Linda Sarris

Linda Sarris is a food/wine travel consultant and private chef based in Palermo, Sicily. She left an office job in book publishing for a year of training at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan. After a scholarship from the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs organization sent her off to a vineyard in Sicily, her world completely changed. She fell in love with the island, its history, the warm people, the markets, and the incomparable weather. After nearly a decade of private chef-ing splitting time between New York and Sicily, she sold everything and moved full-time to Palermo.

From her sun-lit kitchen above the 1,000-year-old Ballarò food market, Linda works as a freelance writer, social media manager, food tour guide, and culinary communications consultant while still traveling regularly as a private chef, with clients in the fashion and music industries. Under her brand, The Cheeky Chef, she curates a series of Mediterranean culinary and lifestyle retreats. Read more on her website, http://www.lindasarris.com.