I'm a fervent chefitect (architect + chef) with a lifelong passion for designing hospitable spaces and cooking comfort food for individuals all over the world.

Over the years I've learned that creating comfort food, decorating the dining table, and designing hospitable spaces were essential components to make the lifestyle of an individual and community brighter. Thus, I pursued to study architecture at USC's School of Architecture. I saw the parallels between what I was learning in the studio and cooking in the kitchen. Just as architecture diagrams narrate the process of creating a building, recipes provide step-by-step instructions to create delicious meals.

From this, I approach cooking the same way I approach architectural design. As a designer who is passionate for comfortable spaces, crisp colors, clear and refined linework, I draw constructive diagrams for my recipes to make cooking more enjoyable and the resulting experience of eating more delectable. Likewise, I construct drawings for buildings to be built and users to comfortably inhabit.

After working over 2 years in Tokyo as an architect and interior designer, I've relocated to Los Angeles for one year and am now in New York City studying UX Design. You can find me cooking, baking, photographing, and diagramming recipes to fuse my architecture and culinary passions together for my food blog: The Chef Charette. (www.thechefcharette.com)