DANIELA - chef and owner

Daniela Williams was born and raised in the Italian city of Treviso, 25 miles north of Venice, in the North-Eastern part of the Country.

Her first teachers, motivators, and culinary mentors have been the late Chef Michele Organte, executive chef at “Parco Etnografico” Rubano,  Italy,  and Chef Benedetta Cano’, owner and chef at “Agriturismo Poggio Al Sole” in Cortona, Tuscany, Italy.

After a short time spent between Hawaii and Italy, in 2008, she permanently moved to the United States (San Antonio, TX) to settle down with her husband Vince, and their sons, Jason and Nicholas.

In 2014, little after moving to Loudoun County, Daniela founded CUCINAMORE!

Daniela previously managed a Cooking Demonstration Department for one of the largest independent food retailers in the nation, and she also worked with Stone Tower Winery.

Certifications:

"Certificate of Culinary Arts - Professional Cook Certification"

“Professional Plant-Based Certification”

“Food Protection Manager” (ServSafe - National Restaurant Association)

“WSET Lev. I Award” (Wine and Spirit Education Trust)