With over 35 years of culinary and food innovation experience highlighted with positions as the Corporate Chef for Mrs. Smith’s Bakeries, Executive Chef for the NBA Sacramento Kings and Innovation & Development Chef for Rich Products, Chef Herzig is described by her peers as “a brilliant expert on the future of global food trends”.

As the Chef Owner of peace love food, llc, Chef Herzig provides culinary support for global food manufacturing companies; independent and national chain restaurants and international airlines. With her focus on industry trends and customer marketing analysis including menu design and research and development for innovative product concepts, she makes new ideas come to life. Chef Herzig served as the Director of Business Imagination for The Original Cakerie in Vancouver, BC where she led collaborative teams that inspire creativity in food and cultural development. As the Customer Dedicated Executive for Delta Air Lines, Chef Herzig collaborated with 54 global kitchens to create on trend menus that featured local cuisines. She is an active member of the Research Chefs Association, The American Institute of Food & Wine, Les Dames d’ Escoffier International and Culinary Advisor for NEWH, Atlanta.

If she is not cooking you will find her on an airplane traveling to the next food filled work adventure, at home on the Piazza di Lido enjoying a cold beverage or vacationing with her husband John eating and exploring the local fare while watching a cycling event.