WE CREATE MEALS THAT NOURISH YOUR JOURNEY
Whether you’re hosting a yoga retreat, private event, or want a personal chef service in your home, our seasonal, nourishing meals support the individual wellness journey.
We craft each dish intentionally and creatively, using local ingredients to bring thoughtful, farm-to-table experiences to the Bay Area and beyond.
To provide an effortless service for retreat hosts, wellness venues, and individuals where they can “uproot” themselves from their typical environment and grow through elevated meals creatively made with nature’s finest ingredients.
Ashley is the Executive Chef & Founder of Uproot Culinary.
Her love for vibrant, wholesome food started at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York. This passion deepened as she began working at farms in upstate New York and Oahu.
During her time on the farms, Ashley collaborated with chefs, dietitians, and farmers using food as medicine to aid children on the autism spectrum.
Ashley’s passion for wellness extends beyond food. She completed her 200 Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Medicine and loved the retreat-style teaching, which inspired her to start Uproot Culinary, meant to complement the growth and nourishment characteristic of retreats.
Ashley and her team’s love for Earth’s beauty and bounty runs deep. They are dedicated to crafting dishes that utilize local ingredients and regional flavors.
Chef Jennie considers herself a lifelong student of the culinary arts. She lives to serve. She’s quite chatty and loves to talk about good parties, building community, and the art of hospitality. Jennie believes it’s all about connecting. She was a well-known community builder in L.A. during her forty-year career as a homestyle Americana caterer.
She made lifelong friends and advocates through delicious food & events. Jennie’s been married to the same man for over forty-five years and considers it her greatest accomplishment.
A radical optimist and dedicated steward of the earth, she is also a certified permaculturist, Master Food Preserver, and the best Grandma in Oakland!!
LOCAL
MINDFUL
SUSTAINABLE
MINIMUM WASTE
OUR CULTURE
Our team of chefs are partners in your well-being.
We are experts at our craft and thoughtful stewards of the earth and the ingredients we use.
Every meal - inside your home or in a lush expanse of trees - is thoughtfully curated down to every last detail.
Our unwavering commitment is to make the kitchen and table an inviting and grounding space and leave everyone well-fed and nourished.