About your chef

Hi! My name is Monique Karabach

I’m a private chef + content creator living in East Austin with my amazing husband Joel and wonderful baby girl Nadia.

We like to live a big life, enjoy every blessing, and of course, eat really good things.

Food is a universal love language

But ironically, it wasn’t always Monique’s first love. She was the pickiest eater as a kid, and as a first generation American, she learned that embracing her Indian culture in a Texas town is kind of difficult. However, once she went to university she had a newfound love for food… especially missing her mom’s cooking. It brought her back to her roots, where she learned to recreate her favorite meals from childhood as best she could.

She realized through her many trials and errors that food is at its core a form of love and gratitude. Her parents worked hard to move to America and raise a family, and she always had amazing food on the table every single night no matter how busy life got. So she turned towards her interest and fell head over heels in love with cooking, and sharing her creations with friends and family. It wasn’t until a few years after she graduated that she realized she had a real talent for cooking, and her business began and shortly thereafter bloomed.

Even though Monique is self-taught and hasn’t gone through the traditional culinary schooling route, she is as dedicated, knowledgeable and caring as any other chef. Even more so, she is so detail oriented and hyper specific that every private chef client she’s ever served had had their own unique customized experience.

She’s taken her attention to detail and utilized it in a way that benefits the masses with her digital offerings while still serving private clients with her other programs. Her countless clients and testimonials are proof of her exceptional skills and love of cooking. 

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Her Story

A private chef and content creator deeply embedded in all things food.

Monique grew up in Garland, TX and moved to Austin when she began university at St. Edward’s in 2010. She’s been in Austin ever since! She is a private chef and content creator deeply embedded in all things food as well as the local food scene in her city of Austin, TX. She’s cooked for hundreds of clients and created thousands of mouth watering meals, and she’s ready to serve you too!

She’s always had a passion for cooking, but never thought it could be a career, until she realized her natural talent mixed with her giving nature made her the perfect chef! Completely self-taught and always learning and growing, she’s built her business from the ground up. Monique is constantly being inspired by the world around her; if she’s not heading on a plane to try new foods and experience the marvelous adventures ahead of her, then she’s experimenting at home with new flavors and ingredients.

Monique shows up to be the best she can be everyday, and that is evident through her cooking and teachings.

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