Our Chefs
Megan Haley
Head chef, holistic health coach, & owner
Megan studied Culinary Arts at The Institute of Culinary Education in NYC and worked in high-end catering companies there before moving to Nashville to start Happy Belly. She loves coffee, dark chocolate, red wine, and running after her two boys: Tino and Luca. Megan is inspired by the cuisines of Greece and Spain, where she has traveled extensively and hopes to live one day.
avery | personal chef & Postpartum Care Specialist
Avery is a Registered Nurse with degrees in Nursing from Belmont University and Health Sciences from Furman University. When she realized the healthcare system puts little emphasis on nutrition, she left the hospital to pursue her passion of caring for others by providing them with nourishing meals. Avery grew up on a farm in Alabama and is drawn to nature. She loves long hikes, camping trips, and cooking big dinners for her family and friends on the weekends.
ciel | personal chef & Manager of Business Development
Over the past four years, Ciel has cooked in several fine-dining establishments in Pennsylvania and Nashville, trained at a bakery in Lille, France, and started her own pastry business. Her favorite dessert combo is raspberry wine and anything chocolate, and when she's not cooking you can find her doing yoga, reading, or sipping a chai latte. Ciel's first culinary love was French pastry and she's always looking for ways to make the classic, indulgent flavors of France accessible to all diets.
Quincie | personal chef & Nutritional Therapist
Quincie Snook is a trained holistic chef who loves creating delicious, nutritious food with fresh and simple ingredients. She holds her Functional Nuritional Therapy Practitioner certification from the Nutritional Therapy Association, and she is a certified yoga instructor.
Quincie’s favorite cook book is Jamie’s Italy by Jamie Oliver. Reading it with a glass of wine in her hand and a roast in the oven is her ideal Sunday afternoon.
Holly | personal chef
Holly loves good food, good company, and a sunny spring day that allows for dining alfresco on the back porch.
She has been in the food and beverage industry for over 15 years. Holly lives by the quote, “Heal the world, cook dinner tonight.”
shelbi | personal chef
Shelbi earned a certification in health coaching from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York City, and she has found so much joy in creating the food that comes along with coaching. Shelbi lives in a world of food culture. In between cooking and serving at a top Nashville restaurant, she loves creating recipes at home, sharing meals with friends, practicing yoga, and being in the sun as often as possible.
Leah | Assistant chef
A Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and aspiring herbalist, Leah is a lover of all things holistic health. It is her dearest desire to use her knowledge to help others be found and held well - physically and mentally - through nutrient-dense cooking and nutritional therapy. You can often find her creating recipes, snacking on apples with almond butter, reading, spending time with her family or her friends, playing around with herbs, or digging deeper into the science of holistic bodily health.
Grace | personal chef & food photographer
Grace is an Educational Consultant with a B.A. and M.Ed from Vanderbilt University. Aside from education, her passions in life revolve around food. Grace is a food stylist and photographer and loves to work with small businesses and food bloggers to capture the perfect edible shot. In her free time, she loves hosting dinner parties for friends, cooking up new recipes, and collecting cookbooks. Her recent favorite cookbook is "Korean-American" by Eric Kim which highlights the Korean culinary tradition that's near to her heart.