Gourmet food for health conscious people

Verlette Simon is the owner of The Healthy Gourmet, a personal chef and boutique catering service in the Washington, DC area. A native New Yorker, Verlette began her career as an apprentice at the Natural Gourmet Institute. From there, she started Verlie Girl Goodies, a vegan baked goods company. Verlette is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and is a licensed Nutrition and Holistic Health Counselor.

After struggling with her own food allergies and illness, Verlette decided to turn her cooking focus to foods that support health. She began making meals for individuals with health issues and found that it was her calling. After moving to Washington, DC in 1999, Verlette began working for Carla Hall of “Top Chef” fame as both an administrator and catering chef. There she developed her love of locally grown seasonal and organic foods.

She has been providing personal chef and boutique catering services since 2002. She has worked as catering chef for a variety of local caterers and as a personal chef on a private yacht in the Caribbean.

Verlette’s food is best described as a healthy approach to classic American cuisine with an international flair. Combining food, healing, education, and inspiration is her passion.