pioneer restaurant in the upscale fast casual movement in Music City. Currently Sylvia is the Chief Farm Operator (CFO) of Green Door Gourmet, an agritourism farm. She is a sought after speaker on food, farms and the intersections of the two. Sylvia is a founding member and past president of the Nashville Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/cara-graham monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1612983259416-4ZTOYPII5CHQJOVGQWD3/cara_graham.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Cara Graham Cara Graham’s inviting smile is a warm, familiar feeling for steady restaurant-goers in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. And even if it’s your first time meeting her, the pleasure is all the same. With over 20 years of restaurant experience, Cara’s front-of-house savvy has perfected her knack for setting the tone. Her résumé extends to several Nashville favorites, along with a Business/Management degree that keeps all-things-business in check at Lockeland Table, her venture with partner and Executive Chef, Hal M. Holden-Bache. For Cara, it’s all about being connected to people and creating experiences. Owning a restaurant in the booming culinary scene of Nashville has proved to be her perfect outlet. Perched within the Lockeland Springs neighborhood on the east side of the city, Lockeland Table has become a staple since their opening in August 2012. Not only are they deep-rooted in providing exquisite food and drink, they are also invested in and committed to giving back to the community that supports them with a full house nearly every night. Hal and Cara are very involved in local philanthropy, including their own Community HourTM which donates a portion of the proceeds from their “Happy Hour” to the local Parent Teacher Organization at Lockeland Design Center. Cara is as local to Nashville as they come. Born and raised in Pegram, Tennessee, and now lives in East Nashville with her husband and two boys. She finds it rewarding to be surrounded by a committed and involved community. Because of this, Cara is dedicated to providing wonderful experiences for her neighbors through food, camaraderie, and charity. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/taylor-guardino-engle monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722888285503-UYNQO6MSBATWPARD365C/NWA+December+2022-6_A+-+Taylor+Guardino+Engle.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Taylor Guardino-Engle Taylor, a Nashville transplant since age 5, embraces her adopted city with fervor. Immersed in hospitality from youth, she interned at Nashville Wine Auction in 2010, paving her path in events and nonprofits. Her altruism extends to leadership roles at NACE, Junior League, YP Nashville, and more. Nominated twice for Nashville Emerging Leader Award, she completed the Young Leaders Council in 2020. Western Kentucky University alum with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, she honed her craft at Noelle Hotel, Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, and others. Taylor's zest for life resonates through stormy nights, podcasts, a perfect Sunday sauce, and cherished moments with family, pets, and husband Zachary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930873975-1X62VEX6ULA4PPTZNGLA/CookingClass5.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Taylor Guardino-Engle Cooking class with Laura https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jackie-gutierrez-jones monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722888462622-0PK3YU3OQ4S07L19N0ZL/JGJ+Headshot+-+Jackie+Gutierrez-Jones.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones Jackie Gutierrez-Jones is a copywriter and lifestyle journalist who’s covered the latest in food, drink, and travel for both local and national publications for over 13 years. Her byline has appeared in publications such as Lonely Planet, The Miami Herald, Observer, Time Out, Eater, The Infatuation, UrbanDaddy, and Nashville Lifestyles. As a copywriter, she’s penned copy and led editorial teams for Whole Foods Market, Frost Science Museum, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Flaviar, Sendwave, Dialpad, and Trainual. Currently, she heads up content on Eater Nashville as the site's editor and lives in Franklin with her husband, daughter, and (soon to come!) bernedoodles. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/elodie-habert monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889221138-0WPPTMR7BEYCA47EQ5IH/Elodie+Habert+-+Head+Shot+-+Cocorico+Cuisine.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Elodie Habert Elodie Habert is the Founder and CEO of Cocorico! Born and raised in France, she started her career working in several nonprofits in the education field before moving to Nashville in 2016. Thanks to her love for French cuisine and great conversations that happen around the dinner table, she opened Cocorico! in 2018 with the exciting goal of bringing an authentic French food experience to Nashville and connecting people through food. After selling freshly baked goods at Farmers Markets for over 5 years and offering catering services, Elodie opened her first French Bakery and Café in Midtown in 2024. Contributing to the food community and supporting other women business owners means a lot to Elodie and after 7 years as the Administrator of the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Nashville chapter, she joined Les Dames d’Escoffier in 2024. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/laura-hagen monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930798738-TLZRL8YTG791HGNGY4WX/laura+hagen Les Dames Nashville Members - Laura Hagen Laura is a trained chef and event planner. Laura grew up in Dearborn, Michigan and worked in the automotive industry out of graduate school. In 2006 Laura switched gears and attended culinary school in Denver, Colorado. After graduating she worked for Williams-Sonoma, Share Our Strength and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association as the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner culinary director. Laura recently launched Laura Hagen Personal Chef Services LLC, in Tennessee, and provides menu planning, small-event catering and virtual cooking classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605930873975-1X62VEX6ULA4PPTZNGLA/CookingClass5.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Laura Hagen Cooking class with Laura https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/mary-b-hammet monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1616451767197-PQ9XABDNCB7SQ07MWJ80/MaryHammet2021.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Mary B. Hammet Building on a 30 plus year career in luxury hotel sales and marketing, Mary B. has redirected her career to a passion for real estate. "In the luxury hotel world, taking care of people becomes second nature. In doing so, you need partnerships you can count on and trust. That's the same in real estate. So much of hospitality in any industry is understanding humans and human nature. Really listening and authenticity is key." Mary B has a passion for standard poodles, Ole Miss, fine food, beverage, farm gardening, and community service. She serves on the Nashville Boards of Les Dames d'Escoffier, Old School Farm, and the Hospitality Sales and Marketing International, Nashville chapter. She has served on the Volunteer Board for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital and was General Chairman of the Tri Delta Alumni/ Eve of Janus, raising funds for the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. She regularly volunteers with Farm to Families through Second Harvest. In her free time, you might see her on a "walk about" with her husband and one of her 3 daughters. These long walks in different parts of the city, "forces you to slow down and take notice of what is happening around us. I love Nashville and want to be part of its continued success." https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/cordia-harrington monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605929453079-N1J2WD1SAXPTE91RUGE1/cordiaharrington_headshot0.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Cordia Harrington No Bio Available https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/keisha-hay monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1c47e569-e553-4cc6-9acd-2a1da38dd9a9/_MP_9224.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Keshia Hay Keshia is the owner & chef of "BōTANIQUE" a culinary lifestyle brand focused on celebrating the art of intimate gatherings and magical musings for the home, through a botanical lens. