Hailing from the Bronx, New York, Ashley Morgan, better known as Jerk Muva, was born to a Jamaican mother and African-American father. Ashley was introduced to two distinct cultures from an early age, and there she developed an appreciation for the nuances that made each culture unique and special in its own way. Her curious nature and love of experimentation led her to the kitchen. She enjoyed watching her mother pour her heart into a delicious meal for the family, while also receiving a front-row seat to the more professional side of cooking through her father’s catering business. Ashley soon developed a love for cooking herself and learned very early on, the power that food has to bring people together and create a shared experience of joy.

In 2015 Ashley’s career as a travel nurse took her across the country to sunny California. Her life in California started off in Santa Barbara and eventually she settled in Los Angeles. On a personal journey and far from home, Ashley was inspired to pursue her creative passion and find ways to bring people together through great food with a touch of love. This desire was the catalyst for the creation of Jerk Muva’s Creations. A company born to feed the mind, body and soul. The Jerk is representative of Ashley’s Jamaican upbringing and love for that culture, while Muva represents her desire to empower women. Being a product of two cultural backgrounds, naturally, Ashley adopted a fusion style that has led her to develop delicious and unique staple dishes such as her“Jerk Chicken Egg Rolls” and “Oxtail Grilled-Cheese Sandwich”.

To this day, she continues to push the envelope with her dishes while maintaining the fundamental culinary principles she learned in her formal training as a Chef, from the New School of Cooking school. So whether it’s at one of her pop-up events on Sundays or if you book her for catering or private chef engagement, you will feel the essence of Jerk Muva in everything this fearless Chef has to offer the world. 

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Since his childhood growing up in Los Angeles in a household of Thai immigrants, Dan always had a knack for cooking. His mother was famous for her fermented pork sausage (Naem) recipe which she sold to local Thai markets in the 1980's, one Dan guards with his life to this today. After graduating from Loyola Marymount University and subsequently attending culinary school, Dan began his career as a cook in a 2 Michelin star kitchen at Urasawa. After learning under chef Hiro at Urasawa, Dan's longest tenure came under Thomas Keller at Bouchon in Beverly Hills, where Dan mastered French technique in a highly competitive and rigorous kitchen, working his way up to Executive Sous Chef. After spending the better part of a decade at Bouchon, Dan left to return to his first passion, Japanese food, this time at the highly lauded Hayato and Tsubaki. Now, he leads the kitchen at Tartine on Sycamore where you'll occasionally see nuggets of Thai or Japanese culinary influence find their way onto the menu next to the more classic croissants and quiches.

I’m Chef Nigel Solancho from Quezon City, Philippines. Currently chef at Le Petit Paris in downtown Los Angeles. I grew up being highly influenced and inspired by Asian and Los Angeles street food/art with modern French technique style of cooking. I traveled to Thailand and learned under Asia’s #1 restaurant, 2 star Michelin at Gaggan Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand.

Private chef for Wholesam. Been cooking for 6 years, in restaurants but mainly in home clients. My style of cooking is farmers market driven seasonal ingredients making healthyish food that you crave.

Pat Saphyakhajon is personal chef and caterer under his brand name Another Pat Creation, Chef Pat has been immersed in the Pop Up dining scene all over Los Angeles for the past 4 years which includes Pop Up dining events such as Feastown Session: Dinner & Story Series, To Live & Dine In LA hosted by Drunken Devil, Grassfed’s Taste Buds series ‘Hummus and Hashish’ as well as ‘Tapas and Tokes’ just to name a few. One of Pats’ favorite past catering experience was cooking an Puerto Rican inspired menu for Louie Vega and EOL Soulfrito Band for Fusicology’s 15 year anniversary concert at the Ford Theatre. Another Pat Creation is about creating a memorable dining experience through food and culture presented in a fun and innovative way. 

"Being from the south, I love southern food. One day, to my chagrin, I was taken to a French restaurant. Reluctantly I looked over the menu and with the help of a few others I made my selection. In that moment my life was changed for the better. I discovered a whole new cuisine I didn’t know I would love. This discovery lead to interest in French culture and eventually ended with me going to a French culinary school. From something as simple as ordering coq au vin I became encouraged to learn more about the world, to travel, and lead a more enriched life. That moment is what I want to share with people. A transformative experience that centers around food."