2025-2026 MEMBERS

SAndra arlinghaus, ph.d. | co-owner | brickhaus Brewtique

MARY BARTHOLOMEW, PHD | PAST PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN/MEMBER | AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATION NEW ORLEANS / AIFW

Cara Benson | chef/owner | Tartine, Hen House

Meg Bickford | executive chef | Commander’s Palace

RENEE BLANCHARD | OWNER | CHURCH ALLEY PANTRY

Lisa Blount | director of marketing | Antoine's Restaurant

Liz Bodet | Publicist

Aimee Brown | executive director | New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE)

Lauren Busch Singer | vice president | Brustman Carrino Public Relations

Stephanie Carter | Freelance Journalist/Author

Katy Casbarian | CO-owner | Arnaud's

Julie Cavignac | owner | Destination Kitchen

Camille Collins | executive director of marketing | Ruby Slipper

Nina Compton | chef/owner | Compere Lapin, Nina's Creole Cottage

Chaya Conrad | chef/owner | Bywater Bakery

Christa Cotton | CEO | El Guapo Bitters/New Orleans Beverage Group, LLC

Amy Cowan | owner | Frenchmen All Day, Oddfellows (Dallas)

Beth D'Addono | Freelance Journalist/Author

Sandra Dartus | Original Executive Director, French Quarter Festivals

Mani Dawes | restaurateur | Tia Pol

Mia Devillier | director of operations/co-owner | La Petite Grocery

COURTNEY DODSON | CO-OWNER/BRAND MANAGER | ENVIE CHOCOLATES

Nicole Eiden | writer & pie maker

Suzanne Felber | Lifestylist

Candace Frosch | central region director of sales | Cathead Distillery

Kendall Gensler | Food Stylist

cathryn giff | General Manager / Vice President of Group Sales | Hotel de la Monnaie / Vacatia, Inc.

Martha Gilreath | chef/owner | Nolita Bakery

Sandy Gomez | owner/head of design | Chomp City Creative, Rebel + Riot

Kaitlin Guerin | chef/owner | Lagniappe Bakehouse

Mary B. Hammet | former DOM loews Nashville | McEnery Residential

Jessica Harris | Africooks

HARDETTE HARRIS | CHEF/OWNER | US UP NORTH

Carrie Honaker | Freelance Journalist/Author

Antonia Keller | director of development | new orleans city park ts

Jennifer Kelley Killian | director | Aaron Sanchez Impact Fund

Maureen "Moe" Kerkovich | director of operations | National Food & Beverage Foundation

Dwynesha Lavigne | chef/owner | Deelightful Roux School of Cooking

Cheryl Lemoine | Freelance Writer / Marketing & PR Specialist | French Quarterly Magazine

Ali Loftin | owner | Loftin Oysters

Jesseca Malecki | General manager | Hotel Fontenot Kimpton

Maya mastersson | chef/owner black roux culinary collective | Chef de legume Beanlandia

Amy Mehrtens | executive chef | Copper Vine Wine Pub & Inn

ANGELA MONROE-ASPIAZU | FOUNDER/OWNER | New Orleans Secrets Tours

Marcy Nathan | director of marketing | Rouses Markets

Elizabeth Pearce | guide, writer, podcaster | Drink and Learn

Thuy Pham | founder | Nola Nite Market

Amanda Quintal | director of operations | Pomegranate Hospitality

Simone Reggie | director of sales & marketing | French Truck Coffee

Colleen Rush | editor, writer | Crush Editorial

Maggie Scales | executive pastry chef | Link Restaurant Group

Rebecca Schattman | regional director of operations | Ruby Slipper

Emily Shaya | director of new projects | Pomegranate Hospitality

Amy Sins | chef/owner | Langlois Culinary Crossroads

Torre Solazzo | chef/owner | Del Porto Ristorante, The Greyhound

Lisa Stewart | Photographer

Susan "Sue" Strachan | Freelance Journalist/Author

Michelle Terrebonne Becker | sales & marketing | Louie Louie, Reily Foods

Sophina Uong | chef/owner | Mister Mao

Emily Vanlandingham | chef/owner | The School Bakery, farmstand entertainment

Shelby Westfeldt Mills | president/coffee & tea trader | Westfeldt Brothers, Inc.

Melanie Young | co-owner | The Connected Table

updated October 2021