Chef Quientina possesses over 24 years of Food and Beverage and Hospitality Industry experience from cooking and baking for white tablecloth dining to managing kitchens on large scale cruise ships. For the past 7 years she has been a faculty member of JWU Charlotte, in the College of Food Innovation and Technology. Chef has a way of bringing down kitchen anxiety and infusing fun in an engaging way. Chef enjoys being a part of the local food community, cooking for some of the most notable events around town and lending her large-scale event expertise to large scale food and beverage events across the Carolinas region. Chef loves helping people unlock and enjoy their kitchen creativity. When she’s not in the kitchen you can find Chef on the Carolina Coast soaking in the sun or around town checking out the local food scene.
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Reviews
Paula H.
Chef Quientina was engaging and fun. Her directions were easy to follow. Joyful experience. Thank you.
Nov, 10th, 2025
Allison B.
Chef Q was fantastic! Super welcoming and made the process of pasta making approachable for everyone. We had a great time!
Oct, 24th, 2025
Kathleen G.
Jun, 19th, 2025
Doug S.
Chef Q is super friendly, engaging, and great at providing an easy-going yet instructional cooking environment.
Great for a date night!
Apr, 25th, 2025
Sarah T.
Super fun experience with low pressure!! Great for beginners
Nov, 6th, 2025
Hunter G.
Jun, 19th, 2025
Bethany M.
I loved the experience with Quientina, she shared some of her backstory with me as well and she made it a more personal experience :) Would do it again!!
May, 22nd, 2025
Lori M.
So much fun!
Nov, 6th, 2025
Sabrina V.
Would love to see more gluten free cooking classes!
Jun, 19th, 2025
Shaun W.
Chef Q was absolutely fantastic! It was an educational and fun experience. Also, the pasta we made was delicious! I would definitely recommend this class to anyone looking to having fun and learn something new.