Chef Virginia Sunshine (chef V) is a holistic private chef and certified integrative nutrition coach.

she combines her experiecne in the culinary industry with a strong focus on holistic health.

With 20 years dedicated to various roles, from restaurant kitchens to catering, her journey led to the establishment of her personal chef company, The Kitchen Mistress, in 2008.

In her work, Chef V specializes in accommodating the unique dietary needs of her clients, including individuals, families, busy professionals, and athletes like NFL super stars Von Miller and Shane Ray (among a few other rockstars!!) This led to an amazing opportunity to cook for the legendary golfer, Greg Norman & his family, in South Florida. Since relocating there, Chef V has grown her network and reach even more by supporting a multitude of HNW individuals & families.

The primary goal for her diverse clientele is to achieve and maintain overall vigor & wellbeing, whether they are recovering from health challenges, seeking to enhance their total wellness or take it to the next level with high performance coaching.

Through her expertise, Chef V aims to make a significant impact on her clients' lives by promoting healthy eating and lifestyle choices that foster healing, vitality, vibrancy, optimum performance & remarkable recovery.

Chef V saw an indisputable connection between food and nutrition.

After learning as much as possible on her own, she decided to enroll in the prestigious program at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in 2016. As a holistic chef, Virginia believes that what you put in your body matters–not just micro and macro nutrients, and consciously produced/farmed/made ingredients, but also the energy and intention with which the dishes are executed.

This became even more evident when Chef V began working with top performing pro-athletes. Fueling a professional athlete within the context of a holistic approach to food goes beyond the profound knowledge of nutrition and dietetics. It requires working with their bio-chemistry and specific preferences to achieve results. The athlete’s body is the tool they use to perform and it solidified Virginia’s food and nutrition philosophy: we all have bio-individuality when it comes to nutrition and how our bodies process that input is different for everyone.

As a food-forward holistic chef, Virginia’s mission is to make the most delicious version of that which is best suited for the specific needs of the client. Chef V really aligns with the individual who asks:  “What is truly the definition of being healthy, and how can I become that?”

adding to the 18 years of experience of working with “food as medicine”, Chef V also created a coaching container for those seeking to recover their inner sparkle and shine. To aid her on this journey, she acquired a few certifications including an essential Oils Specialist, Yoga Teacher Training, Reiki II attunement & she’s embarking on a journey to guide her clients to a lifestyle, microbiome & hormone healing modality of fasting, under the tutelage of the remarkable Dr. Mindy Pelz.

When she’s not in the kitchen or coaching & speaking, you can find Virginia on the tennis courts, at hot yoga, swimming with her new puppy, visiting the mountains or boogying at a live concert.