Chef Keon Atwater

Chef Keon is a Certified Culinary Professional who has always been into concocting ingredients together and creating her own natural brand of life since the young age of 3.

Unlike most children, Keon enjoyed the kitchen over the dirt.

While her grandfather would cook, she would sit in the kitchen creating her own doughs to mold as she watched.

Why get dirty when you can play with food right?

This was the start of an unearthed passion.

Due to her growing up in Queens, NY, which is much like a cultural melting pot, she has always appreciated the flavors of global cuisines.

While attending Beach Channel High School as a Sophomore in preparation for college, she realized her passion for cooking and took the next step to become a chef.

Keon started a job during her Junior year for the summer youth program as a kitchen assistant at Trini Kwality Co, a Trinidadian restaurant. Although brief, it was a great step into the industry.

In 2013, of her Senior year she picks up a culinary trade at the School of Cooperative Technical Education.

After a year she completed the Baking & Pastry and Culinary Certification program and graduated with her H.S Diploma.

Two days later, Keon moved to Atlanta, GA with her mother and younger sister, where she attended The Art Institute of Atlanta, majoring in Culinary Arts management.

Chef Keon graduated with an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts Management and training in restaurant management, global cuisines and multiple cooking methods.

Chef Keon has worked at various restaurants since then to gain hands on experience in every aspect of the culinary industry.

In 2018, she decided to start venturing out on her own in search of great tasting food that motivates a healthier lifestyle on a budget.

Most of us usually hear it cost to eat healthier right? So, this became her motivation.

Chef Keon has been hosting various Pop-Up Restaurants, Catering and Personal chef events that feature her signature plant based/vegan dishes.

Ultimately, her mission is to gain the interest of “meat eaters” who believe they could never go meatless.

“I want to show people who love to eat great food, that they can eat the same meals just with healthier alternatives.”

Naturally just a giving spirit, she just wants to share her love/passion for food and health with others.