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jessica-helfand monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889376327-4ZNX19RT7X3Q4QKEXAYC/Glassware2+-+Jess+Helfand.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jessica Helfand Jess Helfand is a wine educator for the Napa Valley Wine Academy. Her primary goal as an instructor is to make wine accessible at any level, from the beginner to the advanced student. Jess is a WSET Certified Educator and an Official Ambassador of Orvieto Wines. She lives in East Nashville with her spouse and four cats. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/billie-joyce-helmkay monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1634156662414-ZJ3SLPSIJOS5WEVTGLLW/ldei+pic.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Billie Joyce Helmkay Billie Joyce is an educator and student of wine. After an extensive background in both front and back-of-the-house in Fine Dining and Catering, Billie moved into wine retail as GM and buyer of several large stores. She also spent the past seven years with BonusBev, a small wine and Spirits Distributor in Nashville TN, in sales and the last two years as Director of Operations and Portfolio Manager. Ms. Joyce received the WSET DIPLOMA in January 2016, followed with two years studying in the prestigious Institute of Masters of Wine. She also holds a certificate in viticulture. In 2020, After years of running a wine education company called Thru the Vines on the side, Billie decided to commit all her energy to that company. Here she focuses on consumer and industry education, as well as consulting in the retail, and restaurant space, and vineyard management. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/traci-hilton monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932609011-A76KQPHZH1WWNL936WV2/photounavailable.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Traci Hilton Traci Hilton has been a Fine Wine Sales Representative for Best Brands Inc, a local wines and spirits Wholesaler for over 14 years, currently specializing in Organic and Biodynamic wine sales to local wine shops. She lives in East Nashville with her husband of almost 10 years, Brent (who also works for Best Brands) and her two children – Stella (7) and Vivian (5). https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/cynthia-himmelfarb monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932609011-A76KQPHZH1WWNL936WV2/photounavailable.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Cynthia Himmelfarb Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/karen-himmer-vanarsdel monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932313739-CD0XJEX80PLKZE5SKDSA/karen-vanarsdel1.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Karen Himmer Vanarsdel For the past nine years, Karen has been a Senior Culinary Instructor at Salud! Cooking School in Whole Foods Market in Green Hills, Nashville, Tennessee. She teaches adult and children’s classes with an emphasis on her great passion – Asian cuisines. She has traveled extensively and completed coursework at various culinary institutions in Asia, Africa, and Europe. She is an avid knitter and reader. She shares her life with her husband, Tom, and dog, Andy, in Franklin, TN. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/belle-jackson monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889492702-VHVFGO86GUKITGC32CAR/belle_HS_2023-3.2+-+Belle+Jackson.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Belle Jackson The desire to gather and celebrate special occasions over food and drinks is a concept that has fascinated Belle throughout her entire hospitality career, which started at the age of 17. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Belle has called Nashville home for nearly a decade, during which she has executed events for Marsh House and Killebrew Coffee at The Thompson Hotel Nashville and Germantown’s beloved restaurant, 5th & Taylor. Belle draws inspiration from Music City’s electric energy and her artistic background to create warm, beautiful, memorable events that cater to the individual tastes and personalities of each couple she meets. For her, there is no greater sense of achievement than seeing a bride and groom enjoying themselves on their wedding day—eating, laughing and dancing the night away with their wedding guests in a beautiful setting without a care in the world. When she’s not chatting through timelines with excited couples or crafting the perfect menu with Executive Chef Kristin Beringson in Henley, you can find her making flower crowns, creating ceramic art in her home studio or spending time with her husband of more than seven years, their daughter, and their pitbull-boxer mix, Freya, and tiny black cat, Leto. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jennifer-justus monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1612978373175-ROJTAIDG64OYBW70NPBB/Jennifer-Justus-e1473969352185.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jennifer Justus Jennifer Justus works as marketing and events manager at The Nashville Food Project, a nonprofit committed to growing, cooking and sharing food with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in Nashville. She is author of Nashville Eats (Abrams), The Food Lovers’ Guide to Nashville (Globe Pequot Press), and she co-founded the recipe storytelling project Dirty Pages. She worked as food culture and lifestyles reporter at The Tennessean for several years before embarking on a freelance career that led to work in TIME, The Bitter Southerner, Rolling Stone, Southern Living, Garden & Gun and more. Jennifer took an interest in the emotional connections we make through food while working in qualitative research. She spent hours in the kitchens of home cooks looking for the reasons behind the comfort in a pot of chili, and she conducted deprivation studies with teenagers across the country to understand their consumption of MTV as well as triggers for craving for a slice of pepperoni pie. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/kelly-kaplan monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/2c18ddfd-f040-4ac4-b598-d67e6f988d19/Kelly_Kaplan-11-WEB-RESOLUTION.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Kelly Kaplan Kelly Kaplan is a pillar of the Nashville community. With over 20 years of experience in the Tourism/Hospitality industry, she currently is the Partnerships & Outreach Manager for the expansion of The Giving Kitchen in Tennessee. Her most recent position was the Events & Sales Manager for Nashville Underground in the heart of Music City. Beginning her career straight out of high school, Kelly has shown her strong work ethic from day one rising from industry server to the events mastermind she is today. Since locating to Nashville from Chicago, she has handled sales and events for; Stadium Club at Vanderbilt, Sheraton Music City, Maggiano’s Little Italy, BB King’s Blues Club and Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. Even though not a native, Kelly absolutely considers Nashville her home and her ties the city reign strong as she is the past Chair for The DISTRICT, Inc., the Chair for the 2nd AVE Strong initiative, a Member of Heels & Handshakes, Music City Concierge Association and past members of many other organizations in Nashville. Kelly’s passion for her career shines through every day as she strongly lives by the philosophy “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sheree-rose-kelley monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/f83333c0-59e7-457d-9ab6-fc9df9155123/shereekelley.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Sheree Rose Kelley Sheree Rose Kelley is a keeper of family recipes and lore. From her Pulaski, Tennessee, birthplace to her current post as CEO of Belle Meade Winery, Sheree chronicles stories of loved ones and their ways in the kitchen. Sheree was one of the nation’s top salespeople for The Pampered Chef, and she served as a regional tourism director for the State of Tennessee. By 2008 Sheree was known to all in Nashville as “The Belle Meade Cake Lady.” She has traveled extensively across Europe and Central America cooking and baking with chefs in their homes ranging from thatch roofs to chateaux. Sheree and her husband, Alton, manage Nashville’s Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery. Sheree’s culinary classes are attended by thousands. Her first book, Breads & Spreads, garnered national acclaim. Servin’ Up Summer is her second award-winning book. With the yearning to bring people together ever present, Sheree expands the way we look at food, Southern culture, and a good story. