Certified Peronal Chef and Owner Monica Thomas is a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy, a premier member of the United States Personal Chef Association, and a ServSafe© certified food handler.

Monica serves as a Local Exchange Coordinator and Mentor for Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR) as well as president of the Capital Chefs Chapter of USPCA. She is also an active member of the Chesapeake Chefs Chapter of USPCA.

Monica has written numerous articles published in Personal Chef Magazine and produces a quarterly newsletter, Tailored Taste Tidbits, for her clients and other interested folks.

Monica teaches public cooking classes at Williams-Sonoma and private classes in clients' homes. She is also a guest instructor at Stratford University teaching culinary students the fine art of becoming a personal chef.

Prior to becoming a Personal Chef, Monica worked with one of the largest and most prestigious caterers in St. Louis, MO, Patty Long Catering. She has also spent many years in the event planning business working with hotels, caterers, florists, and other service industry providers.

Monica volunteers each year at the annual Ovarian Cancer National Alliance fundraiser, Turn Up the Heat with Women Chefs.