Kelsey Shade-@Chefkelseyshade

At age 5, Kelsey learned the basics of cooking from her Italian grandmother. She soon began to realize how cooking brought family together and decided she wanted to become a chef. Kelsey received her culinary arts and culinary science degrees at The Culinary Institute of America and McCormick doing recipe development and teaching cooking classes. Her latest achievement involved Kelsey teaching at a cooking school in Italy.

Her first video on TikTok, which featured her showing the audience how to properly use and hold a knife, reached 2 million views and hit 100k followers in just two weeks. Her passion is for cooking and helping home cooks learn techniques in the kitchen.