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/tasha-kennard monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/erin-kette-24 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605928777176-JXBO1TWD0G4CN60686HO/erin_kette.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Erin Kette Erin Kette is the Director of Operations, overseeing both Culaccino and Culamar. Erin was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Erin has nearly 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry, inspired by her parents' love story that began in a restaurant and further fueled by Danny Meyer’s "Setting the Table," which transformed her perspective on hospitality. Erin's career journey includes notable roles such as General Manager at Catch Hospitality Group in New York City and General Manager at City Winery Nashville. Erin went on to spend many years with QED Hospitality Group, including serving as Director of Food and Beverage at the Thompson Nashville as well as COO for the group's concepts in Nashville, New Orleans, and Louisville. Erin is also actively involved in the culinary community, serving as the Vice President on the board of Les Dames d’Escoffier Nashville. She resides in East Nashville with her 18-pound peekapoo puppy named Campari. In her leisure time, Erin enjoys curating cheese boards, exploring Nashville's vibrant food scene, and indulging in a good Sancerre for brunch on a patio. few things that Erin Kette enjoys more than a glass of rosé on a bright, sunny late-afternoon, but her love of hospitality is one of them. She started in the hotel and restaurant scene in Las Vegas, then moved on for the majority of her restaurant career in NYC working for hospitality companies such as BR Guest and Catch Hospitality Group. Erin is currently the Director of Operations for QED Hospitality in Nashville. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/ursula-king monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1681421962094-K4DMXFZPC8PFX64CXVW9/1517582504225.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Ursula G King “My dedication to food systems as a professional ecologist began 19 years ago, but many years after my consciousness of food and foodways being one of joy and concern emerged as I worked alongside my father and siblings in our large kitchen garden and my mother in our kitchen with produced breakfasts, lunches, and dinners daily for our large family of nine children. All hands-on deck was the necessity in our ‘tribe’ and my love of helping prepare and serve food, and even clean up after our large family tabled meals still brings a smile to my face every moment I recall. It has informed and permeated my life and brought me to a career rich in exploring regenerative and communal food. I have dedicated the latest part of my adult career to regenerating our food systems and building community in a way that captures the value of producing and eating and sharing food in a way that sustains and nourishes all living things. As a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, Nashville Chapter I will work alongside other members to bring educational opportunities to the community to continue this work of inviting people to think deeply about their relationship to food and the complexities involved in our relationship and access to ‘honest’ food I am also interested in joining into the work of serving others, as the Chapter needs and in hosting philanthropic events at my home. Often, we gather beautifully in commercial space but I believe that the addition of offering events at homes, where most food is prepared and eaten around the world, provides an additional intimate way to be in relationship with our community around the rituals and issues of food and water as daily elements essential to life.” https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sarah-kozlowski monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889622646-LNJRLSZYTNR775EUVPHX/IMG_3162+-+Sarah+Kozlowski.JPG Les Dames Nashville Members - Sarah Kozlowski A Nashville native, Sarah comes from the world of private events and hospitality. With a Bachelor’s in Communications from Belmont University and exhaustive experience wrangling people, she now serves as Director of Operations at Fresh Creative Studios, a local creative agency serving up unbelievably fresh brand identities and creative content for food, beverage, & hospitality clients. Her adaptability and creativity make her a master of managing complex projects and she does it all with impeccable style. Off the clock, she’s fulfilling her duties as a proud dog mom to Pierogi & Odie, studying yoga, and sampling Nashville’s thriving culinary scene with her husband, Dan. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/nancy-knoepfel monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1624471017836-LPZR4ESCR2E2QTXNH7LY/Nancy+Knoepfel+Nashville Les Dames Nashville Members - Nancy Knoepfel Founding Chapter President LDENASHVILLE, Nancy has been a member of DC &NYC Chapters. After graduating at the top of her class at the CIA, she has had a diverse experience owning a food import distribution business and holding FOH &BOH positions across the US. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/shannon-largen monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889732435-PHHOICX5N9K2R3IOABHC/ShannonLargenHeadshot2023+-+Shannon+Largen.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Shannon Largen With over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Shannon Largen is a seasoned professional dedicated to promoting culinary excellence and community engagement in Nashville. As the former Senior Director of Training at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp and the current owner and Chief Eating Officer of Walk Eat Nashville, Shannon brings a wealth of expertise in customer service, cultural awareness, and culinary exploration. A founding member and board advisor for the Music City Concierge Association, Shannon is passionate about supporting aspiring hospitality professionals through scholarships and mentorship programs. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/leesa-leclaire monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1681487759361-VW89UD3RJYFCOCYMS1H8/leesa-head.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Leesa LeClaire Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/pine-lewis monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889907515-3XXE5K84KA8MQFQCUHKY/inbound1219115219974444302+-+Pineapple%27s+Foodservice+and+Events+Lewis.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Corisa "Pine" Lewis I am Pine Lewis, the owner of Pineapple's Foodservice and Events which is a catering and event planning service. I have been catering and bartending for 25 + years. I create a delicious and eclectic dining experiences for a diverse clientele. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/emily-lewis monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1681400940281-DBNP09Z45IZ8KAP2JFJI/photounavailable.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Emily Lewis Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/paulette-licitra monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603130382989-S57G993Q1JCYNOBYZUEA/paulettelicitra_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Paulette Licitra Paulette Licitra completed her professional culinary studies at the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC and cooked in Mario Batali’s restaurant Lupa. She travels extensively in Italy for culinary research and to lead small groups. She teaches Italian cooking classes in Nashville, and appears frequently on Channel 4’s Today in Nashville. Paulette is a Chef Ambassador for the BEKO brand of home appliances, and was the founder of the literary food journal Alimentum. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/andrea-lindsley-23 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1628526744005-WYCCAECHUT0MJFRIXHJS/Andrea+Lindsley+Headshot+hi+res.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Andrea Lindsley Andrea brings more than two decades of communications experience to DVL Seigenthaler. She began her career in public relations in 2001 after a decade in television news as reporter and producer at WAAY-TV in Huntsville AL and WKRN-TV in Nashville. Most of her 17 years in public relations have been working with clients in food and beverage, notably Jack Daniels, Martha White, White Lily, the Loveless Café and Deacon’s New South. