I have know Kari Bernardi since March of 2001.  Being a professional chef and instructor in the field of raw, organic and whole foods for over 11 years, I have met many people in this field.  Kari and I have worked together on many events and projects from catered fine dining events, catering retreats, organizing and presenting classes.

In my experience, Kari is one of the finest examples of a raw/organic chef, teacher and consultant.

Kari is highly effective at connecting with people to share new ideas and concepts.  She also prepares delicious food in whatever style she is presenting.

Kari is by far one of my favorite people to work with on any project whenever I have the opportunity.

I highly recommend Kari for any project or event that involves raw, organic, real food. 

Matt Samuelson

"Raw Food Chef and Educator Kari Bernardi is an angel

sent from above. Her culinary skills are excellent, her

teaching style is informative and nurturing and her energy is

contagious. I don't know what I would have done without her

constant love and support while learning all about raw foods.

Kari has one of the finest palates that I know and is a master

at leading your taste buds through a one of a kind culinary

journey. She's organized, timely, knowledgeable, creative

and pays attention to even the finest details.  I would highly

recommend Kari Bernardi for any of your upcoming events.

She will amaze you with her fresh gorgeous creations and

exceptional service!!!"

- Kirsten Gum, Gourmet Raw Food Chef & Educator, TV

Host, Owner of Experienceraw.com

Kirsten Gum

Gourmet Raw Food Chef

Vinyasa Flow Yoga Instructor

Travel Channel Host, "Treasure Hunter"

Gumco Inc. Media Consulting

www.rawtrips.com

www.kirstengum.com

I worked with Kari Bernardi and Living Light Culinary Institute for years, and found her

to be not only a talented chef, but an exceptional teacher with the patience, skill, humor

and compassion necessary to help our students feel the confidence and support they

needed to blossom. She was a real asset to our company, and I know that she will

bring her culinary talent and teaching skills to many people in the world. She is also

very community oriented and is great at motivating groups of people to do good work

together. She’s a beautiful person, and is a delight to work with.

Kristin Suratt

PR Director

Living Light Culinary Institute

Fort Bragg, California

kristin@rawfoodchef.com

I've had the pleasure of being a student in several of Kari's classes in the

past few years.  She is a dynamic presenter, lots of fun to observe, and

I've always appreciated the high standards she sets for herself and for

her students.  She is a total professional - her classes are meticulously

planned - and because she's not worrying about details, she can focus on

her students.  Kari's relaxed, humorous personality and teaching style set

her apart from any other teacher I've experienced, and her flair for food is

without equal.

Sandy Cowell

What I love about Kari is she's honest, authentic, respects her students,

has fantastic knowledge, approchable energy, and is a fantastic teacher.

Kari guided me to trust my palate and cultivate more taste awareness. I

always remember her asking me about this one soup and if I would serve it

and how I thought the taste was.

She was guiding me with questions and this showed me, in a very gentle

and tangible way, to be more confident in my palate and myself as a

person. I remember this lesson to 

this very day. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, love of food

and energy with the world :)

Shauna Langfield