Chef Ouattara (prounounced wa-ta-da) is the down-to-earth owner of Poetry Pot Chef Services; a private chef and caterer services in New York City. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she grew up cooking along side her grandparents who bred her on natural fruits and vegetables; traveling with them to pick food from local farms. They stressed the pleasures of organic food before it was chic. Today, after cooking for more than 20 years Chef Ouattara holds private cooking classes to encourage young people to adopt a healthy natural diet from their home kitchen. She contributes articles for various online food blogs and produces her own at www.eatingoodindahood.blogspot.com" She is often sought out for various cooking functions, holds a professional culinary certification from Kingsborough Community College, and lives in Brooklyn, NY.