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/trish-marzella monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/b508c81d-0505-41a5-a092-b0ed13c8be65/trishmarzella.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Trish Marzella A Nashville native, Margot worked for Jody Faison at his legendary restaurant Faison’s. She attended the Culinary Institute of America in upstate New York. After graduating, she was head chef of NYC's Danal. Back in Nashville in 1995, she was Executive Chef of F. Scott’s. In 2001, she opened Margot Café & Bar, and opened Marche Artisan Foods in 2005. Margot has been nominated by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef, was Southeast Semifinalist in 2008, 2009, 2013 & for Outstanding Chef, and Semifinalist 2018. Margot resides in Nashville with her wife, son and two dogs. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/margot-mccormack-nashville monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603130314762-Y9M5YHP9T8U586SM45T6/margotmccormack_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Margot McCormack A Nashville native, Margot worked for Jody Faison at his legendary restaurant Faison’s. She attended the Culinary Institute of America in upstate New York. After graduating, she was head chef of NYC's Danal. Back in Nashville in 1995, she was Executive Chef of F. Scott’s. In 2001, she opened Margot Café & Bar, and opened Marche Artisan Foods in 2005. Margot has been nominated by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef, was Southeast Semifinalist in 2008, 2009, 2013 & for Outstanding Chef, and Semifinalist 2018. Margot resides in Nashville with her wife, son and two dogs. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/claire-meneely monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1624055605452-S2TCRY5HOIEMO637KS2F/Claire+Meneely+of+DOZEN+Bakery Les Dames Nashville Members - Claire Meneely Bio Coming Soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/mindy-merrell monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603130257861-202DQ5GHH0BXCEGOA159/mindymerrell_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Mindy Merrell Bio Coming Soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/guenievre-milliner monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603130106754-14TJVG88PIOVWC0EP04R/guinievremilliner_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Guenievre Milliner Born in Paris, Guenievre Milliner has been raised in the love of good food. After a 15 year career in marketing, Guenievre and her family moved and settled down in Nashville so Guenievre could pursue her longtime dream: opening her own business, and bring the best French foods to a city where they were so far not available. Little Gourmand opened in November 2014. Each day, Guenievre prepares typical French baguette sandwiches, quiches and soups. She also bakes croissants every morning and offers a small catering menu. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/amanda-murphy monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722890229541-P9IB2ZOTB2LTWW9MXDX8/Amanda+Murphy+-+Amanda+Murphy.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Amanda Murphy Amanda Murphy has over 20 years in the communications industry. She currently serves as the Communications Director for the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, where she is responsible for building awareness and interest in travel to all 95 counties in Tennessee. Murphy is a skilled media relations and crisis communications strategist. Her proudest role is being mom to two teenage boys. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/erin-byers-murray monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605931441504-13CB7YQXUA493TLKNQZH/Erin+Murray+writer+author Les Dames Nashville Members - Erin Byers Murray Erin Byers Murray is the Editor in Chief at the Local Palate magazine, which celebrates the food culture of the South. She’s also a food reporter, recipe tester, cookbook editor, and an author who has written four books including "Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm," the James Beard-nominated "The New England Kitchen," and "Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South." She’s currently working on her next cookbook collaboration focusing on the cuisine of the modern-day oyster bar, which will be out in 2021. Erin is the recipient of the Les Dames d'Escoffier International M.F.K. Fisher Award for excellence in culinary writing and the New England Society Book Award, and her writing has been featured in publications like Food & Wine, the Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Wine & Spirits, Nashville Lifestyles, as well as three editions of Best Food Writing. Along with fellow Dames Cindy Wall and Jennifer Justus, Erin is a co-founder of Dirty Pages, a recipe and storytelling project that collects the stories behind well-loved recipe cards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605931574147-T655DZW3WAWLDKWK91KI/Local+Palate+Winter+2020 Les Dames Nashville Members - Erin Byers Murray Magazine cover - The Local Palate https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/christian-nix monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1612983670418-A9U7FSW8E44KGSONLZQH/photounavailable.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Christian Nix Bio Coming Soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/mary-coleman-palmer monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/01c03b42-f70d-49ce-9d12-be682df6be8e/IMG_0480.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Mary Coleman Palmer Food blogger https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/lauren-palmer monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/9b68632f-c97b-476e-ba9e-94a85676dfb1/april23-118.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Lauren Palmer Lauren Palmer owns and operates Bloomsbury Farm. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/paige-parker monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/6ebd36c4-0a5a-4119-903a-e958828a7acd/Headshot.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Paige Parker Paige is the Owner & Founder of Happenstance Distilling Co. – A Nashville based whiskey company that launched its Founder’s Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey in 2021. Happenstance Distilling Co. is currently the only 100% women-owned & operated whiskey company in Nashville and has been featured in Fox News, People Magazine, Yahoo! Finance, the Nashville Business Journal and Nashville Lifestyles. Happenstance has also collaborated on events with Sony Music, Warner Music and Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James. Paige got her start in the alcohol industry working in marketing with Anheuser-Busch. She holds a B.S. from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, M.S. in Journalism from USC Annenberg and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/41ccea63-41e5-4a3f-9c00-4755a0288e68/HappenstanceWhiskey_JessicaAmersonS2_109+%281%29.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Paige Parker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/deb-paquette monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603129945781-8CSX96BKBS38XT0D3MO0/debpaquette_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Deb Paquette Deb Paquette is the renowned Nashville chef for Etch and etc. restaurants. She’s a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and the first woman in Tennessee to qualify as a certified executive chef. For over 30 years she’s been a trailblazer for chefs in the area, along with mentor and consultant. Chef Deb’s menus often reflect flavors and culinary inspirations from her world travels. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/mara-papatheodorou-24 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603130014765-I3AXC8DI8WF3886CWFSP/Mara-Papatheodorou.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Mara Papatheodorou Mara Papatheodorou is a nationally established entertaining specialist. For Regent Seven Seas Cruises, she lectures regularly, presents videos and writes their Sail, Sip & Savor Series, which highlights the history of cuisine and culture in different ports of call. As an 11-year Contributing Editor at Bon Appetit magazine, Mara scouted and produced the Entertaining with Style section. Today, she works as a consultant with food companies developing recipes, menus and promotional campaigns. She is a blogger and also does work with chefs highlighting home entertaining. Mara previously lived in London and has attended UCLA, University of Paris La Sorbonne and La Varenne Cooking School. Mara lives in Los Angeles and Nashville with her husband and son. