We are One at the Table with Chef Claudia Krevat

The Dandelion Effect

Claudia is a chef, a writer, an ambassador with Hola Montana and a lover of all things culture, food and community. She was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, a tropical city on the country’s northern Caribbean Coast, where she grew up primarily with her aunt and uncle. But not long after she turned 18, she moved to Miami, pursued a degree in sociology and International Relations, met Steve, her now husband of 42 years, and worked her way through nonprofit organizations, human resource positions and chef roles, trying to find her niche in helping people and having an impact.

When they moved to Montana in 1998, she had one main concern: What the heck is a Caribbean girl going to eat in the Rocky Mountains? Luckily, she found plantains, coconuts and lentils–the colorful varieties from Timeless Seeds grown organically right here in Montana.

Discovering lentils in Montana (which was a staple food in Colombia) gave Claudia the confidence to begin recreating recipes from her childhood using local and homegrown ingredients. Through her love of fusion foods, she has built a business as a private chef, leading cooking classes, hosting pop-up dinners, catering large events, and always looking for new and exciting ways to collaborate with local farmers, creators and chefs of different backgrounds.

The tagline of her business, Claudia’s Mesa, is "One World, One Table." Her work and her energy center around celebrating life and strengthening relationships—relationship to the foods we eat, the stories we exchange, the cultures that shaped us and the ones we’re continually learning more about. And the relationship with each other, as we come to the table and break bread together.
**Fact Check: Colombia gained independence July 20, 1810.
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