Domenica Catelli

Domenica Catelli's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Chef Domenica Catelli is among a select few accomplished chefs entrusted to cook for major celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams and George and Barbara Bush. She is also a featured chef on television’s Fox Grill, where she educates Houston area viewers with her ingenuity and humor. Domenica Catelli was selected as the spokesperson for the Organic Trade Association’s 2008 national campaign, “Go Organic! For Earth Day.” She is an Iron Chef judge and a frequent guest with Dr. Mehmet Oz on XM Radio as well as iVillage and Oprah and Friends. Chef Catelli has been featured in Vegetarian Times, Kiwi Magazine and on Oprah.com.

Domenica Catelli is a member of the chef’s advisory board of the Common Threads organization along with celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Tyler Florence. Her mission is to share her inspiration and skills, whether teaching children and communities through Houston’s Recipe for Success organization, or creating easy guides for healthy nutrition and living.

Domenica Catelli’s first cookbook, Mom-a-licious: Fresh, Fast, Family Food for the Hot Mama in You! was an instant hit across the nation. More than a cookbook, Mom-a-licious captures the heart of healthy eating for families and provides a “stick with it” mentality that leads to less fussy eating for children.

Chef Catelli also assists food companies in creatively bringing their products to consumers. As a result, you can find Domenica’s recipes in over 10,000 grocery stores nationwide. Over her career, a number of top chefs have turned to her expertise when developing recipes. Most notably, Domenica Catelli’s contributions can be seen in the James Beard Award-winning cookbook, Back to the Table, by Art Smith.

More About Domenica Catelli. . .
Chef Domenica Catelli has positively influenced the way millions of families eat and prepare food across the nation with her tasty, easy and healthy approach to cooking. She has distinguished herself and triumphed where many have failed, by getting children to eat vegetables like Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard and cauliflower without hiding the ingredients!

• Family-Friendly Healthy Cooking
• Organic Food
• The Mom-a-licious Manifesto
• Cooking Demonstrations

“Domenica provides wonderful solutions to mothers.

---Dr. Mehmet Oz, Best Selling Author, Speaker and Cardiothoracic Surgeon

“Because of Domenica, my 6 year-old son recently asked, ‘Mommy, can we have Brussels sprouts for breakfast lunch and dinner?’  I never thought my youngest child would ask for a nutritious vegetable, but her recipe is delicious and I feel like a ‘super-mom’ now that he is eating and requesting them all the time. Thank you, Domenica!”

--- Sandy Weissel