Berner Brings Expertise in Food, Education and Wellness to Hospital’s Teaching Kitchen that Caters to the Community
CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. (October 25, 2016) – NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital has announced Emilie Berner as the new chef and coordinator for its Chef Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen, a community program that encourages healthy eating habits.
Berner brings experience in food, education and wellness to the hospital’s teaching kitchen, which is located at the hospital’s campus in Cortlandt Manor. As chef and coordinator, she will manage the kitchen, teach cooking classes that focus on various health topics, lead a Young Chefs program, run the hospital’s Organic Healing Garden and manage the hospital’s Farmer’s Market.
Berner received her bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, culinary arts training at The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health Supportive & Culinary Arts, and a master’s degree from New York University. After graduation, she moved to Paris to study French cuisine.
“NewYork-Presbyterian is devoted to its patients and to the community. I am excited to join the team and help local residents appreciate food that is full of flavor and celebrates nature’s bounty in the Hudson Valley,” Berner said.
Prior to her position at NewYork-Presbyterian, Berner was the Community Manager at Further Food, where she regularly wrote content about healthy eating. She was also Lead Chef and Instructor at Bhagavat Life where she planned Ayurvedic vegetarian menus for clients. Prior to that position, she was a baker at Ellary’s Greens, which provides vegan and gluten-free baked goods. She also spent time as a Program Coordinator at Haven’s Kitchen where she organized field trips with children to local farms, restaurants and specialty food distributors, and taught cooking classes for children at Edible Schoolyard NYC and The Sylvia Center.
As chef and coordinator at the Chef Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen, Berner hopes to broaden the programming for those who utilize the hospital’s various services such as the Cancer Center and Maternity Center. She is also interested in educating the community on her passion for Ayurvedic cooking, which focuses on the science of healing through herbs and natural means.
For more information about NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital’s Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen, call (914) 734-3780.
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