Alix Wall began cooking dinner for her family when she was 13. She toyed with the idea of going to culinary school, but she pursued her other love, writing, to obtain a master’s degree in journalism. She spent the last 15 years working for Jewish publications, writing the occasional article about food or wine. The death of her mother from cancer several years ago caused Alix to re-evaluate her career. She began to think more about the healing properties of food, and food being not only good for the body but the soul. In 2007, Alix became a certified Natural Foods Chef from Bauman College in Berkeley.

Alix has traveled to numerous foreign countries, and has especially enjoyed getting to know a culture through its food. A (fish-eating) vegetarian since she was 19, she specializes in healthy vegetarian dishes from around the world using organic, seasonal and local produce. She is also involved in a program called “Tuv Ha’Aretz,” (Good for/to the Land,” in Hebrew) which has her synagogue, Chochmat HaLev, supporting a local Community-Supported Agriculture.

Some of her favorite foods include seared ahi tuna, Humboldt Fog cheese, and Palak Paneer, though not necessarily in that order.

An article recently published in The Jewish Standard, in New Jersey, featured Alix in a story about people changing careers (they included her because she used to work there).

Alix was recently quoted in a Reuters article about whether the sustainability movement is causing some vegetarians to rethink their eating habits. This was really cool not only because she was featured alongside Mollie Katzen of Moosewood Cookbook fame --who wrote the vegetarian cookbooks Alix and everyone else grew up with -- but because she was quoted in the Kuwait Daily Star.  

Testimonials

"Oh my God, Alix, you kick fish and frittata butt, that's what you do. Delicious stuff, thank you so much for making it." -- Daniel Lev, Berkeley

"Alix's menu choices are wonderful. Her food is artful and nourishing." -- Alissa Blackman, Berkeley

"Alix's cooking has been a godsend to me as a newly-single mom." -- Aliza Shapiro, Berkeley