Experience & Expertise
- 40+ Years in Hospitality
- 15+ Years as a Holistic Chef
- Cooking Show Host of Healthy Meals In Minutes
- Corporate Wellness Speaker
- Author
- Founder of The Food Whisperer
- Personal Chef
- Culinary Wellness Educator
Growing up in a Sicilian family, food was how we connected, celebrated, and cared for one another.
From Sunday dinners to holiday gatherings, I learned early that food has the power to bring people together and create meaningful experiences.
But my relationship with food wasn’t always simple.
As a child, I struggled with my weight and eventually developed hypoglycemia by age sixteen. I was told I needed to change the way I ate or risk future health complications.
That experience sparked a lifelong interest in the connection between food, health, and wellness.
Over four decades in hospitality and more than fifteen years as a holistic chef, I discovered something important:
I’m not here to diagnose or prescribe. I help people implement healthier eating in a realistic, flavorful way.
That realization became the foundation of The Food Whisperer.
Today, I help busy professionals accomplish healthy eating in real life through practical meal preparation, wellness education, and realistic strategies that fit busy schedules.
My work focuses on helping people move beyond information and into action.
Because knowing what to do and doing it are often two very different things.
As a longtime Tampa resident and USF graduate, I have spent decades serving the Tampa Bay community through hospitality, wellness, media, and food.
Tampa isn’t just where I live.
It’s home.
Whether you’re looking for a speaker, wellness programming, media guest, or personalized culinary support, Chef Adrienne would love to help.