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/dee-patel monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605934475533-2589TKV272X4AB8MDSVR/deepatel2.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Dee Patel Dee Patel is the Managing Director of The Hermitage Hotel, Tennessee’s Only Luxury Five Star Hotel. Patel is a leading ambassador in the Nashville hospitality industry and serves as a committed community partner in preserving historic land, culture and architecture in the heart of Music City. In 2019, she was named a Woman of Influence by the Nashville Business Journal, and received the Outstanding Woman Hotelier of the Year award presented by the Asian American Hotel Owners Association. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jamika-pessoa monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722890334663-WFA5LDEJA19UBRUXFXFC/bio+pic+-+Jamika+Pessoa.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jamika Pessoa Jamika Pessoa has entertained TV audiences since her debut on the first season of the Next Food Network Star reality series over a decade ago. Since then, she has been a daytime talk show host, cooking competition judge, as well as a guest regular on shows like Good Morning America, GMA3, the Tamron Hall Show, Drew Barrymore Show, Sherri (Shepherd). As a former celebrity caterer turned media personality, brand ambassador, motivational speaker, and culinary instructor at Nashville State Community College, Jamika is a natural when it comes to finding and creating great food, making new connections, and inspiring others to pursue their dreams. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/natasha-powell-publicist-5zkdw monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1606927512615-VMSLR2DZEC7Z2TTUADB7/Natasha+Powell+Nashville+hospitality+PR Les Dames Nashville Members - Natasha Powell Natasha is an expert in PR/Communications and Marketing with a wealth of experience across a variety of industries. Natasha started her career in Nashville at CMT and BMI, then moved to bread & Butter where she served as the Managing Director of the Southeast for the hospitality-focused agency, working daily with restaurants, hotels, and brands throughout the country. Now as a Consultant, Natasha works with clients like Mountain Valley Spring Water on integrated marketing & communications campaigns and strategic brand partnerships. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/alice-randall monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/4252c639-2936-4dc1-b512-366ded82758b/Alice+Randall.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Alice Randall Alice is an award winning food writer, foodways educator, food activist and food entrepreneur whose work spans five decades. A professor at Vanderbilt for the past 11 years, she has developed and taught groundbreaking courses devoted to foodways, Soul Food and Southern Food. She co-authored Soul Food Love with her daughter, Caroline Randall Williams. She is committed to working with women of color and economically disadvantaged women from all backgrounds to develop strategies for putting healthy food and HERstory on a tasty plate. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/alice-randall-2djed monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/709c58b9-f6ee-4f0e-80ca-4fe2881d1370/Caroline%2BRandall%2BWilliams.webp Les Dames Nashville Members - Caroline Randall Williams Born and raised in Nashville Tennessee, Harvard graduate Caroline Randall Williams is an award-winning poet, young adult novelist, and cookbook author as well as an activist, public intellectual, performance artist, and scholar. She joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University in the Fall of 2019 as a Writer-in-Residence in the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society while she continues to work and speak to the places where art, business, and scholarship intersect, moving people closer to their best lives and corporations closer to their ideal identities. She has spoken in twenty states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia, in venues that range from as small as a classroom in a neighborhood school to as large as the Superdome mainstage during Essence Fest. To every speaking engagement Caroline brings a fierce intelligence, disarming charm, a touch of glamour, and a depth of lived experience that belies her thirty-two years. She has taught in two of the poorest states in the union — Mississippi and West Virginia — and she has been educated at two of the richest universities on the globe — Harvard and Oxford. Named by Southern Living as “One of the 50 People changing the South,” the Cave Canem fellow has been published and featured in multiple journals, essay collections and news outlets, including The Iowa Review, The Massachusetts Review, CherryBombe, Garden and Gun, Essence and the New York Times. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/leland-riggan-baker monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/merijoy-lantz-rucker monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603129079144-UZGDPZFYRNNU1N2GW0QL/merijoy-lantz-rucker.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Merijoy Lantz Rucker Merijoy Lantz Rucker has been the Director of Salud! Cooking School at Whole Foods Market for over 12 years. She was a founding member of the Nashville Les Dames Chapter and is a past President. Prior to moving to Nashville, she owned a catering business, Food Etc. She also owned a gourmet kitchen shop “The Happy Apron.” https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/karla-ruiz monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603128986133-6PH3M27E9ZJDYA3ZHFKR/image-asset.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Karla Ruiz Raised in a traditional Mexican family in Zamora, Mexico, Karla developed her love of cooking in her Grandma’s kitchen. Over 10 years ago, she came to Nashville and in 2010, she launched Karla’s Catering. It is her great pleasure to share her passion through her upscale Southern and Latino catering and offering prepared foods. In 2013, Karla moved to “Mesa Komal,” Conexion America’s program to assist Latino families, and local immigrants in pursuit of the American dream. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/beth-sachan monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603128751363-YY90B8I899TEMSHEKZ4X/beth-sachan.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Beth Sachan Beth Wallace Sachan is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Goo Goo Cluster, Nashville’s century old confectionery company. She is also the owner and editor of Eat. Drink. Smile., an award winning food and travel blog. In addition to her own blog, she has written for Expedia, Nashville Lifestyles magazine, The Tennessean, and UK’s The Guardian. Beth is a founder of the Nashville Food Bloggers organization. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/bascha-satin monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1681400940281-DBNP09Z45IZ8KAP2JFJI/photounavailable.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Bascha Satin Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/mayter-scott monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722890450063-42V3GDMN2XLWTDF4UK35/DSC_8711-2+-+Mayter+Scott.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Mayter Scott Mayter Scott is a seasoned hospitality professional, bringing over two decades of collective expertise to the vibrant hospitality and lifestyle industry. My mission is straightforward: to craft custom, engaging visuals that connect with my clients' target audience and enhance their brand presence in the competitive hospitality and lifestyle landscape. Meticulous attention to detail defines my work, evident across all aspects, from captivating photography to compelling digital marketing and PR strategies. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/kathy-seger monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/bab2ebee-ec76-4236-8c6a-8ca56938440a/kathy+segers+les+dames+nashville.