Everything from Training Chefs Internationally to Personal Consultations for Optimal Health And Creating New Recipes and Products with Photographs and Instructional Videos
Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet, works with organic and natural food’s companies as well as individuals developing new vegetarian, vegan and gluten free recipes and products with photographs and instructional videos.
Leslie develops recipes and works with these companies and many more
Deans Beans
Nutiva
Equal Exchange
Green and Blacks
Coombs Family Farms
Lotus Foods
The Teff Company
Eat Naturally
Using the finest sustainable-sourced, organic, fair trade, ingredients, Leslie is much sought after by health professionals and private clients to develop recipes for special diets.
Wellness Coaching to translate challenging dietary allergy issues into culinary success and meal satisfaction.
Chef Trainings Worldwide:
Leslie develops seasonal vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free recipes and menus. Chefs come to Leslie and Leslie travels worldwide to train chefs to cook for optimal health with the bounty of the local harvest. Leslie also is available to help you set up your kitchen for efficiency with all natural materials. Leslie works with wellness retreats, spas, food service programs, colleges, institutions, homes, and everywhere delicious globally inspired food is served.
CALL 413.259.1695 or EMAIL leslie@lesliecerier.comto discuss your recipe needs
An inventive cook, Leslie Cerier concocts ingenious ways to make even the healthiest food not just palatable, but delectable.
—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
“For anyone who wants to celebrate food while getting healthy and living lightly on the planet, Leslie Cerier is your guide.”
-Mark Hyman, MD, Medical Director at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine, the Founder of The UltraWellness Center, and a ten-time #1 New York Times Bestselling author
“Leslie knows how to make the tastiest meals from the healthiest ingredients, making living food come alive in ways I never thought possible. She was Master Chef for our Growing a new Body programs and we adore her preparations!”
-Alberto Villoldo PhD, Bestselling author of Shaman Healer Sage
Thank you again for your Guest Chef Consultation and event, the food was excellent.
-Garett DiStefano, Director Residential Dining, UMass Amherst, MA
“Leslie is A Powerful Food Healer. I love feeling the integrity of her spirit and the connections to where our food comes from!”
– Gabrielli Chiara, Amherst, MA, Client, Booked a Private 2 hour, Hands on Cooking Lesson in her home with Leslie
“Leslie brings a lifetime of wisdom, contemplative insight, and a spirit of improvisational fun to her teaching, which unfolds softly as an edible nasturtium blossom. A week later, after the private lesson, I find myself incorporating so much of her approach: she teaches directly and by example. A teacher nourishing in all senses, while my family appreciates the new tastes and approaches.”
-EM, professor/traveler
“Leslie Cerier is the consummate master of conscious cookery, a veritable culinary goddess.”
-Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter
The private cooking lesson for me and my friends was truly a joy and delight!! We felt intoxicated!!! It was dream I never even imagined would happen in my life years ago and I feel so blessed to have received it. Leslie Cerier’s way of teaching created a sensual and nourishing experience, the way I want to live. Thank you for being so open and sense-ful!
-Yael Rosenbloom, Amherst, MA
“Leslie is a hot ticket. She’s inspired, inspiring, super talented, fearless, fun(!) and knows her stuff. She’s also dedicated lifestyler who walks the talk – and that means something to me. I love hanging out and working with Leslie, hearing about all the great things happening in her career – one big gig after another, one booked-out-with-waiting-list special event at one super eco chic venue after another. Talk about someone deserving. Mostly I love Leslie’s zest for life(!) As an environmentalist, I appreciate she’s out there sharing such great pleasure-is-healthy and food-is-medicine life philosophies with the world. Leslie is PART OF THE SOLUTION.”
-Zoe Helene, Founder, Cosmic Sister
Leslie you are the coolest!! We had a great time and so did all our friends. Everybody I spoke with said they’d be interested in doing something again in a couple months.
– Anthony Schiappa, Longmeadow, MA; booked a private 3 hour hands on vegetarian cooking class for him and 6 of his friends.
“Leslie is the real deal. She understands food and wellness with a rare depth, and she shares her wisdom with playfulness and grace. Everything she does–from cooking to teaching–is delicious!”
-Robyn Lawrence, Former Editor-in-Chief, Organic Spa Magazine
“My husband and I are on a journey to discover just what it is to cook and eat as healthy as possible. We were both looking for something to get us out of the same repetitive go-to recipes that we cycled through week in and week out. That is where Leslie’s cooking/consultation came into play. She and I worked to create a menu that was brand new to my husband and myself, as well as loaded with nutrition. The experience was amazing! We cooked in her lovely kitchen and taste tested so many ingredients as we cooked, and she explained their benefits and as well as where we could find them. We are so glad we did it and have made the recipe on our own already!”
– Serena Hooper, Amherst, MA
“First, let me take a moment to thank you for teaching your classes at the Natural Gourmet. They were well received. I really enjoyed sitting in and listening to you. You have a nice and easy way about you and are generous with your information.“
-Judith Friedman, Director of the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health
“Leslie Cerier works her culinary magic, sharing her creative genius for enchanting, earth-friendly recipes.“
-Kathie Madonna Swift MS RD LDN
Leslie has inspired me to think of food and eating in new ways. As a chemist, I appreciate the analytical aspect of her food philosophy. She gets that food is made up of natural products some of which are healthy and others not so. She gets that our health depends on balances of nutrients, and that our needs vary with the season and with our seasons. She is at the same time intuitive, artistic, and creative in the dishes she creates. She insists that food should be good tasting (It’s all about the YUM) and good looking (meals should include foods from all colors of the rainbow). Thank you Leslie for everything you do!
-Dr Patricia O’ Hara, Dean and Chemistry professor, Amherst College
I love Leslie’s way with food! It is not just that she creates delicious recipes, it is that she is, in her essence, delicious! When I am in need of some kitchen inspiration I often flip through her cookbooks or search her website for ideas. In my work as an acupuncturist, nourishment counselor, and personal chef I constantly refer my clients to Leslie’s website and cookbooks for inspiration. My all time favorite Leslie recipe is Curried Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk. I have made this for literally hundreds of clients and it has always gotten rave reviews.
-Ilana Margalit, Acupuncturist, Nourishment Counselor and Personal Chef
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