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Get to know Elizabeth

Picture of Elizabeth, Fresh Local Apples and Oganic Farm

Elizabeth Kalin is the chef and owner of Betty Brooklyn and prides herself in being the face of her company.  She began cooking as a little girl and since then, her life has been consumed with the wonders of food. Elizabeth is a graduate of both the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and The French Culinary Institute. During her 11 years of experience working in the hospitality industry, she has worked for hotels including The Breakers, The Ritz Carlton and the The Marriott Marquis as well as fine dining restaurants such as Core: club and Mas (farmhouse).  Elizabeth has also marketed her own line of Betty Brooklyn jams, chutneys and pickles at GRAB Specialty Foods in Park Slope.
 
In addition to Elizabeth's professional experience, she has traveled extensively through France, Germany and Spain, studying regional cuisine.  In France, Elizabeth worked on an organic farm as part of the WWOOF program.

At home, Elizabeth and her husband, Josh, are active member's of their community garden, 615/Green.  As advocates of live culture and fermented foods, they make sauerkraut, kimchee, kefir, cheese, kombucha, pickles, and sourdough. They also brew their own beer, hard cider and mead.