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Kathy Segers - Chef Kathy fell in love with baking as a little girl sitting on the counter stool in her grandmother’s kitchen. Kathy’s grandmother was a wedding cake designer and instilled in her a love for baking and an entrepreneurial spirit. In elementary school, Kathy was her taste-tester, and in high school she worked as her cake deliverer. Today, Chef Kathy has worked in the world's top baking and pastry institutions including The International Culinary Center (formally The French Culinary Institute) in New York City and California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Chef Kathy worked in Napa Valley at La Toque for Chef Ken Frank and Cindy’s Back Street Kitchen for Chef Cindy Pawlcyn. She was awarded a scholarship through Women’s Chefs and Restaurateurs, continuing her training in Burgundy, France, attending the La Varenne trainee program under Chef and cookbook author, Anne Willan. There she received the La Varenne Certificate. Chef Kathy also worked and taught culinary classes at Seasons of Provence Cooking School at Mas de Cornud, in St-Remy-de-Provence, France for Chef Nito Carpita. She has styled food for video and photography and tested recipes for clients including Time Inc. Food Studio’s Southern Living Magazine and Cooking Light Magazine. She is a Certified Executive Pastry Chef and a Certified Culinary Educator with the American Culinary Federation. Chef Kathy is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier of Nashville, TN. Her twenty years as a pastry chef, fifteen years as an instructor, and experience scaling a baking company in San Francisco gives her a unique understanding of what customers want and how to run an operation that provides it. Chef Kathy brings the professional caliber of top tier French baking institutions, and the warm nostalgia of tasting and learning in her grandmother’s kitchen into her very own creations. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/jennifer-sheets-24 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605933313954-R6A00LNS6RGPCNRG8OW8/jennifer+sheets+frothy+monkey+nashville Les Dames Nashville Members - Jennifer Sheets Jennifer Sheets is a co-owner of Frothy Monkey where she leads the marketing and creative team. Her background is in building brands for sports, entertainment and hospitality and she has spent the past 8 years working in the coffee industry. Jenn is passionate about using coffee, food, and hospitality to build community and connect people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605934084931-U4DIJXKF4VIKZ4UCZ503/FMTNNASH-63.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Jennifer Sheets Frothy Monkey Nashville https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/louisa-shafia monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603128557328-I1MH4Y2SV4YWGS1NIUCG/louisashafia_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Louisa Shafia Louisa Shafia cooks and writes about food, with an emphasis on Iranian cuisine. She is the author of the cookbook The New Persian Kitchen. Louisa serves as Culinary Liaison for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), coordinating food events to raise awareness for their work. To learn more visit louisashafia.com. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sharanda-smith monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603128505385-J630HDUF707MJ1O4AD45/sharanda-n-smith-e1561986847704.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Sharanda Smith Sharanda is a Nashville native and a graduate of Belmont University. With over 25 years of experience in planning events and working as a publicist, she brings a wealth of knowledge to Fisk University. She currently serves on several organizational boards including National Association of Black Journalist, Clerisy Circle, Women of Color in Communications, and Public Relations Society of America https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/bailey-spaulding monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603128406366-9CZUFNNATAFU838XD1W5/image-asset.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Bailey Spaulding A Harvard and Vanderbilt Law School graduate, Bailey came to brewing because she loved the craft beer culture of her native Vermont and wanted to bring it to Nashville. After graduating, she plunged into planning and opening Jackalope Brewing Company in 2011. Jackalope distributes throughout Middle Tennessee, and to Chattanooga and Memphis. Bailey's focus is to present delicious creative beers while being an active force in the community—all while having a little bit of fun. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/katie-struzick monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/c9d78e27-40a6-4449-bb18-173eaa48e785/HEADSHOT+%282%29.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Katie Struzick With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, I am a seasoned restaurant manager with leadership skills and a passion for customer service. I pride myself with consistently delivering outstanding dining experiences to guests, as well as supporting our staff. I am knowledgeable about food and beverage operations, menu development, event planning, and staff training. My strong attention to detail and ability to create a welcoming atmosphere have made me a trusted leader in the industry. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sallie-swor monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1603128321853-PNUU3OQQ37NB9H4YRHC2/sallieswor_lesdamesnashville.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Sallie Swor Sallie Swor worked as a public-school counselor for 30 years. Her first cookbook is, You’re Grown – Now You Can Cook. Newest is, You’re Grown – Now You Can Throw a Party. Sallie also teaches cooking classes and make appearances on WTVF. Her blog is available via email, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, RSS feeds https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/mary-lou-tate-24 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/fd738101-76a4-4e4f-8cad-5740f65fdedc/10321625_690166854370213_8546741704531441034_o.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Marylou Tate Marylou Tate has over thirty years’ experience in the culinary field as Catering Manager for GTECH Corporation, Executive Chef for Summa Health System, Viking Culinary Arts Center Instructor and now as an Assistant Professor of Culinary Arts at Nashville State Community College. She is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University and Cleveland State University. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sandee-tishler monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/lynne-tolley monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1602273052068-3S4Z98BHC1WYYHHEBQNA/lynnetolley_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Lynne Tolley Lynne Tolley is currently an Ambassador and Taster for Jack Daniel Distillery. For 32 years she was the proprietress of Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House Restaurant in Lynchburg, TN. She has written 5 cookbooks. Lynne appears monthly on CBS Nashville’s Talk of the Town to cook with her famous hometown product. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/kim-totzke monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1602272954363-4IHFQLP1SDX1AKKIQSLV/kimtotzke_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Kim Totzke Kimberly Ann Totzke is a seasoned executive leader with a distinguished career in operations, management, and business development across the food, retail, and hospitality industries. With a deep understanding of organizational leadership, human resources, and financial accountability, she has consistently driven growth, improved operational efficiencies, and cultivated strong workplace cultures. As Chief Operating Officer of Placemat, Kimberly is at the forefront of scaling operations and optimizing infrastructure for a rapidly growing food-tech marketplace. Under Kimberly’s leadership, Placemat has executed thousands of in-home reservations across the U.S., ensuring the company’s financial structures, operational systems, and strategic partnerships support sustainable expansion. Before Placemat, Kimberly served as COO of The Turnip Truck (2015–2022), where she implemented comprehensive management programs, introduced HR policies, and enhanced OSHA safety protocols. Her leadership directly contributed to increased sales and profitability, earning the company national recognition, including the 2018 Progressive Grocer Outstanding Independent Produce Award and 2017 INRA National Store of the Year. Her expertise in business restructuring and profitability growth was also evident at Provence Breads, where she drove a 16% sales increase in 2012 and 20% in 2013. She has held key leadership roles at Ombi, Nashville Restaurant Group, and Bongo World/Fido, where she developed operational systems, and training programs, and received the accolade of 2003 Best Chef in Nashville by Kay West of the Nashville Scene amongst other awards. Beyond her professional achievements, Kimberly is deeply engaged in community development. She has served on various boards and committees, including the Urban Design Overlay Committee for Hillsboro Village, Nashville State Community College Foundation Board, and the LGBT Chamber of Commerce Planning Committee. Her passion for fostering inclusive business environments and supporting local economies continues to shape her leadership approach. With decades of hands-on experience and a results-driven mindset, Kimberly Ann Totzke remains a driving force in operational excellence, strategic growth, and community-driven business leadership. