Cooking by Design
Chef Beth Pav
After a career in the world of television production, Beth decided to take her producing talents in another direction by developing Cooking by Design; a Cooking School and Catering business designed to work one on one with clients, meeting their needs through expert culinary instruction and the creation of fabulous food.
As a culinary instructor, Beth teaches at acclaimed cooking schools such as Central Market (TX), Draeger’s Culinary Centers (CA), Jungle Jim’s (OH), Les Gourmettes Cooking School (AZ), Cooking School of the Rockies (CO) and Sur La Table (TX). She was the first featured chef in Central Market’s, “Women Chefs in Austin” series and has been a featured chef in “The Dallas Morning News,” “New Texas Magazine” and austincitysearch.com. Her food articles and recipes have been published in the “IACP Cooking Schools/Teachers Membership Section Newsletter,” “The Austin Chronicle,” and on the World Wide Web: austincitysearch.com, cross-creekwinery.com, and smileandactnice.com. Beth has been a featured guest chef on Austin’s Fox7 morning news program. She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, and Les Dames d’ Escoffier.
Beth has worked as a professional chef in restaurants on both the East and West coasts including Zuki Moon Noodles in Washington D.C. and Jeffrey’s Restaurant and Bar in Austin.
Beth was formally trained at L ‘Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland and the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California.
Contact Info
email beth@cookingbydesign.com
phone 512-431-8751
Mission
Our mission is to provide a productive, comfortable, and delicious culinary environment where our clients can relax and enjoy themselves without the stress of making everything perfect… That’s our job!
Goal
Our goal is to enhance your food knowledge, help you find the voice in your palette, and nourish you tastily, sensibly and sometimes outrageously!