Karina Chacin

Based in Ney York City, Karina -Venezuelan native- has brought her creative flair and intense passion for cooking to private dining rooms and events. She enjoys mixing multicultural exotic flavors when making her own creations. Upon graduating from the School of Culinary Arts in Venezuela, receiving intensive cooking courses from the Cucina Italiana (Park Avenue), International Culinary School, and the Williams-Sonoma School; Karina has collaborated in the kitchen with diverse families in New York. Karina has an outstanding eye for detail that allows her to create an event from concept to execution, from taking care of the catering to crafting the event decorations, all while being budget conscious which makes her the ideal event planner. Her primary culinary career combined with her two degrees of Graphic Design and Illustration, are manifested in her food presentation and event ambience. Adding to her credentials, Karina created the food menu for different coffee shops in Manhattan and was the sous-chef at La Cucina Italiana School for three years, and created her own company with the concept of privately cooking at her client's homes fulfilling their specific diet needs.