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/tabitha-ong-tune monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1602272804367-0V684VSWPIT5QLK9617I/TabithaTune_HS.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Tabitha Ong Tune Tabitha runs A la Mode Media and brings hospitality brands’ voices to life through social media. When she’s not telling a business’s story online, she is teaching herself to cook the food she grew up eating in her home country of Singapore. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/rebekah-turshen monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1602272443828-TVR30KZBVALLYF1XHQNY/rebekah_turshen.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Rebekah Turshen Rebekah took her first baking job in 1993 Harvest Café and Bakery in Oxford MS and after the first day she knew it would be her career. In 2009, she learned that chef Tandy Wilson was looking for a new pastry chef at City House, and she’s been baking her marvelous cookies, tarts and cakes there ever since. Image courtesy: Dirty Pages https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/trudy-thomas monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/8b84520b-ee17-4885-bd32-649143b46a90/2551384-1612902688938-407b7ed86833a.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Trudy Thomas Dubbed the first daughter of bourbon by the late Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson, Trudy has a passion for all things beverage and in 2018 became one of a dozen to achieve the Certified Spirits Educators designation from the Society of Wine & Spirits Educators. During her 20-year career she has worked as Director of Beverage across the United States in both celebrity chef driven restaurants, including a four-year tour with Chef Wolfgang Puck and twelve years for Marriott International including six years with Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville. Currently she is the Corporate Director of Beverage for Red Pebbles Hospitality which includes 16 Emmy Squared Pizza locations in eight markets and nine chef driven concepts including Nashville favorites Adele’s, Sadie’s and Ella’s on Second. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/katie-rose-tyson monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1722889030278-2D1AO7CVSYCENA9L9VY4/Katie+Rose+Tyson+Headshot+-+Katie+Rose+Tyson.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Katie Rose Tyson Katie Rose Tyson is the co-owner of Butterlamp Bread & Beverage, a wine bar and bread house opening this summer in East Nashville. Katie Rose received her WSET Level 2 certification this spring and is incredibly thankful for the LDEI scholarship to do so. When she's not working, she enjoys working, and being the 4th best power walker at Orange Theory East Nashville. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/nancy-vienneau-4p32t monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605933162625-R1QSRQ46P48A9QZEUK66/nancyvienneau_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Nancy Vienneau A New York transplant to Nashville as a child, she began cooking professionally in 1980. Twenty-five years and ten thousand cream cheese brownies later, she sold her catering company to turn her attention to food writing and education. Her work appears in Alimentum: The Literature of Food, Relish, Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, Edible Nashville, her restaurant column for The Tennessean and her blog Good Food Matters. In 2014, Harper Collins published her first cookbook, the Third Thursday Community Potluck Cookbook. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/amanda-virgillito monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1627320471979-0IMT6L02DEJGK7EYBORU/Amanda+Virgillito+Squeaky+Wheel+PR Les Dames Nashville Members - Amanda Virgillito Amanda Virgillito is a public relations professional with nearly two decades of experience across various industries in the Nashville market. Amanda started her career at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, managing PR campaigns for touring Broadway, concerts, and arts education. During her time as an account director at The Andrews Agency, Amanda found her niche in supporting locally owned and operated businesses through communications strategy. She founded Squeaky Wheel Public Relations in 2014 and continues to tell the stories of local restaurants and food/beverage brands through strategic public relations, community outreach, and conversations over good meals. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/ann-walczak monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1712850572682-PQT4HYY8MON1CUFNCRR7/IMG_3984.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Ann Walczak Image of cookbook author Nicki Wood holding a knife and fork over twisted up cables on a plate. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/cindy-wall monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1602272001818-2FKA3EYXQT9HE822LJON/Dames-Cindy-Wall.png Les Dames Nashville Members - Cindy Wall Cindy has long been a good food advocate in Nashville, and organized the first iterations of both Slow Food Nashville and the Friends of the Nashville Farmers Market. She, along with Jennifer Justus and Erin Murray, founded Dirty Pages, a project exploring the people and stories behind smudged and splattered recipes, ever indicators of the best dishes. A longtime communications consultant, she is the communications and marketing director for the historic Belcourt Theater. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/nicki-pendleton-wood monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1602270835689-8BB474QNRSCAMBC9YVNI/Nicki_Pendelton_wood.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Nicki Pendleton Wood Image of cookbook author Nicki Wood holding a knife and fork over twisted up cables on a plate. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/lisa-marie-white monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932172587-9LVICUVJP2PEHSNN9D9E/lisamariewhite_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Lisa Marie White Lisa Marie White is the culinary director at Biscuit Love. In 2008 on a trip in France she was inspired to pursue her passion for baking, and at 38 changed careers. In 2018 was nominated as a semifinalist by the James Beard Foundation for Outstanding Pastry Chef. She serves as a board member of the Nashville chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, and as the Food Director for Camp Conquest for Pediatric Burn Survivors at Children's Harbor, AL. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/kechelle-williams monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/0b2e5d76-4bea-485e-970d-d6dd134b81f8/20231211_103326.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Kechelle Williams Nashville native, Kechelle Williams, is owner and operator of Early Eats food truck. Early Eats was established in 2017 and still serving brunch favorites to the Middle TN area and surrounding counties. Our goal is always to provide a fun, fast, and flavorful brunch! https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sarah-worley monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605931967346-A5MBXD2FJHZCJNSCE5HM/sarahworley_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Sarah Worley Sarah was born and raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania, yet she considers the South her home now that she’s spent nearly half of her life in Nashville. She holds a culinary degree from Johnson & Wales and an Accounting degree and MBA from Belmont University. She and her husband Karl work side by side not only in their restaurants Biscuit Love and ‘za Woodfired Pizza, but also in being the proud parents of their incredible daughter Gertie. