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My name is Stuart O’Keeffe, caterer and personal chef in Los Angeles. Born the youngest of four, I grew up in an Irish family kitchen and often helped my mom prepare our family meals. My job was usually to prepare all the ingredients before she arrived home, when she would create the meal itself.

By the time I was seven years of age I had become a right handy Sous-Chef; around eleven, my cooking instruction expanded to include my Aunt’s kitchen where I would abandon my homework to help her bake lavish pastries and pies. No one knew this would turn into an avid fascination leading to a BA in Culinary Arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology. There, my natural interest, joy and intrinsic abilities merged with a classical, formal education. Being in close proximity to France and its abundance of culinary history and influence, as well as having the opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe while in school, enriched this experience.

I moved to America to expand my career and have recently become the spokesperson for Tupperware, a prestigious brand that we all know and love. I’m privileged to travel around the country offering advice on healthy cooking as well as ideas for getting the most out of Tupperware products.

The project I have most recently become involved in is a new series appearing on Foodnetwork entitled “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills”, where I’ll be catering to the high profile clientele of this prestigious Los Angeles neighborhood. It is a challenging task, but a very rewarding one where I am able to present my food to some very discerning palates.

However, none of my successes would be possible without the education I received. I am eternally grateful to have had the opportunity to work with great chefs and educators at my college, and my appreciation of the foundation that was laid there stirs my desires to pass along my knowledge and skills. I came to America with these words in mind: get moving and get in that kitchen!