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/Judy-wright monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/2e98227d-2b47-4c74-89e3-7e6368a27674/1566382305342.jpeg Les Dames Nashville Members - Judy Wright Bio coming soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/claire-crowell-23 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605932532290-HFNCP96NVCCRQUKY8F01/clairecrowell_headshot.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Claire Crowell Claire Crowell started in the restaurant business stocking drink coolers, making biscuits, and ringing up customers at age 12 with her father at their first country store in Leiper's Fork, Tenn. After serving guests and climbing through the ranks of the business as the Puckett's brand expanded, Crowell was named Chief Operating Officer in 2015. During that time she oversaw the opening of seven new restaurants and managed the operations of six Puckett's locations, Americana Taphouse, Scout's Pub, and Deacon's New South under the A. Marshall Hospitality brand. She served in that role until May 2020, when she was named the company's first Chief People Officer which oversees the company’s recruiting, hiring, and training, as well as development of the company’s culture. Crowell opened her ice cream concept Hattie Jane’s Creamery in Columbia, Tenn. in 2016, named after her first daughter. In 2017, she opened a second location in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She currently serves as the Hattie Jane’s CEO and operates the company along with partners Rhonda Schmitz and Autumn Friese. She lives in Columbia, Tenn. with her husband Tyler of Corsair Artisan Distillery with their two daughters Hattie Jane and Eliza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1606927069417-9VK2S90LP7642XRGM1AE/HJC+Fall+Flavors+2020-all+flavors+overhead+mint+bg-14.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Claire Crowell Image of five individual cups of Hattie Janes Creamery ice cream on a blue background. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/sheila-bennett-board monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1623857721943-HPU570N4MLUEULC5TSOR/Sheila.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Sheila Bennett Bio Coming Soon https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/dames/trisha-boyer-lt6sz monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1616452150003-NGVMYNW8A2MSS5X8ZSNL/TrishaBoyer-134-2.jpg Les Dames Nashville Members - Trisha Boyer When she wasn’t in journalism classes at The University of Mississippi, Trisha Boyer worked as a pastry chef and server at City Grocery and baker at Bottletree Bakery. After graduation she lived in cities from Boulder to Barcelona before heading to Nashville, where she held media positions with The Tennessean, Nashville Public Radio, and The New York Times. 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Cara Graham Cara Graham’s inviting smile is a warm, familiar feeling for steady restaurant-goers in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. And even if it’s your first time meeting her, the pleasure is all the same. With over 20 years of restaurant experience, Cara’s front-of-house savvy has perfected her knack for setting the tone. Her résumé extends to several Nashville favorites, along with a Business/Management degree that keeps all-things-business in check at Lockeland Table, her venture with partner and Executive Chef, Hal M. Holden-Bache. For Cara, it’s all about being connected to people and creating experiences. Owning a restaurant in the booming culinary scene of Nashville has proved to be her perfect outlet. Perched within the Lockeland Springs neighborhood on the east side of the city, Lockeland Table has become a staple since their opening in August 2012. Not only are they deep-rooted in providing exquisite food and drink, they are also invested in and committed to giving back to the community that supports them with a full house nearly every night. Hal and Cara are very involved in local philanthropy, including their own Community HourTM which donates a portion of the proceeds from their “Happy Hour” to the local Parent Teacher Organization at Lockeland Design Center. Cara is as local to Nashville as they come. Born and raised in Pegram, Tennessee, and now lives in East Nashville with her husband and two boys. She finds it rewarding to be surrounded by a committed and involved community. Because of this, Cara is dedicated to providing wonderful experiences for her neighbors through food, camaraderie, and charity. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/old-board/erin-kette monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605928777176-JXBO1TWD0G4CN60686HO/erin_kette.jpg 2023 board - Erin Kette There are few things that Erin Kette enjoys more than a glass of rosé on a bright, sunny late-afternoon, but her love of hospitality is one of them. 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Natasha started her career in Nashville at CMT and BMI, then moved to bread & Butter where she served as the Managing Director of the Southeast for the hospitality-focused agency, working daily with restaurants, hotels, and brands throughout the country. Now as a Consultant, Natasha works with clients like Mountain Valley Spring Water on integrated marketing & communications campaigns and strategic brand partnerships. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/old-board/lokelani-alabanza-board monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605931229964-RLJ0CJK2HDVDHTK6ZIUW/lokelani+alabanza+saturated+ice+cream 2023 board - Lokelani Alabanza West Coast native, Pastry Chef Lokelani Alabanza recently launched her own ice cream company, Saturated Ice Cream. Alabanza attended the New England Culinary Institute, and worked at Sven’s Hus #13 in Denmark, Good Taste in Oregon, and the Center for Culinary Development in San Fransisco. She was pastry cook for Elizabeth Belkind at L.A. Grace Restaurant, and for Dahlia Narvaez and Nancy Silverton at Campanile. She was Executive Pastry Chef at Beso Hollywood. Her position as Executive Pastry Chef at the Hutton Hotel originally brought her to Nashville. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/old-board/cara-graham-board-wdn9z monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/f76466ac-f110-4843-8837-c5b1007905b7/naima-walker-fierce.jpg 2023 board - Naima Walker Fierce Naima Walker Fierce is majority owner of Germantown Pub. https://www.lesdamesnashville.org/old-board/jennifer-sheets-board monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f68e01609374956b4a86baf/1605933313954-R6A00LNS6RGPCNRG8OW8/jennifer+sheets+frothy+monkey+nashville 2023 board - Jennifer Sheets Jennifer Sheets is a co-owner of Frothy Monkey where she leads the marketing and creative team. 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With over 20 years of restaurant experience, Cara’s front-of-house savvy has perfected her knack for setting the tone. Her résumé extends to several Nashville favorites, along with a Business/Management degree that keeps all-things-business in check at Lockeland Table, her venture with partner and Executive Chef, Hal M. Holden-Bache. For Cara, it’s all about being connected to people and creating experiences. Owning a restaurant in the booming culinary scene of Nashville has proved to be her perfect outlet. Perched within the Lockeland Springs neighborhood on the east side of the city, Lockeland Table has become a staple since their opening in August 2012. Not only are they deep-rooted in providing exquisite food and drink, they are also invested in and committed to giving back to the community that supports them with a full house nearly every night. Hal and Cara are very involved in local philanthropy, including their own Community HourTM which donates a portion of the proceeds from their “Happy Hour” to the local Parent Teacher Organization at Lockeland Design Center. Cara is as local to Nashville as they come. Born and raised in Pegram, Tennessee, and now lives in East Nashville with her husband and two boys. She finds it rewarding to be surrounded by a committed and involved community. 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